EA to the CEO

Magen David Adom UK

Up to £35,000 plus benefits

Permanent

London - (Close to Finchley Central - Free Parking available onsite)

MDA UK is committed to providing international medical emergency care and disaster assistance to persons, irrespective of their nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation or political affiliation; its projects include providing essential medical goods and equipment, staff training and ambulance stations to several countries.

Charity People are thrilled to be working with this forward-thinking International Charity in recruiting for a polished and forward-thinking Executive Assistant to add value to their dedicated team.

About the role

As EA to CEO and Supporter Services Executive, you will have a natural approach towards adapting to different working styles, as you support the needs of two pivotal members of MDA UK. You will have capacity to work flexibly which will include out of hours working and preparation to undertake domestic and overseas travel to fulfil business goals. Relationship building is integral to this position as you'll be building positive relationships with members in the community, MDA staff members, volunteers, board members and other wider stakeholders in the community

Main duties

• You will provide secretarial and administrative support to the CEO and senior leadership team as required.

• You will regularly report on project reviews, progress, highlighting any potential deviations from original plans to the CEO. You will always seek to identify new learning opportunities and circulate best practice to promote growth.

• You will represent the organisation with providing stewardship to HNWI donors, including overseas meetings, missions and dedications.

• You will manage the administration of the charity's proud Celebratory Scheme, sending of certificates and e-card programmes when required.

• You will build relationships with Major Donors following their ceremonies, dedications, photos, certificates and capturing of pivotal moments.

• You will collaborate with managing the event logistics for challenge events and overseas working alongside the fundraising team. This will include developing and delivering new fundraising programmes.

The successful candidate will be able to add value to the charity and manage the needs of senior staff in a professional manner. Previous experience in a PA /EA role ideally within the Charity sector or supporting HNWI's. Able to communicate confidently and effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, both verbally and in writing and ability to quickly respond to changing requirements. Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint).

How to apply:

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please share a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement to Kate Headford. If your profile fits what we're looking for, Kate will be in touch with lots more details and to arrange a confidential conversation.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Sightsavers is looking for a Development Manager – a 12-month fixed term contract role to provide maternity cover within our successful team. 

Salary: £36,000 - £42,000 

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required 

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) 

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and some home working 

About us 

Sightsavers works to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We’re proud to be a leader in our field. 

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced Major Donor fundraiser to manage and develop new and existing relationships with an interesting portfolio of individual donors, capable of giving at a major/ high level. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and implementing clear strategies for the identification, cultivation and stewardship of a targeted pipeline of approaches to new and existing donors to successfully contribute to the overall funding objectives of the Major Donor team.

Key accountabilities will include: 

• Delivery of targets through relationship building 

• Strategy and planning 

• Capacity building 

This is an involved and varied role, please read the full job description for further details.

About you 

This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing Major Donor fundraising experience within a knowledgeable and proactive team. To succeed in this role, you will need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic about connecting with key donors and passionate about enhancing and establishing new and existing relationships.

The ideal candidate should have a strong and successful track record of developing compelling cases for support to secure significant major gifts from new and existing donors. A proactive approach to maintaining and developing relationships with donors is required, as is the ability to represent the charity at the highest levels. You should have an interest in international development issues and be comfortable working to deadlines as part of a supportive team.

We offer flexible working hours and will consider part time applications for a minimum of 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE).

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Benefits 

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.

Next steps 

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying; what attracted you to this role, why are you interested in working for Sightsavers and what contribution you feel your experience and skills could bring to this role. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) and to attend meetings in London.

We anticipate that remote first stage interviews will take place on Tuesday 1 March with second interviews on Thursday 3 March. The evaluation process will include a pre-interview task to be presented at interview.

About Internews

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives.

For 40 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging, dignity, and justice

Internews is an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

Logistics

Internews Europe has a UK office in London which supports a hybrid workforce with staff working remotely, fully in-office and partially remote. This position is ideally based in the UK and will require some regular travel to the London office. Internews will also consider either basing this position in Paris or sponsoring a work permit application for the right candidate who is an EU citizen but needs employer sponsorship for UK right to work.

About the Role 

The CEO will advance the mission and strategic development of Internews in Europe and the wider Internews alliance, ensuring that all programme work develops in alignment with the organisation’s strategic plans. The CEO is the primary spokesperson for Internews in Europe, and represents the organization at national and international levels, with governments, other international agencies, donors, the media, and the public. They are responsible for working with the Internews Executive team to ensure that the systems, structures, and policies meet all relevant statutory obligations of the UK government and European donors.

This position reports to a UK Board of Trustees, and to the President and CEO of Internews US, Jeanne Bourgault. The CEO would lead Internews Europe in managing annually a £20million portfolio of programmes in 35 countries, with approximately 70+ employees.

Key Responsibilities Leadership

• Provide inspirational leadership through articulation, consultation, and active demonstration of ways of achieving Internews’ vision, mission, aims and objectives.
• Work with Trustees and the leadership team to create opportunities for fruitful partnerships, maximising outcomes and strengthening policy and advocacy messages.
• Foster good relations within the organisation and maintain a culture which attracts, motivates, and retains good quality staff; champion belonging, dignity and justice and role model the values of the organisation.
• Serve as a key leader within the Internews Alliance’s five-person Executive Team, which also includes a Chief Programs Officer, Chief Operating Officer, SVP for Technical Leadership Unit, and the Internews Alliance CEO/President.
• Serve as a trustee of the Paris-based entity, Internews International.
• Work with the Alliance CEO/President and Executive Team to advance the broader effectiveness and success of the Internews Alliance globally.

External Engagement

• Develop and promote the work of Internews by marketing, advocating, lobbying, and influencing relevant decision makers and stakeholders, including potential and existing donors, policy makers, journalists, at the highest levels, within Europe and internationally.
• Represent Internews via written articles, interviews, speaking engagements, conference facilitation and attendance, public speaking, and other related activities.
• Develop and maintain a keen understanding of the challenges and issues facing effective media and communications globally. 

Strategy, Planning & Management

• Lead and guide Internews Europe Trustee and team input into overall Internews global strategic planning. 
• Create and deliver effective implementation of annual Internews Europe operational plans that advance the Internews Europe mission and longer-term strategic plan of the Internews Alliance. 
• Ensure efficient use of the corporate and programme resources to achieve the organisations’ ongoing programmes and planned growth.
• Ensure that proper control procedures are in place so that Internews Europe is managed in accordance with its constitution, and all statutory, legal, and financial requirements. 

Outreach and Fundraising

• Work with the Board of Trustees and leadership team in Europe to ensure that Internews maintains awareness of developments across all sectors in which it operates.
• Support fundraising colleagues in Europe in designing and developing funding initiatives to major governmental and institutional sources; play an active role in private fundraising and opening new funding opportunities, including with individual donors, corporations, and private foundations.
• Work across the Alliance to evolve a programme delivery model that is responsive to growth and has the capacity to deliver quality at scale.

Finance and Administration

• Working in conjunction with the Internews Alliance COO, oversee the business operations functions relevant to Internews Europe at the highest level, ensuring an excellent standard of practice across all business operations teams.
• Ensure that the financial resources of Internews Europe are accounted for, planned, and managed within agreed parameters, in compliance with policy and regulations, and that these are reported to the Board of Trustees promptly and regularly.

Experience & Skills Needed

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader. A successful candidate for this role will bring a balance of external engagement / advocacy skills and organisational / operational experience.  

Experience

• 15+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience with 10+ years at the executive level leading organizations with an annual budget over £15million. Media background, especially in broadcast journalism or production, strongly preferred.
• A track record of setting clear direction for strategic and operational goals, and of effective stewardship of donor resources. 
• Strong leadership and proven managerial abilities with diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
• Extensive international experience in the development sector; an understanding of the evolving geopolitical landscape and its impact on development activity and humanitarian affairs.
• Experience of overseeing fundraising, with private and unrestricted fundraising experience especially desired.
• Demonstrable experience in building an organisation’s global profile, understanding strategic positioning and stakeholder engagements channels

Skills & Attributes

• The ability to sustain and convey a clear vision and to communicate this vision to a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to develop credibility and authority in the field of media freedom and information equality.
• Ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people, processes, technology, and systems; strong organization and problem-solving skills that enable sound decision-making.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, high levels of diplomacy and the ability to engender trust and respect.
• A flexible attitude and the ability to work within a complex organization and multidisciplinary and multi-national teams.
• Energy, drive, resilience, and focus; the capacity to flourish in responding to complex and competing demands.
• Fluency in English required. French and other world footprint languages (Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese) very desirable.

We are working on behalf of our client to find a Chief Officer to lead a well-established youth organisation, based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Young People First is committed to no young person being limited by disadvantage and works to help vulnerable young people to overcome their problems and succeed in life. The charity is recognised and respected as a specialist, early intervention service which reaches and supports some of Warwickshire’s most vulnerable young people.

The Chief Officer will lead on income generation and financial management and must be skilled in providing strategic leadership and sound personnel management. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the Chief Officer will report on the charity’s progress ensuring that objectives are met and the charity remains compliant.

Main duties of the Chief Officer include but are not limited to:

• Lead on setting strategic direction, including the preparation of an annual business plan, fundraising strategy, risk register and the annual budget for the Board of Trustees,
• Provide strategic leadership of the team and lead staff meetings including setting relevant agendas and ensuring that tasks are completed,
• Directly manage two youth work managers and the finance officer,
• Lead and implement the charity’s fundraising strategy generating income from Trusts and Foundations, corporate and individual donations,
• Research, identify and successfully manage a pipeline of new and existing donor prospects,
• Produce compelling proposals, funding applications, reports which meet grant criteria,
• Build strong relationships with a range of potential funders and oversee the writing of major bids,
• Produce an annual budget aligned with the business plan,
• Ensure the sound financial management of the charity within the annual budget,
• Ensure the effective implementation of policies including health and safety, GDPR, Equality and Diversity policy,
• Act as an ambassador for the charity, networking widely to build new and existing strategic relationships such as partner organisations, trusts and foundations, and prospective donors.

The ideal candidate must have the following:

• A high standard of written and spoken English,
• At least three years’ leadership experience within a charitable organisation,
• A proven track record in securing five and six figure grant funding,
• Excellent budget development skills with experience of managing annual budgets in excess of £250,000,
• The ability to design, implement and monitor progress against strategic objectives,
• The ability to confidently communicate and connect with different audiences using various forms of media and public speaking.

Young People First welcome applicants who share our values of passion, care, the young person, trust and professional.

SAFER RECRUITMENT - Young People First is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and young people and therefore we will require an enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate. We will also ask for relevant references to be provided prior to making any job offer.

Please only apply through the link provided and no agencies please.

About Us

Our bold vision is for every child in need to be raised in a strong family. We train and support facilitators from local churches to run parenting programmes which equip parents and carers facing disadvantages with confidence, competence, and community, enabling their children to thrive. In the next ten years, we want to equip the church to make an impact in the lives of 50,000 children in need across the UK.

About the Role

At a significant time of growth for Kids Matter, we are looking to provide additional support to our Executive Director and our Operations team.

Are you highly organised and efficient with excellent attention to detail? Do you have effective executive-facing communication skills and the ability to communicate with a range of people from diverse backgrounds? Do you have strong time management skills and experience of managing multiple projects and events? Are you a natural problem-solver, keen to find positive solutions and pick up new systems and processes quickly?

This role will offer the right candidate a role which is interesting, rewarding and varied within an ambitious, fun and supportive organisation.

All applicants must be committed to the basis of faith, vision, and ethos of Kids Matter.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement:
Kids Matter serves and supports clients within the Christian sector, the nature of the work requires that this post holder has an active faith in Jesus under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9.

Equal Opportunities
We actively support and welcome integration of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds of varied experiences and skillset to help shape the work and the future of Kids Matter. We are particularly keen to receive applications from African and Afro Caribbean, Asian and other diverse Ethnic communities.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give a second chance of life to three people every day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we are looking for a Philanthropy Officer to join our lifesaving team.

Title:Philanthropy Officer

Salary:£29,000 (including London weighting)

Contract:Permanent. Full-time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location:Flexible working, split between Anthony Nolan Head Office (Hampstead) and home-based

We are looking for a passionate and driven Philanthropy Officer to join our Philanthropy Team and play a key role in achieving our growth ambitions through strengthening and establishing meaningful relationships with trusts, foundations, and individuals.

Experience and skill in building and maintaining strong working relationships are paramount and we welcome applications from those with a background in the commercial or charity sectors.

We work closely with our researchers, register development and patient services colleagues, to understand their work, identify areas of potential interest to funders and develop compelling proposals and cases for support. Therefore, someone with an intellectual curiosity to understand complex ideas (including scientific research), and the ability to transform this information into engaging communication will be very well suited to this role.

With the right projects against which to fundraise, interesting prospective and existing supporters and an organisation which is ambitious to grow and do more, this is an ideal time to join us as we implement our strategy for transformational growth in philanthropic income.

Main tasks of role:

• Manage own portfolio of supporters including small and medium-sized Trusts and Foundations and individual Major Donors.
• Liaise with our researchers and service delivery colleagues to collect information and impact data on Anthony Nolan’s projects to develop compelling proposals, grant applications, reports and donor communications.
• Manage our UK-wide small trust mailing programme, ensuring it continues to deliver significant income into the team and gathering data and information to inform future mailings.
• Support and involve senior management and trustees as necessary in the development of relationships with current and potential funders.
• Support the identification and research of new Trust and Foundation prospects, as well as individual supporters within our current networks, to cultivate and turn into financial supporters.
• Maintain up to date and accurate records, making sure donations and contact points are recorded to ensure data accuracy and effective donor stewardship.
• Support the collection and presentation of budgets and relevant financial information of Anthony Nolan’s projects to include in proposals and funding reports.
• Support improvement of internal fundraising systems and processes to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Philanthropy team.
• Input into the Philanthropy team strategy based on relationships with funders and prospects.

Anthony Nolan is committed to equal opportunities & is a living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply. There are no set interview dates as we are flexible to interview on application.

BACKGROUND

The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist clinical and human rights charity that works with people seeking asylum and refugees who are Survivors of trafficking, torture and other forms of extreme human cruelty. We believe that all Survivors should have safety, freedom and power to rebuild their lives

Asylum Aid is a committed and collaborative charity dedicated to protecting people from persecution by providing legal representation and access to justice for refugees and people seeking asylum.

In 2020, Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid came together to form the Helen Bamber Foundation Group, sharing our common mission of giving Survivors the strength to fly.

We exist to ensure that all Survivors of trafficking and torture are free, healthy and safe, are protected from re-victimisation, detention and poverty, and have the ability and agency to integrate in and contribute to the communities around them. We use our unique expertise to drive change and improve practice and policy for all Survivors, delivering impact beyond the clients we serve directly.

We are supported by our President, Dame Emma Thompson, who is a fantastic champion of our mission, and who hosts our flagship event, The Conversation, every year.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE 

This exciting role is responsible for delivering income from a range of high-value donors, with a focus on major donors and corporate partnerships for both the Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid. We are looking for an ambitious and strategic fundraiser with a proven track of developing new business and growing existing funding partnerships. You will be a confident and results-focused fundraiser with excellent communication skills and who can respond creatively to the operational and financial needs of the charities.

The post holder will have experience of delivering successful corporate partnerships and/or securing gifts from high net-worth individuals, and will be driven by building positive and productive relationships with funders. This role will help raise the profile of Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid by supporting the development of external communications, ultimately enabling us to raise more income.

As Senior Corporate and Philanthropy Executive, you will be reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Communications and will be supporting the Director of Fundraising and Communications to achieve ambitious but realistic income targets. The post holder will perform a wide range of responsibilities, such as researching new funding partners, developing bespoke funding proposals, coordinating our flagship major donor event, stewarding existing relationships with corporate and philanthropic partners and creating inspiring content for our partners.

You will be part of a close-knit team that is collaborative, proactive and effective and dedicated to supporting Survivors of trafficking and torture. The team is led by a Director of Fundraising and Communications, and includes a Head of Fundraising and Communications, a Grants Manager and Grants Executive.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. 

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty in more than 70 countries worldwide.

We have a great opportunity for a new Business Development Executive responsible for driving forward our new business strategy, identifying and securing new partnerships with the private sector. You’ll be part of our innovative and high-growth Corporate Partnerships Team working alongside our award-winning partnership management team.

It’s an exciting time to join Plan International UK as we deliver our ambitious new organisational and fundraising strategy. Over the next year our Major Partnerships Unit will generate more than £9million income from companies, trusts, foundations and major donors.

With proven experience of identifying and securing new business opportunities in a commercial or charity setting, you will have met and exceeded financial income targets and will be able to deliver effective pitches, proposals and reports. You will also have an understanding of corporate fundraising techniques and Corporate Social Responsibility agendas and thinking, plus a demonstrable interest in international development.

For further detail of this role, please click on apply. 

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on Monday 7 February 2022

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 16th & 17th February 2022

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds

Are you a dynamic individual with excellent experience of fundraising and impressive interpersonal and project management skills?

Could you develop our team and our strategies to ensure we raise more money to support our service users?

Then LDN London wants to hear from you!

Who we are:

LDN London is an award-winning charity that provides services for people with a range of learning disabilities and their families. Our vision is to enable people with learning disabilities to stay healthy, be safe, and to live well in a society where people with learning disabilities are valued as equals.

About the role:

We are looking for a Head of Marketing and Fundraising to join our friendly team with excellent organisational and communication skills, someone who can lead and deliver a high standard of service.

This position is part time (2-3 days per week).  It is a fixed term contract for 18 months but there is a possibility that it may be extended.

The role will provide strong leadership and direction for the Marketing and Fundraising Team.  You will champion a marketing culture across the Charity at all levels to achieve growth and new income streams such as legacy funding or major grants.  The post holder will also oversee the planning and delivery of our annual Gala event/60th Anniversary.

You will work closely with the Chief Executive and senior management to develop a fundraising strategy and action plan to ensure all activities are developed and financial targets are achieved.

About you:

The Ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the charity sector including relevant legislations.

Candidates must have knowledge and proven record of successfully winning sizeable grants from major funders, ideally including the Big Lottery and major Charitable Trusts.

You will have strong stakeholder engagement and management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, successfully delivering projects on time and to budget.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge!

Why join us:

We offer continuing opportunities for learning and development together with regular supervisions and support for all our staff.

• We offer a minimum of 33 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays)
• Generous pension scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Family friendly polices and personal/professional development package

How to Apply:

To apply please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement covering the competencies outlined on the person specification. 

You must email your completed form and CV to us in order to be considered for the role.

Closing date: 5:00pm on Thursday 3 February 2022

We are an ancient Royal charity near the City of London and Canary Wharf that provides retreats, events, accommodation, a community cafe, and community projects. We are not-for-profit but need to increase our revenue to cover costs and to recover some of the losses from the pandemic and the investment in buildings.

RFSK has invested significantly in a brand strategy and the Hubspot CRM/Web environment and now wants an experienced person to manage and develop our sales and marketing activities.

We want to increase the sense of belonging and connectedness to all our users/guests/clients through good marketing and communications.

Main Job Purpose: Provide the Royal Foundation of St Katharine’s (hereinafter referred to as RFSK) with a comprehensive, effective, efficient Sales and Marketing Function. This person will contribute to the business growth of RFSK through driving direct sales for bedrooms to RFSK, away from the online agents. They will promote and build our brand through all channels. They will drive sales for events to bring in new clients and assist in deepening the sales relationships with existing clients.

Reports to: Head of Guest Services/EventsResponsible for:None

Liaises closely: Senior Management Team and member of guest services/events team. Co-ordinating and supporting work by staff contributing to marketing such as social media work (10h/week), Hub Spot Contract, IT Web host contract. Web developer contractor. 

Usual place of work: The Royal Foundation of St Katharine (RFSK), 2 Butcher Row, London. E14 8DS. Opportunity for some home working subject to operational needs. 

Work perimeters: 40 hours per week; usually Monday to Friday. The role is in a Hospitality and Events environment hence evening and weekend work is integral to the role. This role includes Duty Management responsibility during some weekends, Bank Holidays and evenings. 

Location: London NW3

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £40-45k depending on experience

Wac Arts, the performing arts charity, is seeking a Head of Development, a newly created role to lead income-generation from philanthropic sources for the charity.

Wac Arts believe in in the infinite power of the arts to unleash the extraordinary potential of young people, offering inclusive performing arts and media programmes for young people aged 5-26.

The new role will manage key relationships to generate a sustainable income stream to facilitate the charity’s expansion and innovation.  It will also make a key contribution to communications, events, and networking to enable the charity to raise its profile and awareness of its important work.

The Head of Development will lead, manage, and inspire colleagues to work with the Development team to continue the diversification and growth of our income streams. This is an opportunity to build on the success the charity has enjoyed with Lottery bodies, Trusts and Foundations and a group of committed individual donors to expand fundraising from alumni, corporates, our wider community and through digital activities.

Wac Arts are seeking a motivated self-starter and team player with excellent communication, relationship-building, storytelling, negotiating and analytical skills.

To find out more about this role and how to apply, please click through to our Job Description.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 14th February.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who shares our values to join Weston Park Cancer Charity’s busy charity team. Our Individual Giving Executive will play a vital part of our Fundraising team and help us to deliver our vision: a better life for those living with, and beyond, cancer in our region. This role is responsible for the development and delivery of the charity’s individual giving & major donor programme. Ensuring that our supporters have a positive experience. If you are interested in progressing your events career within an organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of thousands of people, we’d love to hear from you.

Post: Digital Fundraising & Marketing Manager, Made in Hackney (MIH)

Hours: 4 days a week

Contract: Permanant

Location: Partly home based and partly at Liberty Hall, Clapton Commons, E5

Salary: £26,400/annum pro rata 4 days/week (FTE £33,000/annum)

Holiday: 20 days (plus bank holidays – see below for more details)

SUMMARY

Made In Hackney opened its doors in 2012 as the UK’s first fully vegan community cookery school.  We became an independent charity in 2018 and collaborate with communities to showcase and develop skills, knowledge and inspiration to grow, cook and eat more plants.

In March 2020 we paused our usual programme to launch a Covid19 response of online classes, telephone support for those not online, and an emergency direct to door community meal service. At the peak of the crisis we provided 500 meals a day across Hackney direct to households who needed support. Today we continue to provide meals and hope to be able to do so for as long as there is need. We aim to incorporate training and jobs for local young people into the community meal service.

We have also recommenced delivery of our popular programme of cookery classes from our brand new school; Liberty Hall.

Made In Hackney has a successful track record of crowdfunding – securing between £13K and £80K in 6 week campaigns and as of time of writing we are at the start of a new campaign to raise £150K. In addition Made In Hackney is successfully fundraising through our developing enterprise programme as well as developing monthly giving donor relationships.

We are seeking a creative, highly motivated and strategically minded individual to become our Digital Fundraising & Marketing Manager. The objective of this role is to help the charity by developing and delivering new digital marketing campaigns to grow both our customer and supporter base and take them on a rewarding journey of increasing engagement to become long term participants, friends, supporters and donors.

The experience of working for Made in Hackney is varied, unique and rewarding. There is plenty of room for the successful candidate to be creative and bring new ideas to the charity. As we enter our 10th year it is a hugely exciting time to join us as we strive to take our programme and approach to a much wider national and potentially even global audience.

Responsibilities include:

Marketing

• Develop promotional marketing campaigns to increase participation and revenue generation for MIH’s online and in person ticketed cookery class programme, ensuring each class achieves maximum ticket sales.

• Collaborate with the Programme Director to develop and implement ideas for growing online and masterclass participation.

• Develop and deliver content for both MIH’s web and social media platforms.

• Keep abreast of digital marketing trends, emerging digital platforms and online spaces that could provide opportunities to increase income through class participation and donations.

Fundraising Strategy and Development and Digital Fundraising

• Develop and implement a digital fundraising plan 

• Manage budgets for each digital campaign and analyse campaign performance to evaluate digital fundraising activity.

• Understand donor and participant behaviours to help inform future marketing campaigns and digital fundraising activity.

• Provide regular updates for core team and trustee meetings on the progress of plans and campaigns

• Ensure all digital fundraising complies with Charity and Data Protection Regulation legislation including but not limited to, Institute of Fundraising, Charity Digital Code, Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission Guidelines

• Manage paid search engine promotion to drive traffic and maximise the number and value of individual and regular donations made online.

• Collaborate with the Project Director and Development Manager to develop and implement ideas for growing virtual fundraising activity and community participation.

• Develop digital giving mechanisms to generate income.

• Lead on developing new and emerging ways to increase community engagement potentially through patreon or other new channels 

• Utilise and share engagement metrics and market research with the team

Governance, HR and Strategy

• Participate in regular update meetings with Core Team to ensure effective communication and mutual support.

• Contribute to strategic discussions on future path of organisation.

• Attend board of Trustee meetings. 

Financial Management

• Participate in organisational budget planning and monitoring meetings.

• Report on budget variances to and implement solutions to rectify them. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Have experience of digital marketing and securing income for charities 

• Have an excellent understanding of how to use marketing tools and techniques to increase the visibility, profile and reputation of an organisation

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

• Have an excellent understanding of how to use marketing tools and techniques to increase the visibility, profile and reputation of an organisation

• Confident in using in a CRM systems analyse and grow relationships;

• Ability to take initiative, problem solve, and think creatively; 

• Enthusiasm, energy and a positive attitude; 

• Desirable: Expertise on social media advertising platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Facebook

BENEFITS

• Flexible working arrangement with allowance for working from home 

• Training provided in Salesforce, Safeguarding Adults and Children, Emergency First Aid, Food Safety etc

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes counselling and physio

• Staff Wellbeing and social activities throughout the year 

• Quiet time working – the opportunity to work flexibly over the Christmas and summer period – See Annual Leave Policy for full details. 

• Pension Scheme

• Staff discount of 15% in Food For All Shop;

Equal Opportunity

We have a strong commitment to promote diversity, equality and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.

 Deadline: 5pm Friday 4th February 2022 though we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be scheduling interviews as we get applications and reserve the right to close the job early. Post commences: As soon as possible after appointment

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Named as one of the ‘Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations’ to work for

Julia’s House cares for babies, children and teenagers with life-shortening or life-threatening conditions across Dorset and Wiltshire. We provide support for the whole family - mums, dads, siblings and even grandparents. Our care is regular, frequent, flexible and free, with more than half of our care taking place in family’s homes.  When the worst happens, Julia’s House is there. We offer comfort and support at home, in hospital or our hospices, wherever families need us.

Join us and make a real difference in this key role

This is an exciting and engaging role, managing a small, well-established Philanthropy Team, where you will have the opportunity to work directly with our top supporters and Patrons, develop interesting cultivation events and to help us reach new supporters across Dorset and Wiltshire.

The Philanthropy Team incorporates major donor, mid-value and trust fundraising. It works closely with public fundraising and events teams. The CEO, Deputy CEO and specific trustees are also actively engaged in managing key relationships.

The role

The role is full time (35 hours per week) with hybrid working between home and the office in either Poole in Dorset or Devizes in Wiltshire. There will be a requirement to travel to Dorset for team meetings and some out of hours working including weekends.

About you

We are looking for a talented, strategic, individual who can hit the ground running, be innovative, ambitious and bring exciting new ideas, ready to make a real difference to the growing number of local families we support. Energetic and with a passion for this type of role, you will be a confident communicator, who can build relationships with new and existing supporters and a considerate and thoughtful people manager. You must have a proven track record of working with high-net worth individuals in order to apply. We welcome applicants from within and outside the charity sector.

The benefits of working for Julia’s House

• £46582 per annum
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution
• Training opportunities
• Flexibility to work from home and time off in lieu
• A wonderful work culture with an employer who fully values its’ employees

Closing date: 17 February 2022 (Early applications are encouraged, as the Charity may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date). Interview date: to be agreed

The above post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Julia’s House is a Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For and has received their award for 10 years’ commitment to better workplaces

Registered Charity No. 1067125.

Julia’s House is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. Based on our current staffing profile, we have identified that there is an under-representation of: (a) individuals of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, so would especially welcome BAME applicants for any of our vacant positions; and (b) males, so we would welcome male applicants for any of our vacant positions and especially for any care and nursing roles.  We also welcome applications from people living with a disability.