Are you ready for a new challenge? Would you relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation?
This is a really exciting new role to take the lead on corporate fundraising within Stick ‘n’ Step.
You will maximise current potential through excellent stewardship of our existing partners. You will lead on securing new corporate partnerships, you will build brand-new relationships from scratch, including strategic partnerships and Charity of the Year campaigns. Taking ownership of the corporate income stream, you'll have plenty of autonomy to be creative in terms of trying fresh things and leading new campaigns.
We would welcome applications from candidates who are target driven, with strong corporate fundraising experience or from a corporate sales background, who want to use their skills to make a real difference to the lives of the children and families that we support.
If you are an enthusiastic and energetic individual, a natural networker and compelling communicator who enjoys working in a team environment to achieve outstanding results then we would love to hear from you!
About us:
Stick ‘n’ Step provide free conductive education sessions to children with cerebral palsy. Our support improves mobility, independence and boosts self-confidence, enabling each child to reach their personal potential.
“We work together to help everyone achieve their full potential while having fun”.
We provide vital support to over 100 children and their families from our centres in Wallasey and Runcorn. Our Runcorn centre opened in the summer of 2017 enabling us to reach out to more families across the North West of England. This is an exciting time to join Stick ‘n’ Step and we are looking for someone who has the passion and motivation to contribute to our dynamic organisation.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £31,114 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Based: Flexible with travel across UK including the Liverpool Head Office
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
This is an exciting new role, created as part of our investment in income generation for our five year transformational strategic plan. As our fundraising lead you will work as part of the communications team to create and deliver an income generation strategy to develop our work promoting and celebrating the contribution of people with personal experience of supportive shared living.
You will be responsible for leading the organisation in generating new income (with support from colleagues) from a variety of sources including individual donors, events, corporate sponsorship, lottery and assisting with project grants.
You will need to have the ability to be a strategic thinker and have the energy to kickstart our fundraising plan and help lead the organisation in unrestricted income generation. The role has the potential to grow depending on the success of the organisation.
We are looking for an individual who understands and believes in our ethos and is ready to join us on our journey.
Job objectives
1. Corporate: raise money from local, national and international businesses, working in association with our corporate fundraising agency.
2. Individual giving: maintain, promote and manage our existing outsourced weekly lottery offer. Build, promote and support a series of fundraising events (using existing organised events) to raise our profile and donations.
3. Community: recruit, motivate, organise and facilitate supporters to raise money for our work – building a community that will help sustain our work. Work with targeted small/local businesses to facilitate community fundraising and awareness raising.
4. Trusts and foundations: Helping to apply for grant proposals for grants from funders whose values are aligned to our own.
5. General: to contribute to the health, sustainability and ethical development of Shared Lives Plus
Shared Lives Plus is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.
For more information contact Phoebe Rowell, Communications Manager or visit the Shared Lives Plus website
How to apply
Apply by sending an up to date CV and a supporting statement, which should be kept to a maximum of two pages. Please start your supporting statement by saying why you want to work for us and work in the Shared Lives sector. Your supporting statement will also need to demonstrates how you meet the requirements of each area of the person specification below:
- Relevant skills and experience
- How your knowledge, values and attitude make you a suitable candidate
- How you would meet the practical requirements of the job.
To get a better sense of what we are looking for in each of these areas please read through the main duties and responsibilities and the detailed personal specification below.
Shared Lives Plus is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are the international development agency for 41 sponsoring churches and keen to serve and work with other churches, too. We were established so that the sponsoring churches and others 'could respond to Christ's command to care for all in need'
We believe we can achieve even more when we team up with others, and so work alongside partners, donors and organisations to fight poverty and injustice.
-As the official relief, development and advocacy agency of 41 sponsoring churches in Britain and Ireland, we work as part of a worldwide church community.
-We carry out our relief, development and advocacy work through more than 700 local organisations, which are close to the people and communities we seek to help and so best understand their needs. We also work closely with governments and the private sector where appropriate. Read our Safeguarding Policy on protecting adults and children
-We are a founding member of ACT Alliance, a coalition of 146 churches and faith-based organisations working together in more than 100 countries.
-We regularly run projects on behalf of governmental and other major donors, including UK Aid and the European Commission, and are active members of 30 networks promoting excellence in the delivery of humanitarian and development programmes, including the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), BOND, Dochas, Sphere, CONCORD and VOICE.
-We take part in several coalitions - such as the Climate Coalition, the Green Economy Coalition and Leave No One Behind - to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and challenge the systems that keep people poor.
About the role
The Regional Office Coordinator role is a bedrock of regional supporter care and enabling of churches, groups and individuals in their praying, acting and especially in their giving, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. The Regional Office Coordinator proactively supports the Christian Aid Week groups and oversees and supports colleagues with supporter data input and management for the region. The Regional Office Coordinator provides stability and support within the office to Regional Coordinators, specialist fundraisers and Heads of region whose roles take them out and about the region with church leaders, supporters and volunteers. Regional office coordinators enact cross-team working within Christian Aid to ensure processes are as efficient and consistent as possible and to share best practice - this is a remote working role and while you will be based in Warrington you will be supporting colleagues across the Eastside of England from Northamptonshire up to Northumberland.
Key outcomes
-Supporters are motivated and equipped to give, act and pray, and feel part of a movement for justice
-Christian Aid supporter data systems are kept correct and up-to-date and useful for other staff in their evaluation and planning
-Christian Aid Week groups are inspired to continue their great work, the income they raise is maintained and opportunities to grow are explored
-Regional staff are remotely kept up-to-date with supporter communications, and support is given to enable them in their relationship building
-Donations are processed efficiently according to agreed standards and supporters are thanked in a consistent way that recognises their contribution and encourages further support.
-The regional office functions within its means with expenses processed efficiently
-The regional office is a safe environment and staff follow Christian Aid policies
-Christian Aid is able to maintain best practise in administrative and supporter relation functions
-Setting up systems and processes
-Working remotely with staff across the country.
About you
Essential ·
-Experience in administrative/secretarial/office management in a fast paced organisation
-Experience of church networks, denominational structures and working with church based
-Processing income, expenditure and managing office finances.
-Dealing with the general public - face-to-face, telephone and written communications.
-Ability to work under pressure in a busy office environment
-Ability to deal with a broad range of people in a friendly, outgoing and positive manner
-Confidentiality and discretion
-Excellent analytical skills, with an eye for detail and a systematic approach to work
-Flexibility in dealing with a variety of duties concurrently
-Excellent organisational and administrative skills
-Excellent word processing and spread sheet skills
-Passion for justice and enabling others to bring about change
-Desirable
-Good knowledge of the relevant geographical area
-Understanding of church structures
-Digital/IT competencies required
-Word, Excel, PowerPoint
-Internet based collaboration tools and video calling
-Intermediate Social Media Basic
-Data Visualisation Intermediate
This role will require continuous development of systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The post holders will be required to identify trends and pattern in supporter behaviour and responses to assist resource planning and development. It will also require contribution to the innovative approach across the rest of the region. You will hold a low level of budgetary responsibility.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance
Our vision Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid ha... Read more