Prospectus is excited to be supporting a leading international business school in their search for a new Development Manager - Major Gift. You will be joining a successful and collaborative team who are currently preparing to launch a school-wide fundraising campaign to raise £250m in support of a world-class faculty, research, learning facilities and diverse send community. This is an exciting time to be joining!

The school comprises a community of celebrated faculty, students, alumni and colleagues. They strive to make an impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. This is a thought-leading school with dynamic solutions, empowering businesses and individuals buy offering a transformational learning experience that will broaden their professional knowledge and global mind-set.

As the Development Manager - Major Gifts, you will play an integral role to planning for the future ambitions for the school and the campaign. Your role will involve proactively managing a substantive, well-established portfolio of prospects/HNWI donors to deliver gifts at 5 to 6 figure level. You will work closely with the Prospect Research team to identify new potential supporters and will attend events to develop contact networks and cultivate relationships.

To be considered for the role you will have previous experience of working in the beyond profit space within major donor, face-to-face fundraising; previous higher education or cultural sector fundraising is not essential. You will need to be comfortable working to targets and will have previously 'made the ask' at 5 to 6 figure level.

This is an opportunity to be part of a talented team and an ambitious campaign. Alongside this experience, the organisation also offer flexible working and additional benefits.

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

We are excited to be working with an international charity who are at the forefront of using food technology for a better future. 

As part of your role, you will be working closely with the Managing Director  to develop, lead and innovate a new fundraising strategy. The main focus will be major donor fundraising however there is a view to grow this focus across multiple income streams overtime. 

For this role, you will need a proven successful track record of securing income from high net worth individuals, and demonstrate strong relationship building skills. You will also have prior experience of budgeting and strategy development. 

The role will be home-based but will be expected to travel to London frequently (once a month). 

Salary: up to £50,000

Closing Date: November 15th 2019

To have an informal chat about the role please call us on 0203 006 2787 or contact us on [email protected]

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner. If you would like to have an informal discussion, please visit our website for details.

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

We are recruiting for a Senior Programme Funding and Contracts Manager who will work, within the Programme Funding Team, to help develop and manage a rapidly growing funding portfolio. They will play a key role in supporting Action Against Hunger to increase and deliver on its UK Government related programme funding portfolio, both country/regional specific and global initiatives. The post holder will also work with colleagues to raise Action Against Hunger’s profile and engagement with the UK Government and UK sector, to inform, influence and collaborate on key areas of importance for Action Against Hunger’s mandate. The post holder will support Action Against Hunger in responding to crises through our memberships of the Start Network and the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). This role may focus on particular countries/region(s), as well as selected global initiatives.

In line with Action Against Hunger International’s DFID Engagement Strategy, and maximising the linkages between the UK Government’s international agenda and Action Against Hunger’s global priorities, the Senior Programme Funding and Contracts Manager will work closely with HQs and country teams, to develop opportunities and increase the level of new grants and commercial contracts, and ensure effective delivery on our rapidly growing portfolio of UK Government related grants/contracts, as well as funding from the Start Network and DEC. As part of a small but growing team, the Senior Manager will be expected to work at both an operational and strategic level, delivering on both funding and contract/grant management targets, as well as providing Action Against Hunger with high-level strategic and tactical direction on engaging with the UK Government and UK sector at UK, regional and country-levels.

We are always looking to recruit passionate and dedicated individuals who are keen to join our team and contribute to the fight against child hunger. For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached pdf Job Description. The post will be based in Action Against Hunger-UK’s London office. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 2nd December 2019. Interview Date: w/c 9 December 2019.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Thank you for your understanding.

Position Objective:

To oversee PETA UK's targeted campaigns and initiatives

Term of Employment:

Full-time

Reports to:

Director, PETA Foundation

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and execute strategies and tactics to ensure the success of PETA UK's targeted campaigns – including identifying key priorities, creating campaign timelines, carrying out in-depth research, and analysing relevant links, key players, company history, and policies
• Work with all PETA departments – particularly the media, corporate, digital, and celebrity teams – to establish well-rounded strategies that ensure campaign plans are thoroughly executed, maximising their public exposure and success
• Lead on various projects designed to inform the public about animal protection issues
• Manage campaign plans, priorities, timelines, and agendas
• Together with relevant staff, initiate online and offline public-awareness campaigns, particularly as they relate to animal-exploiting businesses and industries
• Represent the organisation at public-speaking engagements, in debates, and to the media and the general public
• Write and review relevant campaign copy, including, but not limited to, letters, opinion pieces, web copy, petition text, and media soundbites
• Communicate with corporations, policymakers, and other stakeholders
• Analyse the effectiveness of PETA UK's campaigns and activities, and suggest improvements in order to maximise their impact
• Manage and be responsible for the performance of PETA's campaign officers, and act as a mentor to junior staff
• Oversee special events, demonstrations, and photo calls, when necessary
• Travel, when necessary, for meetings and to oversee events
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Minimum four years' relevant experience in the charity sector
• Proven track record of setting and implementing successful campaign efforts
• Experience of managing and motivating staff
• Experience of working with media, PR, public affairs, stakeholder relations, and digital tools
• Grassroots activist experience
• Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues
• Public-speaking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to establish priorities, meet multiple deadlines, and work well under pressure
• Proven ability to communicate with a variety of people in a personable, friendly, and positive manner
• Ability to interact professionally with individuals at all levels of the organisation
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends and to travel as required
• Adherence to a vegan lifestyle
• Valid UK driver's licence preferred
• Commitment to the objectives of the organisation

Corporate Partnerships and Major Donor Executive 
London, EC2A 
£24,479 - £29,213 per annum
12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

We are looking for a professional and confident Corporate Partnerships and Major Donor Executive to support our busy team and focus on developing high value relationships.

We are looking for an engaging and friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills who can multi-task effectively. To be successful within this role, you will excel at developing internal and external networks and feel confident presenting and writing content for a variety of audiences.

This role will be responsible for managing our small partnership accounts, submitting 'Charity of the Year' applications, developing tailored donor journeys and progressing our Major Donor programme.

This is a varied role and a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced team.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description, which can be found at the start of the application process, prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Thursday 21st November 2019 at 23:59.
We expect interviews to be held in London on Friday 6th December 2019.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

To apply for the role of Corporate Partnerships and Major Donor Executive, please apply via the button shown. 

This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Corporate Partnerships Officer, Major Donor Officer, Supporter Engagement Officer, Corporate Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Officer, or Fundraising Executive.

Director of Major Gifts 

Movember  

Clerkenwell, London

Competitive salary  

Movember has a vision: to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.  By 2030, we aim to reduce the number of men dying prematurely by 25%.

Since its humble beginnings in 2003, the Movember movement has grown to be a truly global one, operating in 20 countries and inspiring support from over 6 million supporters around the world.  We are currently ranked 45th out of the top 500 non-governmental organisations around the world.

With more than 1,250 men’s health projects funded around the world, we’re the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, year round. We’re addressing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health and suicide prevention.  We’re committed to tackling the issue of the poor state of men’s health and do this through investing in research, by putting men’s health on the news agenda, and sparking conversation both publicly and privately that encourage and equip men to take an active interest in their own health. 

In order to support our vision and ambitious goals, we have been building the fundraising strategy beyond our famous peer to peer campaign.  Movember now seeks a new Director of Major Gifts who will work closely with fundraising colleagues and other team members across the organisation globally to build a successful major gift fundraising program to support our mission. The Director will manage a group of assigned, qualified donors with the capacity to make annual gifts of £50,000 or more, with a view to developing and further building on a major donor pipeline.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a track record in the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts from high net-worth individuals and trusts/foundations, ideally at the 6 figure level. You will need to have an entrepreneurial mindset and be comfortable with developing an emerging major gift function in the UK and Europe. Superior relationship-building and communication skills will ensure your ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders at all levels. Fundamental to your success will be a demonstrated commitment to the Movember values and passion for the cause, with an understanding of and ability to represent the brand and image at all times.

For more information on the role, please contact our recruitment partners - Richmond Associates - by telephone or visit their website to download a candidate pack with details on how to apply.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 10AM MONDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2019.

Senior Legacy Partnership Manager (Specialist team)

12 month FTC (maternity cover)

Closing date for applications: We are reviewing applications on an on-going basis until this position is successfully filled. Please do not hesitate to apply if this opportunity is on interest to you.

Location: London/Home based, Full Time/Flexible working considered. We appreciate not everyone has the same working needs, please advise us of your working needs upon application. If you are home based there will be travel to our London office at least once a week.

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 plus benefits

None of us know for sure what happens to us after we've gone, but we can be sure of what will happen to our finances. You will play a key leadership role in achieving CRUK's ambitious and stretching Legacy income targets. Almost £190m of funding for Cancer Research UK comes from legacy giving each year - gifts left in wills from people who believe in our mission to beat cancer sooner.

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Legacy Partnerships Manager (Specialist team), you will play a leadership role effectively managing a team of 6 Legacy Management solicitors and specialists who work on the more complicated legacy management cases, as well as matrix-managing the wider legacy management functions. In this role you will identify and seek resolution of complex problems within the specialist team and legacy management functions, exploring new ideas and opportunities.

Through your strategic thinking you will be part of the senior leadership team, taking on a key role in the development of our 'audience first' strategy that supports effective legacy management, income maximisation and legacy fundraising growth, through developing first class relationships with professionals, charities, supporters and sector bodies

Through your specialist knowledge, passion for doing things differently and under your leadership you will ensure appropriate forums are in place for colleagues to drive new ideas, discuss cases and share technical knowledge/experience, as well as creating and implementing appropriate training programmes for the specialist and wider legacy management function.

As a Senior Partnership Manager, you will be an ambassador of CRUK and also lead the wider team to work with other charity professionals, the legal sector and stakeholder bodies to promote excellent legacy administration, educate, and create a positive view of the legacy charity sector and charitable legacy giving.

Who are you?

You will be a strategic leader with a passion for building and developing relationships as well as significant knowledge within the legal or legacy sectors. As well as sharing our passion to beat cancer you will also be:

• A qualified solicitor with extensive experience of working in the charitable legacy management field or private client discipline
• Knowledge of probate, trust, tax, property and charity law - with significant experience of dealing with complex and contentious cases/matters.
• A great leader - able to implement new ideas and promote best practise in your team.
• A strategic thinker who can see the bigger picture, with an empowering and positive leadership style

What's in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Cancer Research UK. This role will also allow you the opportunity of putting the needs of our audiences first and to build our relationships within the legal sector and help develop a meaningful and important connection to the charity.

Our benefits package includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

For more information about the role and the team, please see the full

Fundraising Manager – Children’s Charity
Covering Reading, Newbury and Wokingham (with most meetings to be held in Reading)

About Us

Dingley’s Promise provides life-changing support to children under five with additional needs and disabilities. We offer specialist learning through play, family support and training and promote building wider inclusion into early years environments.

We believe that every child should have the best start in life. With your help, we can make this vision a reality.

We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic Fundraising Manager to join our team and lead across our full range of fundraising activities.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £35,000 DOE
- Make a difference on a daily basis
- Welcoming and supportive team
- Work at a strategic level as a key member of the Senior Management Team
- Flexible working, with the opportunity to work from home as needed
- Take on a busy and varied role where no two days are the same

If you are a fundraising professional looking to work in an established charity’s senior management team and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is an amazing opportunity to raise awareness of an incredible organisation with a fantastic cause.

We are looking for a driven, tenacious individual who sees opportunities to build income from different sources. Over time, you will put in strategies to increase our income, while managing a very busy and varied role.

Working at Dingley’s Promise may be the most fulfilling job you’ll ever have. Each day, you’ll enable us to support even more children, connect families facing the same challenges and share best practice on how to best care for children with SEND.

We understand that our people are integral to our success and we are committed to supporting their development and ensuring their wellbeing as a priority.

So, if you want to join a dedicated, professional team with a passion for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As our Fundraising Manager, you will lead and drive our fundraising activities, ensuring we have sufficient income and can continue to grow. You will oversee our communications and will also deputise for the CEO as necessary.

Regularly travelling between our three centres in Reading, Newbury and Wokingham, you will:

- Create and lead the delivery of our fundraising strategy
- Secure significant income from a wide range of sources
- Secure sponsorship and manage our events and fundraising activities
- Oversee, develop and support a Communications Assistant and Bid Writer
- Act as a champion for our charity and represent us externally, building our reputation on a local and national level

About You

To join us as our Fundraising Manager, you will need:

- A track record of securing significant funds through a variety of income streams
- Experience of driving communications to generate funding and support for a charity
- An excellent understanding of best fundraising practice and ideally a qualification
- To be a confident speaker and networker with proven success in building corporate and major donor partnerships
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to review the quality of bids in line with organisational targets
- To be comfortable working remotely and motivating yourself

We want to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Strategy Manager, Business Development Manager, Marketing Manager, Campaign Manager, Community Fundraising Manager, Corporate Fundraising manager, or Marketing Communications Manager.

Webrecruit and Dingley’s Promise are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge as a Fundraising Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Fundraising Campaign Manager- major gifts and supporter appeals (18 Month FTC)

London based with some UK travel

£35,000 + Benefits

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

The Society celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2020 and we will be launching our first fundraising campaign to celebrate this milestone. We are seeking an experienced senior fundraiser to help develop and deliver this.

This is a new role and you will take the lead on creating, developing and delivering a major gift and supporter appeals’ programme from scratch, to engage with members and encourage philanthropic giving. (There will be more emphasis on major giving than supporter appeals, in this role).

The position would best suit an experienced fundraiser who can hit the ground running. You will be creative, confident and well versed in building the case for support and converting this into major gifts and appeals to the wider membership.

This is an exciting opportunity to help create, shape and deliver a new programme of support for the Society, which will have a significant impact on its members and the important work they undertake.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 22nd November 2019.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Welcome to the wonderful world of PACSO – Parents and Carers Support Organisation.

PACSO is a local charity that supports children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their siblings and their parents and carers in the Chichester and Arun districts of West Sussex. We offer a range of respite activities and fun events for children, their siblings and the whole family to enjoy. We support every child and young person no matter how complex or challenging their needs.

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a Fundraising Manager to secure funding from Donors, Trusts, Foundations, Local authority and grant giving bodies to support PACSO projects. 

The postholder will be based in our new office in a wonderful location in Lavant, West Sussex.

This exciting and varied role will encompass:

• Playing a key role in creating and implementing a three-year strategic plan for fundraising.
• Building a strong pipeline of prospective donors, trusts and grants.
• Developing, writing and successfully delivering compelling and successful proposals.
• Developing and managing excellent relationships with all new and existing givers.
• Ensuring PACSO's monitoring and evaluation of donors, trusts and grants is of the very highest standard.
• Maintaining excellent reporting to Trustees and the Operations and Development Manager.
• Support the arranging and delivering of community and events fundraising.
• Maximise income from electronic fundraising.
• Demonstrating a strong and visible passion and commitment to PACSO and, above all, to the children and families who benefit from our service.

PACSO is a family friendly organisation and this post would support part-time and/or flexible working – including home working.

Essential:

• Demonstrable evidence of delivering fundraising income from Donors, Trusts, Foundations, Local authority and grant giving bodies. 
• The ability to proactively identify and develop fundraising opportunities whilst working well as part of a wider operations team.

How to apply:

If you would like to apply and/or discuss this important role please contact Alan Chambers, PACSO Operations and Development Manager 

Are you an Audit Senior/ Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK. 

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

Title: Major Gifts Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

Budget Responsibility: None

Based at: Head Office, Woolston, Southampton

Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 doe

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Major Gifts Team

Fundraising Team

Development Department
 

Job Purpose To provide tactical support and co-ordination across all the Major Gifts Team’s income streams (Trusts, HNWIs and Legacies) and assist the team in reaching agreed annual income targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write and send compelling Trust applications to our regular Trust supporters.

• Support the Major Gifts Manager in co-ordinating the production of high quality supporter communications and materials.

• Support the Head of Development and Major Gifts Manager in co-ordinating a project to generate income from High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI’s), liaising with the Society’s Trustees and Senior Leadership Team.

• Support the Head of Development and Major Gifts Manager in the delivery of the Legacy Marketing Plan.

• Support in the delivery of bespoke cultivation events for HNWI’s and legacy pledgers.

• Support the Major Gifts Team with donor stewardship, donor journey and donor recognition tasks.

• Keep accurate records of all correspondence with Society stakeholders on Raisers’ Edge.

• Provide administrative duties related to trust and HNWI income generation, such as sourcing materials, preparing invoices and other activities as required.

Personal Development

The Major Gifts Officer will be expected to maintain a high level of competence and capability, identifying appropriate training and development opportunities as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• Confident and competent at approaching donors and prospects on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels and to represent the Society in person.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate, powerful, compelling and persuasive copy in a range of formats e.g. proposals, reports, brochures and posters/flyers.

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and manage a complex and demanding variety of tasks and to meet strict deadlines.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience.
• Prepared to work outside of normal office hours in the evenings and occasional weekends, including some overnight stays and overseas travel.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in working in a busy fundraising environment.
• Experience of using Raisers’ Edge or other CRM database.
• Experience of working for a charity and an understanding of charity law.
• An understanding of the global shipping and maritime industry.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking
• New modern building
• Friendly atmosphere
• Life assurance benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Out of town with easy access to main transport links

Do you want to change the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people in Sub Saharan Africa? We do. 

We exist to transform the lives of those who are affected by deafness, hearing loss and other disabilities, giving them the same access to education, health, inclusion and long-term life choices. 

We are looking for an outstanding and innovative International Programmes Manager who will shape and lead development of our projects with our local partners in Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. 

This role requires a programme manager with a passion and experience in international work and an outstanding track record in successful fundraising. This should include multi-year grants from institutional donors and from trusts and foundations. 

You will possess high levels of energy, integrity and creativity that this exciting role demands and you will also actively contribute towards the wider strategic direction of Signal. 

We have four highly-skilled, motivated and dedicated partners overseas and you will need to have the experience and ability to connect with, build and manage key relationships quickly with them. 

You will lead in developing and managing relationships with existing funders and source, develop, write and expand the international programme base with new funding streams. 

You will lead in communicating the strategies and vision of our international work to supporters and assist with UK project work to ensure Signal’s vision and strategy is cross-cutting. 

In return, we are offering a career defining opportunity to impact on an organisation that is tackling equality of access to services for children and young people with hearing loss and other disabilities. 

We expect that this senior role will require occasional work outside the usual office hours. 

Key Responsibilities

• Directly manage current multi-year programmes with the four international partners, writing and delivering timely, high quality reports to ensure donor compliance; 
• Develop Signal’s international funding strategy - manage existing partnerships as well as identify and advise on new opportunities for partnerships and funding; 
• Write and develop detailed, attractive applications and proposals with our partners which will encourage financial support from prospective funding partners; 
• Plan and undertake annual monitoring visits to partners; 
• Report directly to the Board of Trustees to ensure they are well informed about Signal’s international activities; 
• Directly manage the international budgets ensuring high quality financial reports with and from our partners for internal and donor compliance; 
• Manage the international monitoring and reporting systems.

Person Specification and Skills

• Demonstrable, proven experience of managing multiple multi-year international programmes;
• Demonstrable experience of reporting to institutional donors;
• Proven track record of developing and writing successful funding proposals from institutional donors to trusts and foundations;
• Strong planning, communication and presentation skills;
• An ability to build effective and trusting relationships;
• Financial planning and management experience and demonstrable ability to prepare, analyse and interpret budgets and accounts;
• Proven management experience and comfortable working in a small team;
• Keen interest in Signal’s area of work and the challenges facing those who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Driven and resilient in the face of a tough fundraising climate;
• Experience in undertaking international monitoring visits is desired but not essential;
• Experience working with people with disabilities is desired though not essential;
• Experience in strategic planning would be desirable.

What the Role Offers

• Opportunity to contribute to make a real difference for people living with hearing loss, deafness and other disabilities in our countries of operation
• Contributory pension following probationary period
• 25 days’ (pro rata) annual leave entitlement
• Based in Signal’s head office, Shrewsbury

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a detailed covering letter in support of your application of maximum two pages to Signal’s Chair of Trustees Martin James.

You should include the contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. We will not contact your referees prior to interview.

Interviews are expected to take place in early December 2019.

Signal requests no contact from recruiters or media sales.

We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

ABOUT US

Over 250 million children under 5 globally do not get the early childhood care and education (“ECCE”) they need, leading to poor health, poor education, lost life opportunities and poverty.

Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO tackling this crisis in rural Ghana & Uganda. We believe that one of the main barriers to ECCE is that parents in remote resource-poor villages lack the information, education and aspiration to provide basic and affordable opportunities for their children. We have developed an innovative behavior-change programme that empowers marginalized, poorly educated Mothers to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  Not only does this result in positive outcomes for child development, but also has positive impacts for the Mothers too.

These are exciting times for Lively Minds. In Ghana we have recently received results from a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) conducted by independent evaluators Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) which demonstrate the programme has a positive impact on a wide range of child and mother outcomes. We have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education, and are currently working with National Government and other stakeholders in developing our 2020-2025 plans to scale the programme across 60 rural districts in the northern regions of the country, reaching approximately 4000 kindergartens and over 1m children.  In Uganda is in a test and position for scale stage with the long-term aim of national roll-out.

Organisational Structure and Roles

Lively Minds is a partnership between 3 organisations:  Lively Minds UK, Lively Minds Ghana & Lively Minds Uganda.  Lively Minds Ghana and Uganda implement the activities in the field. They are supported by our global senior management team (some of whom are based in the UK and others are mobile) - which currently is made up of the CEO, COO, Ugandan & Ghanaian Country Directors, Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Marketing Communications Manager, Curriculum Coordinator and Training & Development Manager. 

We are seeking to recruit our first Finance Manager to support the development and implementation of a sustainable scale strategy and to ensure our financial management is robust and sustainable as we go through this period of rapid growth.

The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO and will manage the finance team which currently includes a part-time Financial Controller, and 3 bookkeepers (one in each of our overseas offices). We are likely to recruit extra finance staff in Ghana and also a Fundraiser in the UK- all of whom will report to the Finance Manager.

Key responsibilities for the role include financial modelling; analysis and budgeting; staff management; financial accountability and reporting.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic development

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s scale strategy.

• Develop and strengthen robust cost models  (including sensitivity analyses/stress testing) to guide decisions around the pace and rate of scale, staffing & resource requirements, ensure value for money and maximise cost efficiencies.

• Facilitate the development of budgets with managers to ensure that they have the resources they need to deliver against strategic goals, and that they have the tools to track and control expenditure.

• Analyse actual expenditure against the model and budgets to test assumptions, measure cost-effectiveness, manage risk and leverage opportunities

• Identify and drive forward sustainable funding opportunities for the organisation (including consultancy services, outcome bonds, partnerships, licensing materials)

Financial management

• Ensure that the organisation-wide financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls and audits are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth

• Lead and coach the finance team to maintain and deliver operational excellence & financial rigour, closely monitoring the operating and financial reports against plans and budgets

• Lead monthly financial reviews and oversee timely production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

• Work with Finance team to ensure processes and controls are in place to oversee the day-to-day operation of financial systems and resources, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, invoicing, banking, petty cash and payroll, stock control.

• Advise on ways to control for currency exchange rate fluctuations including exchange forwards, managing cash transfers between organisations, managing reserves and cash flow issues.

• Lead procurement exercises for major purchases

Financial support to government

• Work with our COO and programmes team to develop financial systems so that direct financial support is provided to local government partners and they are able to take on responsibility for and account for programme budgets 
• Work with programmes team to build the capacity of local government partners in financial management, procurement, and budgeting so that they will eventually be able to fund and sustain the Lively Minds programme themselves.

• Support the work at national government to identify ways to integrate the programme into and fund it from existing budgets and budget cycles

Grants and donor reporting

• Create the budgets, financial information, documentation and materials for funding proposals;

• Oversee the creation of all financial reports for funders, ensuring mechanisms to track and report against restricted income are robust.

Leadership and team development

• Actively manage the performance and build the capacity of direct reports through training, coaching, holding 1to1s, setting performance goals, appraisals, developing new policies and practices

• Where necessary interview, recruit and train staff and/or contractors

Governance/Legal/HR

• Provide monthly and quarterly management accounts for trustees

• Attend trustee meetings, present information to the Board and liaise with Board members

• Ensure that the Statutory Accounts for all entities are prepared:  ensuring internal information is collated and provided, external auditors are instructed and deliver to standard.

• Ensure all organisations are compliant with tax, regularity and legal requirements (e.g payroll, tax, NGO registration, insurance, registrations with regulatory authorities)

• Support HR function: ensuring practices, policies and procedures are in place (particularly related to finances, expenses, allowances) and all legal requirements are complied with; pay reviews and benchmarking exercises are conducted

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Essential

- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

- 8 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business

- Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting

- High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)

- Experience of managing people

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa