We are looking to recruit a Membership Manager to join our growing team. The role will sit within the Social Value UK staff team, primarily within the Marketing Team, but working across the Engagement and Advocacy Teams.

About Social Value UK

Social Value UK (SVUK) is the professional body for social value and the UK’s national network for anyone interested in social value and social impact. We work with our members to increase the accounting, measuring, and managing of social value from the perspective of those affected by an organisation’s activities, through our Principles of Social Value. We believe in a world where a broader definition of value will change decision-making and ultimately decrease inequality and environmental degradation. 

To achieve our mission, SVUK provides training and assurance services, as well as hosting regular meetings and events, creating new tools and resources, and running campaigns. Through supporting and working with our members, and as a National Member Network of Social Value International, we are creating an international movement for change. 

Location 

The organisations has an office in Liverpool City Centre, but the role can be flexible on location and remote or hybrid working. You may be required to undertake national and international travel, and the role is likely to include travel to and from London. 

Hours 

This is a permanent position. 

The successful applicant will be required to work 35 hours per week. Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum. 

Role Description

The Membership Manager is responsible for managing the individual and organisational memberships with Social Value UK, including organising membership activities, developments, and relations.  The Membership Manager reports to the CEO of Social Value UK. The Membership Manager works primarily in the Marketing Team, and secondly in the Engagement and Advocacy Teams.

Overview of Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Attract new members 
• Provide support for existing members 
• Manage and facilitate thematic social value working groups 
• Develop and facilitate regional Social Value UK networks 
• ​Online and in-person event management 

Please download the attached recruitment pack for more detail about the role's duties and responsibilities.

Personal qualities 

• Passionate about tackling inequality through changing the way society accounts for value. 
• Willing to travel (UK and occasionally overseas). 
• Compassion. 
• A sense of fun! 
• Organised
• Good at customer service
• Good communication skills
• Excellent creativity 
• Target driven 
• Good interpersonal skills

FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Permanent – Full time

We are Chester Zoo, and for over 90 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.

We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to prevent extinction, from caring for animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our visitors an inspirational day out.

We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and, despite all the recent challenges thrown at us, we still want to be the best zoo in the world! If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Fundraising Manager to lead our Fundraising team, taking accountability for the planning and delivery of individual and corporate fundraising objectives, and creating and sustaining a network of contacts to support development activity.

The role:

• Develop and deliver the fundraising strategy to contribute and support the Conservation Masterplan and Strategic Development Plan. 
• Develop relationships across industries and build the reputation of the zoo as a charity delivering significant conservation outcomes. Act as an ambassador for Chester Zoo, representing the zoo at charitable functions, events and meetings with potential and existing supporters.
• In addition to protecting and growing current corporate partnerships, deliver and manage the new partner pipeline in order to meet growth targets.  Supported by the wider marketing team, deliver all aspects of partnership support including comms and events.  Manage and negotiate all contracts, applications and SLAs.
• Develop and deliver plans to protect and grow the current supporter base.  Work across high value donor and mass fundraising audiences to grow individual giving in line with income targets, utilising all areas of engagement across the zoo portfolio and beyond. 
• Develop and deliver plans to protect and grow grant, trust and foundation opportunities for the organisation.  Work across the organisation to train support and coordinate applications to support the organisation’s objectives.
• Maintain up to date knowledge and membership of all appropriate fundraising institutes, acting as the charity expert on areas of best practice and legislation and adapting processes where required. Manage and develop the data held across fundraising, producing regular reporting on activity and ROI, adapting plans as required.
• Coach and develop the Fundraising team to adapt and grow with the scope of fundraising activity and work closely with the wider marketing and commercial teams.

The successful candidate will have:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Member of Institute of Fundraising, and have ideally gained the Institute of Fundraising Diploma or Advanced Diploma.
• Able to balance a sophisticated communications style with an energetic, strategic and innovative approach to fundraising, drawing on previous fundraising knowledge and experience.
• Experience of securing and managing relationships with high level corporate partners, donors and senior volunteers including trustees.
• Digital fundraising experience, evidenced by case studies demonstrating ROI.
• Experienced in using fundraising databases, with the ability to segment and interpret data.
• Experience of developing high level strategies with performance indicators which have been delivered.
• Specialist knowledge of charity law and awareness of tax, gift aid, VAT and other legislation relating to fundraising.
• A motivator and influencer, with experience of managing a team of fundraising professionals.
• Highly numerate and able to report against KPIs and financial targets.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Experience of developing and managing an Appeals Board, working at Trustee level.
• Proven major gifts fundraising experience, also a strong natural drive towards getting out into the field.

The hours of work are 40 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.  Flexibility to work outside of regular hours for the fulfilment of your role will be required.

The role will involve regular travel to London and other parts of the UK, and potentially some overseas travel.

The salary for this role is £45,647.95 per annum and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found  on our webiste.

To apply for this position, please click ‘Apply Now’ to upload your CV and a covering letter which clearly demonstrates how you meet the criteria we are looking for.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 24 October 2021

Individual Giving Coordinator

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to be part of an incredible team of fundraisers who are passionate about growing our income so we can help more people with sight loss. Galloway’s is the leading local charity supporting people affected by sight loss in Lancashire and Sefton. We are currently going through an extensive change programme as we re-design our organisation ensuring we continue to put blind and partially sighted people at the heart of everything we do.​

Who we're looking for

You will be an experienced individual giving fundraiser and be comfortable developing engagement plans for both acquisition and retention of supporters. You will be curious to understand the nature of the organisation, how we interact with key stakeholders and then be able to translate this into building exceptional relationships with existing and new supporters. This is a time of significant change for the organisation which is why we need someone who shares our passion to embrace new innovative and creative ways of working to achieve our objectives. You will want to make a difference and understand that fundraising is about people and conversations! 

Working at Galloway’s is incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment.

Join us and help shape our vision for the future.

As Retail Development Manager you will be responsible for maximising the income and profit sustainability, as well as a growth strategy, of the charity's retail business streams both online and on the high street through the effective management of people, resources and budgets.

You will ensure a first-class customer experience at all times; maintaining and enhancing the high standard of our stores, showroom(s), pop up shops and community fridge, and will provide a facilities management role for the organisation’s retail outlets. The post holder will oversee the day admin, health & safety compliance, HR and performance reporting functions of the organisation for their area.

For more information, including full job description and person specification, please visit our website.

Role:                    Schools Engagement Officer North West

Location:              Remote working in the UK 

Responsible to:    Head of Engagement 

Salary:                  up to £30,000 per annum 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of education relationships in North West England is required. 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

To engage with our network of 4,000 secondary schools and colleges as well as local authorities in sharing out programme, onboarding and training in their usage.  Taking on the views of educators and educational leaders in what we provide and need to provide and enabling us to more closely match local and national need with our programme. This role will also support the delivery team with the delivery of the programmes from marketing opportunities to schools/students work experience placements. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:-

• Recruit and onboard new educational establishments to working with us 
• Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our newly developed portal and app. 
• Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in your defined region. 
• Building partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts, SEND and PRU provision within your region to maximise our impact 
• Liaise with local government organisations to actively promote our programme to NEET young people in the region 
• Developing long standing relationships with school and college contacts to access, support and maximise employer engagement relationships in your region 
• Build a regional network of educational contacts, ensuring high level of customer service and reporting opportunities and issues to Head of Engagement 
• Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network, and increase engagement levels in all programmes across the region 
• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes 
• Support Fundraising Leads in region to embed school-based initiatives where appropriate 
• Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required 
• Networking in the region with your regional team to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape. 
• Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools 

Delivery Team support:

• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Other duties as required, within the scope of the role. 

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery. 

Desirable: - 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Educational Providers/Youth/Engagement teams an advantage 
• Knowledge of SEND and PRU education establishments and NEET students 
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within UK schools and colleges 
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews and appointing our Schools Engagement Officer swiftly. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 5th November. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) provides rapid pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference. We provide emergency medical treatment when time is critical. 

As a Charity we have developed our service by embracing change which has enabled us to implement new and innovative ways of working and increase our impact on patient outcomes. We continuously look to develop our service to ensure we continue to change and save lives.

Are you an experienced Senior Fundraiser with the skills and experience to lead a team to generate significant income from high net worth individuals, Trusts, Foundations and Legacies. You will be highly experienced in developing and delivering a strategy of growth, achieving robust annual targets through your own achievements and by inspiring your team. 

Do you share our passion to raise vital funds that will enable us to deliver our life saving service for people across the North West. 

You will be joining the Charity at an exciting time as we look to grow the Charity over the next 5 years. You will be joining an experienced and supportive senior team and will be responsible for developing and delivering an ambitious fundraising strategy to ensure growth and sustainability for NWAA Charity. 

You and your team will be resposible for cultivating and stewarding major donor relationships, solicit new philanthropic giving across the High Value Giving income stream. You will be experienced in writing high level bids to attract funding from prospect donors. 

You will be a strong and experienced Leader who can motivate a team to reach their full potential by nurturing a culture of ambition.You will lead by example and embrace a collaborative approach to all working relationships with all stakeholders to identify projects requiring funding and work closely with the operations team to promote high value projects requiring support. 

The role is varied, challenging and rewarding requiring enthusiasm and tenacity. You will be experienced in writing high level bids to attract funding from prospect donors. You will understand Legacy marketing and be able to implement Legacy strategy of growth. 

You will have experience in leading and coaching teams, possess strong project management skills and have a can-do attitude. 

This is your opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our patients and families across the North West. 

This is the perfect role for someone who really wants to take the next step in their career. 

Due to the nature of the role you will be flexible with regular travel. 

The Charity offers the following benefits to our eligible employees:

*Cycle to work scheme.

*Life Assurance 

*Cash Back Scheme which includes cash back for dental treatments and a range of medical treatments as well as staff discounts with a range of retailers 

*24 hour confidential employee assistance programme 

*Salary sacrifice scheme for pension contributions 

*25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

*Holiday purchase scheme for up to 5 days extra annual leave 

About the Role

As a Trainer in St John Ambulance’s Workplace Training team, you will be responsible for delivering and assessing a variety of First Aid and Health & Safety training courses.

While the main requirement is to train our 1,2 and 3-day first aid courses, we are also the country’s leading provider of Fire Marshal and IOSH Managing Safely training and are fast-becoming the premier provider of mental health and wellbeing programmes. All our trainers deliver the first aid suite and for that we need candidates to have a level 3 assessing and teaching/training qualification (such as CiLD).

Our courses receive incredible customer satisfaction ratings because they are the best on the market delivered by passionate, well-trained, adaptable trainers in cohesive teams supported by expert advice and guidance. We are an organisation that truly believes in giving delegates not just the certificate, but the skills and confidence to make a difference when the time comes. We do that by making our courses interactive, enjoyable and practical as well as assessing understanding throughout the course. We also all seek to live our values every day, those of humanity, excellence, accountability, responsiveness, and teamwork. If that sounds like something you could fit into, then please get in touch.

Most of the time you would be working in one area and on weekdays in our training venues (we have around 200 across the country), in addition you would run courses on customer premises and travel to other areas when necessary (so you need to be able to get yourself there, with the required equipment) and occasionally do courses at weekends or in the evening.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

Summary of what we are looking for:

· Trainers with an Assessing and Training Qualification at Level 3 or above (eg CiLD)
· People who are passionate and engaging, adaptable and flexible
· First aid training experience would be a distinct advantage.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, sharing the values of humanity, excellence, accountability, responsiveness, and teamwork, and united by aims to serve humanity without judgement, to take time to care, to be skilled to meet health needs, and to develop new and better ways to preserve and protect life.

Other benefits:

· Competitive salary & pension scheme
· Cycle to work scheme
· Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
· Discounts - Blue Light, NHS and SJA discounts including on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping - including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date:  TBC
Application Review Date:  03/11/2021 

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Advisor

The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Connect service provides a highly responsive and individualised information, signposting and support service to people with a diagnosis of dementia and those that care for them. You will be supporting people across Halton, with a combination of home working, community-based home visits, and attendances at groups and meetings.

Advisor Responsibilities:

As a Dementia Adviser you will assist people with dementia and their carers in identifying their needs, providing information and guidance to help maintain their independence and prepare for the future, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. You will be part of a highly motivated and supportive team, sharing responsibility of incoming referrals and enquiries through our phone and email.

You will build and maintain relationships with a range of local contacts. This will include networking with health and care professionals, and marketing the Dementia Connect Service, so confidence and professionalism are a must.

Advisor Requirements:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia. Good knowledge of a range of subjects including health and social care, benefits, lasting powers of attorney and local support services is desirable, alongside a thorough knowledge of dementia.

You may also be expected to contribute to the running of an activity group for people living with dementia as part of this role, so relevant experience of this is desirable.

It is essential you have good communication skills and compassion to build relationships with our service users and to represent their needs to statutory and other voluntary agencies. It is desirable that you have had some experience of working with these types of agencies and feel confident in networking.

You need to have good IT skills, and an ability to use a range of applications for emailing, word processing and data inputting. You will have an understanding of client confidentiality which includes how this is applied when representing client needs.

You will possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or have demonstrable experience. You will be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach with a commitment to equal opportunity. This role requires that you are able to travel independently across the Halton Borough.

If this sounds like you and you wish to apply for this role, then we look forward to receiving your application.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

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

Position: Dementia Advisor
Location: Community Based – Halton
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 24 hours per week
Salary: £13,963.20 to £14,813.48 - actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 03 November 2021
Interview date: 11 November 2021

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.

Ref: 103 860