CPRE, the countryside charity is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic fundraiser with robust experience in membership growth and development to manage their new team in national and regional income generation.

Engagement and Income – Membership and Community Manager
Job ref: MCM
Hours of work: 35 hours per week.
Salary: circa £43,000 (London based)
Place of work: Normal place of work is CPRE’s National Office, 5-11 Lavington Street, SE1 0NZ but the current pandemic means that staff members are working principally from their homes, with many now coming into the office for part of the week. We're reviewing our homeworking policy and as restrictions ease, we anticipate a change in the overall mix of office and home working.

Over the past couple of years CPRE, the countryside charity has undergone great transformation which has led to a completely new brand, a strong set of organisational values, a new strategy, in depth audience insight and the launch of our new website, amongst other exciting developments.

Now, we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Membership and Community Manager to use these developments to grow our membership programme from a more diverse range of supporters. You will do this from a national perspective as well as driving a ground-up approach, working with our network of 42 local CPREs. Working alongside the Head of Income Generation, our strategic, creative and media partners, as well as having the support of two officers within your team, you will be managing a team responsible for one of CPREs core income streams.

Whilst at CPRE, you can expect to work with friendly, supportive and experienced colleagues, and have the opportunity to influence and ensure effective delivery of the fundraising activity and projects within the team’s remit.

Closing date: Tuesday 1 June 2021
Interviews: Monday 14/Tuesday 15 June 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can find more information about the role and download the application pack.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage. 

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.

No agenceis please.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK is looking for Volunteer Engagement Manager as we go through a period of exciting growth and change.

Volunteers are at the heart of IRUK’s work - the core purpose of this role is to take overall responsibility of leading and coordinating the delivery of IRUK’s Volunteer Engagement Strategy. This will include direct engagement with volunteers on a national level such as to support the recruitment (including internal screening process), coordination, retention and development of volunteers (and interns) for IRUK with the aim of helping them to gain experience in their field of work as well as to ensure that there is a pool of reliable and experience volunteers to support IR’s activities.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Proven experience of volunteer management in a complex organisation delivering measurable improvements
• Have experience in project management with an ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences
• Ability to use a relationship-based database to support and develop volunteer recruitment, training, managing, tracking, retaining, rewarding and recognising volunteers
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Understanding of confidentiality, equalities and diversity and how it affects this role, the organisation and volunteers/support
• Excellent time management skills and ability to organise workload efficiently
• Experience of working within humanitarian and development (third) sector is an advantage

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on or around 07/06/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

This role will be responsible for the development, management and implementation of a collection of inter-related projects.  These projects comprise the implementation of two of the recommendations in the IICSA Report and other related developments which the Church has been planning.

In Phase One, this programme of projects will be introduced with a group of “pathfinder” dioceses and cathedrals. Following evaluation and adjustment, Phase Two will be rolled out across the Church.

The five projects which make up this role are:

1. The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 1

This is a major structural change in which the role of “Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser” changes to a new one of “Diocesan Safeguarding Officer” with greater autonomy. Supervision arrangements also change from being arranged locally to being directly supervised and quality assured by the National Safeguarding Team.

2. The introduction on a pilot basis of a “regionalised” model of support for dioceses and cathedrals in respect of safeguarding.

This is the second major, and related, structural change. In this pilot Regional Safeguarding Leads (RSLs) will be appointed to work with small groups of dioceses and cathedrals. The RSLs will supervise the dioceses’ / cathedrals’ safeguarding advisers but will also lead cross-diocese developments such as survivor engagement, sharing of expertise and good practice, joint commissioning of resources, peer review.

3.The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 8.

This involves the design and implementation of independent external auditing of the Church’s safeguarding practices.

4. The introduction of the Church’s quality assurance framework and national safeguarding standards.

The Church has a draft quality assurance framework. This now needs to be introduced into use in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals so that it can be further developed in readiness for implementation across the Church.

5. The development of a consistent methodology to enable dioceses and cathedrals to assess local safeguarding need and determine the resources needed to deliver good safeguarding practice.

The 42 dioceses and 42 cathedrals are responsible for the funding of their safeguarding arrangements (which include, for example, investigation of allegations, responding to survivors, training, quality assurance). The level of funding varies considerably between dioceses / cathedrals. One reason for this is the lack of a consistent methodology to assess both local need and the resources needed to achieve a good standard of safeguarding.

The role is based in the National Safeguarding Team but also links with the Church’s Project Management Office.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning and co-designing (with the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals) the projects and proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Ensuring the integrity and coherence of the projects, and its continuous alignment with organisational strategies and departmental goals.
• Developing the plans for the delivery of the individual projects, setting out the key actions, steps and timescales needed for each project, the critical paths and the co-dependencies / interfaces between them.
• Leading on the direct management and delivery of specific elements of the projects. 
• Establishing effective working relationships (individually and collectively) with the key stakeholders in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals. This will include, in particular, bishops, diocesan secretaries, deans, cathedral administrators, and diocesan and cathedral safeguarding advisers.
• Supporting the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals in the establishment of local project groups and governance arrangements.
• Developing arrangements for the engagement of victims and survivors of abuse in co-design and programme development.
• Managing risks to the programme's successful outcome.
• Developing the evaluation framework for Phase 1 and potentially leading the evaluation process.
• Developing the plan for roll out of the projects across the Church in Phase 2.

The main duties and responsibilities of your post are outlined in your job description.  This list is not exhaustive and is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work.  Changes may occur over time and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post.  You will be consulted about any changes to your job description before these are implemented.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Skills and Aptitudes

• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate technical / complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to build relationships, trust and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders including the ultimate beneficiaries of the change management.
• Able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.

Knowledge / Experience

• Significant experience in complex programme and project manager roles, including:
• Experience managing end-to-end projects (full project life cycle) that include substantive business change and transformation elements (i.e. not only technical activities).
• Experience managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Reporting to the senior leadership.
• Proven track record of proactively delivering successful results.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or another equivalent Project Management Information System.
• Good knowledge of Excel (e.g. pivot tables, diagrams, formulas).
• Good knowledge of project finance and budgeting.
• Experience of working in and leading multi-disciplinary teams in a complex environment

Personal Attributes

• Able to be rational, objective and unbiased when making decisions and taking action.
• Relational: emotionally intelligent and expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change.
• Politically astute – understanding, and managing successfully, organisational politics.
• Principled – strong value base and committed to doing the right thing.
• Brave – willing to challenge others (including those with power) constructively.
• Self-reflexive, welcoming and using feedback.
• In sympathy with the aims of the Church of England.

Education / Professional qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Formal qualification in Project Management e.g. PMP (PMI), Prince2 Practitioner (Axelos), PPQ (APM) or equivalent certification.

Circumstances

• This role will require some travel to different dioceses involved in the programme.

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of the structures of the Church of England.
• Experience working for the Church of England, for Christian Charities, in the public or charity sectors.

Interviews and assessments will take place on either Thursday 3rd June 2021 or Monday 7th June 2021

Saferworld works across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to tackle the diverse factors that drive violent conflict, injustice and insecurity. We support people affected by conflict to exercise their rights and influence policies and practices that impact on their security, so that they can live with dignity and free from fear.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial candidate with solid business development experience to help us grow our commercial contracting portfolio.  We have a robust income base of approximately £20m/year comprising primarily grant funding from statutory and institutional donors. 

The Business Development Manager is a new post in the newly reformed Funding Team which is responsible for overseeing investment in to the development of new income streams.  Commercial contracts already make up a small proportion of our income; the challenge for this new post is to achieve year on year growth by helping to position Saferworld in the commercial tendering market, building up network and partnership opportunities for joint and consortia working and supporting colleagues in our ten country and policy/advocacy programmes and our affiliates in the US and Europe to identify opportunities and develop high quality bids.

This is an exciting time for someone with drive and determination to lead a step change in Saferworld’s ability to attract new business and enhance its profile as a leading authority in the conflict and peacebuilding sector.

Mid Value Fundraiser
A fantastic opportunity to join a new, dynamic fundraising team to develop our Mid-Value giving programme. In this role you will be responsible for working on the delivery of fundraising campaigns and initiatives in order to retain, recruit and grow income from mid-value supporters. The successful candidate will be responsible for the recruitment, cultivation and stewardship of supporters within mid-value giving at Future Youth Zone including engagement with donors.

SALARY:
Circa. 30,000

REPORTING TO:
Head of Fundraising 

HOLIDAYS:
33 days including bank holidays 

LOCATION:
Future Youth Zone, 201-225 Porters Avenue, Dagenham, RM 5YX

HOURS:
Full time, Fixed Term contract till April 2022 - 40 hours per week, including flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
Head of Fundraising, Corporate and Community Fundraiser, Marketing and Communications Manager, OnSide’s Head of Events and Community Fundraising, Donors, Youth Work Managers, Young People and Parents.

JOB PURPOSE:
The Mid Value Fundraising Manager will be responsible for acquiring, cultivating and raising mid-value gifts (£250+) and pledges and developing new relationships with donors to strengthen our fundraising efforts with personal annual fundraising targets. This role provides an important link between our community fundraising programme and major donor gift work led by the Head of Fundraising.

We have been fortunate to receive funding until April 2022 to build stable and long-term income streams. The successful candidate will be working alongside a community fundraiser and major gifts fundraiser at a really exciting time as we reach our second anniversary as a charity.

CONTEXT OF THE POST:
Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone, named “Future” by local young people, was the first Youth Zone in London opened by the national charity, OnSide in Spring 2019. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join a small but growing, impactful fundraising team and play a critical part in shaping opportunities for East London’s young people and supporting a grass roots, committed, universal youth service.

Future, like all OnSide Youth Zones, exists to give young people, particularly those who are disadvantaged, somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to. Outside of lockdown, each Youth Zone is open 7 days a week, at weekends and during school holidays, with the purpose of supporting young people to become happy, healthy and successful adults.

Future’s state-of-the-art £6.15 million building on Parsloes Park provides young people with access to a range of activities, offering them the opportunity to try new things, meet new friends and gain support from friendly, warm and positive staff and volunteers. The facilities include a 3G pitch, a gym, sports hall, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites, with facilities equipped for a wide range of sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities and targeted services.To access a Youth Zone, young people aged 8 – 19 (or 25 with additional needs) simply pay 50p per visit and £5 per year membership.

The strength of the OnSide Network of Youth Zone is the diversity of its people, we place huge value on different people doing things in different ways and we welcome applications from what might be considered non-traditional backgrounds. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – DETAILED

To manage and further develop Future Youth Zone’s regular giving programme with the aim of improving both mid-value giving and overall philanthropic revenue.

·Lead on the development of a mid-value donor giving programme including analysis and development of giving clubs to improve supporter engagement and income delivery

·Support the Head of Fundraising and the Community Fundraiser to increase income and develop other fundraising opportunities including trusts.

·Work with colleagues to deliver marketing and promotional activities including The Big Give

·Support the evolving development of Future Youth Zone’s supporter journey, working closely with all associated teams.

·Oversee administration for mid-value giving programmes, including updating and maintaining databases, accurate reporting and budget management.

To manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding as appropriate with an agreed annual income target

1. Secure annual gifts £250 - £10,000 through mass fundraising techniques, face to face cultivation and solicitation of prospects
2. Lead on the delivery of the mid-value programme, including recruitment, cultivation and stewardship activities
3. Identify, cultivate and solicit prospects and convert them to active donors including leading on a direct mail acquisition campaign

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - GENERAL 

• Be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude.
• Take personal responsibility for own actions.
• Commit to a culture of continuous improvement. 
• Work within the performance framework of Future Youth Zone and OnSide.
• Represent Future Youth Zone positively and effectively in all dealings with internal colleagues, and external partners. 
• To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of Youth Zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection concerns to the designated Child Protection Officers using the safeguarding policies, procedures and practice (training to be provided). 
• To assist with any promotional activities and visits that take place at the Youth Zone.
• To adhere to Future Youth Zone policies at all times, with particular reference to Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience
A successful track record in membership scheme fundraising and donor development. - Essential
Experience of planning and managing income generating campaigns – including monitoring budgets and expenditure. - Essential
Experience in managing and developing high value supporters - Essential
Experience of using a CRM system for logging and tracking fundraising activity. - Essential
Experience of trust writing - Desirable
Experience of working on a direct mail campaign - Desirable
A successful track record in membership scheme fundraising and donor development. - Essential

Qualifications
GCSE literacy & numeracy or equivalent - Essential
Degree level qualification - Desirable

Skills
Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on your own financial performance. - Essential
Excellent written communication skills - Essential
High value fundraising skills - Essential
Able to work flexibly and under own initiative to ensure deadlines are met and tasks are prioritised. - Essential
Able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders. - Essential
Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on your own financial performance. - Essential

Knowledge
Knowledge of how to segment audiences and optimise fundraising messaging to raise awareness among different stakeholders and receive return donations - Essential
Willing to develop knowledge of fundraising best practice, legal requirements and health and safety related to individual giving - Essential 
Good working knowledge of MS Office. - Essential

Special Requirements
Passion for raising money for a charity working with children and young people - Essential
DBS clearance and committed to Safeguarding children - Essential

Future Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a enhanced DBS check.

The strength of OnSide Youth Zones comes from the diversity of the people within our vibrant network. We are proud that our Youth Zone teams reflect the communities they serve, and we value people working together from a range of different backgrounds locally and nationally, and with different experiences, all with a shared passion for boosting the aspirations of young people across the country. Diversity brings innovation, fresh ideas and creativity, and we actively strive to create a culture that is truly inclusive and fair for all and where everyone in the team can be themselves and thrive.

Closing date Sunday 23rd May 2021

Corporate Partnerships Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to work closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Deputy CEO and the organisation’s Regional Boards to design, develop and implement a regional fundraising strategy. This role will strengthen the organisation’s ability to engage its 200 corporate supporters in ending youth homelessness.

Position: Corporate Partnerships Manager (National Development)

Location: Central London (currently working from home). Remote working options after the lockdown will be considered.

Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs per week)  

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000

Contract: Permanent (subject to satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period)

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, support for external mentoring, free fruit every week and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: 5pm 17th May 2021

Interview Dates: Monday 24th and Friday 28th May

The Role

The organisation’s ‘Regional Boards’ consist of senior property professionals who volunteer their time to help deliver projects, partnerships and events, to ultimately deliver safe, secure homes for young people experiencing homelessness in their local community. There are currently five Regional Boards; Cambridge & Eastern Region, Midlands, North West, South West and Yorkshire.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will have responsibility for the organisation’s Regional Fundraising and Events and will support and motivate these Regional Boards and develop effective networks, in order to galvanise them around tangible, local projects which deliver homes for young people who are homeless. You will:

• Maximise corporate and employee engagement
• Meet fundraising targets in corporate partnerships and events
• Nurture and build relationships which enable the charity to grow its national reach, while maintaining a bespoke local focus

Your principal responsibilities will be to:

• Work constructively with key partners working in each area to understand the landscape of youth homelessness, challenges faced and identify emerging projects which provide homes for young people
• Meet clear fundraising targets and deliver the overall target for fundraising from Regional Boards
• Work closely with the Programmes and Impact Team to identify and manage largescale capital projects in each region, working with the local property industry, Regional Boards and charity partners to maximise income and impact.
• Work with the Comms and Engagement Team to support regional supporters in each of the hub cities.
• Attend and administer all Regional Board meetings, including working with respective Chairs to design an agenda, ensuring time is used effectively to connect them to the work and inspire and motivate them to continue supporting the organisation

About You

You will have knowledge and understanding of corporate fundraising in the charity sector with demonstrable experience of hitting and exceeding fundraising or income targets. With a strong track record of managing and/or developing corporate fundraising or commercial relationships, you will have experience of account management to a diverse client base.

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it is an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as Corporate Partnerships, Business Development, Sales, Property, Volunteering, Homelessness, Engagement, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Engagement Manager, Partnerships Manager, Community Partnerships, Community, Impact, Engagement Impact, Impact and Engagement, Volunteer Management, Volunteering Management, Community Development, Policy, Fundraising Manager, Income Generation Manager, Funding, Corporate Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Supporter Engagement, Events Fundraising.

Background

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

Awards Management Unit

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is an international unit with staff based in Bonn, Berlin, New York, London, Stockholm, Brussels and Amman. The AMU is responsible for identifying, securing, and managing funding from statutory/government donors. The unit is organised into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Program and Grant Support, Compliance and Policy, Program Development, and Training.

The AMU is a bridge between donors and the programmes: providing expert technical advice to the Country Offices, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across teams in Germany, the US and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff.

Purpose of the Role

As Frameworks and Grants Manager you are responsible for overall management and coordination of assigned multi-country frameworks and grants. In the period of 3 months you will coordinate the start-up and management of a multi-country grant from Global Affairs Canada (GAC): Women and Girls’ Health and Safety Needs in Chad, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and DRC during COVID-19 in 2021/22. The Frameworks and Grants Manager will ensure quality development and submission of all framework/grant deliverables, coordinating across AMU pillars to ensure the successful and effective monitoring and management of both the GAC and any other assigned framework/grants. The Frameworks and Grants Manager will also be responsible for central engagement with donors and internally will be key point of contact for these high profile grants for the IRC. As Frameworks and Grants Manager your initial focus will be on the GAC multi-country grant, however additional frameworks/grants will be added to your portfolio as new awards are secured/needs arise within the team.

Key Working Relationships

In this role you report to the Head of Frameworks and work closely with other Frameworks Team members globally. You work as part of the wider Programme and Grant Support team within the Award Management Unit (AMU) with close coordination with:

• Regional Program Support teams, and in particular Regional Program Officers based in the US
• Business Development team
• Compliance & Policy team
• Finance team

Scope and Authority

The Frameworks and Grants Manager has authority and responsibility for the oversight, coordination and management of the GAC grant and any other assigned Framework grants in line with the donor and IRC’s requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for central engagement with donors as well as internal stakeholders, sharing updates, challenges and progress, and delivering on the annual meeting amongst other milestones.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Oversight and overall management of the assigned frameworks

• Ensure timely startup and implementation of the grant in collaboration with regional program support teams, country program staff, partner(s) and relevant departments, in accordance with the grant agreement.
• Ensure regular monitoring in coordination with regional AMU teams, including quarterly tracking of expenditure and monitoring of risk.
• Serve as central point of contact for the donor on this grant and maintain regular communication, in partnership with Regional Program Officers/Regional Grants Advisors, including by providing progress updates, responding to requests for information, and for submission/approval of any modifications and/or changes to the grant agreement or project plan.
• Advise on standard donor compliance rules and regulations as required by IRC’s internal policies and best practice, escalating to the Compliance & Policy team as required.
• Drafting and updating of donor compliance tools to be used by grants staff, such as a donor Help Sheet.

• Ensure implementation is in compliance with donor and IRC policies and procedures in consultation with countries, Technical Units, and the AMU.
• Document program learning, and incorporate analysis and lessons learned into donor reporting and proposals.
• Lead on the coordination, preparation, review and submission of donor reports (narrative, financial and audits), in collaboration with participating countries, regional AMU teams and technical support.
• Ensure internal visibility of the framework grant, including progress, challenges and lessons learned through briefings, blogs, and contribution to management reporting.
• Undertake travel for donor meetings and for project monitoring, as required.
• Collate and share updates on donor priorities with AMU colleagues to inform future funding proposals/requests.
• Maintain and contribute to effective records on the partnership, including use of Salesforce. Providing support and mentoring to team members as required, working closely with the Head of Frameworks on team resource and workload management.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• At least three years’ experience in grant/project management with institutional/government donors, including: preparing donor narrative and financial reports, preparing budget amendments, and project changes (preferably for GAC).
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian and development programming.
• Demonstrable experience and a deep understanding of institutional donors and their requirements (preferably GAC experience).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong partnership relations with donor and stakeholders internally.
• Experience of budget monitoring and financial management.
• Experience of proposal and report writing and editing and supporting teams in developing donor submissions.
• Experience with/working in developing countries and/or humanitarian context.
• Flexible and able to shift quickly to changing priorities.
• Strong organizational skills, detail orientated, ability to prioritize and willingness to learn quickly.
• Ability to effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment and build and maintain good working relationships.
• Good analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and productively in a fast-paced environment – proactive and initiative to problem solve within the parameters of the role is essential.

IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for  all  job  applicants  and  employees,  and  we  seek  to ensure  we  achieve diversity  in  our  workforce  regardless  of  gender,  race,  religious  beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities and community groups. 

We support a wide range of projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes.

Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£588.2 million) of National Lottery funding to over 14,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. Over eight in ten (83%) of our grants were for less than £10k, going to grassroots groups and charities.

We are here to support people and communities through bad times as well as good – and that has never been so important as this year. Thanks to National Lottery players, we’ve been able to respond quickly and positively to communities working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Their efforts have been humbling and inspiring and we’re delighted to have been able to help by distributing over £400 million pounds in National Lottery funding alone across the UK since the first lockdown began in March 2020.

About the Role
 

As an Executive Officer you will be responsible for supporting effective grant-making in the London and South East region and helping to ensure that our grant holders have an excellent experience of the Fund. You’ll be part of a team, led by a Head of Regional Funding and comprised of a number of Funding Managers and Funding Officers and another Executive Officer. You will report into the Senior Grant Making Manager (London) and be based in the regional office in London.

You’ll support the team by taking responsibility for a range of activities including:

• Supporting the Head of Region, Managers and their teams organizing internal and external meetings
• Customer enquiries made to the region
• Supporting teams with stakeholder engagement
• Administration of our grant making database Salesforce
• Organizing and minuting regular team meetings
• General administrative and facilities support

You will work closely with Executive Officers in other regions to coordinate activity and to ensure a consistent quality of service across all regions.

You will be responsible for capturing information from our applicants and grant holders throughout the funding process and organising communications to ensure excellent customer service.
 

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: Monday 24 May

Essential Criteria
 

• Excellent organisational skills with ability to plan, and proactively manage competing demands
• Excellent customer service skills and experience of working in a customer facing role and working in a team
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and maintaining a database, preferably Salesforce

Desirable Criteria
 

• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and sensitivity

For You
 

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

How to Apply
 

Visit our website – The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

This role is responsible for the artistic planning and delivery of all music and performance activity, and oversight of all marketing, PR and communications at the Military Wives Choirs. As an artist and a charity, the Military Wives Choirs brings all women in the military community, not only wives, closer together and empowers them through singing in 72 choirs across the UK and overseas.

The postholder has accountability for all public-facing activity, encompassing the charity’s primary objective of increasing wellbeing through music, and its position as an established artist with a busy performance calendar. The Military Wives Choirs offers an exciting and unique combination of musical inclusivity at a huge scale alongside a really exciting artistic proposition and well-loved brand.

You will plan, negotiate and execute projects, performance opportunities and recordings, and build and maintain relationships with the Military Wives Choirs’ artistic family. You will support the choirs in all aspects of their music-making, and manage the music library. You will work with the Digital Engagement Officer to plan, create and execute all internal and external comms, PR, marketing and digital activity, and look after the Military Wives Choirs brand and tone of voice.

The role will be working from home with regular office visits (at least weekly) and attendance at events; commutable to City of London office.

Join Britain’s biggest walking charity to help more people enjoy the benefits of walking.  This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

Purpose of Role

This position is a key role in finance but also the surrounding organisation.As Finance Manager, your responsibilities will be to support the Financial Controller and the oversee the key financial transactional activities, include overseeing end-to-end finance operations, payroll, balance sheet reconciliations, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects and requests as and when they come up

Essential requirements include:

Knowledge 

• Strong technical accounting knowledge 
• Excel and modelling  
• Creating statutory accounts 
• Ability to delegate and manage the work of others 
• Experience of AP and AR 
• High standard and accuracy of written work. 
• Ability to prioritise, manage own workload and meet tight deadlines 
• Familiarity with SUN and Q&A financial software 

Experience 

• Experience of finance within a charity. 
• Experience of preparing and submitting HMRC Returns 
• Experience in preparing documents for audit 
• Experience of Staff Management 
• Experience of dealing with senior managers. 

Qualifications 

• Part Qualified (CCAB) with an understanding of charity accounting or Qualified by Experience (QBE) 

The Ramblers are an equal opportunities employer.  We promote diversity and warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

About the role:

You’ll work as part of the Media and PR team to raise public awareness and knowledge of Parkinson’s, and promote the profile of Parkinson’s UK and its work, to national, consumer, specialist and regional media. 

You’ll support the Media and PR Manager in developing and delivering sustained and creative PR campaigns to support all aspects of major Parkinson’s UK initiatives including research, information and support services, policy and campaigns, fundraising, professional engagement and service improvement activity.

What you'll do:

• Develop and implement a proactive, creative and effective media relations programme, to support specific aspects of Parkinson’s UK’s work and raise awareness and understanding of Parkinson’s amongst key organisational audiences.

• Develop engaging content to maximise the impact of media activity, and develop incisive and timely media reaction to breaking developments or news stories. 

• Contribute to high team standards, spotting opportunities to secure coverage, brokering partnerships, building a strong network of media contacts and case studies, and evaluating the success of your work to inform wider team learning. 

• Play a key role in the development and execution of major, charity-wide campaigns, including World Parkinson’s Day.

What you'll bring:

• Experience of planning and delivering a wide range of high profile media campaigns, with a good working knowledge of UK national, consumer and specialist media, online and offline.

• Ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload across a diverse portfolio including scientific, medical and healthcare issues, working to tight deadlines and maintaining high quality standards.

• Proven experience and evidence of using creative ways of communicating messages, with the drive to try new approaches and tactics.

• Ability to identify and develop newsworthy stories.

Interviews will be held: w/c 24 May 2021

Please note, we will be shortlisting candidates on receipt of applications based on the essential criteria of the person specification.  The vacancy may close earlier than stated.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK is looking for a Head of Communications & Creative Content as we go through a period of exciting growth and change.

The Head of Communications & Creative Content will work to raise the profile of Islamic Relief UK to internal and external audiences, will deliver strong leadership so we can maximise our impact and effectiveness and achieve our strategic ambitions, and will also play a key role as a member of the UK Senior Management Team.

The Head of Communications & Creative Content will need to operate effectively and efficiently in a continually developing and changing workplace context and be capable of motivating others to embrace change.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Substantial experience, operating at a senior level in communications, creative content, public relations, journalism, or advocacy & campaigning  
• Practical experience of developing, monitoring and evaluating communication strategies and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and converting strategy into delivery
• Experience of tailoring communication messages to key audiences  including media and hostile/antagonistic audiences
• Demonstrable experience of handling complex and sensitive issues in a high-profile organisation with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of managing crisis comms
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and coach  a wide-ranging team
• Strong understanding of international development and humanitarian work
• Proven track record in public speaking

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on or around 16/06/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer