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

We're looking for an exceptional fundraiser to join our dynamic award-winning team. 

The successful candidate will play a significant part in a high-performing relationship fundraising team by taking ownership of fundraising activity across the South of England. You will have a direct and tangible impact on our ability to help and support bone cancer patients and their families.

Candidates must live, or plan to live within the South of England to be considered for this role.

About us…

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community.

The Role

The Community & Special Funds Fundraising Officers are the face of BCRT within the community and are passionate about raising money through building long lasting relationships with our supporters. They contribute to the overall fundraising strategy by raising income from three key income streams: special funds, community and regional corporate fundraising.

You will be the primary contact managing & nurturing a number of Special Fund relationships, as well as providing individuals and corporate supporters with the very best supporter experience. You will also respond to and manage emerging community fundraising opportunities as they arise.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring a mature attitude and the ability to effectively and empathetically connect with a range of supporters including patients and their families. You will be proactive with a positive and can-do approach – instinctively following opportunities across your area. With at least 2 years’ fundraising experience, you can sense what the next step should be to build and maximise those opportunities.

With a true passion for exceptional supporter care and above all, an ability to naturally build rapport to quickly establish long lasting relationships, your impressive track record of raising money will speak for itself.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates must live, or plan to live within the South of England to be considered for this role. Please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Monday 10th May 
2. Telephone interviews: 13th & 14th May
3. Face to face interviews: W/C 17th May

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's leading knife crime prevention charities and manage our expanding operations in London.  Building on the successes of our exhibitions in Islington and Nottingham, we will shortly be opening our new site in Barking & Dagenham.

Set up by Brooke Kinsella MBE following the tragic murder of her brother Ben in 2008. The Ben Kinsella Trust exists to campaign against knife crime and to educate young people about its dangers, helping them to make positive choices to stay safe.

The Ben Kinsella Exhibition

We have purpose-built exhibitions from where we deliver our choices and consequences workshops. These exhibitions are in Islington and Nottingham and we are currently building a new exhibition in Barking & Dagenham. Every year the Ben Kinsella Trust works with over 3,000 children and young people, aged from 10-16 years old. The rooms which make up the exhibition give young people a unique and immersive experience, allowing them to see how choices and consequences are intrinsically linked.

Our workshops change young people’s attitudes to knife crime; debunking the myth that carrying a knife will protect you. They strengthen peer values; ensuring young people give better advice to each other and challenge peers who are carrying, or thinking of carrying, a knife.

Through our website we also provide a wealth of free resources for schools, young people and parents.

Our current position

The Ben Kinsella Trust's work is well recognised and respected, and we frequently attract national attention. We use our position to campaign strongly: speaking out against factors contributing to increasing knife crime.

Over 16,000 young people have been through our Choices and Consequences exhibition, learning about Ben’s life and understanding knife crime from the point of view of both the victim and the offender. As our charity rapidly grows, we anticipate more and more young people will learn from Ben’s life and Ben’s legacy.

Our online learning resources are used by schools, police forces and youth groups across the country.  We estimate that over 10,000 people used these resources in the last year.

We are a small charity and feel very proud of our achievements.  The organisation currently has 3 full time employees in the CEO, Operations Manager and Trust Coordinator.  They are supported by our team of freelance workshop facilitators and actors who deliver our educational projects.  The successful applicant will thrive on collaborating in a small team, working independently, and using their own initiative.

How to apply

Please send a CV plus a covering letter addressing the essential criteria outlined in the role’s person specification below:

• Experience of working with young people and managing youth projects or other in relevant setting (essential)
• Experience of successful collaborative working with senior managers, practitioners and beneficiaries (essential)
• Experience of line management, especially of part time or freelance staff (essential)
• Networking, influencing and engagement skills (essential)
• Knowledge of knife crime, youth violence and other key current issues affecting young people (essential)
• Ability to work independently, with a high level of initiative (essential)
• Well organised, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail (essential)

Regional Employer Manager - WLA WHP JETS

Location - Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19

Working across – London geographical areas include: Barnet, Brent Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing, Hounslow, Harrow and Hillingdon.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services West London Alliance Work & Health Programme Job Entry – Targeted Support (WLA WHP JETS) Programme and looking for Regional Employer Managers JETS.

Reporting directly to the Regional Operations Manager. The Regional Employer Manager JETS role is responsible for leading a strategy to win, develop and retain key employer partnerships to support the contractual requirements of the WHP-JETS programme.

The post holder will manage a team on Employer Account Managers and Inclusive Employer Consultants to provide employer engagement support to drive performance objectives, deliver sales tools, manage accounts, support recruitment initiatives, drive participant employment outcomes and provide expert insights and guidance.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within one of two geographical areas – Central England and Home Counties and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we support at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

For further information and to apply online please click the Apply on website button. 

Closing date: 6 April 2021

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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

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.

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.

Our Communications & Engagement Manager is a new senior role in our organisation, responsible for raising awareness of and driving engagement with the Registry.  You will plan and deliver our communications strategy, co-ordinating our communications group to achieve this. You will ensure that we have joined-up, proactive and comprehensive communications that really engage our key audiences in IBD. You will keep a strategic outlook for opportunities where we can showcase our work, demonstrate our achievements and engage with our audiences. . At the heart of our work will be your skill in creating the key content that will tell the compelling stories that drive our audiences engagement with us.

About you: To be successful in this role you will be an organised, enthusiastic and innovative person with previous experience in a similar strategic communications role. You will be a first-class communicator who is able to create great relationships with people at all levels. You’ll be digitally knowledgeable and have exceptional writing and IT skills, including competence with digital communications tools. You will have a background in health related communications, and ideally an understanding of IBD or a similar disease. Your most important attributes will be your rigour in thinking, readiness to learn and your 'can do’ mindset. Above all, you need to believe in our mission and want to join us to make a difference: our small team makes a big difference in IBD across the UK and this needs to be more than ‘just a job’ for you.

About your skills and experience: you'll have experience of working in health or charity communications, demonstrable achievement of increasing audience engagement, delivery of communications outputs on time, demonstrable solutions skills in digital communications tools and technologies, including Wordpress, Mailchimp and Canva, ideally in the field of confidential health data. We're a small company and this is very much a 'hands-on' role, doing as much as managing the many stakeholders and resource allocated to this project

Position and Salary: this is a permanent part time position (24 hours/week). The FTE (40 hours/week) salary is £35,000 to £37,000, depending on skills and experience. We have been working remotely during the pandemic, and are now looking to put in place a hybrid home-work model for the whole organisation.

How to apply: please visit our website for the full job description and how to apply. If you are interested, please apply straight away, we are interviewing on a rolling basis, with first interviews potentially in w/c 14 May 2021, and will appoint when we have found the right candidate. .

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.

The Ramblers is undergoing an exciting time of transformational change - and the Membership and Fundraising team is at the center of the action!At the heart of the Ramblers lies our wonderful community of over c100,000 members, enabling us to fulfill our mission across the length and breadth of Great Britain.  We have an incredibly loyal base of members, but we cannot afford to stand still.  If we are to thrive, grow and remain relevant in a changing landscape, we need to evolve and connect with more of the UK’s 9 million walkers.

We are looking for an insight-driven Membership Product Innovation Manager. This role is based within the Membership and Fundraising Team, reporting to the Head of Membership.

You will be working on a strategic project to increase the relevance of the Ramblers membership proposition, promise and package to more walkers, particularly for those who walk by themselves or with friends and family rather than in walking groups. This is a really exciting opportunity to make your mark, and help the Ramblers grow our reach and relevance.

In the role you’ll be responsible for enhancing the Ramblers’ understanding of the needs, wants and behaviors of Britain’s self-guided walkers to inform how we can best adapt our membership proposition, promise and package to meet these needs. You will be taking to market a new membership proposition, including key creative assets as part of this.

You’ll also evaluate our current membership product and the external competitive marketplace, providing recommendations for evolving our membership product.

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.  If you think you’ve got what it takes to be our new Membership Product Innovation Manager, we’d love to hear from you. 
 

Essential requirements include:

• Experience of working with research and/or creative agencies. Insight-driven.
• A team player, able to develop collaborative, strong and effective working relationships.
• Digitally savvy, with knowledge and experience in testing new ideas through digital channels and an early adopter of new technology and digital products and platforms.
• Innovative and solutions-focussed with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• A flexible and resilient approach to product development and innovation, with a curious mindset to explore opportunities and overcome challenges.
• Development and ongoing evolution of an income-generating membership, fundraising, product or brand proposition to attract new audiences
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal communication skills, to influence a range of audiences and stakeholders including external partners and suppliers.
• Experience of innovation process, methodologies and approaches across product and/or service development to drive audience and financial growth
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal communication skills, to influence a range of audiences and stakeholders including external partners and suppliers.

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

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.

The Organisation

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) is an environmental charity dedicated to achieving healthy river ecosystems for all across the South East of England. Our core values are central to all we strive to achieve, including bringing positive energy, expertise and specialist knowledge to develop good relationships and to deliver to a high standard making a real difference to rivers and their catchment areas.

The Role

The Interim CEO (Maternity Cover) will provide strategic leadership for the Trust. The role supports the Trustees in their good governance of the charity; supports the Management Team to implement strategy overseeing its integration into the organisation; and actively promotes the Trust to secure funding. The position is offered either part time (from 0.6 FTE) to full time and secondments would be considered.

The Candidate

We are looking for candidates experienced in leading and managing a charity or not-for-profit organisation, with a friendly and supportive management style to coach and mentor staff to fulfil their potential. A good understanding of funding opportunities, particularly those that will increase unrestricted income, would be an advantage. A background in the environmental sector and a knowledge of current environmental issues, especially relating to the aquatic environment would also be advantageous. We will also consider secondments from other organisations.

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and confident PR and media officer to join Mayhew’s award-winning Marketing and Communications (MarComms) team.

This role represents the overall PR function of the charity, so the successful candidate will be wholly responsible for managing Mayhew’s busy press office as well as developing and executing an ongoing media strategy to meet the ambitious goals and targets of our organisation.

We are looking for a talented writer with an eye for spotting a good story and a thorough understanding of the UK media landscape, who can hit the ground running and create positive opportunities to show the impact of our work at a local, regional, national and international level. You will be calm in a crisis and comfortable building and maintaining relationships with high profile journalists, VIPs and stakeholders; as well as juggling multiple priorities and supporting the MarComms and Fundraising teams with creative campaigns and appeals.

If you’re keen to challenge yourself and really make a role your own, you will find this a rewarding position in a supportive and inspiring organisation. You’ll have the chance to truly make a difference and contribute to a unique and worthwhile cause.

Mayhew works in, and supports a diverse community here in London and internationally, therefore, we welcome applicants from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and the LGBT+ community.

First round interviews will be held over Zoom, week commencing 7th June 2021.

If this sounds of interest to you read the Job Description and Person Specification below and apply.