6mths Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

Location: Cumbria, Homeworking

We are looking for a Community Organiser to join us on a 6-month fixed term contract.

The main purpose of this role is supporting local communities in implementing impactful campaigns and community organising at a grassroots level in Cumbria to tackle the climate emergency. The community organiser will work closely with existing campaign groups in Cumbria, organising training and providing development and ongoing support as needed for each community they work with.

The role will require someone with hands-on experience of working with community groups. They will also have experience of working with volunteers and activists, as individuals and/or within campaign and community groups, and of managing relationships at a grassroots level with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

You will also need campaign delivery, organisation and facilitation skills along with experience of developing the skills and confidence of others through training, facilitation and coaching. An understanding of the Cumbrian context would be an advantage.

For more information, please refer to the job description.

Closing date: Sunday 9th May 2021 (23:59)

Interviews: w/c 24th May 2021

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement. 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

As an integral member of the Fundraising Team, the Centre Fundraising Organiser will support the delivery of a range of successful fundraising activity based around the Cambridge centre, in order to maximise income for Maggie’s.

You will welcome and support visitors within the centre in their fundraising for Maggie’s as well as in the local community and ensure they are motivated, informed and supported.

This is a demanding role in a fast-paced environment where priorities change frequently. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about bringing people together, building dialogues and listening to ideas. 

You will have strong IT skills in Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook, and the internet and the ability to organise a wide variety of activities at any one time.

You must be able to organise, co-ordinate, record and use data. Attention to detail, strong communications skills and excellent numeracy skills alongside a positive and friendly approach is essential. 

There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as some local travel. The role is based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital site in Cambridge. You will be required to work in the Cambridge centre a few days per week and the remaining days working from home following the government guidelines. 

In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick pay scheme and travel and cycle loans.

Please refer to the full job description on Maggie's website. 

Are you a people-person that loves working collaboratively to create change? Want to work with the largest coalition of groups tackling the climate and nature crises ahead of the UN climate talks this year? This is the job for you.

Start date: ASAP 
Closing date: 10am 22nd April, though we may interview exceptional candidates sooner
Interviews: W/c 26th April 

ABOUT THE CLIMATE COALITION
The Climate Coalition is the UK’s biggest group of people dedicated to action on climate change with a combined supporter base of more than 22 million people. We encompass over 100 organisations spanning nature, environment, international development, faith, community and women’s groups – from the National Trust to the NUS, WWF to the Women’s Institute, the RSPB to Islamic Relief.

ABOUT THIS YEAR AND THE GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK

This year, we in the UK have a huge opportunity to raise the ambition of plans to tackle climate change at home and abroad. The UK is hosting a major UN climate summit, known as COP26, in Glasgow this November. This means Parliament and local authorities alike want to be seen as ambitious in tackling climate change.

This September, communities across the country will join together to celebrate what they are doing to tackle climate change, as part of the Great Big Green Week. Ranging from concerts to litter picks; activities will be hosted at the heart of your community by teachers, bus drivers, sport clubs, artists, builders, local groups, places of worship and anyone who cares about climate change.

ABOUT THE ROLE
Overall purpose of the job:

• Using and adapting TCC campaign moments (Great Big Green Week, COP26) as hooks to engage people
• To help strengthen the climate movement by supporting local campaigners to build effective, visible and representative local networks
• To help broaden the climate movement by bringing new organisations and individuals into local climate campaigning, particularly in strategic areas
• Alongside the TCC Secretariat, help to identify and develop grassroots climate leaders, amplifying their work at the local, regional and national level, and identifying opportunities for their personal growth 
• Broaden and expand the TCC network of community climate campaigners

OVERARCHING JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead on community mobilising and organising around key campaign moments (Great Big Green Week, COP26)
• Work with TCC member organisations and their regional staff and volunteers to turbocharge local mobilising and organising around key campaign moments
• Coordinating, supporting and recruiting volunteers in key areas
• Research and build relationships with trusted organisations, channels and voices in target constituencies
• Support local organisers to be effective climate campaigners in their local areas. You will do this by developing effective working relationships and communicating regularly using phone, e-mail, online and other communications tools, and occasional face to face meetings dependent upon the public health context.
• Support local activists to organise local community events and mobilisations as part of national TCC campaigns, and to build networks that last beyond this year
• In consultation with the TCC Secretariat and local network members, support and develop influencing strategies for priority MPs, and support local networks to deliver them. 
• Be responsible for administration relating to the programme, maintaining efficient records and generally be self-servicing.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills & Experience 
Essential:

• Minimum 2 years experience (in a paid or voluntary capacity) working with, and managing volunteers from a range of backgrounds and locations
• Great interpersonal skills and an effective communicator, able to build impactful and trusting relationships that can inspire volunteers to take action
• Works well as part of a team, but also a self-starter that’s able to take initiative while working with little supervision
• Working knowledge of Slack, Google Suite and other digital work tools
• Experience of campaigning at a local level

Desirable:

• Good understanding of the climate crisis, its causes and impacts
• Experience working in a large coalition with diverse stakeholders

Corporate and Community Events Manager

Location: Battersea Park
Contract Type: Full Time (40 Hours per Week)
Salary: £35,000
Closing date: 20 April 2021

General Overview 

Working within the Events Team and reporting to the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, the Corporate and Community Events Manager will be responsible for the booking and venue management of events taking place in event spaces across the Wandsworth’s parks and open spaces, including our flagship park – Battersea Park. Responsibilities will include booking and managing corporate hires, promotional events, and supporting community hirers to ensure that they deliver safe and successful events in public spaces.   

The Events Team are a very busy, creative, tight knit group of vibrant professionals who are looking for someone to join the team who pride themselves on being the "yes" people and going the extra mile for their clients. We are looking for someone who has previous experience with managing events and health and safety paperwork in parks, outdoor venues or local authorities. Someone equally comfortable with advising professional event companies as well as supporting first time community organisers. And someone who can balance our commitment to not overwhelming our public spaces but also with a keen understanding of achieving income targets.  

  

Responsible for: 

Sales/Bookings  

• Providing information about the availability of venues, quotes, and carrying out site visits 

• Briefing clients on Terms & Conditions for hire and licences, as required, and supporting clients making event applications  

• Assisting the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager in developing and creating new event business and considering new initiatives to complement existing income streams from events in parks and open spaces  

• Updating Priava with all enquiries

• Keeping up with income targets set by the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, and Head of Events  

Operations 

• Attending technical or production meetings and participating in Safety Advisory Group meetings  

• Ensuring all event application paperwork per event is complete and compliant with the requirements of the Event Policy and where applicable supporting clients with event documentation. This includes liaising with Environmental Services, Building Control and Highways Officers as required 

• Ensuring that appropriate levels of policing/ security/ stewarding are provided for each event 

• Liaising directly with Enable’s contractor for the supply of electrical services for events and ensures that clients are invoiced for the services provided 

• Liaising directly with the Grounds Maintenance Contractor for the booking of sports pitches required for events 

• Inspecting sites before their occupation, formally handing over sites to event organisers, regular checks of works on the sites before, during and after events, and formally accepting sites back from organisers on completion of the event. Invoices clients for cleaning services provided and any repair costs in conjunction with the Parks Team’s advice 

• Attending events to provide onsite support and ensuring that organisers adhere to the solutions of their risk assessments and Event Management Plans to achieve successful operational delivery 

• Monitoring noise levels of events in conjunction with Environmental Services and providing advice to event organisers on acceptable decibel levels, and music / PA system speaker directions 

• Liaising closely with the Events Team and other park-based services to ensure that the wider Events/activity programme is coordinated properly 

• Reporting any venue maintenance requests

• Dealing with relevant queries and complaints raised by clients, members of the public and suppliers or contractors. Updating the complaints and compliments log, and when necessary, escalating complaints to the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager or Head of Events 

• Ensuring that all Health and Safety procedures and standards are maintained to ensure safe working practices of all staff, clients, public and contractors in the working environment, in accordance with Enable Leisure & Culture’s policies.

Community Management 

• Guiding and advising local Friends groups and community stakeholders through the event management process to ensure they can plan and deliver safe events in public spaces 

• Working with the Parks’ Community Engagement Officer to ensure local communities are aware of events and involved in any consultation 

• Educating community groups on best practices in health and safety practices as well as practical event operations

Team Management 

• Line management of multiple staff including the Events Officer (Outdoor Venues) and Venues Administrator 

Administration and Finance 

• Managing all event paperwork and client relationships with the Evolution London/ Smart Hospitality 

• Updating Priava with venue bookings and the budget with all recorded income and expenditure 

• Creating client invoices and liaising directly with the Finance Team as required. Following up unpaid invoices to ensure that all monies owing are paid 

• Seeking quotes for goods and services in line with Enable’s Procurement Code, and raising purchase orders as required 

• Achieving targeted income through the careful selection of bookings whilst balancing the requirements of public use venues 

• Carrying out other duties as directed by the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, and Head of Events 

  

Event Production  

• Supporting the Head of Events and Events Team with the delivery of events produced by Enable   

• Assisting with the physical set up and dismantling of events, including the management of contractors and suppliers and the distribution and return of events equipment / stores and vehicles as required  

Skills and experience 

• Proven and demonstrable experience in parks, outdoor venues or local authorities with processing event applications 

• Experience in managing and creating health and safety paperwork and RAMS  

• Strong drive to work with community groups

• Confidence and patience in advising first time event organisers

• Proficiency using a range of office software, including outlook, excel, booking software and databases 

• Excellent written skills with a high level of confidence speaking to members of the public, other staff, clients and senior management 

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/projects against tight deadlines 

• Proactive approach and pride yourself on going the extra mile to create the best customer experience as possible  

• Ability to work autonomously under the direction from senior team members 

• Confident driver with a full clean driving licence 

• Flexibility to work weekends, early mornings and late nights as required

• Knowledge of the Purple Guide and IOSH/NEBOSH/NCRQ H&S Qualification (desirable) 

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are currently operating digital recruitment and on-boarding processes.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.

Julian House is a forward-thinking charity, committed to helping socially excluded people receive the help they need and deserve, to get back on their feet.

We have two exciting opportunities for the right candidates to join our successful fundraising team. This role will be focussed on Devon and Dorset. Your primary focus will be managing and delivering a programme of fundraising events as well as creating and supporting new fundraising opportunities and initiatives within the community. Maximising relationship building amongst our wonderful supporters, awareness raising to create new support and income generation.

Despite the pandemic, our fundraising team has had great success running real, as well as virtual events and appeals. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and agile community and events fundraiser who can hit the ground running at an exciting time for the organisation. Job Sharing will be considered.

Key tasks:

• Achieve the agreed annual income targets
• Fully manage and implement a selection of JH’s existing portfolio of major fundraising events – to include full budget responsibility
• Actively seek to develop and deliver new community events, in line with the fundraising strategy
• To organise event publicity, develop case studies and write press releases to create a good breadth of local media interest
• Establish strong local Funding Committees which will provide a valuable extra strand to the organisation’s advocacy and fundraising efforts
• Undertake an on-going programme of outside talks, ensure that the breadth and importance of the organisation’s work is effectively conveyed to key target audiences
• Recruit, manage and oversee fundraising volunteers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with supporters to develop their support
• Recruit participants for third party events - supporting and developing their fundraising potential eg city marathons or other local/national events.
• Work closely with community based events organised by third parties to promote Julian House
• Produce a good quality local newsletter for circulation to supporters and stakeholders
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Fundraising & Digital Marketing Manager
• Ensure that all relevant data is accurately included on the fundraising database

Please apply for these position through our website.

Julian House is a forward-thinking charity, committed to helping socially excluded people receive the help they need and deserve, to get back on their feet.

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our successful fundraising team.  This role will be focussed on Bath and Wiltshire. Your primary focus will be managing and delivering a programme of fundraising events as well as creating and supporting new fundraising opportunities and initiatives within the community. Maximising relationship building amongst our wonderful supporters, awareness raising to create new support and income generation.

Despite the pandemic, our fundraising team has had great success running real, as well as virtual events and appeals. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and agile community and events fundraiser who can hit the ground running at an exciting time for the organisation. Job Sharing will be considered.

Key tasks:

• Fully manage and implement a selection of JH’s existing portfolio of major fundraising events – to include full budget responsibility
• Achieve the agreed annual income targets
• Actively seek to develop and deliver new community events, in line with the fundraising strategy
• To organise event publicity, develop case studies and write press releases to create a good breadth of local media interest
• Establish strong local Funding Committees which will provide a valuable extra strand to the organisation’s advocacy and fundraising efforts
• Undertake an on-going programme of outside talks, ensure that the breadth and importance of the organisation’s work is effectively conveyed to key target audiences 
• Recruit, manage and oversee fundraising volunteers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with supporters to develop their support 
• Recruit participants for third party events - supporting and developing their fundraising potential eg city marathons or other local/national events.
• Work closely with community based events organised by third parties to promote Julian House
• Produce a good quality local newsletter for circulation to supporters and stakeholders
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Fundraising & Digital Marketing Manager
• Ensure that all relevant data is accurately included on the fundraising database

The Gurkha Welfare Trust ensures that Gurkha veterans, their widows and their wider communities are able to live with dignity. We achieve this primarily through the provision of financial, medical and community aid in Nepal.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering the Trust’s programme of events and challenges and support individuals and groups undertaking them on our behalf. There will be an opporuntiy to visit Nepal to see our work first-hand. Some flexibility for homeworking will be offered.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Fundraising & Communications to plan, coordinate and deliver all Trust events, including the annual Doko Challenge and Christmas carol service, one-off initiatives, project-focused or specific appeal driven events.

• Help market, coordinate and deliver the annual Trailwalker event, in partnership with Oxfam GB and Queen’s Gurkha Signals. 

• Provide support and encouragement to all individuals, groups and organisations raising money for us through challenge events, and advise individuals setting up online fundraising pages. 

• Oversee all event and challenge income and expenditure and liaise with the donations processing staff and the Finance team to ensure this is accurately recorded. 

• Manage external event relationships with relevant suppliers and contacts to support delivery of event objectives and targets, ensure contracts are in place and value for money is achieved.

• Manage the Trust’s presence on the wider challenges and events marketplace, including advertising on key challenge and events websites.

• Lead on the evaluation of events and challenges.

• Work with the communications team to ensure effective promotion of events and challenges across all relevant mediums.

• Research, develop and project manage new events based on evidence gathered from previous initiatives in order to meet income targets.

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present the Trust’s work in an accessible and compelling way
• Demonstrable experience within events management
• Strong administrative and organisation skills
• Ability to build relationships with and motivate supporters and volunteers
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationship with all external suppliers
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and a working knowledge of a CRM database
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload, alongside an ability to support others’ activities within the whole fundraising team
• Flexible, can-do attitude, with the ability to remain calm and professional when under pressure

Desirable

• Experience of events and challenges fundraising in the third sector
• Understanding of Data Protection regulations
• Full clean driving licence

Some evening and weekend working, with support from other members of the team, will be necessary to deliver this role.

For further information please read the job description and visit our website.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays; generous contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution); company maternity/paternity pay scheme (eligibilty applies); private medical insurance.

To Apply

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and supporting statement addressing the person specification.

 We will be holding interview as/when suitable applicatiions are received.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a national cancer charity in their search for an Events Fundraising Manager to support their challenge and mass participation events.

This role is a 3 month FTC, paying £34kpa but has potential to extend.

Duties:
To manage a portfolio of fundraising events with a focus on maximising income from challenge and mass participation events.
To ensure that all events are promoted and all marketing avenues have been explored.
To manage, develop and mentor the Events Fundraiser to help them achieve their goals.
To ensure all charity events are organised to a high standard ensuring that the service users remain at the centre of what we do.
To recruit participants and raise income, meeting and exceeding agreed targets.
To contribute proactively as a member of the wider fundraising team to help maximise fundraising opportunities in all areas.
To deputise for the Head of Community and Events Fundraising when required.

Additional info:
Line management of one events fundraiser.
Overseeing the challenge events portfolio, ensuring everything is up to date and being promoted effectively.
Lead on our upcoming series of bespoke challenges, including liaising with an external event organiser for logistics and volunteer management.
Able to travel across the country and must be available on: Saturday 15 May (London), Saturday 5 Sunday 6 June (Edinburgh), Saturday 19 Sunday 20 June (Belfast), Saturday 26 Sunday 27 June (Cardiff).
Potential support with recruitment for a permanent, junior member of staff.

350 org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350 org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. 

About the Director of Global Fundraising

The Director of Global Fundraising is responsible for developing and implementing a multi-year global fundraising strategy to diversify and grow revenue streams in support of our organisational strategy and priorities and in alignment with our culture, mission, and values. The Director of Global Fundraising manages the Fundraising team and provides leadership to all staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Management

• Inspire, support, and manage a team of high-performing fundraising professionals to ensure that the $20 million organisation budget is raised to support our mission-based work.
• Working closely with the Executive Director and Department Head of Public Engagement, develop and implement a multi-year global fundraising strategy to diversify and grow income streams supporting 350 org’s mission and its long-term goals, fiscal health, and organisation-wide priorities. This includes developing and implementing a strategy for our sister organisation, 350 Action, that focuses on lobbying and political campaigns.
• Communicate the mission and vision of 350 in alignment with the organisation's brand and communication strategy to cultivate and solicit funding from a multitude of donor sources.
• Identify and deploy creative and innovative fundraising plans, tools and techniques that remain true to 350’s ideals and identity.
• Develop and nurture relationships with existing and potential donors and secure contributions from a broad variety of sources.
• Implement and oversee the management of appropriate systems to improve fundraising functions, including but not limited to donor management, forecasting, prospect and donor research, market trend analysis, and other stewardship efforts.
• Establish a regional fundraising framework and collaborate with and support Regional Team Leads in their fundraising efforts within that framework.
• Establish performance measures, monitor, and report on results, and support the Department Head of Public Engagement to evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s fundraising program.
• Manage a portfolio of high-level donors and prospects.
• Collaborate with the Global Finance Director to develop revenue projections, and monitor and report on progress on a monthly basis.
• Assess fundraising risks, opportunities and trends and provide regular updates to the Board, Executive Team and staff
• Manage fundraising team budget.
• Collaborate with the Online Fundraising Manager to support strategies that will increase online fundraising and support from small donors.
• Engage with other Team Leads and staff to foster a culture of collaboration, diversity, equity and inclusion across the whole organisation.

Public Engagement

• Understand 350 org's history, campaigns, and theory of change, and keep current with basic climate science and policy. When appropriate, represent 350 org's perspective in public venues based on geographic location and areas of expertise.
• Contribute work towards 350 org's overall mission that is outside of standard responsibilities and instead relies solely on geographic location or work capacity.

Required Qualifications

• Believes in the importance of 350’s mission and values, has passion for the cause of building a powerful movement to fight climate change and create a more just world.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in increasingly responsible positions in fundraising and non-profit management. 
• A minimum of five years of senior level management experience, leading comprehensive fundraising programs internationally.
• Demonstrated success in raising significant gifts ($100,000+) from individual donors and institutions, including from US and international sources; additional experience of raising money for non-tax-exempt charities beneficial.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others toward stated goals.
• A deep understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion and the ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Proven track record in diversifying donor base.
• Superior written and oral communications, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial approach to building fundraising and fundraising programs.
• Highly sophisticated relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated mastery of a wide range of fundraising techniques.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Highest level of personal and professional integrity.
• Collaborative interpersonal style and high level of emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrates an awareness of, and sensitivity to, the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.
• Ability to demonstrate grace under pressure.
• Ability to accommodate travel.
• Certified Fundraising Executive certificate preferred.

Diversity statement

350 org is an equal opportunity employer. 350 org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350 org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.

Are you a natural leader, an excellent organiser and passionate about making a difference to the natural environment?

Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is Devon’s leading wildlife conservation charity, with 35,000 members, 2,000 volunteers, 100 staff and 58 nature reserves. We are one of the larger of the 46 locally based organisations that collectively make up The Wildlife Trusts.

DWT has pioneered the reintroduction of beavers in England and the restoration of internationally rare habitats like Culm Grassland.  We are also well known for our work in schools education and landscape scale conservation.  We are one of the only Trusts with ISO14001 environmental accreditation and were one of the first to commit to achieving carbon neutrality.  We are proud of our values and working culture and have held Investors in People accreditation for 20 years.

We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to lead our support service including finance, human resources, governance, property and IT.  You will have experience of working in corporate services at a senior level, and considerable knowledge and expertise in at least one of the areas listed above.

This is an exciting opportunity to build DWT’s financial resilience, enhance our property portfolio and deliver our ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 or earlier.  You will enjoy working in a high performing and ambitious team and playing a key role in shaping the future of the organisation as part of the leadership team.

This is a full-time, permanent post based at Cricklepit Mill.  DWT’s offices are currently operating special arrangements as part of the current public health guidance on social distancing, therefore it is likely that you will be required to work from home initially. 

We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation, with high ambition to make our mark in the mass marketing arena. We’re looking for an experienced fundraiser who is ambitious, proactive and passionate about fundraising and who believes in creating a personal and rewarding experience for the UK public to make a difference to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.

 The Challenge & Community Executive will be responsible for managing our challenge events and community fundraising portfolio to steward and grow our pool of loyal fundraisers with the aim of increasing our unrestricted income. You will be responsible for the event and campaign management of our national challenge events and community campaigns. You will improve KPIs, increasing net income and create and execute new and exciting campaigns. You will be overseeing the fundraiser journeys for the C&C cohorts, updating and creating useful and inspiring fundraising resources and building strong relationships with our fundraisers.

Your role

The Challenge & Community Executive will be responsible for three key areas:

• Managing our challenge events and community fundraising portfolio, helping to nurture our existing pool of loyal fundraisers with the aim of continuing to raise unrestricted income from this audience. You will be a natural relationship builder and enthusiastic about engaging with people. You will be responsible for overseeing the C&C fundraiser journey, managing participants and attending challenge events, updating and creating useful and inspiring fundraising resources, and building strong relationships with our fundraisers and volunteers, inspiring them to raise funds for War Child Uk.
• Recruiting new community and challenge fundraisers to help increase our unrestricted income by growing this audience at War Child. This includes executing new community fundraising campaigns across a variety of media, especially paid and owned digital media with the support of the digital team to create assets and measure performance. You will have a strong project management skills (from planning to evaluation) whilst remaining creative and innovative in your approach.
• Undertake key supporter care duties in relation to community and challenge fundraisers, including responding to queries, maintaining the challenge & community database, and inputting supporter data and financial transactions with the support of the supporter care assistant.

You will ensure that key supporters and potential fundraisers are engaged with War Child, and in turn drive income growth and help to achieve our strategic objectives. You will be a highly engaging and dynamic relationship fundraiser, both internally and externally in order to achieve this.

Your responsibilities

• Lead on the day-to-day campaign management of challenge events and participant fundraisers as well as new and existing community fundraising initiatives,  in order to achieve annual targets, using a variety of channels to do this including email, telephone, mail and digital.
• Closely manage campaign expenditure and income budgets in order to deliver agreed income targets and use against key performance indicators to monitor and assess progress per event and campaign.
• Working closely with other key team members to ensure that all marketing activity and correspondence with fundraisers is in line with compliance regulations set by the IOF, DMA, ICO and Fundraising Regulator and GDPR legislation
• To directly manage relationships with agencies, and 3rd party providers and platforms such as JustGiving, Skyline and Discover Adventure, ensuring value for money.

• Oversee and help to develop our community and challenge fundraising stewardship processes and journeys with the aim of improving fundraiser loyalty and net income.
• To deliver our portfolio of national sporting events through 3rd party event organisers, and lead on the event management of these, including recruitment, supporter care, race-day logistics and post-race receptions.
• Recruit and brief volunteers for national challenge events and ensure that they adhere to War Child’s standards when representing War Child.
• Support the monthly income reconciliation business processes for the C&C area, working closely with the Supporter Care Assistant and data team to ensure all income is reconciled accurately and on time.
• Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to WCUK’s Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk Policies.

Reporting to:  Head of Events and Ambassador Manager (dual reporting line)

Background

One of Willow’s key income streams is its events programme.  The programme includes:  The London Football Awards, The Willow Ball, The Willow Shoot, and The Willow Golf Classic.  The Special Events & Supporter Engagement team also offers support to a host of events held in aid of Willow (Key Third Party events).   All of the Willow events and the large majority of the Key Third Party (KTP) events require a mix of amongst others; celebrity support, copywriting and auction management. 

Job purpose

• To provide and/or oversee logistical, practical and administrative support across key responsibilities including:
• Auction management – research, idea generation, securement and fulfilment of auction items for Willow and KTP events. 

• Celebrity management – support the development of the charity’s Ambassador Strategy and management of celebrity supporters.
• Copywriting for written events/auction materials
• Manage relationships with and steward auction donors and winners.
• To lead on the delivery of a new event in the Willow events calendar, with support from the Head of Special Events and Supporter Engagement

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Auction

• To maintain Willow’s prize stock and keep records of all prize allocation and fulfillment.
• To carry out research and source auction prizes for Willow and KTP events.
• To maintain existing and establish new relationships with donors to fulfil auction/ prize requirements.
• To produce written copy and source images for event/ auction literature and branded materials.
• To prepare, package and load prizes for events as well as manage auction set up at venues. 
• To support volunteer involvement with the auction at events
• To facilitate post event thank you communications and support the fulfilment of auction prizes – liaising with prize winners and donors to arrange experiences and/or collections and deliveries
• To steward auction donors and prize winners, including regular communications and impact reporting

Events & Communications

• To play an active role in the development of new initiatives to include social, sport, art and music campaigns and events.
• To prepare biographies for contributing celebrities and sporting legends in key activities and support requests for written copy for general communications.
• To work collaboratively with third party event organisers to ensure that Willow maximises all fundraising and promotional opportunities whilst managing expectations of charity support and involvement in line with income levels.
• To represent Willow at key third party events and where appropriate speak on behalf of the charity, assist with the fundraising activities and manage any volunteer support.

Ambassadors and Celebrities

• To support the delivery of sports personalities and celebrities required to meet the calendar of Willow events
• To assist in the procurement and fulfillment of celebrity auction prizes
• To assist with maintaining ambassador and celebrity relationships, ensuring Willow demonstrate good practice management of all ambassadors and celebrity supporters (assisting with stewardship and delivering on communication plans e.g. sending newsletters, annual report, personalised communications)
• To support with the fulfillment of challenging Special Days
• To support with event logistics – arranging travel/accommodation and producing information/confirmation packs
• To maintain up to date and accurate information of celebrity support on RE (ensuring all data/communications are logged on RE)
• To work collaboratively with other teams to ensure that the charity fulfills all its wider celebrity, communications and auction commitments

General responsibilities:

• To work with the Head of Special Events and Supporter Engagement to follow the Event Supporter stewardship plan for those supporters attending events, providing auction prizes, or auction prize winners with regular communications, following a schedule of stewardship activities
• To be aware of wider developments and trends that could feed in to and benefit our events programme and auction portfolio.
• To maintain and develop relationships with external suppliers ensuring all suppliers work to agreed terms and conditions, within deadlines and on budget
• To maintain good practice in the use of the Willow database, Raiser’s Edge (training will be given), ensuring that all auction and celebrity information is recorded accurately to allow for excellent supporter care and accurate analysis of auction performance.
• To maintain a confidential, sensitive and discrete approach to personal, sensitive and organisational information
• To adopt a flexible approach and undertake any other tasks reasonably required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Degree level or equivalent
• An interest in sport, current affairs and/or celebrity culture
• Adept with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven project management experience
• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines, often working to multiple deadlines
• Experience of working with suppliers
• Delivery of high quality supporter and donor care, through ongoing contact and communication (stewardship)
• Experience of managing budgets

Desirable

• Previous experience of CRM databases, ideally Raisers Edge, although training will be given
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders to meet income targets
• Experience of working with celebrities

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Confident and articulate, able to build successful, mutually beneficial relationship with internal and external audiences.
• Strong ability to prioritise tasks under pressure and solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work on a number of different projects simultaneously.
• Organised, pro-active self-starter, capable of taking initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, with exemplary grammar and spelling, who places high value on attention to detail.
• Good influencing and negotiation skills.
• Respect for and ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Good level of numeracy

Other

Essential

• Positive, energetic and able to enthuse
• Flexible and proactive problem solver
• Takes personal responsibility for and remains focused on delivering results and achieving objectives, overcoming problems and frustrations
• Genuine commitment to the work and services of Willow

Desirable

• Empathy with the cause and knowledge of issues faced by young adults facing serious illness.

Special Conditions

Essential

• Able to work irregular (unsociable) hours and weekends where necessary.

Desirable

• Own car and current driving licence

We’re looking for a Campaigns and Digital Officer to join an impactful and creative team at
Reprieve, alongside another Campaigns and Digital Officer and the Head of Campaigns and
Digital. Together, this team is responsible for engaging and growing the Reprieve community
online and enabling those activists to take action to support and fund Reprieve’s casework
around the world. The team is also responsible for establishing the supporter base and US
digital presence of Reprieve’s sister organisation Reprieve US.

You will be joining at a very exciting time. Reprieve has invested in the growth and capacity
of this team, ensuring it has the tools, expertise, budget and flexibility needed to be at the
forefront of digital mobilisation, campaigning and fundraising.

We believe the sharp rise in online giving over the last two years is a testament to the team’s
engaging digital campaigns that create meaningful real-world change. The team brought in
over £800,000 in 2020, accounting for 23% of Reprieve’s total annual income in 2020 and a
26% increase on digital fundraising income in 2019. In 2021, the team have ambitious
targets. They are aiming to raise £1 million in 2021 through a mixture of regular and one-off
donations by the end of this year. This target is shared across the team and allows each
member of the team to focus on creative, engaging and impactful campaigns that inspire
people across the Reprieve and Reprieve US communities.

The post holder will be an integral part of the Campaigns and Digital team. You will be
confident about lead generation campaigning. You will be creative about and inspired by
campaigning for justice on behalf of Reprieve clients. And you will be effective in supporting
the team to fundraise to meet the £1 million target by the end of this year.

You will be a positive person and have a great ability to multitask and prioritise a busy
workload, a willingness to muck in on all tasks big and small, humility and a passion for
Reprieve’s work. Even if you don’t always know the answer, you will be capable of
proactively obtaining it from the Head of Campaigns and Digital as well as colleagues across
the wider organisation.

For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description.

Garden BirdWatch Manager

BTO Garden BirdWatch is a citizen science project that empowers its community of participants to collect valuable data on gardens and their wildlife through a weekly survey.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to drive forward the next phase of Garden BirdWatch development. Working closely with other staff from across the organisation the successful candidate will help to develop the survey, broaden its participant community and seek new opportunities to increase participation.

You will be qualified to degree level or above in a biological science, have a sound knowledge of UK garden birds and other wildlife, intermediate data handling and analytical skills, the ability to lead a small team, and proven experience of engaging and inspiring people to participate in citizen science or similar volunteer projects.

This is a permanent, full-time post based at the BTO’s HQ in Thetford, Norfolk.

WHAT YOU WILL DELIVER

SURVEY MANAGEMENT

- Responsible for the development, design and delivery of Garden Ecology surveys (Garden BirdWatch, Garden Bird Feeding Surveys, Garden Wildlife Health) in line with BTO’s strategic goals for participation, communication and science, including:
- ensuring the integrity of data;
- developing clear instructions and materials;
- designing and maintaining systems and procedures for data administration, and handling, analysis and archiving, using databases and statistical packages;
- maximising opportunities for participation and developing people’s knowledge of birds;
- providing quality, relevant feedback on survey results and the use of the data;
- Ensuring day-to-day compliance with data protection legislation.
- Provide Garden Ecology expertise, and answer advanced queries from volunteers and members of the public about birds and other garden wildlife.
- Manage workloads of the Supporter Development Officers (GBW).
- Ensure optimal use and support of the GBW Ambassador Network and its integration into the wider BTO volunteer network
- Responsibility for the preparation of the Garden Ecology budget, and overall control of expenditure.

CROSS TEAM WORKING

- Work closely with the Supporter Team, Head of Surveys, and survey organisers, to ensure that the garden bird projects optimally recruit and retain BTO members and fieldworkers in line with the BTO strategy.
- Work with colleagues in Information Systems (IS) to plan adequate computing resources as the project grows and ensure correct archiving and security of associated data.
- Work with the Website Manager and Website Editor to update Garden BirdWatch web pages, liaising with and commissioning the IS Team to develop interactive pages.
- Oversee the development and management of interactive applications for one-off or other garden-based surveys.
- Work with the Fundraising Team and other staff to integrate science, engagement and fundraising messages and to optimise generation of appeal income from garden bird project volunteers.

RESEARCH

- Support research into garden birds and other wildlife, including analysis of the BTO GBW and GBFS datasets, collaborating closely with colleagues in the Science department, through a work programme developed in consultation with a Garden Ecology Steering Group
- Representing the BTO’s garden bird research programme at conferences, seminars and meetings and in discussion with external academics and conservationists at all levels.
- Research, develop and support additional research projects to answer further questions about garden bird ecology through the Garden BirdWatch community, working with other staff to ensure that the results of such work are used effectively and presented appropriately.
- Seek partnership opportunities to deliver research into garden birds and other wildlife. This also includes promoting the value of the GBW dataset and participant network to other researchers.

PROMOTION AND ADVOCACY

- Work with the Communications Team to ensure the survey and its results are promoted widely, including the generation of press releases and writing of articles. Working proactively with journalists, authors and influencers to maximise public profile for the project, including radio and TV appearances.
- Represent BTO at appropriate external meetings and workshops or as part of external working groups.
- Contribute to garden-related publications to promote the results of Garden BirdWatch and to educate, inform and engage survey participants.
- Give talks and presentations about Garden BirdWatch and the mission of the BTO to all sizes of audience and at all levels, involving extensive travel in the British Isles.
- Work with Head of Surveys and Head of Engagement in the design, planning and running of conferences and other events (e.g. regional GBW conferences).
- To undertake such other duties as may be required.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE POST

- Qualified to degree level or above in a biological science, ideally with some garden ecology focus.
- A broad and sound knowledge of UK garden birds and other wildlife.
- Intermediate data handling and analytical skills, and expected to learn basic use of SAS and R, mapping programs and the basic use and creation of SQL to interrogate and update an Oracle database.
- Ability to lead a small team, and to motivate and inspire staff and volunteers
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts to a broad range of audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative and inclusive way.
- Personal drive and enthusiasm.
- Proven experience of recruiting, engaging and inspiring people to participate in citizen science or similar volunteer projects.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

- A salary of £27,421 rising to £30,468 over two years
- Annual leave entitlement on starting is 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time).
- Life assurance (four times salary)
- 11% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on BTO books
- Flexible working and social events.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on Tuesday 04 May.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held remotely on Friday 14 May.

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