About Young Enterprise

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast moving, youth focused, charity and play a crucial role in enabling the charity to deliver innovative and exciting education programmes in partnership with a diverse range of private sector organisations that will inspire the next generation.

About the role
This is a maternity cover role on a fixed one year contract. We are looking for someone to help to build an exciting pipeline of innovative corporate partnerships. After recent successes in the team, there is space to think creatively, diversify our offer and craft bespoke partnerships that will have maximum impact for young people at a critical time in the post-pandemic recovery.

The right candidate will support work on crafting a specific six-figure strategic ask for our flagship enterprise programme, working with members of YE’s senior leadership team. The candidate will work closely with the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Senior Partnerships Manager, and will also be supported by a Development Executive working across New Business and Account Management.

YE’s partnerships offer focuses on a rich and diverse range of volunteering opportunities, bespoke strategic education projects and programme sponsorship opportunities. YE partner with several leading Financial Services organisations, including high-value and multi-year partnerships, so there is real scope for this role to have a real impact and help YE bring in new partners.

Who we are looking for
We are seeking an experienced corporate fundraiser who enjoys scoping and crafting innovative projects and successfully building a pipeline of potential funders in a variety of sectors.

YE does not deliver COY/employee fundraising partnerships, so we are ideally looking for someone with experience of building partnerships focused around volunteer engagement and/or strategic projects, but we will consider candidates with transferable skills.

Experience within the education or training sector preferable but not necessary.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description. If this role appeals - we'd love to hear from you!

Salary: S01-SP32a £34,074 including Inner London Weighting
Contract: Fixed term until December 2022
Hours: 37.5 hours p/w - 5 days/week
Reports to: Data and Evaluation Manager

Getting the right mental health support to people matters more than ever. Mind CHWF are seeking a dynamic, community development focused project manager to support local grassroots organisations to contribute to addressing mental health challenges in minoritized groups.

Role summary and context statement

You will be working as part of the management team supporting the City and Hackney Wellbeing Network, a network of 9 local specialist mental health support providers.

In response to the Pandemic widening health inequalities, we are expanding the Network to enable specialist support for specific minoritized groups, through supporting non mental health specialist community organisations to join the Network.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the new partner organisations to join the network, including building their capacity to manage contracts, KPIs and evaluation.

The organisation offers opportunities for learning and development and supports a collaborative and creative working environment. This is an opportunity for a motivated individual with initiative, excellent IT, organisation and leadership skills who wishes to be part of an innovative and diverse service contribute to an innovative approach to reducing health inequities.

Accountabilities/Duties/Tasks

Project Management

Onboard partners through mentoring, completing a Readiness Check, set up of KPIS, reporting and appropriate outcomes measures.

Supporting with our core Wellbeing Network training (doing this as a accelerated programme).

Monthly reviews with partners.

Supporting pathway development with partners.
Data collation and evaluation.

Communicate key service changes, produce guidance, training to support teams and frontline staff.
Support service evaluation.

The deadline for applications is the 28th November 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via Breathe HR, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

Join a team which has unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights.

This is an exciting and varied role that will put you at the centre of the development of the Foundation’s work, collaborating with our teams delivering Journalism, Media Development, TrustLaw, and Convening Initiatives. You will play a proactive role working on the development and delivery of strategic partnerships with the private sector, optimising opportunities for partnerships, supporting the development of proposals and facilitating effective sharing and learning across all teams.

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join the Business Development team in London to develop and secure high value corporate partnerships. The post has a reporting line to the Head of Sponsorships and Partnerships.

About the Role

As our Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships, you will:

• Work closely with both the Head of Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships and the Director of Development to pro-actively seek out new and develop existing partnerships with companies and corporate foundations across multiple sectors to meet the income objectives of the Foundation’s strategy, prioritising £100k plus opportunities.

• Produce compelling, and clear proposals to prospective corporate supporters

• Move prospects through the stages of the business development process, including negotiation and close to secure the best contract value and income for TRF

• Grow relationships at all levels within corporations and international organisations to create deeper sustainable partnerships, leveraging opportunities for stewardship and cultivation from across Foundation activities, coordinating as required with Programmes Team and implementation teams across the Foundation to identify those donors/clients who require additional stewardship or support

• Participate in the account management and stewardship of corporate supporters by working closely with the Head of Sponsorships and Partnerships and the Programmes team to ensure the Foundation is meeting contractual obligations

• Actively network to build the profile and reputation of the Foundation

To be our Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships, you will likely have:

• Proven commercial acumen in the charity or international development sector

• Confident sales and negotiation skills with evidence of successful acquisition of new multi year corporate partnerships worth £100,000 plus in value and sponsorship partners for campaigns, products or services

• A mindset that is resilient, target driven, proactive and creative with an ability to cope with high pressure projects and work environments and find solutions to problems when they arise

• Excellent Relationship management skills

• Experience of developing value propositions with ability to quickly understand complex information and communicate to non-experts

• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds

• Exceptional organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail on candidates’ minimum knowledge, skill, ability qualifications for the role

How to apply?

• The deadline for applications is 23:59 EAT on 10th December 2021. 

• To apply for this position, submit your CV and cover letter in English describing how you meet the specifications for this role and provide your availability to start.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

• Please be advised that the salary depends on the experience.

What’s in it For You?

At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.

• A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.

• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.

• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.

• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

FBB is one of the leading educational charities and youth brands in the UK. Established in 2014, we have undergone impressive growth in the past couple of years and are now at an exciting stage of our journey. We support young people who are passionate about football but disengaged at school, in order to help them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood. We do this by providing long-term, intensive support, built around relationships and young people’s passions, in the classroom and beyond.

We are an asset-based organisation with a view that all our support must build from a young person’s strengths and passions. We are commissioned by schools to support students who are at risk of exclusion to re-engage with learning and develop positive relationships with peers and adults. We currently work with 1,500 students who are 12 to 16 years old across 99 school programmes in Greater Manchester, London, Kent and Essex. Alongside this, we have built strong partnerships with a host of reputable brands including Nike, Gillette, the
English FA, and Salesforce.

FBB is looking for a talented individual to help manage and grow these partnerships, to drive forward our ambitious plans to become the leading specialist charity for disengaged young people across the UK. We are looking for a Partnerships Manager with relationships management experience who represents the diversity of our local community. The successful candidate will manage relationships with our existing partners and look
to expand our networks further. Though experience of charitable fundraising is helpful, it is by no means essential. We are looking for someone with a track record of building successful long-term relationships, regardless of which sector you have previously worked in.

Key Responsibilities:
● Deliver and grow a portfolio of FBB’s corporate partnerships to generate income
and engagement.
● Build and maintain new partnership opportunities, using new business tools and
processes to maximise long and short-term income generation for the charity.
● Ensure delivery plans, KPIs and agreements are in place for all partnerships.
● Deliver planned partnership activations, communication and reporting in a timely
and professional fashion, always aiming to exceed expectations and targets.
● Liaise regularly with relevant internal teams to ensure partnership objectives are
achieved e.g. Programmes and Finance Departments.
● Represent FBB at partner meetings, presentations and events.
● Ensure cultivation plans are in place and executed for all partnerships, with the
view of extending length, remit and value.
● Provide excellent stewardship to each corporate contact, giving them a first-class
experience of FBB.
● Work with colleagues across the organisation to leverage FBB assets and build
strong and creative partnership proposals to target CSR teams and Marketing
teams.

● Ensure income and activity is recorded according to FBB’s policy and
procedures.
● Ensure all partnership activities comply with Fundraising Regulator guidelines,
GDPR, VAT and other legal requirements. Contribute to the wider Account
Management and Corporate Partnerships strategies, including taking on
management of special projects as and when required.

Person Specification:

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

● Experience building relationships with
an extensive network of partners
● A commitment to generating
opportunities that improve the lives of
young people, including non
income-generating benefits such as
advocacy, volunteering and
networking
● Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
● Commitment to FBB’s Values
● Experience of working to targets
● Effective processes for managing a
caseload of donors
● Written competencies

Desirable

● Knowledge of professional fundraising
(Major Gifts, Legacy Giving and
Community Fundraising)
● An interest in football
● Experience with a CRM and/or data to
effectively manage donors (especially
Salesforce)

TO APPLY:

Please submit a covering letter on the following 3 areas: 

1. Why are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their goals both at school and in wider life? 

2. Why do you want to do this job and work for FBB? 

3. How do your skills and experience relate to the role advertised?

Please also submit a CV that includes:

● Personal details including current address, contact details and N.I number.

● Education and Training history including details of all qualifications.

● Details of 2 referees, including your current employer. 

● A description of your employment history, including reasons for leaving a post and explanations for any employment gaps.

Recruitment process
FBB is committed to adopting a safe recruitment process and follows the NSPCC safer
recruitment procedures that have safeguarding at their heart and aim to discourage
unsuitable applicants.
The successful applicant will be expected to comply with all of FBB policies, in
particular:
● Equality and Diversity
● Health and Safety
● Safeguarding
Disclosure
The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Shortlisting, interviews and reference checking
Only those applicants who meet the right criteria will be taken through to the interview
stage.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. References from the previous and current
employer may be taken up for shortlisted candidates. Please let us know about the
sensitivity of taking up references prior to an interview.

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser who is passionate about making education fair for every child. This is a critical role in the Partnerships Team at Teach First and will suit a strategic thinker with brilliant relationship skills. The Partnerships team at Teach First manages over £4m of the charity’s voluntary income. We work with over 35 businesses from a variety of sectors from finance to fashion. The team is focused on growing long-term strategic relationships with our partners to meet our annual fundraising targets, so that we can recruit great teachers, develop brilliant leaders and support thriving schools.

As Partnerships Manager, you will oversee corporate accounts, many from the FTSE 100 and you will be responsible for managing and growing their income.  As a creative person you will thrive on delivering memorable donor experiences. We are looking for two Partnerships Managers to join our team.

• Do you have proven experience of Partnership Management with a track record of growing your own accounts and/or supporting senior fundraisers to do so?
• Can you network and develop relationships at all levels?
• Do you have persuasive verbal and written communication skills?
• Do you have initiative and the flexibility to deal with multiple tasks / multiple internal and external stakeholder needs?
• Are you confident in project management including project design, planning and delivery?
• Are you a strong team-player able to work with both national and regional teams?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Partnerships Manager.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

Do you want to lead a high-value fundraising team?

This is a truly exciting role within the Eve Appeal and has responsibility across our high-value fundraising mix – comprising of high-net-worth individuals, businesses and trusts & foundations. We have made incremental gains across these areas of work over the past two years and this is a truly exciting time to come on board, influence the programme and help take us take them to the next level.

In this role you will have direct responsibility for many relationships within high-net-worth fundraising, working closely with the Director of Fundraising. You will build relationships with numerous businesses – including many in health, beauty and retail – and support the Partnerships Officer in stewarding and cultivating these relationships. And you will support the Trusts and Foundations Officer to secure new and repeat grant income.

Your direct line reports (1.6 FTE) are both strong and experienced fundraisers in their functions and are actively driving the programme forward with new ideas and approaches. They will flourish further with an empowering manager who can support them to deliver to their highest level.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a high-performing team, a culture open to change, new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to delivering the best fundraising we can.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change.  No formal qualifications are needed for this role, charity sector experience is not essential, and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply.

This role could suit a proven high-value fundraising manager (from one or more areas of high-value fundraising), an officer looking to step up, or someone with transferrable skills gained in partnerships, marketing or sales roles looking to make the step into fundraising in the charity sector. We work on a hybrid basis - our office is there for anyone who works best in that environment, and staff can work from home if this suits them best outside of essential business needs for face-to-face meetings with supporters, potential partners and the wider team.

Please review the job description and person specification before applying. When you are ready please submit an up-to-date CV and a covering letter (maximum two sides of A4) clearly explaining your suitability for the role as per the person specification.

Role Profile:  Partnership Manager

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK’s first social investment organisations which has provided over £0.5billion worth of loans and grants to thousands of charities and social enterprises all across the UK in its 20-year history.

We specialise in helping organisations become more resilient and sustainable so that they are in the best place to grow and increase their impact in our communities where the need is greatest. 

At SIB we want our team to represent the diversity of the people and communities that we serve.  We also want our organisation to be one where different backgrounds, experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.  This means that when recruiting we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates.  It also means that we are happy to make changes to the recruitment process and to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential candidates may have as a future employee of SIB in order to reach their full potential.

Our Values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

About the Role

Reporting to a member of the relationship management team this exciting role sits in our investment team, identifying, targeting and building a network of relevant organisations, encouraging applications from the widest possible range to our funding programmes, featuring loans and grants.

It is central to our outreach, building relationships with well-connected umbrella organisations rooted in communities up and down the UK, and supporting them to introduce charities and social enterprises to the right kind of funding. Our ambition is to have the best and widest ranging set of partner networks, nurturing our existing relationships and building new ones.

At the start of 2022 SIB will be launching a programme to provide dedicated funding and support to  Black and Minority-Led organisations. Part of this role will involve working with partners who have great expertise, experience and reach into those communities

As well as the external perspective, it will involve leveraging the great experience across our organisation, working across our Teams to identify new opportunities. 

You will balance managing a healthy and high-performing pipeline of applications with nurturing relationships with our broker network.

Key responsibilities

1. Identifying, targeting and building a network of relevant organisations, and supporting them to introduce a wide range of charities and social enterprises to our funding programmes, featuring loans and grants.

2. Work with partners to bring our funding to organisations in communities throughout the UK including those that have been historically underserved by funders.

3. Undertake initial eligibility screening of funding applications against eligibility criteria and where appropriate introduce them to a relationship manager to fully assess.

4. Balance your time managing a healthy pipeline of funding applications from charities and social enterprises with nurturing relationships with our partner and introducer networks.

5. Track and report on referred funding applications internally and externally.

6. Attend and present at external events and webinars.

7. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.

8. Contribute to the knowledge management, equality, diversity and inclusion and learning priorities in SIB’s strategy and support the implementation and delivery of the strategy.

9. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

· Exceptional presentation skills

· Excellent customer service skills

· Great at building relationships

· Flexible approach to taking on and adapting to new and changing projects

· Ability to thrive in a target-driven environment and strive to stretch expectations

· Past or current experience of working in a customer facing sales role

· Ability to work using own initiative, managing and planning own workload, making informed decisions with minimal supervision

· Excellent oral and written communication and Influencing skills that can be adapted for a variety of audiences

· Knowledge or interest in the funding of organisations or businesses

· Commitment to equalities and customer care

· Actively contribute to and enjoy being part of a team

· Experience of providing products, services or support to minoritised ethnic communities

Desirable competencies

· Track record of generating new loan and/or grant applications through building external relationships

Reward package

In addition to salary, SIB offer a generous rewards package which includes:

· Hybrid working

· Annual leave of 25 days per year plus bank holidays

· Birthday leave

· Group life assurance – Death in service scheme which pays three times annual salary

· EAP & WeCare – confidential counselling, wellbeing, GP & information services

· Perkbox – free access to over 200 exclusive perks

· Wellbeing benefit

· Remote Working benefit

· Access to training, personal and professional development

· Digital Detox afternoons

· Cycle scheme

· Volunteering and visits – the opportunity to volunteer at or visit one of the many charities and social enterprises we support.

· Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

About

Established for over 10 years, Drive Forward Foundation is an award-winning charity that enables care-experienced young people between the ages of 13-26 to achieve their full potential through education and training, sustainable employment and a career of their own choice.

The Strategic Partnerships Manager is part of the senior management team at Drive Forward Foundation overseeing the Corporate Engagement and Mentoring team. The aim of the Corporate Engagement and Mentoring team is to build a pipeline to sustained and fulfilling employment for care-experienced young people through ring fenced employment opportunities and a range of activities including career insight sessions, work experience, internship opportunities and access to a professional mentor. The Strategic Partnership Manager is responsible for developing a team strategy that is in line with the overall organisation’s strategy and to line manage the Head of Corporate Engagement and Head of Mentoring. They are also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with employers as well as developing new and innovative ways of working. 

Salary: £35-£39k p.a.

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy:

• Develop and implement a strategy for corporate partnerships and mentoring according to the needs and skills of care-experienced young people.
• Devise new and innovative ways to work with employers to create fulfilling employment opportunities for care-experienced young people.
• Attend monthly meetings with the Senior Management team to discuss planning, operations and charity vision.
• Understand the organization as a whole and ensure the corporate engagement and mentoring initiatives feed into wider activities within Drive Forward.
• Keep up to date with relevant employment and social responsibility trends that are relevant to Drive Forward’s work.
• Keep up to date of the wider context, policy changes and issues affecting care-experienced young people.

Partnerships Management

• Manage and grow partnerships with employers in a range of sectors and across different partnership streams.
• Work with the other members of the team to create ring-fenced employment opportunities for young people
• Oversee the Civil Service Internship Scheme and replicate the scheme across other public services including local authority partners and NHS.
• Gather feedback from events and opportunities to inform future practice.
• Run the Partner Steering Group with the Head of Corporate Engagement.
• Work with Head of Mentoring to identify mentoring needs and recruit mentors from partnership base.

Person Specification

• Experience of successfully sourcing ring-fenced employment opportunities.
• Experience of working with corporate partners and building strong partnerships.
• Ability to deliver engaging presentations to corporate clients about the benefits of engaging with DFF’s young people.
• An excellent communicator.
• An innovative and creative individual who strives for the best outcomes and opportunities for our beneficiaries.
• Passionate about social mobility and changing outcomes for care-experienced young people.
• Skilled at innovating service delivery and increasing networks.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to develop and implement new ideas and strategies.
• Credible and authentic leader.
• Track record of leading, motivating and developing a talented team.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and complexity with autonomy.
• Confident in the use of databases and MI systems to monitor and evaluate performance effectively.

Do you have experience of identifying and building strategic partnerships within research? Would you like the opportunity to build a world-leading partnerships portfolio at a large funder of research in children’s health? If so, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The Partnerships & Development Lead will be responsible for identifying and working with new partners (industry, government and charity) to lead on the development of new opportunities and initiatives, in the discovery and preclinical space. Strategic partnerships are a key area of focus for the charity moving forward, and the postholder will be responsible for identifying, supporting and, where necessary, co-ordinating national and international collaboration on relevant strategic priorities.

About the Team

This exciting role sits within the Impact and Charitable Programmes Department. The team is responsible for ensuring charitable funding supports high quality projects, for monitoring and evaluating funded projects, and providing support to fundraising teams with information on the projects the charity funds.

About You

You will be a creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial self-starter with proven experience of developing and getting projects off the ground, from concept / ideas to delivery and evaluation. You will also be able to lead and deliver on large projects, with appropriate support, and work closely with important senior external and internal stakeholders.

Specifically, you will have:

An advanced research degree (PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent work experience
Experience in leading the planning and delivery of projects within research management, for example, at a grant funder, academic institution, or clinical / commercial environment
Ability to demonstrate experience of strategic partnership development and management within a research organisation
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good working relationships

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 5th January.

Ref: 105 001

Great opportunity to work for an amazing animal charity across both major donors and partnerships.

TPP Fundraising and Development team are currently on the search for a Partnerships and Major Donor Manager to secure core funding for the charity by focusing on developing new business. You will work from a mix of their London offices as well as remotely and would be open to part time applications.

Job title: Partnerships and Major Donor Manager
Charity type: Animal:
Salary: Circa £40,000
Location: mix of London office and remotely working

Working as the Partnerships and Major Donor Manager you will manage the delivery of their fundraising strategy to secure income from major donors as well as corporate partnerships. Day to day you will manage the relationships of existing corporate funders as well as development new business. On key responsibility of their role is the development and management of their employee fundraising products, this will include launching, marketing collateral and project managing this from end to end. You will also have duties including developing prospect pipelines, delivering presentations, and designing corporate marketing.

They are looking for the ideal candidate to have experience within a fundraising position, specific focus around major donor and/or corporate partnerships. You will have experience of developing a new business pipeline, successfully pitching to secure their funding as well. You will be able to demonstrate experience of account management and relationship management skills.

If you feel you have the experience they are looking for and you are interested in hearing more then apply within.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Partnerships Manager - Strategic Partnerships (non-commercial)

Salary: £32 - 38,000 per annum

Contract Length: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (Flexible working options available)

Location: Stratford, London, based (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: Wednesday 15th December 2021 11:59

Application Method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we are using Anonymous CVs through our recruitment portal. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the 'Work History' section of the application form and that you have answered the application questions. You will be asked to upload a CV, but we will not be using this as part of the shortlisting process, and it will therefore not be reviewed. We would like you to submit a covering letter online in the text box provided. Please include your motivations for applying for the role and how you feel your skills and experience are a good match.

Are you experienced in managing and leading on projects? Do you have strong relationship management and analytical skills and are looking to help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity within our Strategic Partnerships team for a Partnerships Manager to come on board and lead on various projects and non-commercial partnerships. The team sits within our Research and Innovation directorate and focuses on identifying and securing new collaborations that support the delivery of CRUK's research strategy.

What will I be doing?

Within this role you will work across multiple levels within the charity to support delivery of our research partnership agenda. You will provide project management across segments of the Strategic Partnerships portfolio, through a team supporting business development, execution and relationship management.

This role could suit a project manager or pipeline manager who has worked in a scientific environment, whether that's a commercial organisation, academia or another charity. Or you could have project management or partnership experience with an interest in science and research.

Full job description (please contact us if you would like this in an accessible format)

Make an impact every day by:

• Working across internal and external environments to build and maintain an awareness of the competitive and collaborative non-commercial research funding landscape, summarised in a format that facilitates our internal and external activities

• Supporting the Strategic Partnerships function, including the Head and Senior Managers, through development of key project plans, briefing documents and landscaping analysis for the key stakeholders.

• Supporting business development activities, in partnership with others, to identify new opportunities and help build and foster new relationships through partnership management and preparation of business plans and proposal documents.

• Developing and maintaining coordinated plans for ongoing engagement and communications with the non-commercial research funding community, including medical research charities and government agencies, including fostering of relationships across organisations at multiple levels

• Being viewed as a point of contact for a selection of external partner organisations; responsible for management of information and intelligence by establishing and maintaining non-commercial contacts and sharing information with the wider team and directorate as appropriate.

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role:

• Experience of managing and delivering projects in a complex stakeholder environment.

• Analytic skills and demonstrable ability to grasp and analyse complex information quickly

• Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (ideally in a scientific discipline)

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all of our roles wherever possible. For the majority of our office-based roles you'll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average.

You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

*This role is known internally as Project Manager - Strategic Partnerships (Non-Commercial)

Reports to: Partnerships Lead

Start Date: January 2022

Location: Home-based, with regular working days in London

Contract: Fixed-term January to July 2022

Salary: £28k-£32k per annum depending on experience and qualifications (+11% employer pension contribution)

About Now Teach

Our long-term vision is a world where children benefit because talented people, who’ve already had successful careers, become teachers, and bring their skills and experiences to the schools that need them most. We support Now Teachers, training providers, schools, and the wider education system to realise the full potential of career-changers in education.

Career-changers bring new experiences into the classroom. We offer Now Teachers one-to-one support, alongside a comprehensive structured programme helping them change career successfully. This support continues after they’ve completed their training, and the Now Teach Network is there to help make the most of their experience and skills as career-changers.

Our work helps Now Teachers stay in teaching: our retention rate is almost twice the national average for 40–65-year-olds. Over 90% of our cohort are satisfied or very satisfied with the support they get from Now Teach.

We have a strong brand, a robust, efficient selection process, and a programme of wrap around support that has been honed over five cohorts. Since 2016, over 11,000 people have expressed interest in joining the Now Teach network and we have recruited over 500 career changers with significant industry experience into teaching. In September 2021, we welcomed our largest cohort of trainees and have plans to grow this number year on year.

Having successfully been awarded DfE funding to expand our work across the whole of England we now require a fixed-term contract Partnerships Project Manager. They will help promote our brand, identify potential partners and develop relationships with schools, training providers and other organisations within the education sector in our new regions.

We are looking for a team orientated, driven and committed person to help us meet new goals, increase our Network and create more impact in schools.

Working at Now Teach

“The workplace culture is extremely friendly, collaborative and supportive. It is full of people that want to do their best work and enable colleagues to do their best work but to have a pleasant time while doing so. There is also a training budget, good line management and plenty of room for people to take responsibility.” (Team member, Apr 2021)

Our people join and stay because they value Now Teach’s flexibility, close-knit team culture and social purpose. 33% of employees at all levels of the organisation work part-time and everyone works flexibly, with time off in lieu part of our standard working practices.

We are a small, collaborative, and supportive charity of around 20 people. We are non-hierarchical, with 95% of our people believing their line managers listen and value their opinions and people of all levels getting stuck in. We set clear expectations and celebrate the successes of teams and individuals. 100% of our employees are proud to work at Now Teach, 100% think Now Teach is considerate of their wellbeing and 90% of them would actively recommend Now Teach as an employer.

Our culture is central to us encouraging and supporting people into teaching. Without our positive, honest, and flexible approach we wouldn’t be able to adapt to meet the needs of Now Teachers. We have been named as one of Working Mums’ Top Employers and Escape The City’s Top 100 Employers in 2020. We have won awards for our Culture, Flexible Working and Excellence in Public Service. As well as flexible working and a great culture, we offer 28 days annual leave per year, which includes 3 days for Christmas closure (25th Dec-1st January) and a generous 11% pension contribution.

Role Overview

We are looking for a positive, collaborative, and motivated Partnerships Project Manager who is committed to Now Teach’s vision. We work to attract, recruit, and help retain career changers in secondary school teaching.

Our new team member will work alongside the Partnerships Lead to raise awareness of Now Teach, target, and develop partnerships with schools and training providers in our new regions. They will enjoy the challenge of creating new relationships and being innovative in the education sector. It’s a fantastic – and important – time to join Now Teach as we step change to a nationwide charity.

Role Description

• Work closely with the Partnership Lead to project manage our growth into new regions in England
• Research and pro-actively seek out new partnerships with training providers and schools
• Work with our comms team to promote our brand through numerous channels e.g., social media, relevant publications, newsletters
• Seek out and attend possible events, networks, and initiatives we should be involved in, to grow the awareness of Now Teach amongst our target partner audience
• Lead our partnerships with tutoring organisations and support our school experience initiatives
• Act as an ambassador for the organisation, proactively identifying and building relationships with likeminded organisations to develop potential alliances in the future
• Increase the appeal of working with Now Teach whilst moving prospective partners through from general awareness to partnership
• Create compelling and clear communication to potential and existing partners at all stages
• Work closely with the Partnership team so we increase the likelihood of our Now Teachers having the best possible training environment
• Help maintain and develop existing partner relationships
• Become an expert in the teacher training market and stay up to speed in educational trends and developments more broadly
• Maintain dashboards & reports on our database (Salesforce), ensuring data is accurate and insightful
• Work collaboratively with other teams across Now Teach ensuring we are aligned in this moment of step change to recruit and retain England-wide.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will:

• Understand and be committed to children’s outcomes not being determined by their backgrounds and appreciate the impact teachers and Now Teach can make
• Have proven experience at building relationships with Training Providers and Schools and solid knowledge of the education landscape for ITT
• Be naturally motivated to deliver their projects with high quality so we recruit and retain even more career changers into teaching
• Get energy from working within a close-knit friendly team and comfortable working independently also
• Have excellent presentation skills, and aptitude for keeping accurate records and reports on a CRM system
• Essential competencies –
• Motivation to Now Teach and education with a sound grasp of the Initial Teacher Training landscape
• Drives projects, proactive and adaptable to achieve results
• A competent, confident decision maker with good judgment
• Exceptionally client focused and great at maintaining relationships with stakeholders
• Confident, resilient communicator with good influencing/selling skills
• Accurate and organised
• Collaborative

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is truly global - we work with schools and universities in countries all over the world from the US to New Zealand and Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our International Diversity Champion, Farhana (details on our website).
 

The role and your key responsibilities

As International Partnerships Lead, your role is to provide world class customer service and support to over 200 international schools in your region. You will be responsible for onboarding our new international schools and supporting our existing international schools to make the most of the Unifrog platform. Solutions and customer service focused, you will make sure that all interactions with Unifrog are prompt, positive and successful.

You will cover the Middle East and Africa region, with the possibility of international travel for conferences and school visits once travel restrictions permit.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Being the first point of contact for our international partner schools in the region.
   
• Responding to queries and supporting schools with making the most of their Unifrog accounts.
   
• Onboarding new schools that join us. You will make sure that they are properly set up on our platform and have a strong plan in place so that they and their students can get the most out of Unifrog.
   
• Helping to improve our onboarding materials and processes using feedback you get from our partners.
   
• Training staff on how to use the platform; this could be a one-to-one phone call, a video meeting with a school’s key Unifrog contacts, a webinar with lots of teachers attending from around the world; or an in person visit to one of our partner schools subject to travel restrictions.
   
• Monitoring and analysing usage across partner schools, identifying schools that need additional support to use the platform effectively.
   
• Working with your partner Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement across the region.
   
• Proactively working to foster a sense of community amongst our Unifrog partners
   

Essential skills and characteristics

• Strong communication skills – written, over the phone and on video calls.
   
• Track record of excellent customer service and relationship management.
   
• Confident working independently but happy to ask for support when it’s needed.
   
• Extremely well organized, with a keen attention to detail
   
• A background and interest in education would be an advantage.
   
• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.

You will be joining a team of highly motivated people who are passionate about our mission of helping students to find the best next step for them after school. If this excites you, you love building relationships, and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, then we’d love to hear from you.
 

Working together

You’ll work alongside an Area Manager in your region, as well as colleagues in our International Partnerships team. You’ll be line managed by our International Partnerships Manager.
 

Key benefits

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
   
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
   
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
   
• Share in company-wide performance bonus.
   
• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
   
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.
   

Key details

• Base salary of £30,000 per annum.
   
• Full-time.
   
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays); the majority of these will need to be taken during school holidays.
   
• Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.
   
• Split your time between home and our office in Hoxton, London (a minimum of 2 days per week).
   
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate. 
   
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Stephen (details on our website).

Application and interview details

• Deadline: Sunday 12th December 2021.
   
• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below:

1. Why do you want to work for Unifrog? (200 words)
    
2. With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (500 words)
    
3. A teacher who has just started using Unifrog gets in touch with the email below. Using our website to guide you, draft an appropriate response (200 words).
   
   ‘Dear Unifrog,
   
   Our school has just signed up to use your platform and I wanted to check some things.
   
   Please could you let me know how your platform could help my student who is applying to US universities? Furthermore, my IT department has asked me to check whether Unifrog is GDPR compliant, and related to that, whether Unifrog is treated as a data controller or a data processor?
   
   Thanks,
   Nick’

• The next stage of the application process will be a short task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
   
• Final interviews will be held by Zoom, w/c 13th December 2021.
   
• We can only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Reporting to: Head of Commissioned Partnerships

Location: Hybrid working: Home and London, W10

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Contract: Permanent 

Benefits:  

• 25 days annual leave pro rata plus public holidays;

• Company electronic devices;

• Competitive pension;

• Excellent opportunities for training and career progression;

• Health insurance.

About Mental Health Innovations
Mental Health Innovations is a charity that uses digital innovation, data-driven analysis and the experience of clinical experts to improve the mental health of the UK population through the provision of digital tools, support and resources. We were founded in November 2017, with the support of The Royal Foundation, following the Heads Together campaign which identified the potential that digital tools offer in supporting people struggling with their mental health. Our mission is to use data-driven analysis, clinical expertise and technological innovation to develop and sustain pioneering digital products and services that meet underserved needs and that improve the mental health of the UK population. Our vision is that everyone in the UK has access to the digital mental health services that they need and can access appropriate, high-quality support quickly and efficiently through the power of technology. 

Diversity and inclusion
Our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive organisation that is representative of the UK population at all levels, including our Board of Trustees, our staff, our volunteers and our beneficiaries. We believe that diversity among our staff will lead us to have a creative and empowered team that can develop and deliver high quality services. We want these services to be known to and accessed by a diverse range of the UK population, including demographics that are underserved by mental health support services.

About Shout 85258

Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. We launched publicly in May 2019 and we’ve had more than 650,000 conversations with people who are anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed and who need immediate support. As a digital service, Shout 85258 has become increasingly critical since Covid-19, being one of the few mental health support services able to operate as normal at this time.

Role context 

The Partnerships Manager role will be working in the Income Team, reporting to the Head of Commissioned Partnerships, and will be responsible for supporting our Keyword Commissioned Partners across the UK. 

The partnership manager role is an important role for the fast-growing Shout commissioned services which works alongside the full range of income generation undertaken by the team. 

Working with the comms and marketing team, and data insight team, the partnership manager will ensure commissioned partners have the support they need to implement, maintain and grow their Shout keyword services to their population.

Commissioned partners will be wide ranging from small discreet third sector organisations, through to corporate organisations and public bodies, with each requiring a differing level of support.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and self-driven individual who can use their initiative pro-actively to further the success of the role and seek out answers and solutions. They will use their organisational skills to maintain a strong overview of all current partnerships, holding and maintaining numerous relationships with external organisational leads, whilst having an eye for detail.

Job Purpose

• To contribute to the teams purpose by providing an effective and successful relationship management and customer service to a portfolio of commissioning organisations 

• To be responsible for ensuring that high standards of customer care are reflected by the team

• To work with the Head of Commissioned Partnerships to develop, manage and review partnership processes and organisation to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of working between internal teams, including data insights, finance, and marketing teams.

• To work with the marketing partnership manager to create and share marketing assets and tools with commissioned partners

• To continue to grow the income generation opportunities through the commissioned keyword services

• To support the Income team in external reporting requirements for the growing number of partners MHI are working with across all sectors.

• To research new opportunities for commissioned partnerships

Key Relationships - Internal

• Reports to Head of Commissioned Partnerships

• Regular liaison and working with all members of the Income Team 

• Builds and maintains working relationships with Finance team, marketing team and data insights team

• Works closely with marketing partnership lead to create bespoke marketing assets for partners, whilst ensuring consistent and efficient support to current commissioned partners

• Liaises with support staff within MHI to organise reporting and updates

Key Relationships – External

• Builds relationships with a portfolio of MHI commissioned partners and their key contacts linked Shout keyword contracts 

• Maintains and builds relationships with other third sector organisations who could benefit from the Shout 85258 service

Main Responsibilities

• As the Partnership manager sits within the Income team,  build relationships with all members of the team, providing regular updates, working with the Head of Commissioned Partnerships to share information to the wider organisation and meeting the professional standards of representing MHI to external parties.
• To coordinate and maintain relationships with multiple partners and assist the Head of Commissioned Partnerships in creating and maintaining an efficient process for this.
• To work with the Head of Commissioned Partnerships to coordinate and maintain all contractual relationships. Working with the data team and marketing team to calendar marketing assistance and reporting requirements.
• To work with Income team members to ensure all internal reporting is highlighted and processed on a regular basis. This will include updating the organizational CRM for reporting purposes.
• To work closely with the head of commissioned partnership and partnership marketing manager to create bespoke marketing assets for a portfolio of commissioned partners. Ensuring high quality marketing tools are produced and shared.
• To coordinate launch steps for new keyword partners, including drafting launch tweets and  uploading logos to the MHI website
• To work closely with the Head of Commissioned Partnerships to research and collate sector insights and build new opportunities for the organization.
• To work with the Head of Commissioned Partnerships to facilitate a professional and efficient customer journey for all external partners
• To develop, review and maintain an efficient and effective record keeping system, including current and archived files and files of a confidential nature, using appropriate paper and electronic systems. 

Responsibilities of all MHI Colleagues 

• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with and contributing to the development of best practice in ways of working

• Commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care 

• At all times to carry out the responsibilities of the post in a manner consistent with promoting equalities and diversity, and which demonstrates respect for all.

• To actively participate in regular team meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the MHI activities. 

• Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/or work time requirements. 

• A commitment to personal development around working requirements which will include attending training courses.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Highly developed interpersonal, customer service and verbal communication skills in order to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed ability to write in a clear and understandable way to internal stakeholders.
• Well developed ability to collect data from various sources, analyse findings and present them clearly in a way that meets desired outcomes.
• Well developed ability to organise and plan own work, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives.
• Well developed ability to work with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and building and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals in order to achieve objectives.
• Well developed eye for detail when creating marketing assets for partners, understanding the wording, imagery and overall look of marketing tools
• Ability to work at speed and accuracy with a number of concurrent priorities.
• Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately. 
• Experience of successfully undertaking a role working with external partners and stakeholders and maintaining professional relationships. 
• Experience of presenting to external stakeholders both face to face and virtually 
• Experience of developing, maintaining and reviewing paper and electronic administrative systems and information systems.
• Experience in using Adobe Indesign and G-Suite software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail and the internet, in order to deliver tasks and projects. 
• Commitment to apply MHIs values and behaviours to all aspects of work.

This role is subject to eligibility to work in the UK, plus satisfactory DBS and reference checks.

Please send a short CV (no more than one page) and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Closing date for applications is 5th January 2021.