Location: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks

Contract: Permanent (Working some days from home possible. 2-3 days a week likely in the office). 37.5 hours a week. Condensed hours and flexibility possible.

Salary: circa £40,000 depending on level of experience

Epilepsy Society is looking for a Partnerships Manager to lead on proactively approaching a range of major donor, corporate and trusts funders to achieve a long term strategy for growth in income. The role will report to the Fundraising Director.

600,000 people have epilepsy in the UK – that is about one in every 100. For anyone with epilepsy, having seizures, the fear of having seizures, and their unpredictability, impacts upon all areas of life, including education, employment, driving, leisure, safety and personal relationships.

Epilepsy Society wants everyone affected by epilepsy to have the best opportunity for a full life – as free from seizures as possible. The Charity’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of people affected by epilepsy by promoting public awareness and education, by undertaking research and by delivering specialist medical care and support services. The Charity was started in 1892 over 125 years ago.

The Charity has ambitious plans to raise significant income from major donors, companies and trusts in order to support Epilepsy Society’s Care, Advocacy and Research work. You will be joining a strong fundraising team that is focussed, ambitious, enthusiastic and committed to raising as much net income as possible for those affected by epilepsy. The team has the full backing of the Chief Executive and Trustees who are willing to invest in fundraising in order to achieve growth in net income in the coming years.

The role will include developing and implementing a strategy for major donors, corporate and trusts fundraising, managing an existing portfolio of partnerships and winning new business.  The Epilepsy Society’s research is world renowned and its partnerships with UCL and UCLH give great appeal to those willing to invest in cutting edge, world leading epilepsy research. You will line manage the Trusts & Foundations Officer and there is the opportunity to grow the Partnerships team if potential net income in these areas can be realised.

You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills and the ability to develop long term strategic partnerships.

Benefits include: flexible working arrangements including working some days from home, free onsite parking, group personal pension, excellent training opportunities, generous holiday entitlement, employee assistance programme

Please note an enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring) check will be required before appointment is confirmed. 

Epilepsy Society is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality.

Epilepsy Society is registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer:  if a candidate declares a disability and meets the minimum requirements of the role they will be considered for interview.

Epilepsy Society also very much encourages people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at the Charity.

For more details see our Job Description or call Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315. 

We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation with an exciting vacancy. War Child is seeking a Gaming Partnerships Manager. This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to create, activate & manage key gaming partnerships, playing a critical role in raising funds and awareness of our cause within the video gaming industry. As an important member of War Child’s award-winning Gaming Partnerships team, you will have a direct impact on the lives of children who have been affected by conflict.

Your role

The Gaming Partnerships Manager is responsible for managing existing partnerships with the Video Games industry and working closely with the Head of Gaming Partnerships to ensure that we maximise the value of our current and future activities. Your key objective is to secure income to help War Child deliver quality programmes to an increased number of children in conflict zones, while ensuring the organisation has the flexible funding needed to maintain stability and growth. This will entail building upon and improving the existing templates, activations and relationships that the team has developed over the last few years and crucially, developing new fundraising initiatives that excite and delight the sector.

Being a fast-growing global industry, Gaming has become one of War Child’s most important target sectors for innovation and growth. Working closely with the Head of Gaming Partnerships, you will deal daily with leaders of the Video Games industry and will be uniquely placed to deliver a lasting impact on the War Child and the children we serve.

Your responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Gaming to develop and manage a fundraising roadmap to deliver a vital income stream for War Child UK.
• Take overall responsibility for gaming activations to maximise audience engagement, with support from the Digital & Communications Teams.
• Procure resources, both internally and externally to enable high quality work: build relationships with other members of the Fundraising & Marketing Department and, more widely, across War Child UK. Hire and manage agencies or external vendors where suitable.
• Ensure that the Gaming Partnerships Team has superb ongoing relationships with all Games studios, games influencers and other partners. This will also entail bringing new studios on board.
• Manage the marketing of the Gaming activities and the relationships with promotional partners and contractors to enable War Child to deliver top quality events and fundraising activities.
• Ensure all Gaming Partnerships adhere to our Shared Global Fundraising Policy and where necessary take steps to manage any risk with support from the Head of Partnerships.
• Use all tools available to ensure compliance including partnership agreements, client record management database as well as GDPR and fundraising regulations.  Salesforce experience highly desired.
• Shared responsibility in coaching other members of the team on commercial activations and supporting the Head of Gaming Partnerships on decision making as appropriate. As part of a team of experts, you will both learn from, and share with, other members of the team to the benefit of the group
•  Responsibility for accurate and timely financial reporting of the activities and income streams that you will be responsible for

Job Description: Associate Partnership Manager 

We are recruiting an Associate Partnership Manager to work within our Partnerships team.

With over 400 schools in our National Network of Excellence and 100 trusts this is an exciting time to join our central team and contribute to the success of our partnership.  The successful candidate will lead the team responsible for managing our relationships with schools and hubs within our Network of Excellence.

This role combines team leadership with strategic oversight of our effectiveness in ensuring hubs and schools receive an excellent experience and help spread the impact and value of effective collaboration across the educational system, in line with our mission. Working directly with school leaders and hub managers, you will have excellent relationship management skills, an attention for detail and a commitment to continuous improvement in all that you and we do.

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and activities for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all trusts, schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: There are currently just over 20 people in our growing team. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose:

The Associate Partnership Manager works within the partnerships team alongside an Associate Partnership Manager and the Knowledge Exchange Lead and is line managed by the Partnership Lead.  You will be responsible for the account management of a number of hubs, take a lead on aspects of our network relationship management (e.g communications, event management, customer care) and will work alongside to support the knowledge exchange team and the network development team on recruitment and growth.

This is an exciting and varied role with opportunities to work across the organisation and develop your skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the induction and onboarding of new schools to their hubs and to the national Network of Excellence
• Provide ongoing support to a number of local area Hub Managers to ensure that every school within the hub is engaged in the local and national offer.
• Undertake ad hoc and scheduled phone calls, hub visits, regular surveying and trouble-shooting at local and national level
• Prepare regular and relevant high quality communications to our partner schools on  a cyclical basis e.g. renewals, induction, onboarding, engagement emails and regular hub updates
• Identify, capture and disseminate examples of effective practice, case studies, accredited Areas of Excellence working with our Knowledge exchange team and hub manager network
• Support  the organisation of our National Network meetings, Sharing Leading Practice events and national conference
• Maintain accurate and timely record-keeping on our CRM system
• Use data strategically to enable you to provide bespoke support for hubs, monitor  and evaluate the effectiveness of our support for schools and hubs
• Analyse shared priorities within hub action plans and work with our knowledge exchange team to ensure these are systematically embedded in our knowledge exchange programmes
• Work with colleagues across the Challenge Partners Central Team to ensure our partners receive an excellent experience and to support schools’ understanding and use of the support and programmes available to them
• Other tasks commensurate with the role as appropriate

Person Specifications:

Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for in an applicant are as follows:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a friendly, personable demeanour, ideally with experience of relationship/ account management or business development within the education sector or similar
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately, building rapport with those at varying levels of seniority
• Positivity, optimism and agility - we are a small organisation and all staff are expected to contribute across the organisation (and beyond their specific job role) to ensure our success and sustainability. You will therefore need to be flexible and comfortable with uncertainty
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through excellent organisation and time management
• Excellent computer literacy - confidence and competence in using GSuite, Microsoft programmes and Salesforce (or similar CRM system) would be an advantage
• A willingness to learn and give and receive feedback
• A passion for education, and a desire to make a difference

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

• Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.
• Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.
• Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools
• Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve
• Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity
• Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

​Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

• 25 days of paid holiday per year, plus 8 additional days of bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
• An employer contributed pension - we match up to 5% of your own contribution
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working hours
• A school based office in South Bermondsey. There is currently no requirement for staff to work in the office, but you may choose to do so.
• A supportive and friendly team
• A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes
• The opportunity to progress and develop skills in a dynamic and fast-growing team
• The opportunity to interact with the children at our school (including weekly reading)

How to apply and our recruitment process

If you would like to be part of our team, then please apply with the following:

• A CV of no more than two pages
• A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the  requirements of the role and the person specification

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and looking to appoint someone to start in January/February 2021. Please apply promptly to be considered for this role. We will close the application process when we appoint.

Start date: ASAP in January/February 2021 although we are prepared to be flexible to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidate.

Established in 1876, Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation that has been supporting families for over 140 years. We have over 4 million members worldwide, 55,000 of whom in Britain and Ireland. As a Christian charity, we aim to demonstrate faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide. Our members work at grassroots level around the world bringing hope and practical support to at least a million people every year through our programmes and as part of the volunteer base of local churches.

Job Purpose and Objectives

• To lead on innovative fundraising campaigns and exciting new fundraising product development across the Mothers Union movement.
• To support and develop defined supporter journeys that enhance and grow relationships.
• To secure new corporate relationships to develop a corporate portfolio with a view to long-term corporate support, supported by the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Membership.

Main Responsibilities

Individual Fundraising (80%):

• Co-ordinate all Appeals to achieve annual targets and KPIs.
• Managing an expenditure budget of £100k to deliver agreed income targets.
• Line manage the Donor Care Officer and the development of donor relationships.
• Supplier and agency management; maintain efficient and good relationships with partner agencies to ensure maximum value for Mothers’ Union.
• Negotiate contracts with agencies to maximise value for Mothers’ Union.
• Report on campaign performance on a monthly basis and to continuously monitor performance against agreed financial and non-financial KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring Mothers’ Union’s direct marketing activity is in line with compliance and best practice as per ICO, IOF and the Fundraising Regulator.
• Responsible for monitoring agency compliance; to ensure that our internal controls for monitoring agency compliance are adhered to in order to ensure donor satisfaction and to mitigate against reputational and financial risk to the charity.
• Responsible for delivery of new fundraising products for appeals
• Sustain the development of our Legacy Programme for members and supporters across the UK.

Corporate (20%):

• Undertake Prospect research for potential corporate partnerships that would link into existing Mothers’ Union appeals, campaigns and Events.
• Develop and deliver creative pitches to secure corporate support against KPI’s and targets.
• Account manage, report to and steward all corporate partnerships meeting agreed income targets and track and sharing updates on process on a monthly basis.
• Develop a range of approaches, products and materials that support corporate fundraising activity.

Key Competencies

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of project managing fundraising or marketing campaigns through a wide range of media, within a charity, agency or commercial environment.
• Thorough understanding of how fundraising techniques can be used to recruit and retain supporters (individual/corporate) in order to maximize their lifetime value.
• A track record of effective income generation from individuals and Corporates
• Excellent creative writing skills with a proven ability to write promotional materials, including fundraising copy and correspondence to organisations and individuals at all levels.
• Attention to detail and ability to conduct work accurately and consistently in keeping with high professional standards.
• Effective interpersonal skills - ability to engage with a wide range of people both through written and verbal communication.
• Experience of managing staff.
• High level of computer literacy including experience of using website content management systems and a good understanding of databases and their use in marketing effectively to donors and members.
• Excellent user of MS Office particularly using Excel for data analysis.
• Excellent administrative and project management skills – an ability to effectively manage workload and meet set deadlines.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to confidently liaise with people.
• Highly numerate with experience of maintaining budget reporting systems and reporting on targets set.
• A willingness to work outside of office hours and to undertake work outside of office hours that may mean working at various venues around the UK & Ireland that may require an overnight stay.
• An organised and flexible approach to work, able to work within a changing organisation and respond quickly to changes and/or information as requested.
• An understanding of the core values of Mothers’ Union and passion for our work.

Education Qualifications

• Educated to A’ level or equivalent or possess a higher degree.
• A recognised qualification in Fundraising or Marketing would be highly advantageous.

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be added or requested as a result.
• The responsibilities outlined are not an exhaustive list of tasks and the post holder may be asked to undertake other reasonable duties in connection with the work of the team.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• A broad sympathy with the Christian faith.

Work Location

This role is primarily based at our head office in Central London. However, due to the current restrictions on movement, home working option is temporarily made available.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply with your CV.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2021. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Description: Associate Partnership Manager (Maternity Cover)

We are recruiting a maternity cover Associate Partnership Manager to work within our Partnerships team.

With over 400 schools in our National Network of Excellence and 100 trusts this is an exciting time to join our central team and contribute to the success of our partnership.  The successful candidate will lead the team responsible for managing our relationships with schools and hubs within our Network of Excellence.

This role combines team leadership with strategic oversight of our effectiveness in ensuring hubs and schools receive an excellent experience and help spread the impact and value of effective collaboration across the educational system, in line with our mission. Working directly with school leaders and hub managers, you will have excellent relationship management skills, an attention for detail and a commitment to continuous improvement in all that you and we do.

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and activities for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all trusts, schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: There are currently just over 20 people in our growing team. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose:

The Associate Partnership Manager works within the partnerships team alongside an Associate Partnership Manager and the Knowledge Exchange Lead and is line managed by the Partnership Lead.  You will be responsible for the account management of a number of hubs, take a lead on aspects of our network relationship management (e.g communications, event management, customer care) and will work alongside to support the knowledge exchange team and the network development team on recruitment and growth.

This is an exciting and varied role with opportunities to work across the organisation and develop your skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the induction and onboarding of new schools to their hubs and to the national Network of Excellence
• Provide ongoing support to a number of local area Hub Managers to ensure that every school within the hub is engaged in the local and national offer.
• Undertake ad hoc and scheduled phone calls, hub visits, regular surveying and trouble-shooting at local and national level
• Prepare regular and relevant high quality communications to our partner schools on  a cyclical basis e.g. renewals, induction, onboarding, engagement emails and regular hub updates
• Identify, capture and disseminate examples of effective practice, case studies, accredited Areas of Excellence working with our Knowledge exchange team and hub manager network
• Support  the organisation of our National Network meetings, Sharing Leading Practice events and national conference
• Maintain accurate and timely record-keeping on our CRM system
• Use data strategically to enable you to provide bespoke support for hubs, monitor  and evaluate the effectiveness of our support for schools and hubs
• Analyse shared priorities within hub action plans and work with our knowledge exchange team to ensure these are systematically embedded in our knowledge exchange programmes
• Work with colleagues across the Challenge Partners Central Team to ensure our partners receive an excellent experience and to support schools’ understanding and use of the support and programmes available to them
• Other tasks commensurate with the role as appropriate

Person Specifications:

Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for in an applicant are as follows:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a friendly, personable demeanour, ideally with experience of relationship/ account management or business development within the education sector or similar
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately, building rapport with those at varying levels of seniority
• Positivity, optimism and agility - we are a small organisation and all staff are expected to contribute across the organisation (and beyond their specific job role) to ensure our success and sustainability. You will therefore need to be flexible and comfortable with uncertainty
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through excellent organisation and time management
• Excellent computer literacy - confidence and competence in using GSuite, Microsoft programmes and Salesforce (or similar CRM system) would be an advantage
• A willingness to learn and give and receive feedback
• A passion for education, and a desire to make a difference

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

• Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.
• Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.
• Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools
• Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve
• Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity
• Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

​Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

• 25 days of paid holiday per year, plus 8 additional days of bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
• An employer contributed pension - we match up to 5% of your own contribution
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working hours
• A school based office in South Bermondsey. There is currently no requirement for staff to work in the office, but you may choose to do so.
• A supportive and friendly team
• A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes
• The opportunity to progress and develop skills in a dynamic and fast-growing team
• The opportunity to interact with the children at our school (including weekly reading)

How to apply and our recruitment process

If you would like to be part of our team, then please apply with the following:

• A CV of no more than two pages
• A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the  requirements of the role and the person specification

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and looking to appoint someone to start in January/February 2021. Please apply promptly to be considered for this role. We will close the application process when we appoint.

Start date: ASAP in January/February 2021 although we are prepared to be flexible to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidate.

Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Partnerships Manager to manage and develop strategic partnerships to achieve key organisational goals. Your focus will be on high value partnerships with industry, managing a portfolio of strategic partners, securing significant income and non-financial value for the organisation. You will support with transitioning partnerships from the new business team to account management team and identify how existing partnerships can be leveraged and developed.

You will prioritise retention and account renewal, working with leaders across the organisation to align partnership goals with organisational goals, manage risk and work with the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team to develop best practice in terms of account planning, budgeting, staff engagement, grant management and partnership governance. You will be joining an ambitious Philanthropy and Partnerships team at an exciting time as we launch our new outcome focused strategy, which puts partnership at the heart of all that we do.

Interview date: 8/9 February 2021

We would consider flexibility on where this role could be based

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

As the Partnerships Manager, you will work closely with the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team and senior colleagues from across the organisation to identify funding opportunities and areas where we work through existing partners to achieve social impact and strategic goals.

Working with the Business Development Manager and Research and Operations team, you will maximise value from partnership and facilitate cross team working. Your fundraising expertise, strategic vision, relationship building skills, and ability to spot opportunities for existing partners to develop will result in you and the wider team growing income on a multi-year basis.

Ideal Candidate

• A corporate specialist whose experience may have been gained in charity or commercial sector, B2B, company CSR dept. or any other environment involved in developing multi-faceted strategic relationships, resulting in significant financial return.
• Experience managing a portfolio of high value £100k+ partnerships, from income generation to account development
• Excellent relationship building skills, internally and externally
• Strong presentation and writing skills, and experience developing high value tools/assets that can be deployed by a wider team
• Understanding of high value fundraising mechanisms, funding cycles and giving trends
• Experience co-creating partnership opportunities with delivery teams and funders
• Possessing strong budgeting, organisational and planning skills, you will have experience developing and reporting back on account plans that reflect shared objectives and goals

Family Holiday Association provides much-needed breaks for families coping with some of life’s toughest challenges. Many of the families referred to us are struggling with problems such as long-term illness, bereavement, mental health issues, disability, and domestic violence. 

After a heart-breaking year of being unable to deliver any breaks, we’re getting ready to once again support families to experience the positive impact of a break.  And that means ramping up our income activities.

We’re looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team on a contract basis until December 2021.  

To be successful in this role you will have broad experience across corporate partnerships.  You will be familiar with building and weighting prospect pipelines, qualifying leads, successful pitching, onboarding and engaging partners. You’ll have experience of account managing partner relationships and developing compelling propositions for corporate partners. Ideally, your experience will include developing Charity of the Year opportunities too.

Supporter experience is important to us so we’re looking for someone passionate about delivering engaging, interconnected, supporter journeys. 

In this role, you’ll help us establish a partnership proposition that is compelling for our existing industry partners (the travel sector) but helps us diversify our partnership income stream too. 

You will be happy working with words and numbers, so you can analyse information from past activities, third party sources, report on performance, and identify areas for improvement and development. You’ll be just as happy picking up the phone and have a chat as you are writing presentation content. You should love the thrill of a pitch (and manage this online with aplomb).

We’re a small team, so you’ll need a ‘get stuck in’ hands-on approach. You’ll need to curious, positive, tenacious and passionate about fundraising and supporter experience. Being flexible and adaptable is important, too. There may be times you are asked to help with activities and projects outside of the normal scope of the role, as is typical in lots of small charities.

There’s lots potential to make an impact in a short space of time and help us determine our future plans and strategy for income generation.

NO AGENCIES please

Ideal start date: 1st March (negotiable)

The role is currently home-based but when restrictions are lifted and it is safe for us to do so, we expect to return to our office near London Bridge for a few days a week. 

This will be a 2-stage interview process, with the second interview involving a task. We are currently interviewing via Teams.

About GoodGym

GoodGym is an award-winning charity that encourages people to get fit and do good at the same time. Our work is shown to reduce isolation, improve community cohesion and to improve wellbeing for all involved. It is frequently cited as a leading social innovation by the government, mainstream press and leading think tanks.

Job Purpose

As the Public Sector Partnerships Manager you will take the lead on our public sector income. Releasing the monetary value of GoodGyms achievements so we can increase our impact going forwards. This is an exciting opportunity to design and deliver your own strategy, whilst also being given the opportunity to further develop existing relationships. The successful candidate will also be able to make use of the crucial learnings we’ve learned on our journey so far. Our current public sector relationships are often built at a local level, going forward we want to transition into having national relationships and therefore achieve a key objective of having a lean operating model. We are a small core team and are committed to increasing our social impact.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting and maintaining existing relationships with partners such as Age UK and British Red Cross. Staying on top of sharing our news and insight with our network.
• Building and exploring new partnerships across the sector, for example exploring avenues within both the Government and NHS. You will have the sole ownership of your pipeline.
• Working closely with GoodGyms operations team to ensure our partnerships are valuable in both income and structure.
• Working with the Head of Business development on new grant applications and reporting to our existing funders.
• Helping to ensure the New Business Team hit their target each year.

Person Specification

• Strong partner engagement skills with the ability to develop rapport and translate established relationships to programmes and partnerships that positively impact the core business. We are looking for a significant track record of showing impact through partnerships.
• Skilled at generating new leads, establishing new relationships and building trust. The benchmarks of this role are not only quality partnerships, but also significant financial targets. We are looking for experience of negotiating high value contracts (
• Strong organisation and time management skills meaning you can combine and successfully manage our public sector partnership portfolio.
• Significant understanding of commissioning landscape and procurement processes, ideally with NHS department knowledge.
• Process an existing network of leads and contacts within relevant sectors.
• Experience in applying for contracts in either adult social care, leisure services or across a range of service/outcome themes.
• Experience of writing business cases for grant applications.

Why join us?

• Be part of our important mission to bring communities together and reduce loneliness and isolation. GoodGym is a scalable approach to tackling major social issues and you’ll play a key role in it
• Friendly, positive and supportive team with a genuine purpose
• Growing organisation with national reach at a pivotal point of change
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Central London location; Somerset House, free entry to many exhibitions and events

We are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by loneliness in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, disability, age, nationality, religious or philosophical belief, age, sexual orientation, educational attainment, family status, trade union activity or any other factor. We see diversity as strength and want everyone to be able to be their whole selves at work. GoodGym recognises we don't have the diversity we are aiming for, we actively encourage applicants from people with diverse ethnic backgrounds.

We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels safe and respected.

Are you a Corporate Account Manager looking for your next role within a leading healthcare charity? We are delighted to be supporting Diabetes UK to find talented fundraisers to join their team. This role is available because of an internal promotion plus Diabetes UK has the benefit of an excellent leadership team who champion fundraising and are continuing to invest in their team.

We are delighted to be supporting Diabetes UK to find talented fundraisers to join their corporate team. This Partnerships Manager (New Business) role is a really exciting position. You will identify and secure new strategic, long-term corporate partnerships that help this wonderful charity not only with funding but also to achieve their health goals and improve the lives of people with Diabetes. These partnerships will be worth in excess of £50,000, covering a range of fundraising mechanisms and sectors.

You will need experience / be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of managing senior stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally


• Experience securing new high value partnerships in excess of £50,000 in either a charity or commercial environment


• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills with a creative approach to working

Closing Date – 25^th January

Salary - £29,700 - £36,600

Location - Flexible

If you would link to have an informal discussion please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here <https://www.ashbyjenkinsrecruitment.co.uk/our-commitment-to-diversity/> .

We are excited to be working with an international development charity who are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join their fundraising team. They are a global charity who bring people together to battle a specific health impairment. 

As part of your role, you will be managing and developing an existing portfolio of corporate partnerships, as well as explore, cultivate, and secure new partnerships. To be successful, you will need to integrate the UK partnerships to focus on the wider global programme that the charity has in place. 

The successful candidate will need: 

• Demonstratable experience of managing corporate partnerships, and securing new corporate partnerships 


• Successful experience of gaining new business partnerships that creates a long-term value 


• Excellent written and oral communication skills 


• An understanding and achievement in a complex stakeholder environment 


 

Closing Date: 25th January 2021

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Are you an experienced fundraiser with a at least twoyears proven track record in fundraising and in delivering major trust, statutory, and lottery grants.? We are looking for someone who can secure large grants to Do you have an excellent knowledge of the trust, foundation and statutory grant making environmenthelp fund the expansion of our One Planet Living® programme and other projects.? You must beAre you a helpful and organised person with great communication skills and a passion for sustainability.? If so, you could be the perfect person to join our team.

About the role

The post has a high level of delegated authority within the organisation. You will report to the Head of Finance and Resources and work strategically with the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer and Commercial Development Manager.

The main day-to-day activity will be managing the progress of bids from conception to completion, with the opportunity to develop and lead some bids yourself. You will also maintain a strategic overview of opportunities, support and build staff capacity, and manage our relationships with funders.

About Bioregional

Bioregional is an internationally award-winning social enterprise and charity working at the cutting edge of sustainability. Our work on eco-communities and enterprises has influenced policy and industry practice in the UK and around the world. We currently employ 25 people in the UK and have a turnover of £1.5 million. We have a number of well-developed and compelling projects ready to go in the UK and internationally which , in this new post, you could help to make a reality.

The role is based at our offices at the BedZED eco-village in Hackbridge, Sutton, south London, on the mainline Victoria and Thameslink routes.

We offer 6% employer's ethical pension contribution and 25 days’ annual leave rising by one day a year for the first five years.

Diversity and inclusion

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome job applications from everyone, and treat all applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic.

Application procedure

Please read the full job description and submit your CV with a covering letter

Salary: £31,500-£40,000 full time depending on skills and experience

Deadline for applications

9am Monday 1 February 2021

Interviews will be held on 4 or 5 February online

We regret that owing to limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Title: Head of New Partnerships

Salary: £50,062 - £55,624 pa (negotiable) including London Allowance

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Vauxhall, London (currently remote working during restrictions)

Closing date: 7th February at 23:00

First interview: 16th February (date subject to change)
Second interview: 23rd February (date subject to change)

We are recruiting for a Head of New Partnerships who will play a leading role in developing an ambitious new business strategy, building a robust and diverse pipeline, and securing new 6-7 figure transformational partnerships for Marie Curie.

As a top 10 charity brand, we have an enviable portfolio of partnerships including Superdrug, Morrisons, SPAR UK, Barclays and the National Garden Scheme. We have ambitious plans to secure new high-value partnerships across Charity of the Year, cause related marketing, brand and strategic partnerships, so that we can be there for everyone at the end of life.

As an experienced professional, you will have a proven track record in identifying and winning high-value partnerships and in leading successful teams to achieve bigger and better results. With a high level of autonomy and responsibility, which will include line management responsibilities, you will manage a high-value prospect portfolio of your own and ambitious income targets. You will have both a strategic and commercial focus and will be skilled in developing compelling cases for support and propositions.

This is an exciting role and ideal for someone who thrives on a challenge.

What we are looking for:
· A talent for identifying new partnership and networking opportunities, developing sector strategies and cultivation plans
· Shaping, driving forward and delivering a new business strategy to deliver significant corporate partnership income growth
· Leadership & Line Management skills - a real inspiration and well-respected leader
· Goal orientated, passionate and results driven
· Proven track record of securing multi-year, 6 and 7 figure partnerships
· A self-starter, who is resilient and tenacious.

What's in it for you:
· Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
· Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
· Continuous development
· Industry leading training programmes
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible Working

Please can we ask that all candidates provide a comprehensive covering letter to accompany their CV. This should include evidence of your past successes, and what you can bring to the role.

For an informal chat about the role in more detail, please contact in the first instance.

If you feel you that this is the role for you, we'd love to hear from you - apply today!

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply, unless invited to do so.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national education foundation as they look to hire an International Partnerships and Project Manager to lead and coordinate the development of international partnerships to strengthen and promote the organisations charitable objectives.

The International Partnerships and Project Manager will work closely the Heads Of teams across the organisation, particularly the Head of Policy, who has overall responsibility for the Teaching and Learning Toolkit.

The role will primarily be divided between the development and maintenance of international partnerships, including liaison and communication with new and existing partner organisations, contract development and management, and quality assurance, and a more technical role in supporting the internationalisation of the EEF's Teaching and Learning Toolkit, which includes liaison with the organisation's external online development team, and quality assurance of the data that feeds their global toolkits.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of building robust and sustainable relationships with stakeholders, primarily in the education, government and charity sectors. You will have experience of delivering large scale, complex projects and have excellent project management skills. Finally, you will have excellent communication skills with a keen interest in social mobility and the role of education in reducing socio-economic disparity.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In order to apply, please submit a CV in Word format in the first instance. A full job description will be provided to the successful candidates shortlisted by Prospectus. No Statement is required at this stage, however, if you do apply nearer to the closing date, a Statement will be required. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

My client is a fast-growing environmental management consultancy who have developed a fantastic working culture for their people. Their values reflect their mission of outcomes-focused achievements and they want their staff to enjoy their careers as they excel at their work.

We are looking for a native or very fluent German - speaker to be based in either their London or Munich offices.

The role:

• This role is responsible for ensuring effective grant management and reporting for their donors - a range of individuals, foundations and public (government) donors. You will develop and deliver the processes to manage grants and contracts from major funders.
• You will work with the Programme Manager to develop and monitor financial management tools, budgets and spending forecasts relating to individual grants and their workstream components.
• You will ensure that grants are accounted for according to funder restrictions and reporting schedules are planned in line with their requirements, producing high quality reports, tailored to individual donors' needs.
• You will also support the drafting of new grant applications from public and philanthropic donors and provide advice and training to staff as appropriate to strengthen and broaden fund management expertise within the company.

Requirements:

• Substantial experience of dealing with major funders and delivering high quality grant management and reporting.
• Excellent writing skills, strong financial acumen, and the ability to work with colleagues across the business to bring together the information required to deliver the best for their donors.
• Relationship management skills, also on a very senior level and in various cultural contexts.
• A team player who can engage in and contribute to team culture to ensure excellent team collaboration
• High levels of organizational capability to effectively coordinate timelines and deliverables.
• A detail-oriented approach with the ability to proactively implement and improve operational processes for high-quality delivery of reporting procedures
• (Desirable) Experience in grant management within the consultancy/sustainability/environment/social enterprise space
• Fluent speaker in both German and English is essential

This business benefits from world-leading networks globally and there is a real emphasis on staff being part of a high-calibre, driven, inclusive, friendly and fun team.