An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our Partnerships and Philanthropy Team. You will support the team to generate £1m total income next year with a specific focus on account managing existing corporate partners. Independent Age enjoys the support of corporate partners from a range of sectors and has built a number of strategic, sponsorship, charity of the year and donation-based relationships in recent years. 

As we look to build a long term sustainable portfolio of high value relationships you will ensure appropriate plans are developed and delivered to grow and retain key corporate partners.

With demonstrable success in account management across a range of partnership types, you will be the first point of contact for most existing corporate partners. You will be driven by achieving financial targets, adept at developing and delivering engaging fundraising initiatives, and skilled at managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

Debates around Black Lives Matter, mass remote working, inequality in our education system exposed by Covid-19 restrictions and debates about privilege – our society and our world of work is very clearly at a turning point.

As a social mobility charity, The Brokerage is in the fortunate position to influence that change in a positive, practical and meaningful way, working with underprivileged young people from state schools. We partner with corporates in the City (financial and professional services) that want our help with building and accessing a different talent pool and change organisational practices to create a post-inclusion culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive and be themselves.

The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand, all supporting our vision of a world where a young person’s ability and aspiration alone determine their career path. At the heart of this exciting new direction is implementing our new partnership model to ensure that The Brokerage is both re-positioned as a Changemaker with corporates and ensures sustainable funding of its activities.  

To achieve this The Brokerage is currently recruiting for a Partnership Manager. This is an incredible opportunity for a proactive relationship-builder who enjoys working within a fast-paced environment as part of a dynamic, results-driven team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our vision well as contributing to the development and implementation of our 2020-22 strategic plan.  

We are less interested in your experience and more in your personality and attitude: we are looking for someone highly motivated, energetic and engaging who loves building and maintaining successful relationships. We are a small team and there is so much potential for us to grow so you will need to be extremely proactive, resourceful, good at spotting opportunities but equally good at turning those opportunities into revenue-generating, sustainable partnerships. Most importantly, you’ll be the interface with our corporate partners, representing The Brokerage brand, so a client service attitude, ability to work at pace and very high standards are a must.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who have a lived experience of our beneficiaries’ characteristics (e.g. are from a BAME and/or underprivileged background).

Role purpose

The Brokerage is looking for a Partnerships Manager to support the Senior Partnerships Manager to implement our new partnership model, researching and recruiting new partners and ensuring existing partners are happy and participate in our journey of becoming a corporate Changemaker.  

In addition, the Partnerships Manager will work closely with the marketing and communications team to build the brand of The Brokerage and collaborate with the delivery team to ensure successful service delivery. They will also support with writing funding applications when necessary as indicated by the Senior Partnerships Manager.

Main duties

• Undertake research into prospective corporate partners and alongside the Senior Partnerships Manager convert a percentage of these into paid corporate partners on The Brokerage’s partnership model
• Attend meetings with prospective corporates for/with Senior Partnerships Manager where necessary
• Manage all corporate partnerships, for their 12-month duration, maintaining regular contact and a high quality relationship with each organisation
• Communicate details of The Brokerage’s value add assessments with key corporate contacts and where necessary, deliver parts of the assessment insight gathering sessions to corporate audiences
• Ensure that the quality and content of each partnership agreement is in line with agreed partnership level and The Brokerage’s strategic direction
• Gain regular, high level updates from Senior Programme Managers to ensure all elements of the agreed partnerships are being delivered. All updates to be fed back to Senior Partnerships Manager via weekly partnerships meetings.
• Be a key driver in the development and delivery of The Brokerage’s employer support services including:
  • Organising and delivering The Brokerage’s regular Corporate Leaders Forums, virtually and in-person when possible
  • Workshops for employers around the lived experiences of our young people
• Work with relevant Programme Manager and corporate partners to confirm and secure internships for Summer Placement Programme.
• Undertake research into and apply for additional funding The Brokerage can access from trusts, foundations and statutory funders, monitoring and tracking the progress of these applications.
• Work closely with the marketing and communications team internally to build the brand of The Brokerage
• Play an active role in the delivery of The Brokerage’s strategic objectives and participate in The Brokerage events and activities as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by line manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Energetic, engaging and self-motivated personality
• Committed client service attitude
• Ability to independently build rapport and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities overseeing multiple partnership agreements at once, ensuring their successful delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills, including demonstrable usage of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment and still produce quality outputs.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in issues surrounding social mobility, education, as well as corporate diversity and inclusion programmes

Desirable

• Knowledge of a CRM database (Salesforce or equivalent)
• Ability to undertake desk-based research

Please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter, stating your motivations for applying for this role and how your skills match the person specification, addressed to Susheel Sharma.

Closing date for applications:  Thursday 8th October 2020 at 1700

Telephone/Zoom interview: Monday 12th or Tuesday 13th October 

Face to face interview (for selected candidates): Thursday 15th or Friday 16th October 2020*
*There will be two interviewers and social distancing will be maintained during the face to face interview at our office, 65 London Wall, EC2M 5TU. 

The Senior Food Partnership Manager will lead on the strategy for engaging with grocers and brands to deliver against our strategic objectives and income targets focused on how we communicate with audiences across this sector within the Trusts Public Engagement Directorate.

Partnership Engagement Manager – WasteAid

WasteAid - Our vision

Our vision is a world with equal access to waste services for all.

Helping communities and governments manage their waste properly is vital if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Waste management has a powerful and positive impact on people’s well-being.

Our mission – fighting poverty, pollution and climate change

Around 1 in 3 people globally do not have decent waste management.  Pollution caused by waste harms people’s health and the environment and damages the local economy. In contrast, an affordable waste management system is relatively simple to implement, improving the environment, creating jobs and protecting public health – particularly for children.

Plastic pollution in the marine environment is of major global concern, and WasteAid is helping tackle this global problem. We work with upstream and coastal communities to set up small recycling centres and help keep plastic out of rivers and the oceans. We also share skills in managing organic waste, helping people make the most with their resources.

Open dumping and burning of waste releases climate change emissions, contribute to both short-term and long-term impacts. Black soot from burning and methane from open dumping are of special concern. We offer communities a safe and sustainable alternative to dangerous dumpsites and toxic air pollution.

Our values

Our founding principles come from our origins in the waste management industry, which itself grew out of the public health movement in the UK in the late Victorian era. 

We believe in equality of access to decent public health for all people and advocate the role of good waste management to achieve this.

We are inclusive and empowering of the communities in developing countries that we seek to serve and support.

We believe in the power of appropriate technology transfer, training and skills development to create livelihoods and reduce pollution.

We are collaborative and work in a collegiate spirit with all partners and funders.

Our priorities for 2020-2023

• Focus on developing sustainable livelihoods through community-level interventions and make further strides in working with policy makers at local and national level.
• Address all common waste streams.
• Build on projects in Africa and Asia but do not exclude opportunities to partner with organisations elsewhere.
• Empower communities to act themselves (through campaigns and waste management activities).

We will continue to campaign to encourage the donor community to increase spending on waste management from 0.3% to 3% of international aid.

We recognise that dynamic partnerships amplify our impact, so we will continue to:

• partner with established groups in lower- and middle-income countries to share skills and knowledge about local and low-cost sustainable waste management.
• support other international non-governmental organisations to build their capacity using evidence-based approaches to sustainable waste management.
• cooperate with individuals and businesses who want to help address the global waste crisis.

We will maintain a geographical and thematic focus:

Primary focus: We will continue to build on our two-year UK Aid grant-funded projects in West, East and Central sub-Saharan Africa, developing these partnerships as regional hubs of expertise / training centres and developing networks of practitioners. Pursue opportunities to develop additional grant-funded initiatives in these geographical regions.

Corporate partnerships and service delivery: We will work with others to deliver training and capacity building programmes in any community in a lower- or middle-income country that does not have an effective waste management service (where open dumping and burning are the norm).

Online resources: We will seek to inspire communities to act and to advocate for sustainable waste management in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, through providing free and accessible online resources and engagement.

Person Specification

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and experienced professional to develop our income generation strategy across a variety of income streams (predominantly corporate partnerships and through trusts and foundations).  

To be successful you will have a proven experience in income generation with good influencing skills, the confidence to implement and develop fundraising strategies, be able to demonstrate excellent stewardship, have a successful track record of building successful relationships and having a collaborative nature.

Job Description

Job Title: Partnership Engagement Manager

Contract:  6 months initial contract, with a view to permanent contract at the 6 months point

Salary: £36,000 – 38,000 per annum (pro rata)

Incentive:  Annual salary review against targets

Location: Home Based

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Days of Work: Monday to Friday

Job purpose

To generate sustainable funding through corporates, trusts and foundations growing the organisation’s income and improving retention and acquisition levels.

Development of Strategy

Lead on developing and delivering the income generation strategy for corporates, trusts and foundations working with CEO and the wider WasteAid team.

Income Generation

· Research and develop potential opportunities for maximising income generation;

· Identify and secure new supporters/partners and ensure effective engagement with established supporters

· Improve donor acquisition and retention levels;

· Develop a Corporate Partnership Programme, securing and managing long-term partnerships;

· Implement an effective Donor Stewardship Programme to maximise the lifetime value of all supporters, ensuring all funders receive the appropriate acknowledgement, recognition and required feedback in line with their specific requirements;

· Achieve agreed income generation targets.

Raising WasteAid’s Profile

· Build and foster relationships in linked sectors through proactive networking and representing WasteAid at a wide range of events;

· Identify and develop relationships with key supporters;

· Promote the aims and objectives of WasteAid, increasing public awareness and support;

· Develop, manage and deliver a limited events programme, including digital events;

· Improve WasteAid’s visibility in the community through the recruitment, management, training and development of a team of fundraising volunteers to support the achievement of the fundraising objectives.

Marketing and Communication

· Develop and maintain appropriate fundraising literature to attract donors and support compelling applications for funding;

· Be responsible for the organisation’s newsletter, maintaining effective communications and good relations with our donors and ensuring that they are updated on the organisation’s work and achievements;

· Utilise and maximise the use of all communication platforms to promote fundraising and the work of WasteAid including social media, local media support and the promotion of third party led fundraising;

· Ensure all communication channels are monitored, including social media comments and inboxes, and any incoming communications and queries dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.

Other

· To analyse, monitor and report on fundraising activity and performance to inform ongoing fundraising planning and improvement;

· To be responsible for the development and effective use of the fundraising database to maximise income opportunities and ensure effective stewardship and reporting;

· To be responsible for ensuring accurate and up to date records are kept of all fundraising activities;

· To be responsible for ensuring WasteAid’s fundraising and communication activities follow best practice and are compliant with internal policies and procedures, GDPR, the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation, Charity Commission requirements and all other relevant legislation;

· To review develop and implement fundraising processes and procedures to ensure that best practice is achieved;

· To keeping abreast of new fundraising developments, initiatives and opportunities;

· Any other duties as required.

Person Specification

Experience

· Proven experience and ability in income generation with good influencing skills;

· Experience of leading, developing, managing and maintaining fundraising relationships;

· Experience of generating funds from a range of supporters, specifically corporate partners, small-medium sized businesses and trusts and foundations

· Experienced in working with and developing corporate partnerships;

· A proven track record of developing and securing new fundraising streams;

· Good understanding of fundraising regulations, standards and best practice.

Skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to make communications engaging and persuasive for a diverse range of audiences

· Excellent relational skills;

· Ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders with a proven ability to build relationships and partnership working;

· Strong and effective networking skills;

· Effective IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and use of fundraising CRM systems, knowledge of desktop publishing packages would be an asset;

· Uses original and creative thinking to make improvements or support the initiation of new approaches.

Personal Attributes

· A self-starter;

· Passionate about fundraising;

· Motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and professional;

· Effective communicator;

· Strong organisational time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines;

· Willing to take part in all activities, taking a ‘hands-on’ approach to getting things done;

· Enjoy individual, team and collaborative working;

· Demonstrate a consistent high standard of work and attention to detail;

· Willing to learn;

· Willingness to travel to clients’ locations;

· Works with honesty and integrity and is aligned with WasteAid’s values;

· Ability to adapt to changing environment.

Knowledge of issues linked to WasteAid’s work in either the waste management, environmental and climate change or international development sectors is highly desirable.

Qualifications

· Institute of Fundraising qualifications desirable

How to Apply

If you are interested in the opportunity to become our Partnership Engagement Manager then your application should comprise a CV with details of your experience and achievements, together with a supporting letter (of no more than two sides of A4) which addresses the Person Specification.

Applications should be sent electronically to the email address below no later than 12 noon on 1st October 2020.

We will endeavour to contact everyone who has applied, but only those being short-listed for interview will be contacted in the immediate first instance.  References will be taken up on completion of the interview and before a confirmed offer of employment.

Partnerships Manager - Permanent

Full Time (37.5hrs per week) / Salary £26,000- £28,500 pa (dependant on experience)

The Children’s Trust are currently recruiting for a Partnerships Manager to join our Volunteer Fundraising Team.  This role will require the successful candidate to shape how the charity works in partnership with different audience groups (corporates, volunteer fundraisers and groups, eventers, educational institutions and formal community groups) to bring people together to raise funds for The Children’s Trust.

Working alongside a Senior Partnerships Manager, your role will be to proactively develop and account manage new and existing partnerships which maximise income, value and influence for The Children’s Trust. You will devise comprehensive audience-led stewardship plans, maintaining momentum and focus to achieve targets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to evidence your strategic approach to building lasting, donor-centric partnerships with key audience groups.  As our ideal candidate, you will be a natural and enthusiastic team player, with the ability to work within a high performing team. You will be flexible and able to work with different audiences, as the role requires and dependent on where the opportunities to maximise most income are.

If you would like to discuss the role and for a candidate briefing pack please contact the People Operations / Recruitment Team, details to be found on The Children’s Trust website.

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, in order for your application to be considered.  As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and will be further explored during the interview process. 

Closing Date: Friday 4th September 2020

Interview Date(s):

Strictly no agencies please.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. 

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: free on-site parking; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.

The Children’s Trust is fully committed to protecting children and young people.  All posts at The Children's Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS check.  If you are applying to The Children's Trust, and are already registered with the DBS update service, this will speed up the recruitment process significantly.  We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, sex, disabilities, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.

Role purpose

Sitting within our Philanthropy team, this role is responsible for supporting the team to grow our philanthropy income across trusts & foundations, major donors and our corporate partners.  

As the Philanthropy & Partnerships Assistant, you will support the day to day management of ShelterBox’s philanthropy activity, helping to ensure amazing and motivational experiences for our key donors/partners, supporting the delivery of a programme of communication touchpoints and events, and providing general administrative support to the other members of the team.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive team player, able to manage a busy and varied workload and work with all members of the team.

This is a perfect opportunity for someone wishing to develop their major giving fundraising knowledge and expertise and play an important supportive part in delivering ShelterBox’s new Philanthropy and Partnerships strategy for 2021 and beyond.

ShelterBox is committed to employment equity and actively encourages LGBTQ+ applications, disabled applicants, and  Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Support the delivery of tailored stewardship and communication plans to ensure our high value partners and supporters feel part of ShelterBox and motivated to continue their support, including prompt thanking for donations.

• Assisting the Prospect Researcher when required to identify and learn more about prospective new partners/donors.

• Support the wider team in delivery of engagement events for our major givers (guest list management, ad hoc preparation etc.)

• Support and play an active role in the management of delegated corporate partnerships to deliver against their objectives and coordinate activity.  

• Working with our digital team, develop a schedule for LinkedIn content to engage with target audiences.

• Handling correspondence when appropriate and communicate professionally with supporters on phone, in writing and in person.  

• Keep the CRM database up to date for all areas of the Philanthropy team, following Data Protection rules and accurately logging communications and activity

• Be active and in the fundraising sector, know and follow the latest fundraising legislation and codes of practice, seek out peer learning and peer mentoring opportunities, network and contribute.

• Represent ShelterBox positively at all times and reflect our organisational values.

• Undertake other reasonable duties as may be required.

£28-32,000 per annum - full time salary (pro rata for 4 days)

30-37.5 hours per week (4 or 5 days)

The Partnerships & Philanthropy team is responsible for identifying, securing and developing partnerships from businesses, individuals and trusts and foundations to deliver income and secure long term sustainable strategic partnerships to support services delivered by North Yorkshire Hospice Care through Just ‘B’, Herriot Hospice Homecare and Saint Michael’s Hospice.

You will play a lead role in a developing and delivering the strategic aims of the organisation as well as driving improvements and maximising opportunities for growth and development. You will build strong working relationships across the organisation, representing fundraising in a number of internal and external forums.

You will show positive evidence of experience in fundraising (or have clear transferable skills), supporter relations and project management across a broad portfolio of income streams with a proven track record in generating income against targets. You will have exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders. Working collaboratively and being a team player are essential skills as well as a driven and self-starter attitude. The successful candidate will understand the balance of being hands-on in order to get things done and working strategically so that North Yorkshire Hospice Care meets its long-term objectives. Ideally the successful candidate will also have a sound knowledge of fundraising regulation and best practice.

This will be a remote working role, working from home with travel and occasional work across all of our sites including our current office bases in Starbeck and Northallerton and Hospices in Harrogate and Thirsk.

Benefits include:-

• 35 or 28 days paid holiday per year pro rata.

• Comprehensive Induction Programme

• Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 8% and variable employee contribution

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free Car Parking/Walking distance from Hornbeam Park Station although a mixture of office/homeworking is available

• Free DBS check

For a full job description and person specification please follow the link below. You will be asked to complete questions relating to these as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by North Yorkshire Hospice Care.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice and Talking Spaces.

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our recruitment website. Alternatively please call Helen/Alison in the HR team at Saint Michaels Hospice.

Completed applications to be received by 9am on 23 September 2020

Interviews will be held on 1-2 October 2020 by Zoom, followed by a further interview date to be arranged in person.

Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

Fundraising and Supporter Development
Salary: £45,992 - £50,218, including London Weighting Allowance
Campus: Strand – currently based remotely
This post will be offered full time on a permanent contract
This is a full-time post
Reference number: 005824

Job description

Fundraising across Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals is ambitious and high achieving but there is so much more still to do. The vision for Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is to advance health and wellbeing, as a local, national, and international leader in clinical care, education, and research. Famous globally for its medical breakthroughs and innovation, it has a long history of clinical excellence and high-quality care. With 1,000 inpatient beds across two of London’s best-known teaching hospitals and more than 2 million patient contacts made each year, it is one of the busiest and most successful foundation trusts in the UK.

The corporate partnerships programme is still relatively young and this new post will play a key role in driving the current corporate partnerships programme for the hospitals, as well as working with the Head of Events, Community and Corporate to develop and grow corporate income across Guy’s Cancer, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

We are looking for an exceptional fundraiser and leader with excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills. The post holder will be someone with the ability to be both a strategic and creative thinker, who works collaboratively but with autonomy.

Reporting to the Head of Events, Community and Corporate, this role will lead the corporate team and help shape the future of the corporate partnerships programme.

Key responsibilities

• To generate significant six and seven figure partnerships that will enable Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, via Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, in collaboration with King’s College London to invest in dynamic research and clinical care that will improve the lives of patients, today and for future generations.

• To employ significant and creative relationship building skills to enthuse and inspire partnerships to increase fundraising ambitions.

• To devise and implement innovative partnership plans for own account management portfolio. Work with team members to devise and implement innovative partnership plans for their own portfolios which are to be reviewed and updated regularly.

• To develop and present prospects and partners with the appropriate fundraising propositions that align their CSR commitments with the strategic fundraising priorities of the hospitals, utilising sophisticated influencing and negotiation skills to secure long-term, strategic partnerships.

• To plan strategies to secure partnerships from companies at the level of £100,000 and above. To implement these strategies by building best-in-class cultivation and stewardship of these prospects and making powerful asks that will deliver six and seven figure commitments.

• Play a significant role, working alongside the Head of Events, Community and Corporate Fundraising, in developing and delivering an ambitious corporate strategy to exceed our aim of doubling corporate fundraising by 2022 to £1.2million, and continued growth beyond.

• To foster effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders to maximise our network of influencers from clinicians, academics, nursing staff to senior leadership at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Evelina London, in order to enhance your prospect pipeline and that of your team.

• To ensure that your line reports deliver at the appropriate level to meet the overall Corporate team targets for new business and current partner income.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

• Proven record in target driven development and face to face fundraising is essential.

• Proven ability to secure significant 6-7 figure corporate partnerships is essential.

• Ability to plan strategically and implement those plans.

• Ability to plan and deliver projects within budgets and on time.

• Computer literate i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel.

• Knowledge of a Fundraising Database (eg. Raiser’s Edge).

• Ability to present to and influence stakeholders in person at all levels.

• Excellent writing skills.

• Ability to deal with senior stakeholders, partners and patients.

• Ability to work as part of a team and also to use own initiative.

• Energetic and enthusiastic.

• Willingness to work hard and attend, where necessary, commitments outside normal office hours.

Desirable criteria

• Working knowledge of the medical or health sector or Higher Education sector in the UK is desirable

• Experience in the public sector or charitable organisations is desirable

• Line management and team development experience is desirable

Further information

There will be a two-stage interview process followed by a core values interview if successful in the first two stages.

First stage interviews likely to take place week commencing 5th October (subject to change), with second interviews to closely follow.

Due to current circumstances, interviews will take place virtually.

Closing date: 27/09/2020

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Fundraising & Development Office at IDS who are working to develop a strategic and powerful approach to fundraising and development. We are seeking to recruit an experienced Philanthropy Officer to act as a focal point for ongoing prospect identification, research and targeted profiling for fundraising for IDS’ cross-cutting thematic Strategic Research Initiatives, International Development Mutual Learning Hubs, and scholarships. 

The successful applicant will have significant and successful experience in Philanthropy work and excellent knowledge and interest in development studies research. Individuals should have outstanding and effective communications skills along with the ability to influence and actively listen. This role requires a proactive self-starter who can deliver results in a fast-moving, changing environment and with solutions focus.

Our vision is of an equitable and sustainable world, where people everywhere can live their lives free from poverty and injustice. 

This is a demanding role that requires the individual to work with 10 wide-ranging AKDN multi-sector, profit and not-for-profit development and service agencies and institutions, present in 30+ countries. Working alongside them, the Senior Partnerships Manager facilitates the pursuit of new funding opportunities with European and Asian institutional donors, foundations and corporates.

Resource Mobilisation

•  Support the Partnerships team in brokering new relationships and strengthening existing ones with European and Asian institutional, foundations and corporate donors
• Lead the review and strengthening of concept notes and proposals across a wide array of sectors
• Develop and contribute to positioning pieces and communication materials (e.g. presentations, narrative overviews) to enable regular and effective engagement with donors
• Prepare donor briefs and talking points for donor meetings, referencing latest donor strategies, field-level discussions and possible donor/AKDN matches to consider positioning during meetings
• Establish close synergies with AKF’s North America units, AKF’s Head Office, AKF field units, relevant AKDN agencies and AKDN representatives
• Where appropriate, conduct donor or field visits to support discussions with new and existing strategic donors/partners ensuring consistent and coherent messaging

Grants management 

• Manage grants through regular coordination with relevant AKDN agencies/field units and AKF(UK)’s programme finance department to ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget; proactively support the resolution of challenges as they arise
• Support the preparation, review and feedback process on donor reports to ensure reports comply with donor requirements and are produced on time and to a high standard
• Be an interface with donors and communicate on a regular basis about the implementation of on-going grants in order to maintain a solid relationship and to address queries or challenges effectively

Networking and building public awareness

• Participate and actively engage in relevant networking events/conferences to build awareness of AKDN with the UK and European public more broadly
• Interface with the Communications team to identify opportunities and support the planning of events either directly targeting or planned jointly with AKF(UK)’s institutional donors (e.g., FCDO, KfW).

Leadership and People Management

• Play a leadership role in the unit by setting the example of consistently high standards
• Work with the Partnerships Officers to develop donor and inter-institutional relationships, develop and improve quality of concept notes/proposals and effectively manage grants
• Filter the team and unit's documents ensuring improvements in standards of writing, presentation, content and context

*Must have right to work in the UK

*Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF(UK) and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field highly preferable

Skills

• Ability to set and lead vision in alignment with AKDN/AKF values and strategic plan
• Creativity, critical thinking and project management
• Must be an entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with maturity and emotional intelligence
• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines
• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues, governance and external stakeholders in a professional manner
• Excellent writing, speaking and other communications skills, with thoroughness and attention to detail
• Ability to provide stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations, senior colleagues and community members
• Strong IT skills, including Office and Excel

Knowledge

• Strong proven understanding and knowledge of the UK/European donor landscape
• Knowledge and commitment to international development and improving knowledge of these issues a distinct advantage

Experience

• A minimum of 4 years of experience working in international organisations or donor agencies, including field-level implementation or management, and at least 6 total years of professional experience.
• Experience in resource mobilisation and developing relationships, including direct experience with European (EU/EC, Germany, Norway, Sweden, UK) or Asian donors
• Experience in developing and writing proposals and arguments, business plans/cases, concept papers, briefs, executive summaries, as well as coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, and simultaneously managing a variety of relationships
• Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders
• Proven success in managing grants in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, working in partnership with Turning Point and Antidote, provide the City and Hackney Substance Use service.  The service is based in each of City and Hackney’s neighbourhoods in order to be accessible, local and inclusive.  A full integrated service will contribute to recovery, social inclusion and improving the quality of life of all our service users in the City of London and Hackney borough. It will be shaped by the community needs and voices of service users, carers, families, communities, all staff and volunteers. The service has three elements:Out There, Everywhere– specialist outreach, in reach and engagement; Building Blocks– low, medium and high-intensity support pathways; and Get Connected– building on our local, individual and shared assets to provide recovery capital and peer support. This role will connect the staff teams and service users to wellbeing opportunities within the local community. The role will promote the City & Hackney Recovery Service within the local community through events, social media and local community engagement. They will identify the needs of the client group and provide adequate support.

This role will lead on and build partnerships, grow networks with local partners, and aspire to increase collaborative and effective service in City and Hackney’s neighbourhoods. The holder will supervise and support the smooth running of the Communities, Access and Engagement team in keeping with regulations as well as Mind’s and service–specific policies and practices in order to provide efficient and high-quality service.

To apply, visit our website. Interviews will be held the week commencing 5th October 2020.

This vacancy is subject to potential incoming TUPE activity and therefore suitable transferring employees would take priority for successful post holders. We reserve the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is 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 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 Monitoring portion 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 applicant’s privacy notice.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a number of motivated and talented individuals with sales and stakeholder engagement experience to join our School Partnerships team as a Manager. The role is responsible for pursuing and converting sales opportunities, owning relationships with accounts of varying size and designing and delivering a strategy for programme recruitment and sales in your area. The role will build highly effective relationships with schools, system leaders and other stakeholders and influencers across the education landscape. The School Partnership Manager will raise Ambition Institute’s profile and reputation to help us achieve our mission. We are currently recruiting for one 6-month fixed term role based in the Lancashire and West Yorkshire region, and one permanent and one 6-month fixed term role based in the South East and South Central region.

Based in either our London or Manchester office, and reporting to the regional Associate Director, you will have the ability to build highly effective relationships with all levels of external stakeholders, whilst also being highly organised, with the ability to thrive in a target-driven environment. This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require an excellent communicator, ideally with experience of working in the UK education sector. It is essential that you have excellent presentation skills, and are able to use a range of strategies to impact and influence.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on Thursday 1st October 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 12th October 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

This is a fantastic role for an experienced and creative senior partnerships fundraiser to drive growth in income and establish a small team focussed on corporate, trusts and foundations relationships. You'll inherit some existing partnerships, including some great pro bono relationships, but the key focus of your position will be on new business and pipeline development to drive growth and sustainable income.

As Head of Partnerships you will:

• Identify and establish relationships with new funders across corporate, trusts and foundations - working closely with senior stakeholders where appropriate to support this
• Focus on new business, developing a robust pipeline of prospects who can give six-figure/multi year donations to the organisation
• Think creatively about new ways to engage funding partners and establish long-term support, learning from your own fundraising experiences on how to develop successful partnerships
• Be strategically minded - able to see the bigger picture and develop clear plans on how to achieve targets
• Recruit and line manage 2 new members of the fundraising team - contributing to income generation from corporate, trusts and foundation sources

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 23rd September, please get in touch with Naomi at QuarterFive for further details. 

Having supported patients and their families throughout the lockdown period, we're working with local heroes in West Yorkshire looking for a talented Corporate Development Manager. From the top down, you'll find clear vision and a commitment to engaging supporters in new and innovative ways to enable the clinical team to provide the very best care.

This is a brand-new role with investment from the trustee Board, recognising the potential for strategic and creative corporate partnerships with the right talent driving them forward. You'll work closely with the senior leadership team and the Board to develop the corporate strategy.

You'll be a positive, ambitious and experienced corporate fundraising professional with significant experience of developing new business. You'll be comfortable working at five and preferably six figure level; taking the lead on corporate business development and forging long-term relationships with the local business community.

You'll be confident operating at Board level and with senior level stakeholders and decision makers both internally and externally. With a dynamic and proactive approach to developing a pipeline of business support and sponsorship, you'll be able to demonstrate examples of carefully-crafted and well-executed corporate partnerships in previous roles.

Based in West Yorkshire. Flexible, life and family-friendly employer with a supportive and encouraging leadership team who believe in professional development.

To find out further information about this exciting role, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond.

Please note, we're looking to move quickly with this role so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.