DEAN FARM TRUST

Dean Farm Trust voted the “UK’s Favourite Animal Sanctuary” by the Vegfest Awards is seeking a key figure to join its Charity.

With 200 rescued animals, 62 acres of pasture and a combined following on media platforms of over 27,000 supporters, we now need a dedicated person to manage and develop this vitally important area of the Charity

We are looking for a unique individual who is highly driven, experienced, and above all compassionate to join our team.

A hands on creative person who believes in our ethics and ethos, an individual that is motivated to make a real difference in this very exciting new role. 

AIM

To promote the charity in line with our Ethics and Charitable aims by creating, implementing, and managing specific funding avenues

To support the growth and development of Dean Farm Trust through digital and community fundraising, and marketing medias

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful in this role you will focus on developing our various existing avenues of fundraising and marketing whilst implementing additional new channels of income for the charity.

To identify, develop and organise key fundraising activities which comply with the Sanctuary’s vision, values and ethos.

To support the growth and development of Dean Farm Trust through digital and community fundraising, and marketing avenues

To help develop the Charity CRM system and manage donors in line with funding strategy

Responsible for innovating and generating new income from digital fundraising and marketing

Manage and develop key projects identified to enhance fundraising activities

To respond quickly to last-minute needs and changing priorities whilst leading others and meeting timelines.

Developing and organising fundraising campaigns and events

Overseeing the networking and public relations which relate to fundraising

Supporting with the marketing, PR, and fundraising for our on site events

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will embrace the Ethics and Ethos of the Charity, its values and Charitable Aims

Have a genuine interest in Animal Welfare for all Animals

You will have excellent knowledge and experience of social media platforms such a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram   

A fundraising and marketing background  is essential

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are required

Self-motivated and energetic with excellent organisational skills

A team player that is detail-oriented, organized, motivated and creative

Can work effectively to timelines and have a completely hands on approach

You will be confident using digital analytics tools to monitor and report on outcomes

Fundraising Manager

The role is to make our current donors feel special through exceptional communication, and to find new donors to bring into our supporter network. Legs4Africa has a variety of income streams, primarily through grants and trusts, campaigns and regular givers. Over the past four years, the charity has employed a full-time fundraiser who has built good contacts with grant-making trusts, and regular friendly communication with our supporter base. We are now looking for someone motivated to take over these responsibilities and systems and bring some creative ideas for different fundraising campaigns.

What do Legs4Africa do?

We collect prosthetic legs destined for landfill, dismantle them into parts and then ship them over to partner hospitals across sub-Saharan Africa. The parts are then used to build or repair legs for people who otherwise may never walk again. Since 2014, we have sent enough parts to build over 9,000 prosthetic legs. Our work also focuses on aiding emotional rehabilitation for amputees by setting up community groups and sharing online resources and improving prosthetic and orthotics services in these countries by training prosthetists and funding hospital upgrades.

Reports To

Phil Tunstall - Managing Director

Job Overview

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £25,000 - £29,000 dependent on experience

Benefits and company culture: 

Value-driven international development organisation. Pension plan in which the organisation pays 5% on top of your earnings. Generous internal and external training and support. 22 days holiday plus public holidays.

Time commitments/flexibility: 

9-5 standard hours* 

(*We are a flexible working employer and are happy to discuss a work schedule that fits you.)

Location:

Bristol-based office that meets disability accessibility requirements, an opportunity to mix working from home and the office.

Other details: 

We are a team of 6 full-time employees, mostly based in Bristol, UK. We also employ staff in Gambia and Ghana, and some volunteers in the UK, Canada, and Australia

What will you achieve within 12 months?

• Have prepared and sent over three hundred funding proposals to grant-making trusts

• Have built relationships and maintained great communication with regular givers 

• Be managing a diverse range of income streams  (including major donors, regular givers, corporate partners and running campaigns)

• Have written quarterly newsletters to donors

• Have reported to current funders with project and charity updates

• Be coordinating volunteers to assist with grants and trust research

• Be managing our supporter CRM database and have submitted a Gift Aid claim

• Contributed to social media

• Have built and maintained key relationships with corporate and major donors

• Be reporting the charity’s impact to a wide range of stakeholders - both verbally and written.

Skills you should have already:

• Professional and motivated 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent planning and organisational skills 

• Experience of applying to grants and trusts

• Responsible for working towards goals and deadlines

• Experience of using a CRM database would be beneficial

Skills you will develop, things you will learn:

• Knowledge and understanding of prosthetic legs, how they work, and why they are beneficial to people with limb loss

• Thinking up and running creative campaigns to attract more financial donors 

• Working with PR and social media companies to promote campaigns

• International Development

• Effective reporting 

• Different collaborative software

Interviews week commencing 7th February

We are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from people living with disabilities, gender variant individuals and people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

We are seeking compassionate and creative team members to join our Partnership teams. If you would like to release churches to house the homeless in South Wales, this is the role for you! 

We are an exciting and growing organisation, committed to our mission to ending homelessness and making the UK known for compassion. Check out our Life at Green Pastures document below to get a glimpse of what working for us will look like.

THE TEAM 

Our Partnership Managers are a team of self-starters who are driven to connect and build a growing network of like-minded Christians seeking to end homelessness in their area. They are compassionate and creative with solutions, delivering training to their Partners as they set up new projects and providing long-term support to established Partners as they continually develop environments where residents thrive.

THE ROLE

As a PM in South Wales you will take on Partner Enquiries and walk them through the journey to becoming a Green Pastures Partner. This will involve advising on setting up an organisation, how to find passionate volunteers, building a good relationship with Housing Benefit, and much more. You'll also care for a number of our current Partners in the region, providing spiritual, emotional and practical support to them as they work on the frontlines of ending homelessness. 

YOUR RESPONSIBLITIES WILL BE:

1. Caring for existing partners and equipping them to grow more projects
2. Commencing new partnerships with Churches and Christian charities to provide properties to house the homeless
3. Monitoring the new partner’s performance and the impact they are having on their residents
4. Encouraging new partners in their ministry and assisting them with the challenges they face
5. Liaising with the rest of the team to provide the most effective service

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

We are looking for someone who:

1. Shows passion for the role
2. Takes the initiative and has a keen eye for detail
3. Has sales experience
4. Utilises strong interpersonal skills
5. Demonstrates a track record of starting new projects
6. Is able to problem solve without supervision
7. Has achieved 3 A Levels at grade C; or equivalent qualifications/ significant experience
8. Can manage multiple relationships & contacts efficiently
9. Is a confident public speaker
10. Has experience in lone-working environments
11. Evidences knowledge & experience of the housing sector and homelessness
12. Has business experience (desirable)
13. Has experience growing a ministry (desirable)
14. Is a practicing Christian and will participate & contribute to the spirituality of GP. The nature of the role makes this an occupational requirement (The Equalities Act, 2010)

WHO ARE GREEN PASTURES?

We are a Social Enterprise that exists to equip and release the Church to end homelessness in the UK. To find out more visit the About page on our website.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to enable the Church to end homelessness, and see resident's lives transformed as they come to faith in Jesus.

We're aiming: 

1. To house 2,000 people by 2024
2. To see strengthened and continued growth of our Partners
3. To witness continued growth and transformation of our residents, through Christ
4. To provide opportunities for increased meaningful activity of residents
5. To facilitate our Partners working as one body - sharing expertise and resources as one family

The OTR Fundraising Manager (Supporters) is an exciting new role at OTR with the opportunity to lead and oversee our creative efforts to secure income from individual, community, corporate and retail-based supporters across Bristol, South Glos, North Somerset and beyond.

We are looking for a dynamic, personable and meticulous individual to develop new avenues of fundraising to grow OTR's unrestricted income, with a focus on major donors. The ideal candidate will have a charity fundraising background and will be passionate and proactive in their work, with a drive to grow income, build relationships and lead on opportunities for development of fundraising at OTR. This will allow OTR to continue to be agile and creative in its service delivery and offer young people a wide choice of wellbeing support. This role will be vital to achieving our exciting plans to grow our impact and improve our financial sustainability.

If this opportunity sounds exciting, please download the job pack for more information.

To apply for this role, please click 'Apply on website' to visit our careers site

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with.

Would you love the opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting Charity Partnerships of 2022?

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Together for Short Lives to recruit the team that will be manging the delivery of their £10million Partnership with Morrisons, launching in February. Together for Short Lives is here to make sure that 99,000 seriously ill children and their families across the UK can make the most of every moment they have together.

This is a phenomenal opportunity to work on a significant flagship partnership with a major UK high-street retailer, raising millions of pounds to support the lifeline work of the UK's children's hospices.

As Partnerships Manager you'll be providing exceptional account management; driving engagement across Morrisons stores and sites and creating strong and meaningful connections between colleagues and local children's hospices. Supporting the Lead Partnership Manager you'll be providing excellent stakeholder engagement as well as generating new income by strategically growing the relationship and developing a bespoke calendar of fundraising events at a local, regional and national level.

We are looking for someone with a significant track record of working on corporate partnerships/CSR. Ideally, you'll have experience of working on Charity of the Year partnerships or come with a track record of bringing in income from exciting creative corporate fundraising products and activations.

This role is a 3 year FTC for the duration of the partnership.

Flexible location within England, Scotland or Wales - with travel to Bristol and Bradford when required. The Partnership Manager will be home based with a national remit. Together for Short Lives have a fantastic culture and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements including job shares.

If you're a brilliant Partnership Manager who excels at developing and nurturing relationships and you care deeply about impact and families, please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Closing: 4th February but please get in touch ASAP so we can get excited together sooner!

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.

Head of Programmes Fundraising - trusts and statutory

Soil Association

£44,775

Permanent

Full-time or 0.8fte

Bristol with hybrid working

Soil Association is the charity that digs deeper to transform the way we eat, farm and care for our natural world.

Our vision is good food for all, produced with care for the natural world and our organic values mean we care about human health, nature, soil, water, forests, and animal welfare. We are in a unique position to bring together farmers and scientists, doctors and teachers, chefs and foresters to transform the way we eat, farm and care for the natural world. And we work with many friends and partners to persuade politicians to develop farming and food policies that put the nation’s health first.

Our grow-back-better manifesto has two major strategic themes that align with our vision for the future:

1. Good food for all - a healthy, thriving population: buying, growing, cooking and eating good food.

2. Farming for the future - a thriving landscape, farmed in harmony with nature providing good food and livelihoods.

And underpinning the work we do as a charity is Soil Association Certification's impact as a certifier; we have the privilege of working with over 6,000 businesses who live our values, and turn the theory into practice.

As Head of Programmes Fundraising you will hold lead responsibility for creating and implementing a strategy to maximise income from charitable trusts, statutory funders and companies.

We are seeking someone with the track record in developing compelling funding propositions to potential organisational and institutional donors who can partner with us long-term to effect the systems change that is ultimately necessary if we are going to achieve shared ambitions for healthy eating and sustainable food production that conserves rather than exploits the world’s resources.

Application is by way of CV and a Supporting Statement.

Closing date:      Monday 7th February

Interview dates: Thursday 10th Feb & Tuesday 15th Feb 2022

The Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) is a small, Bristol-based organisation working globally to accelerate the transition to more sustainable food and farming systems.

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Fundraising Officer to support the fundraising activities of the SFT through grant fundraising; donor-care and relationship building; and overseeing our fundraising strategy and procedures.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of the Sustainable Food Trust, helping to ensure the continuation, success and growing impact of our work. The work will include working with a global network of funders, especially in the UK and US.

The successful candidate will have exceptional interpersonal skills and experience of fundraising within the charity sector, ideally in environmental organisations, including building and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders.They will work well as part of a team, have strong written communication skills and will work methodically with a high degree of accuracy. 

We are looking for someone who is committed to the ethos of the Sustainable Food Trust, with some background knowledge connected to our projects and campaigns.

Our chosen candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent, and will be able to demonstrate a solid track-record of raising funds from a variety of sources, including trusts and foundations.

Salary:Dependent on Experience (Guide £30k to £35k).

Location:Bristol, with some home working likely.

Hours and contract:  This is a permanent, full-time contract.

Closing date:Monday 28th February at 10am.Applications received after this will not be accepted.We will acknowledge applications by email.

Interview date:Thursday 10th March.First interviews will be conducted via Zoom.Please let us know in your covering email if you have any time constraints on that day.

We will inform you by email if you have been selected for interview by 5pm on Friday 4th March

How to apply: Please download the job description/person specification and application form.

Your application should include the following:

• A very short covering email (this will not be used to judge your application). 
• A fully completed application form
• Your CV
• An example of your written work*

* We would like to see a sample of your writing that you feel demonstrates your suitability for the role. This may be a funding application if available – though we understand that some key details may need to be removed. 

RSPB Cymru is recruiting for a Senior Fundraising Officer to join our Grants, Trusts and Corporates team.

Senior Fundraising Officer - Wales - (Full-Time) Maternity Cover
Reference: DEC20216951
Location: Flexible in Wales
Salary: £25,280.00 - £28,045.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: March 2022 - March 2023

This role can be based at either the RSPB Cardiff or Bangor offices but is likely to include some home working. If you have enthusiasm for nature conservation and the work of the RSPB and can demonstrate your talents and transferable skills for fundraising, with an emphasis on grants, trusts and corporates, we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for a motivated individual with enthusiasm, resource and initiative, who can collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality funding bids. You will join project teams, develop excellent relationships across RSPB Cymru and UK teams and with a range of significant funders and partners, in order to directly contribute to income generation.

The role will involve you working alongside the Head of Fundraising Development the rest of the team to develop and implement fundraising strategy. You may line manage Fundraising Officers, lead on large scale, complex funding bids and multi-stakeholder partnerships. We are looking for experience of leadership, working with and through others to achieve results, being part of project teams, extracting the best from individuals and achieving success through partnership working.

You will make a significant contribution to developing projects and be responsible for compiling high quality funding applications to secure income for our fantastic portfolio of work including nature reserves, visitor facilities, people engagement and nature recovery projects. Bidding for funds will require an individual with persuasive writing, an eye for detail, an inquisitive nature and confidence with finances.

We are looking for demonstratable experience in:

• Grants, Trusts and Corporates Fundraising
• Budget creation and financial competency
• Working with or within the charity sector
• Collaboration across teams and with external partnerships
• Ability to plan a funding or advocacy approach and negotiate a successful outcome
• Balancing funder or partner’s desired outcomes, whilst maintaining organisational/project priorities
• Leadership
• Understanding of the geography, culture and political scene (Welsh policies) in Wales

And with skills in:

• Persuasive and succinct verbal and written communication
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to self-start, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Competent computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams etc)
• Developing internal and external relationships

Closing date: 23:59, 25 January 2022

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

Hunter Merrifield are pleased to work with a Cancer treatment charity based in Bristol to find a Head of Community and Corporate Engagement to take responsibility for the development and delivery of strategies to maximise unrestricted funds from the general public and corporate partners. You will be a key member of the Fundraising leadership team, who together take accountability for the delivery of the charity’s voluntary income growth.

Job Title: Head of Community and Corporate Engagement

Organisation: Cancer treatment charity

Salary: £38,000

Location: Bristol (Home based until March 2022, hybrid approach once back in the office)

Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months (maternity cover)

Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Required: CV and Cover Letter

The Head of Community & Corporate Engagement works as a key business partner to the wider organisation, collaborating with the wider fundraising team on delivering effective cross-functional stewardship strategies and working with all colleagues to enable a proud fundraising culture.

Main responsibilities:

• Formulating and implementing high impact and innovative offline and online strategies to maximise the acquisition and long term engagement of individuals, community groups and corporate partners in fundraising on behalf of the charity.
• Developing and leading the team to deliver exceptional but proportionate stewardship to supporters, ensuring they build long, positive and beneficial relationships.
• Developing and managing the end to end delivery of a portfolio of events on behalf of the organisation; including scoping, planning, risk management and evaluation.
• Developing income targets, expenditure budgets and key metrics for Community, Corporate and Events activity and monitoring and reporting progress against these, including developing business cases for new initiatives.
• Contributing to development and delivery of cross functional initiatives, including the fundraising data strategy, cross-functional stewardship and marketing and engagement strategies.
• Delivering effective management to a team of small team ensuring excellent communication and service delivery to meet KPIs and deliver ROI.
• Managing relationships with key external service providers and agencies, including negotiating and managing contracts.

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in at least two of the following areas: community network engagement, events management, b2b new business development, account management. Preferably in a not for profit and fundraising context.
• Senior management experience.
• Experience in use of the database and CRM systems to support relationship building, ideally with experience in Raiser’s Edge.
• Ability to conceptualise, drive and test new marketing ideas alongside the ability to motivate and mobilise others.
• Excellent relationship management and motivational skills

To find out more or to apply for the role, please contact Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Along with the charity we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.