About the role  

Switchback is an award-winning small charity enabling young Londoners to build stable, rewarding lives after their release from prison. We are looking for a fantastic Trusts & Foundations Manager to join our small but mighty fundraising team. This is a new and exciting position that will be an integral part of Switchback’s future growth and sustainability for the young men we support.

Switchback has a brilliant track record of successfully raising more funds every year (rising from £400k in 2017 to over £750k last year). For the first time in 2022, our income target will rise to over £1m, and will continue to rise over the coming years. As the majority of our income is raised through Trusts and Foundations, we are looking for an amazing Trusts & Foundations Manager to lead and build on this integral income stream, and enable Switchback to expand our impact even further.

Working with the Head of Fundraising and Fundraising Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of Switchback’s Trusts and Foundation strategy. You’ll develop and write exciting and persuasive funding proposals, build new donor relationships and broaden the support from our existing and loyal donors, securing significant donations and strong partnerships. At Switchback we pride ourselves on ensuring that our wonderful donors receive authentic, quality and detailed communications so that they not only continue to feel invested in our work, but most importantly, feel loved and appreciated!

About you 

We are seeking someone with a strong track record of securing significant sums from Trusts and Foundations who would like to work in a small team that punches above its weight, helping Switchback to grow its impact even further. You’ll be an outgoing individual, who is highly organised with excellent attention to detail, drive, enthusiasm and a determination to deliver against targets.

You must love building and nurturing relationships at different levels and enjoy providing our donors with quality updates so that they always feel closely connected to our work. You will have passion for telling the stories of the young people we support and be excited to represent Switchback and our Trainees.

At Switchback we aim to build a team representative of London’s diverse population, celebrating the differences that people bring with them as a vital resource to achieve our ambition and purpose. At such, at this time we’re especially keen to hear from men, people from Asian backgrounds, and/or people with lived experience of the criminal justice system.  

Above all, you’ll be passionate about Switchback’s purpose and values, and keen to get stuck in to a wide range of policy and research activity in a small team with big ambitions to transform the system.

Please download and read the full job description (PDF) and follow the application process set out in there. Applications which do not follow the application process will not be considered. We regret that as a small team we will be unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.

Application deadline: 10am on Monday 23rd August
Interviews:  1st round: 31st August, 2nd round: 7th September

Rape Crisis South London are recruiting an

INDEPENDENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE ADVOCATE

(MULTIPLE DISADVANTAGE ISVA)

RASASC was set up in 1985. We are a feminist, independent organisation based in Croydon providing specialist and confidential support services to female survivors of sexual violence from age 5 who live in any borough in South London. Our ethos is to offer survivors a specialist service dedicated to the healing and empowerment of survivors of sexual violence in an environment of empowerment, trust, and compassion.

Our team of Independent Sexual Violence Advocates (ISVAs) supports women and girls aged 13 and over in South London who have survived sexual violence and have reported to the police or who are thinking about doing so. We support them throughout their journey in the criminal justice system. Your role will be to provide emotional, practical, and factual support to survivors so that they have all the necessary information to make informed decisions that are right for them.

You will understand the barriers all survivors, particularly those who experience multiple forms of disadvantage and discrimination, face when accessing the criminal justice system, and the ways that sexual violence, trauma, and those disadvantages are related and interact.

Multiple disadvantages could be identified as any of the following and potentially more:

• Complex mental health needs (including self-harm, suicidality and / or experience of psychiatric or community mental health care).
• Moderate learning disabilities and / or physical disabilities.
• Experience of structural abuse and / or oppression (racism / sexism / transphobia / homophobia / ageism / or combinations of the above)
• Currently in or exiting sex work.
• Historic drug or alcohol use.
• In detention or exiting prison.
• Experienced or at risk of ‘honour’ based violence.
• Street homeless or unstable poor housing.
• Any woman with experiences of sexual and gender-based violence that is facing current significant disadvantages resulting in disempowerment and barriers to accessing the criminal justice system

No two days are the same in this role. You will work closely with clients and the other agencies they access to advocate for clients’ needs within the criminal justice system and create a space where survivors feel truly heard. This is an exciting time to join our service. We are in a significant period of growth and expansion and are looking for a practitioner who can bring their experiences and knowledge to our team to support the development of this area of our work.

We are committed to being representative of our society and bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to shape what we do and how we work. Our ISVA service is a growing team, and we are keen to hear from people who can help us shape our direction together as we move forward.

Business Development and Partnerships Manager

Salary £35k - £37k depending on experience.

 Hours: Full time (although Part time/ flexible hours will be considered)   

Contract: (This is a new role 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal).

Base: Flexible /Home based with some travel required, therefore a full clean driving licence and use of car is highly desirable.

Purpose: The Business Development and Partnerships Manager is a key commercial role, essential to the future success and sustainability of Engaging Communities Solutions CIC.

As the successful candidate you will take the lead in identifying new business opportunities, in line with our strategy to ensure people are at the centre of the services they receive, and their voices are heard. You will develop proposals, pitch, and win business. You will co-ordinate the delivery of projects for clients, working closely with the rest of our teams. The Business Development and Partnership Manager will demonstrate: • experience of winning and managing new business. • a confident but sensitive selling style, with experience in following up on prospects and identifying new business leads to expand the business. • a positive, can-do attitude. • strong presentation and written skills, including bid writing skills. • experience in the health and social care sector and an understanding of Healthwatch and Advocacy services (desirable not essential).

RESPONSIBILTIIES AND DUTIES:

1. To support the Managing Director in the development and implementation of the new business strategy, understanding the mission and vision of ECS and how new business aligns with both this and the core Healthwatch contracts which ECS delivers.

2. Be innovative in the approach to new business looking for new leads and ways to expand the business beyond the current portfolio and diversifying income streams. You will be responsible for building a strong pipeline consisting of new contracts and upselling on existing contracts, helping to secure recurring revenues in 2021/22 and beyond.

3. Creatively look at how we develop our offer and USP, ‘package’ our portfolio successfully for new business and sell into prospective clients.

4. Build and maintain excellent relationships with potential and existing clients, be the first point of contact for incoming prospects.

5. Perform market research to identify new opportunities and engage with our team and Board to establish strategies for pursuing those new opportunities.

6. Explore the full range of funding opportunities, relevant databases and portals, criteria for applications etc. to identify opportunities and lead the bid writing/proposals/pitches for these opportunities.

7. Develop a provider framework and develop new business opportunities and build relationships through the existing Healthwatch and Advocacy networks.

8. Encourage staff, Healthwatch Advisory Board Members, and volunteer teams to look out for new business opportunities and coordinate and follow up on any leads.

9.Prepare and monitor project budgets to ensure that we remain on track to deliver projects within budget.

10. Lead on the renewal of existing contracts we currently hold, managing a continual contract renewal framework, drafting tender submissions, liaising with commissioners, managing the market engagement process, and supporting the local service managers. You will work with the local service team managers to build a compelling narrative around our service delivery model so that we can successfully articulate the business case to buyers and renew contracts. As part of this, you will need to develop a thorough understanding of the competitor landscape and find creative ways to show how ECS services are differentiated and the value we create.

11. Support the development of bids and lead on compliance with governance procedures and decision making in the local Healthwatch Advisory Boards. GENERAL DUTIES • Abide by organisational policy, codes of conduct and practices. • To enact the values of ECS. • To take responsibility for personal learning and development. • Carry out other such duties as may be required by the Managing Director which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Closing Date for Applications: 12th August 2021.

Interviews: Week Commencing 23rd August 2021.