Prospect Development Executive Jobs
Thank you for your interest in working for Birthrights. If you are interested in centering anti-oppression in your fundraising work, in embodying an abundance mindset and working in ways that resist fundraising cultures that too often results in burn out, please read on and download our recruitment pack for more information about Birthrights and the role.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our new ten year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
About the role:
This is a hugely exciting role that will be part of Birthrights Senior Leadership team and play a key part in helping Birthrights’ meet its ambitions and achieve its potential. Birthrights
To date, fundraising efforts have been led by the CEO. We are seeking an experienced fundraising and business development professional responsible for co-ordinating Birthrights fundraising ambitions – including developing and delivering a new fundraising strategy that is aligned with our new organisational strategic framework. We want to strengthen our longer-term financial stability and ensure our fundraising aligns with our commitments to anti-oppressive practices.
About You:
You will be resourceful and organised, with the ability to build great relationships and have excellent co-ordination and administration skills. Your experience may be in one area of income generation or in many, but you will be able to see how you can draw on your experiences to shape and deliver a broader fundraising strategy.
We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ROLE
Stella Maris is growing as a charity, in terms of income generation and new programmes of activity around the world. To help support this development, we have created this new important role. The Fundraising & Communications team at Stella Maris comprises about 12 staff members (some full time; some part time). The team and the charity have now reached the point in their evolution where we need to appoint a Major Donor Manager. This post holder will offer excellent stewardship to our existing Major Donors. He/she will also help to identify and cultivate new potential Major Donors from within and outside our existing pool of individual donors. He/she will substantially grow the Major Donor income stream for the charity. He/she will cultivate and steward Major Donors to give in new and more impactful ways, will increase giving levels, will increase the number of Major Donors, and will create lasting and meaningful relationships with our most committed and generous supporters. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and effective Major Donor fundraiser. The postholder will help us, as a leading maritime charity, to achieve our mission to support seafarers, fishers and their families around the world.
MAIN PURPOSE
The Major Donor Manager, reporting into the Director of Development and working with some guidance from the Head of Major Gifts, will maintain and grow a stable pipeline of income from Major Donors. He/she will secure unrestricted and restricted income from a portfolio of Major Donors to support the activities of the Stella Maris network in the UK and overseas. He/she will produce cultivation plans for individual Major Donors, meet them, craft tailored applications and reports for them.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1 Manage relationships with a portfolio of Major Donors in accordance with the Charities fundraising strategy and giving programme activity.
2 Establish individual donor cultivation, engagement and stewardship strategies, ensuring each prospect and existing donor has an appropriate communications and cultivation programme in place.
3 Ensure that donor profiling and research activity is undertaken on existing and potential Major Donors (within data protection regulation guidelines) in order to enhance and develop relations.
4 Identify potential Major Donors from within the Mid-Value Donor portfolio and help graduate them up to Major Donor giving levels.
5 Working with the Governance and Executive team, conduct meetings and visits with individual Major Donors around the UK.
6 Accompany Major Donors on port visits within the UK and possibly abroad.
7 Craft carefully tailored applications, thank you letters and reports for Major Donors.
8 Support other senior staff and stakeholders, such as Trustees, in cultivating relationships with Major Donors by providing research and other information as required, and bringing them to meetings with Major Donors when appropriate.
9 Build and cultivate relationships with intermediaries, e.g. wealth advisers, lawyers.
10 Arrange events for Major Donors.
11 Ensure that all activity is recorded accurately on the charity’s Customer Relationship Management database, and that actions are undertaken in a timely and professional manner.
12 Extract monthly reports on activity levels with Major Donors, e.g. number of contacts, meetings, asks, etc., and circulate this internally to selected senior staff members.
Closing date for applications 2359 hours on 25 April.
Short listing 29 – 30 April.
Candidates notified of shortlisting results 2 May.
1st Round of Interviews in London 7 May.
2nd Round of Interviews (if required) 8 May.
Candidates notified of outcome 10 May.
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
Reporting to the Head of Development – Student Support, the Senior Development Executive will develop and implement plans to generate major gifts for Student Support with an emphasis on outreach, internships and postgraduate support.
About the Role
- The post holder will be expected to spend the greater part of their time identifying, meeting and stewarding current or prospective donors.
- The post holder will manage a portfolio of more than 100 major gifts prospects. The post holder will be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of potential donors, typically in the range of £250,000-£1,000,000.
About you
- You are a motivated fundraiser with experience of raising at a minimum six-figure gifts and a keen interest in widening access to Higher Education by gaining support for scholarships and graduate scholarships across a wide range of areas.
- You are highly motivated and will possess a strong drive towards getting out in the field, developing purposeful and effective relationships with prospective benefactors and advancing social mobility through philanthropic investment.
What We Offer
As an employer, we value the wellbeing and development of all our employees. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:
- 38 days annual leave (including public holidays)
- Hybrid working arrangements for a healthy work-life balance
- Extensive personal and professional development opportunities
- Membership to CASE to support your professional development as an educational advancement professional
- Supportive childcare services and other family-friendly leave schemes for working parents, guardians and those with caring responsibilities
- Generous family leave for pregnancy, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Excellent contributory pension scheme for your financial future
- Salary sacrifice scheme for additional savings
- Subsidised sports centre membership to promote well-being
- Cycle loan scheme to encourage sustainable commuting
- Discounted bus and transit travel
In addition, you will have access to a vibrant community with social groups and sports clubs fostering an inclusive atmosphere.
Application process:
- Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be taken to our online Applicant portal.
- Applications should consist of a full CV and a letter of application in PDF format (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 4 April 2024 can be considered.
Interviews are currently scheduled to take place on week beginning 15 April 2024, in person in Oxford.
Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BACKGROUND
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.
Purpose of The role
To support Habitat for Humanity GB’s (HFHGB) vision of a decent home for everyone, the Director of Development is accountable for leading the development, implementation and performance monitoring of our partnerships, resource mobilisation, communication, and engagement strategies. The Director of Development is also responsible for leading a high performing team to deliver those strategies, and working collaboratively across HFHGB, the international Habitat network (HFHI), and with external partners.
Key responsibilities include the development of Habitat for Humanity’s positioning, fundraising, engagement and strategic partnerships with individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporates, including funds that are blended with institutional and investment income. Strategies will be delivered in a way that is sustainable and high impact, always aligned with our strategy and Habitat for Humanity’s mission. Externally the role develops the profile and positioning of HFHGB as a creative impact partner in development, bringing in new relationships as well as maintaining existing. Development requires creative idea generation and strong collaboration with the wider HFH network as well as partners in the UK.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Development works to ensure the impact, sustainability, diligence and productivity of the organisation, including engaging in organisational transformation, within the framework of a robust people and culture approach.
Main Responsibilities
1.Strategic development and leadership:
· Design, deliver and evaluate/adapt the partnerships and fundraising strategy, setting ambitious and achievable targets to increase impact, through growing income, mobilising other resources and increasing engagement for HFHGB.
· Design and deliver an impactful, opportunistic and responsive brand and communication extension strategy designed to grow the profile of HFHGB with key target audiences.
· Lead fundraising and partnership development across the organisation, leveraging the skills, networks and assets we have from across HFHGB and the Habitat Network to support our strategic goals.
· Maintain awareness of the relevant trends to inform organisational and team strategic planning. Create and maintain a learning culture which identifies opportunities to innovate and adapt.
· Engage with HFHI and the wider sector to inspire, innovate and influence the development of HFHGB partnerships and pro grammes, e.g. learning from other countries, joint approaches to multi-national and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
· Design, deliver and evaluate/adapt the communications and engagement strategy, focussing on activities which will enable HFHGB to deliver it’s strategy through impactful communication, increased brand, visibility, and cross-audience engagement.
2. Income and budget management, reporting and monitoring:
· Set quality standards and meaningful KPIs to encourage ownership and accountability within your team, and effectively monitor progress towards agreed targets.
· Work with the Director of Impact to oversee the active management of the prospect pipeline for the organisation, ensuring it is robust, strategically aligned, has a good spread across different income sources, and allows us to bring in the level and type of funding required.
· Be accountable for fundraising targets against agreed budgets, maintaining an excellent understanding of income (committed or expected).
· Work closely with the Director of Finance & Operations to track performance, and contribute to high quality reporting, income forecasting and budget management.
3. Leading external partnerships and relationships:
· Lead and model development activities with priority prospects, partners and influencers and work with the team to identify new income streams and opportunities.
· Lead and model productive partnering and relationships with Corporate partners, including the cultivation of new prospects.
· Act as senior relationship lead for prioritised high value relationships in coordination with other members of the team.
· Support relationship building with High-Net-Worth Individuals, Trusts and Foundations.
· Work closely with the Director of Impact and other colleagues to ensure the development of high-quality proposals, propositions and reports which leverage opportunities across institutional and non-institutional prospects and contribute to our credibility as a trusted and impactful organisation.
· Develop the profile and positioning of HFHGB in line with the strategic vision of a creative impact partner, among the public, media and supporters/prospects, through the development of resources, online presence and attendance at key events/networks.
· Ensure integrated stewardship, engagement and relationship development plans and activities for all supporters, and support for renewal and upgrade of engagement.
· Be responsive to external challenges as well as opportunities to raise the profile and impact of HFHGB.
4. Leadership and management:
· Lead a high performing and ambitious team, inspired to implement and grow the partnerships and fundraising strategy and the communication and engagement strategy.
· Manage, motivate and develop members of the team, with regular 1-2-1s, setting individual objectives, giving and receiving feedback, progressing people and plans.
· Develop, lead and focus the Development Team, its budget, activities and performance, to ensure the delivery against funding and impact targets.
· Role model our values in line with HFHGB’s inclusive approach to people and culture.
5. Organisational Leadership
· Support the National Director in leading the organisation to deliver HFHGB’s strategy and vision, acting as a collaborative and supportive member of a shared leadership team.
· As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, provide oversight of organisational priorities, productivity, performance, risk and due diligence.
· Be an active leader across the organisation, collaborating effectively with teams, and contributing fully to organisational wide initiatives and opportunities.
· Co-create ways of working to enable an adaptive, collaborative and high performing organisational team.
· Deputise for the National Director when required and represent HFHGB in national and international meetings and forums
Person Specification
· Expert knowledge of multiple fundraising streams, cultivating and stewarding strategic partnerships and best practice in prospect/business development.
· Proven track record of developing and leading innovative partnership and fundraising strategies which deliver ambitious targets.
· Substantial experience of developing audience-centric communication strategies and knowledge of diverse types of communication channels.
· Understanding of charity governance, relevant legal and accounting frameworks and compliance.
· Experience of working in a similar organisation, collaborating across teams and operating in a highly effective way across a diverse, networked structure.
· Significant and successful experience in senior management roles, encompassing strategic management and team leadership.
· Strong budget and financial management skills.
Skills and competencies:
· You have excellent interpersonal, influencing and networking skills and can communicate with impact across diverse audiences.
· You are a strategic, analytical and entrepreneurial thinker who is focussed on increasing impact in line with HFHGB’s mission.
· You are resilient, able to lead positively in a role which carries significant responsibility and requires you to prioritise effectively across multiple areas of work, problem solve and demonstrate strong organisational and planning skills.
· You are a values-led leader, who demonstrates integrity, respect for others and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
· You are an experienced manager, able to lead and inspire others, offering kind and constructive support to others enabling them to improve their impact and performance.
The role and responsibilities will be carried out in a way which reflects:
· HFHGB’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Safeguarding
Policy.
· A commitment to HFHGB’s vision, mission, values and approach.
· A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in relevant Policy and Procedures.
This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Job descriptions may be subject to change.
Flexibility
HFHGB is seeking to rapidly expand its activities and impact to fight poverty across the world. This means that the organisation must be adaptable and flexible and have an ambitious, dynamic and flexible team. It is a requirement of the post holder to be flexible in terms of location (within reason), line management, and duties and responsibilities.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
Start your Habitat journey.
We want the recruitment process to give you the opportunity to share your skills and experience, and to find out more about Habitat. You are welcome to get in touch and arrange an informal chat with a member of the team before submitting an application. To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a cover letter telling us about yourself, how you meet the person specification, and your motivation for applying – we don’t expect this to be more than two sides of A4.
The deadline for applications is 08 April 2024 (at 11:59 pm).
Interviews will take place online from the week beginning 15th April 2024. Selected candidates will be contacted to agree a suitable time for interview.
Please note that we do not reimburse any expenses incurred during interviews.
We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role.
This post profile is not set in stone. It gives insight into the main purpose of the role, and expected responsibilities, but it might be reviewed in the future to meet the changing requirements of Habitat for Humanity GB – any changes will be made in discussion with the post-holder.
Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct.
At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristics.
Unfortunately, because of high volume of applications we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within a month of the application deadline, please assume that your application has not been successful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, to lead on fundraising in the Department of Physics, as part of the friendly team working across the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division.
The Department of Physics is one of the top five departments in the world. Our academics observe the wonders of the Universe from the very big to the very small: from seeking planets with the potential for life outside the solar system, to undertaking some of the most delicate experiments in quantum physics. Physics has applications in so many fields, including biology and nanotechnology, to find new ways to treat cancer; the development of new materials to generate green energy; and the understanding of climate science, with its impact on the Earth. The Physics Department is active in developing these applications in part through a strong innovation culture that has created nine new companies since 2018 and with six more in the pipeline for 2024. The Department has a deeply embedded ED&I culture.
About the role:
You will be raising money to support research; to enable students from around the world and from every background to come and study at Oxford; and to help promote the public understanding of Physics. You will work closely with the Head of Physics, as well as some of the most inspiring scientists in the world, and will forge relationships with existing and new donors to the department. While an interest in science is essential, you do not need to be a Physics graduate, just an enthusiast for knowledge.
About you:
You are an experienced development professional with a strong track record of securing major gifts, a confident approach and the ability to think creatively. You will lead on major gift fundraising (£100k-£1m+) working with a range of donors (corporates, trusts and individuals). The department has a well-established alumni programme and a very active and supportive development board that you will work closely with.
What We Offer:
As an employer, we value the wellbeing and development of all our employees. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:
- 38 days annual leave (including public holidays)
- Hybrid working arrangements for a healthy work-life balance
- Extensive personal and professional development opportunities
- Membership to CASE to support your professional development as an educational advancement professional
- Supportive childcare services and other family-friendly leave schemes for working parents, guardians and those with caring responsibilities
- Generous family leave for pregnancy, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Excellent contributory pension scheme for your financial future
- Salary sacrifice scheme for additional savings
- Subsidised sports centre membership to promote well-being
- Cycle loan scheme to encourage sustainable commuting
- Discounted bus and transit travel
In addition, you will have access to a vibrant community with social groups and sports clubs fostering an inclusive atmosphere.
Application process:
- Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be taken to our online Applicant portal.
- Applications should consist of a full CV and a letter of application (maximum of 2 pages), in PDF format, outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 8 April 2024 can be considered.
Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 17 April 2024, in person in Oxford.
Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Please upload the application form via Breathe HR. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (attached in the vacancy).
If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading . org
At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading.
We are looking for a gifted communicator and relationship builder to join our growing Philanthropy team as part of the wider Fundraising team. You will work closely with the Senior Philanthropy Lead and Philanthropy Manager to secure four- and-five figure gifts from current and prospective supporters, and provide events and general support to the Philanthropy team.
Job Description
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing and prospective major donors and trusts and foundations, giving four-and-five figure gifts, to meet or exceed your personal and team fundraising target
- Deliver first-class cultivation and stewardship engagement activities maximize fundraising opportunities, renewals and uplift gifts
- Bring to life Bookmark’s work in both face-to-face and virtual meetings, as well as through persuasive funding applications and proposals that align with the charity’s strategic priorities
- Manage our two annual Big Give campaigns. This involves application writing, project management, reporting, and senior stakeholder management
- Support with the project management of high-value fundraising events, project visits and other fundraising events as directed
- Support the wider Philanthropy team with prospect research as required
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to deliver on donor engagement plans. Monitor outputs and outcomes to create timely reports for donors that reflect the KPIs of restricted funding
- Keep accurate Salesforce records, ensure compliance with GDPR and work with the wider Fundraising team to maintain best practice in line with Bookmark’s ethical fundraising policy
- Keep up to date with relevant trends, methods and developments which affect the charity
Person specification
Essential skills and experience
- Exceptional relationship building and confident communication skills with experience in managing or liaising with clients, customers and/or charity supporters
- Excellent and impactful written communication skills. Ability to convey detailed information in a concise but engaging manner, tell a ‘story’, and adapt your communication style to suit different audiences
- Good understanding of high-value fundraising strategies
- Experience in planning and delivering events, particularly those aimed at high-value audiences
- Excellent administration, project management and organisation skills with the ability to be flexible and manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure
- Experience of cross-teamworking, particularly relating to projects involving multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team, as well as actively problem solve using your own initiative
- Commitment to Bookmark’s aims and values
Desirable skills and experience
- Successful track-record of securingand stewarding gifts from major donors, trusts and foundations or corporates
- Excellent research skills, including prospect research on a range of individuals and network mapping
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders, including board members and CEOs
- Knowledge of SalesForce and/or SharePoint
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Place of work: Any SMF office (Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle). We operate a hybrid model of work, with flexible days in the office depending on business need and your preferences. Some travel, to other SMF offices and other locations, will occasionally be expected.
Contract and hours: We are looking for the right candidate and while we envisage this being a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) we are very open to part-time, compressed hours or other flexible working arrangements.
Permanent contract. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required, for which time off in lieu will be given.
Benefits: 25 days holiday per year pro rata, plus bank holidays. 5% Employer contribution to pension following successful probation period, in line with auto-enrolment pension requirements.
Reports to: Chief Executive
Management responsibility: Currently managing a team of 9 with 3 direct reports
Salary Band: £56,000 - £59,000 plus £2,200 London weighting if applicable
Closing Date: 09:00am on Monday 8th April 2024.
About the Social Mobility Foundation
The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) is a national charity that aims to make a practical difference in social mobility. We want young people from all backgrounds to have fair access to high quality education, career opportunities and progression.
Our vision is a society where talent from all backgrounds is nurtured, harnessed and rewarded. We unlock potential, broaden horizons and create opportunities with and for ambitious young people who face structural barriers in education and work because of their socioeconomic background (where they grew up, went to school or the occupation of their parents or guardians).
We do this by:
- Directly supporting young people; we nurture the knowledge, confidence and networks of high-achieving young people through our programmes.
- Influencing employers; we influence employers to ensure people with potential can get in and get on in professional life.
- Advocating for social mobility; we campaign on structural social mobility issues and amplify the voices of young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
About the role
The SMF has just agreed a new three-year strategy with bold ambitions to develop our programmes to have more impact on more young people, and to increase our influence on the systemic barriers to social mobility. As our Head of Partnerships & Income Development you will own the development and delivery of our income generation strategy so that we can build the partnerships and secure the resources we need to meet these ambitions.
You will primarily be accountable for overseeing and developing our impressive portfolio of corporate funding relationships and partnerships, through which we deliver on our strategic priorities and generate most of our income – currently £3m annually. You will also lead the development of our other income streams including trusts and foundations, events, earned income, and pro bono partnerships.
As a valued member of the senior management team, you will work closely with the board, Chief Executive and senior leadership colleagues to shape and deliver our strategy and business plan and develop our charity and our people.
Commercially minded and experienced at building and stewarding strong, mutually beneficial partnerships, the successful candidate will be an inspiring leader who can empower their team to be creative, proactive and tenacious and leverage our networks of support. You will be passionate about providing access and opportunity for young people across the UK, capable of working at the very highest level, and excited by the personal professional growth this role and the organisation could offer you.
Person Specification
Essential skills and experience
- Experience in securing strategic funding partnerships, including scoping opportunities and prospects, setting targets and building a pipeline, shaping compelling offers and proposals, pitching for new business, and building long term relationships
- Experience in managing a significant funding portfolio, stewarding and developing corporate partnerships and other funding relationships, ensuring effective account management and maximising opportunities for growth
- Confident in representing the SMF externally and engaging with different stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent communication skills, able to write and present compelling cases for support and create fundraising and marketing assets
- Effective planning and organisational skills with experience of managing and monitoring multiple projects
- Excellent numeracy skills, able to manage budgets, set and monitor team and individual income targets and KPIs, and present data clearly and concisely
- Able to motivate, develop and inspire a team of high performing staff with a willingness to build capability and ensure that high standards of performance and behaviours are maintained
- Thinks and works collaboratively across the organisation, including as a key member of the senior management team
- Committed to the aims of the Social Mobility Foundation
Desirable skills and experience
- Experience of raising income from trusts and foundations, and/or major donors and individuals
- Experience of developing new products and services and shaping a commercial offer
- Understanding of employee volunteering programmes and volunteer recruitment
- Experience of working with young people
- Able to harness Salesforce CRM as a tool for partnership and income development
Main responsibilities
- Responsible for creating and implementing a robust income generation strategy to support and enable the achievement of the SMF's strategic ambitions, setting targets, monitoring and reporting on income performance and supporting accurate forecasts and projections
- Work collaboratively with SMT colleagues and across the charity to identify funding and partnership needs and opportunities, shape compelling cases for support and align our income generation strategy and offer to funders with our mission, targets and priorities
- Responsible for overseeing and stewarding SMF’s portfolio of corporate partnerships, setting and reporting on income targets, maximising existing partnerships and taking lead responsibility for stewardship of flagship relationships
- Responsible for developing a robust new business pipeline, setting targets, developing our offer and securing new partnerships (corporates, trusts and foundations and events).
- Responsible for developing the potential of other income streams including individual giving and philanthropy
- Lead a culture of excellent relationship management across the SMF and ensure the right resources, systems and skills are in place across the charity and for all staff that interact or hold relationships with partners
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Advocacy and Campaigns to grow earned income through the Social Mobility Employer Index and develop related products and services for employers
- Oversee the development of and delivery of our volunteering offer including our award-winning student mentoring service, ensuringwe build mutually beneficial volunteering partnerships
- Represent the SMF externally with funders, partners and other stakeholders, seeking opportunities to increase the organisation’s network and build our influence and reputation as an effective charity partner
- Manage, motivate and develop the team, setting team and individual goals and evaluating performance, coaching and motivating staff and supporting professional development and staff wellbeing
- Lead across the organisation, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture and modelling leadership behaviours
- Work with the CEO and fellow members of the SMT to shape the SMF’s strategic priorities, set the annual business plan and key projects, and monitor delivery and performance
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply to our application portal Breathe by submitting the following information by 09:00am, on Monday 8th April 2024.
- A cover letter outlining your suitability for the post along with specific examples from past experience and skills. Please ensure a contact number is included.
- A short statement answering the question: ‘Tell us about a significant funding partnership which you were instrumental in securing or growing. How did you identify the opportunity, what skills did you use to secure it, and what were the outcomes and benefits?’ (800 words maximum)
Please note that generic applications, AI generated applications, and CV’s will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BACKGROUND
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a pioneering Human Rights charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers who are the Survivors of extreme human cruelty and trafficking. Our clients have been subjected to atrocities including state-sponsored torture, human trafficking, religious and political persecution, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and gender-based and ‘honour-based’ violence. Recognising the complexity of each client’s suffering and needs, HBF offers specialist services within a Model of Integrated Care encompassing: therapy, medical advice, legal protection, counter-trafficking support, housing and welfare advice and community and integration.
HBF exists to ensure that all Survivors of trafficking and torture are free and healthy, are safe, are protected from re-victimisation, detention and poverty, and have the ability and agency to integrate in and contribute to the communities around them. HBF uses its unique expertise to drive change and improve practice and policy for all Survivors.
We are innovative, ambitious and compassionate. The bravery and resilience of our clients is an inspiration to all the team at HBF.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
As the Senior Grants Executive, you will be responsible for delivering income from a range of donors and prospects, with a focus on trusts and foundations, through the overall management and growth of a successful grants pipeline. We are looking for an ambitious fundraiser who thrives working in a collaborative team and who enjoys inspiring funders to support the Helen Bamber Foundation. You will be part of a Fundraising and Communications Team that has a successful track record of securing income and you will help to further grow the organisation.
You will be managed by our Grants Manager and work closely with the Head of Fundraising and will be responsible for delivering high quality applications and reports to small and medium sized Trusts and Foundations as well as supporting larger donors in collaboration with your team members. This role suits a proactive fundraiser who has experience in Trust and Foundations including prospecting, making successful applications, delivering high quality reports, stewardship and with an ability to develop and grow existing funder relationships.
HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation.
Please note that the successful candidate will already be able to work in the UK and will be offered the job subject to suitable references and a DBS check. This role will require disclosure of adult and child barring lists. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and a short covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the listed duties, responsibilities and person specification to Ida Jarsve by 9am on Monday8th of April 2024. First interviews will be held the same week. Please note exceptional candidates may be contacted before the deadline. Candidates must hold permission to work in the United Kingdom.
We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian, Minority-Ethnic, refugee and migrant backgrounds. We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Development Manager
Place of Work: Salford M6
Hours of Work: Part Time, 28 hours per week (flexibly across four days, 9am–4.30pm)
Salary: Competitive - Actual salary £28,728 to £30,168 per annum (FTE £35,904 to £37,710)
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact on mental health? Do you possess strategic acumen and a drive for innovation? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Development Manager at START.
About Us: START is a leading mental health charity that has been delivering mental health recovery and prevention services in Salford for almost 30 years. We are dedicated to creating positive change and supporting individuals on their mental health journey.
Our mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life, health and wellbeing of target groups within the community, in particular people at risk of experiencing mental health difficulties or social Isolation.
About the Role: The Development Manager will play a key role in ensuring that we build on existing significant relationships as well as identifying and securing new and emerging opportunities within both the mental health and creative health landscape.
We are looking for a dynamic individual who can ensure that START continues to be recognised as a valued and successful partner organisation. The role offers unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth and the prospect of shaping your own career trajectory within a thriving charity that has doubled in size over the past 5 years.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 5th April 2024.
Interviews are scheduled to be held on Thursday 18th April 2024.
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We are looking for a dynamic person who is: values led, committed and compassionate, enjoys working in a busy environment; can bring inspiration, motivation and organisational development and wants to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The successful candidate will have proven experience as a PA or similar role; will have exceptional organisational and multi tasking abilities; strong communication and interpersonal skills; be discrete and confidential in handling sensitive information; will have the ability to work in a busy environment and to manage conflicting priorities and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suit.
Following the retirement of the existing post holder, this is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic individual to work at a high level across the executive team whilst managing the day to day running of the office which is the cog at the centre of the wheel.
In this key role you will provide PA support to the Director of the Charity and secretarial support to the Head of Finance and Resources and the Board of Trustees. Please see the Recruitment Brochure which includes our Job Description and Person Specification for further details. If you are as excited by the prospect as we are, please download our application form or for further information please download the recruitment brochure. We look forward to receiving your application.
What We Can Offer You:
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- 31 days annual holiday plus bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Additional 3 days annual leave after 5 years of service
- Comprehensive Induction Programme with ongoing learning and development
- Career progression opportunities
- Regular supervision
- Regular performance and development meetings to support your ongoing development
- Investors in People and Mindful Employer
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Insurance Cover
- Sickness Pay
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Referral Bonus Scheme
Catholic Care is an Equal Opportunities employer. We provide services to people of all faiths and none and also employ people of all faiths and none.
This is a full-time permanent position, although three to five days a week would be considered. The Development Team are hybrid working with at least one day working from home per week.
Lady Margaret Hall is seeking an Associate Development Director (Major Gifts). This is a senior position within the Development Team reporting to the Director of Development. The Associate Development Director will manage a portfolio of 100 or so prospects and donors, some of whom we have little contact with, and others who will be engaged. They will be a front-line fundraiser who will spend a considerable amount of time meeting with alumni online and in person in the UK (mainly London and Oxford) as well as independently developing pipelines.
This is an exciting time to join the team. Lady Margaret Hall is in the early stages of a major fundraising campaign in the lead up to our 150th anniversary in 2028 and we are looking for a motivated, confident and passionate fundraiser to join the team and assist the Director of Development with major gifts fundraising from the growing pipeline of qualified and unqualified prospects. The campaign is varied and includes fundraising for the endowment, unrestricted gifts, capital works and scholarships.
We offer a wide range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance, free lunches and a University contributory pension scheme. Additional benefits include, a childcare salary sacrifice scheme, a bicycle purchase scheme, bus and train season tickets, eligibility to apply for a parking permit scheme, employee assistance programme, regular social events and a free annual flu jab.
For more information about the College, full details of the job description and person specification please go to our website.
If you would like to be considered for this role then please submit a CV and Cover Letter via our website.
Deadline for applications is: 9am on Friday 5th April 2024.
First round interviews will take place on: Thursday 11th April 2024.
Final round interviews will take place on: Wednesday 17th April 2024.
About the role
Development Group generates philanthropic and sponsorship income to help us create a Natural History Museum for the future – investing in capital development, attaining vital acquisitions for the collection, transforming our galleries, developing innovative exhibitions and undertaking ground-breaking scientific research on issues that affect us all.
The Museum is looking for a naturally gifted communicator and relationship builder for the role of Philanthropy Executive (Trusts and Foundations) to join our Philanthropy team. You will join us at an exciting time, as we prepare to reopen the Museum’s gardens following the successful Urban Nature Project campaign and as we embark on an ambitious project to transform some of the Museum’s gallery spaces.
This role reports to the Senior Philanthropy Manager (Trusts and Foundations) and works closely with the Philanthropy Manager (Trusts and Foundations). Managing an existing portfolio of donors with plenty of scope for growth, you will fundraise five-figure gifts towards a diverse range of projects and provide general support to the Trusts and Foundations team.
The role will provide substantial opportunity for professional development within a world-leading cultural organisation.
About you
Essential
- Exceptional written communication skills with an ability to convey detailed or scientific information in a concise and engaging manner.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills and with proven experience of managing or liaising with either clients, customers or charity donors.
- Proven experience of cross-team working and liaising with multiple stakeholders.
- Good understanding of the process of fundraising.
- Excellent administration and organisation skills, demonstrating the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure.
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong proofreading skills.
- Ability to work well as a member of a team as well as on own initiative.
- Ability to attend early morning and evening events as required, acting as an ambassador for the Natural History Museum.
Desirable
- A demonstrable track-record in securing and managing grants from trusts and foundations.
- Experience of working with a fundraising / CRM system.
- Experience carrying out research to a brief (preferably fundraising research, including external research, such as giving history and funding priorities, and internal research, such as gathering figures, statistics and information).
- Knowledge of and an interest in natural history, science, environmental and/or the cultural sector.
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures.
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
To apply for this role please review the application instructions in the recruitment pack attached at the bottom of this listing. Incorrect applications will not be processed.
Why Get Further?
- 36 days of holidays per year (including bank holidays)
- ongoing learning and development opportunities
- flexible, hybrid and remote working
- quarterly ‘in-person’ team development days at our offices in London
- the joy of working in a progressive and socially conscious, growing organisation where we can have an outsized impact on its success and development.
At Get Further we aim to open doors to opportunity for work and education for learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. The 50% of disadvantaged students who leave school each year without a grade 4 in English and maths are significantly more likely to be locked out of key opportunities in the world of work, apprenticeships and higher education. We support students to achieve these gateway qualifications second (third, or fourth) time around by matching them with highly qualified specialist English and maths tutors, who deliver our award winning, bespoke resit curriculum. Our programmes support students to achieve their qualifications, but also equip students with the knowledge, skills and confidence for learning beyond GCSEs.
Over the last three years, Get Further has experienced a period of rapid growth, increasing the number of students and colleges we work with, and expanding our central team. We are seeking to recruit a Fundraising Officer to work closely with our CEO, Sarah to support the long term sustainability of the charity by identifying and building relationships with potential funders, and submitting funding bids to secure a significant proportion of our income to help more students get further.
The Fundraising Officer will also collaborate with other members of the team to develop a supporter database, produce compelling and tailored funding applications, and contribute to performance analysis and report for our Board of Trustees.
For a full role description, please see the recruitment pack attached below.
Essential Criteria:
- Commitment to Get Further’s mission and values, including passionate about tackling educational inequality
- Motivated to achieve targets, to ensure the charity can reach more young people
- Exemplary communication skills, including creating written proposals and reports, networking, and a talent for expressing complex ideas in simple and effective language
- Ability to tailor communications effectively to varied audiences
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to assess, prioritise and manage a varied and demanding workload
- Desire to learn, develop and advance personal career prospects
- Good numeracy skills to underpin producing budgets for applications
- IT skills – experience of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel
- Excellent spoken communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate Get Further’s mission and work in conversation with potential funders
To apply for this role we require candidates to submit answers to 3 questions in place of a cover letter. Please review the last page of the attached recruitment pack to see the questions. If using Charity Jobs quick apply, please list your answers to the questions in the 'Cover Letter' box, we do not require a separate cover letter!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Refugee Council – Senior Philanthropy Executive
Location: Home working / Stratford, London (hybrid of home working and 1-2 days per week in Stratford Office)
Salary: £38,166-£41,286 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours
Refugee Council is seeking a Senior Philanthropy Executive to secure and steward new donors, and to grow the charity’s established Major Donor/Philanthropy programme, taking it to a new level of giving.
Refugee Council is a leading charity supporting refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in safety here in the UK. Providing practical, hands on support, their award winning services include welcoming refugees into local communities across the country, providing specialist children’s services – with a particular focus on refugee children who arrive here alone, helping people to navigate the asylum system, and supporting people to access housing and employment. Evidence from services is then used to also inform the charity’s leading policy and influencing work, including campaigning for a fairer and kinder refugee protection system. The charity works with more than 14,000 men, women and children every year.
As a result of growing need and increasing interest in Refugee Council’s work, the charity has ambitious plans to make a leap in impact, with investment in their Philanthropy Team to raise increased funds from key high value audiences.
Working with key stakeholders from across the organisation, the post-holder will play a critical role in the delivery of an ambitious Major Donor/Philanthropy strategy and will be responsible for offering inspiring stewardship to the existing cohort of major donors, and for driving forward work to identify new prospects. Refugee Council has ambitious plans to significantly grow income from major donors, capitalising on the high profile which immigration and asylum currently have in public and political discourse.
The ideal candidate will have a track record in cultivating relationships from new and existing supporters and in securing in five figure gifts or above, as well as in meeting challenging income targets. They will have excellent knowledge of the methodology of major gift fundraising strategies and a proven ability to create bespoke, compelling cases for support and reports at a variety of levels and for different audiences. Excellent verbal and communication skills will be combined with superb relationships building and networking abilities. Finally they will be self-motivating, with the ability to think creatively and translate that into creative concepts and compelling copy.
Refugee Council will provide the most moving and diverse case for support. Cases that encompass innovative external affairs campaigns aimed at engaging policy makers and the public.
Refugee Council knows that step change takes time and planning, and they have put together a plan for growth that is ambitious but is also realistic and allows time for development and engagement. This plan also includes recruiting prospecting, stewardship, and communications expertise, so that growth is supported, planned and achievable.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team recently shortlisted for Fundraising Team of the Year at the 2023 Third Sector Awards, and working with the Third Sector 2023’s Frontline Service Team of the Year, as well as contributing to the transformation of the experiences of refugees seeking protection in the UK.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st April 2024, 9am GMT.
We are looking for an experienced Grants and Commissioning Manager to join our dynamic Fundraising team. This role will lead on all our trusts and foundations approaches, playing an integral role in growth and development of the portfolio and work in partnership with the CEO to lead on bids/tenders for commissioned services. It is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of these high value income streams to realise its full potential.
Role Purpose
Responsible for developing and delivering our Fundraising strategies, to secure appropriate funding to ensure the sustainable delivery of high-quality services by Home-Start Essex.
As Grants and Commissioning Manager you will use your experience and skills to identify and lead approaches to trusts, foundations, company foundations, statutory and other organisations securing funding from £5k-£800K+. You will create high quality approaches and deliver against financial targets, proactively supporting opportunities to source income to support children and families within Essex.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter with high levels of motivation, and a skilled writer with the ability to work autonomously and build on the strong foundations we have in place.
Specific Responsibilities
· Lead on delivering key areas of the Grants and Commissioning strategy and operational plan to establish a strong and sustainable funding base and support our growth ambition by delivering income targets year on year.
· To write compelling applications/bids, cases for support and reports, working in collaboration with the Finance Manager, Family Services Manager and Systems and Information Officer and tailoring the information for the audience, ensuring submission within required deadlines.
· Develop first class relationships with the portfolio of existing and new trust funders, commissioning partners, delivering the highest levels of donor care, by always providing excellent stewardship and ensuring all reporting requirements are fully met.
· Lead on horizon scanning for trust funders, creating a prospecting programme for new opportunities to grow the portfolio. Utilising existing networks, specialist funding sites and referrals.
· Lead on researching prospects for commissioned services, seeking opportunities to work in partnership where appropriate through utilising existing networks and procurement/tender platforms.
· Develop processes to be used across Home-Start Essex, to codify our approach to grant management and ensure appropriate escalation points across the organisation.
· Work both independently and with colleagues to develop content for proposal to funders, ensuring information is accurate and compelling, to generate funding for restricted and core work.
· Maintain and develop Home-Start Essex’s case for support templates and support materials, liaising closely with the senior management team and marketing team and adhering to brand guidelines and key messaging.
· Manage the grant/trust fundraising programme via Beacon CRM, developing account management and stewardship activities and maintaining detailed records of all communications.
· Ensure that successful bids/tenders and grant/trust applications are handed over to the Family Services Manager and Area Lead Co-ordinators with clear milestones, outputs, outcomes and evaluation/reporting requirements via Implementation meetings.
Reporting
· To provide regular activity, income and pipeline updates to the CEO and Finance & Business Development Committee.
· Maintain accurate records of income and restrictions.
· Ensure that progress against KPIs and pipeline is effectively monitored and reported, flagging concerns and developments in good time.
· Ensuring pipeline development by maintaining the database, recording all stewardship actions and communications.
Other duties
· To help at fundraising events from time to time.
· To work closely with other members of the fundraising department to provide data and leads to help them maximise income for the charity.
· Manage resources for the Fundraising team and contribute to budgeting and preparation for financial audits/reviews.
· To develop an in-depth knowledge of HSE and understanding of HSE’s work.
· To keep up to date with best practice in fundraising and comply with relevant legislation.
· To act as an ambassador for the fundraising department and the charity both internally and externally.
· To undertake any other assignments within the fundraising department and wider organisation as required.
· To develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategic business and funding plans for Home-Start Essex, as part of the senior management team, subject to Board approval.
Marketing
Work with the Digital Communications & Marketing team to ensure consistent and co-ordinated approach to the promotion of Home-Start Essex in the following areas:
· Create and distribute press releases to ensure regular and positive promotion of Home-Start Essex.
· Coordinate and schedule key promotional messages to our supporters and the wider public.
· Ensure branding, language and content for all fundraising communications are in line with the Home-Start Essex’s strategy, vision and values.
This role is part of the Senior Management Team within Home-Start Essex.
Please email us to request a recruitment pack or go to our website to download the recruitment pack, job description and person specification.
Please apply by sending in a covering letter and CV – referring to the job description and person specification in your application.
Relevant candidates will be required to complete further information as part of the recruitment process.
An enhanced DBS check will be required.
If you would like to arrange a confidential discussion about the vacancy, please contact us.
This post is subject to a successful 6-month probationary period.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Interviews are scheduled for: 18th/19th April 2024
Home-Start Essex is committed to equality of opportunity and works to safer recruitment practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Our Home-Start Essex Values
Supportive - We will support families to address the challenges of bringing up children themselves.
Non-judgmental - We do not judge families or measure them against others’ standards.
Approachable - We will be approachable and friendly at all times and develop good relationships with the families we support.
Professional - We will maintain the very highest professional standards.
Collaborative - We will work in partnership with any individual, group or agency who can help us achieve our goals.
Inclusive - We value and celebrate diversity and offer our services to all families, irrespective of their circumstances or backgrounds.
Family-led - We place children and families’ needs at the heart of our work.
Safe - The safety of the families and children we support, and the staff and volunteers we engage, is our highest priority.
Bringing up children can be hard work and all parents and carers will, from time to time, encounter problems which can often make the task even harder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.