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The Noah’s Ark Charity supports the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in providing world-class care, helping to ensure the best outcome and experience possible for children and their families.
Having raised more than £30 million to build and equip the hospital, today we continue to work hand in hand with the NHS, providing funding for the most up-to-date equipment and facilities. We also fund services like the play specialist team and emotional support for families.
This is an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a small but determined team.Working closely with the wider charity team, this role offers a real opportunity to see the impact that your work has on the children and families we support.
Scope of role
This role within the Noah’s Ark Charity, will support our community fundraising team.The Community Fundraising co-ordinator will provide essential administrative and operational support to the Community Fundraising team. The postholder will help ensure the smooth delivery of fundraising activities by managing supporter communications, maintaining accurate records, coordinating resources, and supporting events and campaigns.
This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting community-led fundraising initiatives.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support Community Fundraising Income generation
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To encourage the development of new supporter relationships through proactive communication, to achieve income and provide excellent supporter care to ensure the relationship is ongoing, beyond one-off support for the charity.
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To support the community fundraising team through relationships with patient families, third party fundraisers, community groups, schools and education establishments and public bodies.
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To assist with creating and maintain strong regional corporate partnerships within the community fundraising team, with the support of the community fundraising manager and head of fundraising and development.
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To deliver time specific and sector specific email/postal campaigns, encouraging organisation and participation in fundraising events.
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To contribute to the strategic development of community fundraising. Ambassador programme
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To communicate with the family ambassador programme helping to grow the network of key supporters who will represent and be the face of the charity within their local community.
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Support the community fundraising manager and regional fundraiser with the development of the ambassador programme including training and thanking opportunities.
Supporter experience
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To champion consistent and excellent supporter care.
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To record all communications accurately on the database, ensuring information is gathered and recorded in accordance with the requirements of the data protection act, GDPR and the charity’s data protection policy.
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To respond to supporter enquiries in a timely manner and deal with complaints, escalating as appropriate.
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To deliver an excellent supporter journey and contribute to the central supporter journey for community fundraising with resources, materials and information.
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Assist with the coordination of fundraising events and activities
Cross team working
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To work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues across the team to deliver wider fundraising income and charity objectives.For example, gifts in wills, regular giving, event participation, volunteering and communications.
Budgets
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Work with the community fundraising team and head of fundraising and development, to build and manage a detailed fundraising budget, including income and expenditure.
Best practice
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Ensure all fundraising practice is in line with organisational guidelines and policies.
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Encourage and champion compliance and best practice within the fundraising team.
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Ensure own compliance with fundraising standards and requirements, keeping up to date with key policies and regulations, including the fundraising regulator, chartered institute of fundraising and the charity commission.
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Undertake any other duties which might be required to fulfil the general purpose of the post.
For full job spec and application documents, please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced individual to help us deliver a productive, empowering, needs-orientated programme of training and development activities for community rail groups. Under the guidance of the Training & Development Co-ordinator you will aim to strengthen the community rail movement and enhance the value it delivers to communities.
About us
Community Rail Network is a not-for-profit organisation, working across Britain to support a growing ‘community rail’ movement. Community rail promotes sustainable and inclusive travel, coordinates volunteering and place-making projects, and brings people together.
Community rail is made up of 77 community-based partnership organisations, 1,300 station friends volunteer groups, and other community-led initiatives around Britain. Their activities range from creative projects with young people, to advising train operators on service improvements, to building travel confidence with families and marginalised groups, to biodiversity projects at stations, to promoting greener travel and tourism by rail.
Our enthusiastic team of 23 works mainly from home in different locations, but we come together regularly in person and online. We work collaboratively to advise our members, provide training, events and resources, run campaigns, and champion community rail and its insights via decision-makers and the media. We believe in developing our team and supporting everyone to reach their potential while having a good work-life balance.
Responsibilities:
You are principally responsible for supporting the delivery of a year-round programme of high quality, empowering training and development opportunities for our members. The programme will be delivered in line with inclusion and accessibility best practice, will be largely online with some face-to-face sessions and events.
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Work with the Training and Development Co-ordinator to agree a rolling programme of training that supports member organisation capabilities and their impact on communities.
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Topics will largely include areas required to achieve accreditation (for CRP’s) as well as good community-based practice for other member types. This includes but is not limited to training to support members with skills in creating and prioritising activity plans, project management, how to apply for grants and funding (including our own grants funds), how to prepare for an accreditation meeting, designing good outcomes and demonstrating organisational impact (including impact reports and use of social media), community engagement, volunteer recruitment, and co-production techniques.
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Work with the Training & Development Co-ordinator to ensure your own understanding of these topics is current and identifying areas for personal development to support our training offer to be more robust.
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Work with colleagues in other teams to set up, administer and deliver (largely online) webinars, networking and showcase events, setting them up, researching and engaging speakers and collating case studies to use, sending invites, facilitating the presenters and discussion during the event, and collating and reporting on feedback to inform future sessions.
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Support the T&D Co-ordinator, colleagues in the regional support team, and communications team, to promote training and networking sessions effectively.
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Where directed ensure we maintain high-quality training partnerships and opportunities that members can be signposted to and be responsible for administering our bursary scheme.
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Regularly report on bursary expenditure, member feedback, attendance figures and any specific funder requirements.
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Be responsible for supporting member organisations and colleagues to use our impact reporting platform and to keep up to date on any changes in how we record and demonstrate the social, economic and environmental impact of community rail.
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Attend team and all staff meetings, online and in person, contributing to strategic shared areas of work, information sharing and workforce development activities.
Skills and competencies:
- Understanding, and experience of running, online and in person training and networking sessions, ideally within a community or not-for-profit context;
- Knowledge of, and ability to share effectively, key skill areas for example, volunteering recruitment and support, project management, applying for funding, co-production techniques, community engagement best practice, demonstrating outcomes and impact.
- A proven ability to work collaboratively, develop and maintain productive partnerships and joint activities, and form professional networks internally and externally;
- Demonstrable ability to manage time and resources effectively under pressure, and meet deadlines;
- Excellent writing, communication and presentational skills, including the ability to develop and deliver audience-appropriate training materials, presentations and other content to professional and community audiences;
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media; excellent administration skills and the ability to identify efficient and secure ways of working using AI;
- Awareness of social and sustainability issues and the relationship between transport and social and economic development.
Online interviews are scheduled for 16 February 2026.
Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and Black, Asian and other minoritised groups, who meet with the skills and competencies for this role. We will provide reasonable adjustments for interviews as required.
Other information
This post is home-based, but with some travel (including overnight stays) for our programme of events and meetings. Applicants will need local access to a train station to enable rail-based travel for work as needed.
This is a permanent position and includes a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment. Successful applicants will need to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK and provide two references.
We are committed to being a flexible, supportive, inclusive and understanding employer.
Applications will only be accepted through the CharityJob website.
Please provide your CV and a covering letter of up to two sides of A4, by 23:59, Sunday 8th February 2026, summarising, with evidence, how you match the role specification and why you are interested in this position. We encourage you to apply early if you are interested, although we will accept applications up to the deadline. Please include a daytime phone number and an email address and identify your notice period in your cover letter. Due to limited resources, we cannot provide feedback to candidates not invited to interview.
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Non Charity Employer
21 - 50
Championing the community rail movement | Connecting people and their railways | Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities
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About You:
Those who know you describe you as kind, understanding, and open-minded. You listen without judgement and treat everyone with dignity and respect.
In the workplace, you are recognised as reliable, approachable, and professional. You communicate clearly, remain calm under pressure, and are confident managing competing priorities. You have a natural ability to encourage, empower, and motivate others to make positive changes, even in challenging circumstances.
You are reflective and emotionally intelligent, with a strong desire to support individuals to achieve greater independence and wellbeing. Making a meaningful difference isn’t just important to you — it’s what drives you.
You may already have an understanding of the complex challenges faced by people who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. This experience could come from previous employment, volunteering, training, or your own lived experience, and you are keen to use this knowledge to support others.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you and welcome you to join our dedicated and supportive team.
Main Purpose Of Job:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team in a dual-role capacity, supporting two vital services run in partnership with Homeless Oxfordshire and Connection Support. The role covers both our Step Down provision—designed for individuals discharged from hospital under the Discharge to Assess model—and our service at Mawle Court, which provides temporary accommodation and support for people with complex needs, including those preparing for more independent living or in need of emergency provision. Working as part of a small, dynamic, and enthusiastic team, you will be responsible for delivering a safe and supportive environment across both services. You will lead on the case management of clients with complex needs, working collaboratively with partner agencies to develop and implement holistic, individualised support and move-on plans. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, helping them on their journey towards stability and independence.
Main Areas Of Responsibility:
- To proactively and dynamically assess, monitor, manage and respond to risk for individuals and in the service.
- To assess risk and suitability of referrals to the service and book new clients in.
- Ensure the effective delivery of high-quality care, support and housing management according to Homeless Oxfordshire policies and procedures.
- To work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure the creation and delivery of holistic wrap around support and risk management plans for clients with complex needs as well as to ensure clients have access to appropriate healthcare as needed.
- To work collaboratively with clients to identify and work towards suitable move on.
- To work with other agencies to provide client centred support & risk management plans for clients with complex needs to identify work towards a suitable move on option within 6 weeks.
- To work alongside the Client Engagement Co-Ordinator to ensure clients have access to opportunities to be empowered, build their confidence and develop independent living skills; to facilitate groups and activities as part of this.
- To make and maintain Housing Benefit claims.
- Ensure that IT systems are updated as required clear, concise and up to date record keeping is maintained and ensure information is shared with the team and external agencies as required.
- To represent Homeless Oxfordshire at interagency meetings, as required.
- Manage challenging situations and report any safeguarding concerns without delay in line with procedures and to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
- Maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders.
- Contribute to a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are valued and staff are enabled to do their best.
- To be a supportive and effective part of the team, including contributing to the induction of new colleagues and work of the broader team.
- To ensure that Homeless Oxfordshire’s Equal Opportunities Policies are complied with and promoted in carrying out duties of the post.
- Comply with Homeless Oxfordshire’s policies and procedures.
- To undertake any other duties that can be reasonably required to meet the operational needs of Homeless Oxfordshire.
About Us:
We are an open door for people experiencing homelessness whose lives have been shaped by trauma and disadvantage; providing safety, stability and support when it is needed most. We deliver this support across Oxfordshire by providing a range of accommodation with access to high quality support, offering a safe and welcoming space for people to take control of their own lives. We are an accredited Oxford Living Wage employer, and benefits to the role include: annual leave starting at 26 days (excluding bank holidays), flexible working, enhanced benefits with qualifying service, retail discounts with our Homeless Oxfordshire Benefits Hub, and life assurance up to four times your salary and a £250 bonus if you successfully refer a someone as a new colleague through our Employee Referral Scheme as a thanks from us!
What’s Next: Have a look at the job description to find out more about the role and apply on our website. Please be aware that this role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check and will be undertaken for the successful candidate .
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.