Salary: £90,000 - £100,000

Our pupils, students and staff are talented, unique and diverse, and we need a dynamic leader to join our Executive Senior Leadership Team in the rewarding and multi-faceted role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

Orchard Hill College, based across six college centres, and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, comprising 15 academies, together form Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a family of specialist education providers for pupils and students from nursery to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire.

The uniqueness of OHC&AT is that it is fully representative of all designations of special educational needs and disabilities. Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

The COO will be responsible for improving the business capability, effectiveness and overall efficiency of OHC&AT service areas to support the education and wellbeing of our pupils and students.  Immediate priorities include the delivery of an ambitious estate strategy with five live Free School projects, significant funded building projects and an ICT strategy that meets the expectations of its users whilst providing value for money. 

Please visit our website for further details of the role and information about our organisation. You will be redirected to apply via the online application process on our TES landing page.

Closing date: Monday 8th March at 5pm

Interviews: w/c 15th March

Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Position: Regional Development Officer (South East)
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Home based in either Kent, Surrey, Sussex or Hampshire
Salary: £33,273 - £37,839 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 2
Department: Community Networks

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The role of Regional Development Officer (South East) is one of 9 Regional Development Officers within our new Regional Development team which is part of our wider Community Networks team.

As part of the Regional Development team your role will be to develop our local community presence across the South East of England, developing awareness of and engagement with the MS community by the wider community.

As a Regional Development Officer you’ll support our local volunteer groups to develop new partnerships, share good practice, respond to local need and engage with the wider community. This includes the development of events and services, with MS professionals and local groups where appropriate, to engage the community in our work.

The role also focuses on developing our connections with communities we currently under-engage with and to support the development of informal groups within the MS community, and our relationship with them.

The post-holder will have experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities, and a commitment to the principles of coproduction; experience of managing the delivery of activity plans in partnership with volunteers, as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for beneficiaries.

The post will cover the following areas:

Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Guernsey and there will be occasional travel to London.

As this role covers large geographical areas you will need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 8 March 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 17 March 2021

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We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

No agencies please.

Regional Fundraising Manager
Salary: Up to £32,363.41 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Homebased covering Eastern and South East England
Job type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract length: Until 31 December 2021
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 03 March 2021
Virtual Interview date: 15 and 17 March 2021

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Regional Fundraising Manager to support our network of Centres to develop their valuable community fundraising activities.

The role will cover Eastern and South East England including Norfolk, London, Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Essex. The ideal candidate will be based within these regions.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day!

The Regional Fundraising Team sits within the Regional Fundraising and Events Team, working collaboratively across Income Generation. We work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including a vast network of dedicated volunteers. We have ambitious plans to grow our activity and income each year to help the thousands of cats that need us.

You will work closely with the other members of the regional fundraising team, regional operations teams, service delivery teams and volunteers. You will develop plans across the region to enhance and deliver community fundraised activity to grow income year on year. You will also work collaboratively across other income generation departments as required to raise the profile of community fundraising and maximize opportunities that arise.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a similar fundraising environment. We are looking for demonstrable experience of developing strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including volunteers. A self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, have the ability to problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills. In addition, the post holder will need a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and will be flexible and adaptable. A strong team player is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
 

We are looking for an experienced and capable Infrastructure Officer to help support
Black Asian and Minority Ethnic led community organisations who are diversifying their income, professionalising their ability to deliver and grow in the South West of England.

Are you interested in building capacity to deliver?

We tackle race equality by undertaking research in key community issues and action programmes to address the challenges. We are targeting growth sectors such as the care sector, social sector, digital sector, cultural inclusion and economic development to help build back better in practice.

Can you support community and voluntary sector organisations to grow and become sustainable and effective?

Bringing your substantial proven bid writing and fundraising experience with at least 3 years of supporting VCSE organisations to grow and develop, you will be able to easily demonstrate your ability to co-ordinate projects, be a confident communicator and self-starter and add your co-operative team building skills into the mix of a dynamic, hardworking and dedicated team at Black South West Network.

Career Ready is a national charity that links schools and colleges with employers to prepare young people for the world of work through a programme of regular contact with working people and workplaces.

We are a partner of the government-funded Careers & Enterprise Company extending employer engagement across England and are cited in statutory careers guidance.

Across London we work with 50 schools and colleges (400 across the UK), offering programmes based on our Skills for Career Success learning outcomes, delivered by employer volunteers. The core pillars of our programmes are a series of structured masterclasses, mentoring, workplace visits and work placements. Last year 98% of students aged 16-18 leaving our Career Ready Plus programme went on to positive destinations.

Career Ready has a strong culture of growing our own talent and due to an internal promotion we are seeking a replacement Regional Manager 

The main purpose of our Regional Manager team is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day account management of:

• Schools and colleges running a Career Ready programme within the region
• Employer supporters, corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners

The Regional Manager will join our London & South East team (currently 5 people) and will work with colleagues to ensure Career Ready is embedded across the region. There will be opportunities to collaborate and be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop programmes with your schools/colleges and employer accounts..

Salary & Benefits

• £32,000-35,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The Charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans.
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Work Anniversary Gift Voucher

Pandemic update

Despite asking our people to work at home during the pandemic, we have always strived for a flexible way of working at Career Ready. We have an office which hosts approx. 20 people in the Citigroup building in Canary Wharf, which will be your contracted place of work.

We will always try, where possible, to accommodate any flexible working arrangements you may require. The Regional Manager (London) role usually requires frequent travel across the Underground network, as well as regular visits to the London office, however our team are first and foremost trusted to work remotely as and when required.

Application

If you are interested in the role, please apply using the button below and submit your CV and a covering letter (of no more than 2 pages) that demonstrates clearly, through examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready.

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 10.00am on Monday 1st March and interviews will take place virtually on Monday 8th March.

Registered Charity Numbers 1092891 (England & Wales) SCO43678 (Scotland)

Are you looking to join an inspiring Charity whose main aim is to inspire a lifelong love of reading? Here at Eden Brown we have an exciting opportunity to join the Dollywood Foundation UK as a Regional Director on a 12-month fixed term contract. Dolly Partons Imagination Library was launched in the UK by Dolly Parton herself in 2007, with the aim of sharing the joy of reading by gifting books to Children aged 0 - 5.The Imagination Library operates in partnership with individuals or organisations (affiliates) who take responsibility for funding and administering the programme in their communities.

As the Regional Director you will achieve the Charity's aim by getting books into the hands of children and extending the reach of the Imagination Library within the UK. You will do this through the recruitment of new strategic partners, significantly increasing the number of children enrolled and the total number of books mailed each year.

You will be identifying communities which can launch and sustain the Imagination Library. This will include researching the networks which will support and deliver the Imagination Library as well as meeting with influential contacts to promote and secure financial support for the programme. This will be in the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

You will be experienced in business development, ideally in the third sector, and good at building relationships with key stakeholders. Experience of project management is also desirable. As this is a home working role you will be used to working autonomously.

You will be innovative, creative and be able to identify partnership opportunities in line with The Dollywood Foundation's needs. Professional experience with children in their early years would also be an advantage. If you are looking for a role where you are able to make a significant difference and drive this Charity forward then this role really is for you! Please note this is a 12-month maternity cover contract and home based. Applicants must live in the North of England.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Regional Fundraiser - East Anglia (West), 9-12 months Maternity cover

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

About the role:

The Regional Fundraising Team at Parkinson’s UK are dedicated to providing support and advice to thousands of individuals, groups, local businesses and event participants across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

We are expert relationship builders on the ground and in local communities and we have grown consistently and continuously in terms of engagement, contribution and overall income throughout the last strategic period.

What you'll do:

• Develop and deliver ambitious local fundraising plans and budgets to maximise local support, provide exceptional stewardship and achieve financial targets in line with regional fundraising strategy 
• Support, motivate and manage a portfolio of individual supporters to fundraise for Parkinson’s UK, ensuring opportunities realise their full potential and key supporters are retained
• Lead on the development and delivery of a portfolio of local fundraising events, including local delivery of the Walk for Parkinson’s series

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable experience of general fundraising principles and at least two of the following disciplines: events, community, corporate, major donor
• Experience of setting budgets and effective management of budgets to achieve agreed targets
• Experience of project work
• Experience of managing volunteers and supporting volunteer committees

Interviews to be held: w/c 8 March

What's it like to work for us?

We aim to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's - and you could help us achieve this.

We offer a variety of paid job roles and volunteer opportunities both at our UK office in London and across the UK.

Hourglass is dedicated to calling time on the harm, abuse and exploitation of older people. We support older people experiencing (or at risk of) harm, abuse or exploitation, and work towards safer ageing and a fairer society for all older people.

As Hourglass works towards a modern new vision based on community-led support, this exiting new role presents a unique opportunity to help us deliver a person-centred approach to tackling the harm and abuse of older people across the North of England.

This is a pivotal time in the charity’s development, and we need someone with the motivation and drive to support us to develop and grow.  Working within our new Community Hub structure (operating remotely initially), you’ll be responsible for:

• establishing a local Hourglass presence in the North of England, and raising the profile of the abuse of older people and safer ageing
• helping us establish a range of services for older people and others in the region
• directly supporting older people and others via our Community Hub, and supporting volunteers to deliver via Hourglass services.

You’ll work closely with Community Response teams in other parts of the UK, as well as colleagues across Hourglass, sharing good practice and generating new ideas.  We’re looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference, can proactively manage a varied workload, and puts the needs of older people first and foremost.  If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

One Million Mentors’ aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that facilitating and investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

The Greater Manchester Regional Manager will be responsible for the programme delivery in the Manchester area, laying the foundations for strong mentor relationships by matching mentees with mentors who have similar goals and interests,  being an effective face for One Million Mentors in the region, fundraising and leading the expansion of 1MM across Greater Manchester, establishing key partnerships with local employers.

For full information about the role (including complete job description; frequency of work and rate of pay), please see our job pack attached.

Application is made by submitting a CV and personalised Cover Letter: - CV should be tailored to demonstrate how you meet the competencies - Cover Letter should refer to two competencies where you are particularly strong. The Cover Letter should also detail why you are interested in the role, why you want to work for One Million Mentors, and how your values match those of our own. The Cover letter should be no more than 2 pages of A4. We will not be accepting applications without a Cover Letter.

Are you a fundraiser looking for the next step in your career? Or are you a target driven sales professional or an account manager? Do you love building partnerships? Would you like to see first-hand the difference monthly targets can make in improving people’s lives every day? If so, our regional fundraising roles are the perfect career path for you.

At St Mungo’s our people come from all walks of life. We welcome the skills and experience they are able to bring with them from outside the charity sector, as well as within. Joining the fundraising team, you will be fully supported in getting to grips with the both the charity and housing sector, and you will soon be playing a crucial role developing fundraising streams, which in turn will enable us to support nearly 30,000 people a year who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Regional Fundraising Coordinators develop and implement a range of fundraising activities, whilst nurturing current supporter relationships and developing new opportunities. This particular role will be responsible for growing our regional community and corporate fundraising programme across Reading and Oxford and will involve managing a portfolio of community groups, small corporate relationships and individual fundraisers, working collaboratively with our National Community and Events Team.

There is expectation for the role to fully engage with the local community and build relationships via regular face to face meetings and presentations. The role will require frequent travel within the region and to our head office in London. This role will require some evening and weekend working.

What we’re looking for

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of working in either a fundraising, sales, recruitment or account management role. You will be target driven with proven ability to reach and exceed ambitious targets. You will enjoy networking and building strong relationships with our supporters, volunteers and staff.

You will be open to hearing and sharing new ideas and have a flexible approach to work. You will be proactive and capable of working on your own initiative, whilst collaborating with the wider fundraising and communications department in Reading, Oxford and our London head office.

Our clients and supporters are at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for someone who shares our vision, passion and commitment to ending homelessness. St Mungo’s is at the forefront of supporting individuals experiencing, or who have experienced, homelessness. Our work is more crucial now than ever before as we support our clients throughout the covid-19 pandemic and ensure that no one who has been housed during this time returns to homelessness.

And in return

St Mungo’s is a diverse and inclusive employer; we are a Disability Confident Employer, in the top 50 of Inclusive Employers, in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and an Investor in People (Gold). We offer excellent development and growth opportunities, as well as a range of benefits to enable a healthy work life balance, including 25 days annual leave and a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Interview and assessments on: 15 and 16 March 2021

Closing date: 10am on 3 March 2021

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Wirral Ark is looking for an experienced, proactive innovator as its new Chief Executive to help us both consolidate and build upon our current provision. Your experience might come from the charity, homelessness or housing sectors – but it is your personality that will be important to us.

The overall purpose of the role is to work with the Chair, Board and staff to maintain a clear and compelling vision for the organisation whilst effectively delivering our mission to reduce the impact of homelessness on the Wirral.

The new CEO will also be responsible for growing our business by developing an asset base and services that can help the organisation achieve its strategic objective to become substantially independent from government income streams in the medium to long term.

History of the charity 

Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as Wirral Ark, is a registered charity that exists to provide accommodation for the homeless, under the MainStay framework, as well as providing support and guidance for individuals to secure long-term accommodation.  We offer services throughout the region. 

We started life in 1991 as a temporary shelter. The service was set up by the Wallasey Council of Christian Churches with the aim of offering emergency accommodation for those who found themselves homeless.

Wirral Ark has evolved enormously over the years and now offers a whole range of support provision for homeless people. These include isolated people with mental health or substance problems, current and ex-offenders, former rough sleepers and people who are begging or street drinking. 

Through our work, we have become experts at working with, and supportively housing, people with complex problems – for example, people with severe mental health problems, a lifelong alcohol addiction, very challenging behaviour, or a combination of these and other issues. Our support pathway is designed for people with particularly complex needs. Its function is to help them into securing a permanent and sustainable home which they will remain in.

New leadership

Wirral Ark has undergone a significant period of growth in the last 4 years, increasing turnover from around £875K in 2017 to £1.2M in 2020, with a budget for around £1.3M in 2021.

Wirral Ark has successfully diversified its income during this period. It has done so in a climate of continuous cost cutting of welfare and homelessness support - both at a local and national level. The income of the charity is derived largely from Wirral Borough Council and primarily from  its Supporting People Contracts and Housing Benefit. Wirral Ark has targets to grow its own independent income from fundraising activities and the creation of income streams derived from its subsidiary, the Wirral Ark Trading CIC.

We believe this strategy is putting Wirral Ark into a robust position and will gives us a strong platform to further improve and build rounds our services. There are several important aspects of the work for Wirral Ark are still under development. We are now looking for an excellent leader to take us to the next level.

The charity have a stakeholder pension open to all employees satisfying the auto-enrolment criteria with employees currently contributing 5% and the charity 3%. Other options could be negotiated within the package.

To apply, please download the attached application form and job pack - including application guidance notes, person specification, job description and other key information.

The Capitals Coalition is a global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people and society. Our ambition is that by 2030 the majority of business, finance and government will include all capitals in their decision-making, and that this will deliver a fairer, just and more sustainable world. We are at an exciting time in our history, having united the global natural capital and social and human capital communities in 2020. In 2021, we launched a new online platform, The Community, and new website to support our growing, global community. We are now looking for a Global Community Officer to curate content and lead data insights for this community.

We are looking for someone who enjoys building collaborative networks that support people to find solutions to shared challenges. You will have a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to drive high data quality and analysis. You believe people and planet must be at the heart of decision making through a capitals approach and enjoy understanding how different stakeholders interact to deliver impact.

Main purpose of job:

The Global Community Officer is responsible for curating engaging and dynamic digital content that fosters interaction among the global capitals’ community through our online platform, The Community. You will be responsible for ensuring that the latest content – from projects led by the Coalition to what is happening in the news – is shared with the global community.  You will work closely with the team to onboard new organizations, facilitating collaboration between them and the wider capitals community. You will drive data-led decision making by providing data insight into the trends of the community through our CRM and online platforms, managing data quality and supporting the Coalition to drive engagement and uptake of a capitals approach.  You will also support the development of online and offline events.

Key responsibilities:

Community Coordination (50%)

• Curate engaging content that ignites discussion and drives communication with and among The Community.
• Liaise with project owners and support them to curate online collaboration and discussion, to ensure the community is well represented across work streams, such as through collating lists of people to engage for project purposes.
• Support the onboarding of new organizations by connecting them with relevant projects and organizations.
• Undertake marketing, event management and editorial support for the global community as requested, ensuring they are engaged and involved in the Coalition’s work.
• Ensuring the community model and the relationship with individual partners contributes to constant learning and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and insights within the community.

Data Management (30%)

• Provide high-level quantitative data analysis of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and the online community platform to identify trends in the global community engagement.
• Interpret the analysis to make recommendations for improving our work.
• Support a culture that understands and embraces the importance of data best practices.
• Ensure high CRM data quality, improving the standard of data and capture processes in place, including links between CRM, MailChimp and the website.

Administration (20%)

• Provide admin support for The Community by troubleshooting with support teams, managing invitations and sign ups and ensuring high quality data for analysis.
• Provide admin support for Capsule, our CRM, ensuring high data quality for analysis.
• Assist with presenting content for The Community, including formatting documents, preparing power point presentations etc.

Person Specification:

• A minimum of two years’ professional experience of building and managing a community with the ability to see and build on connections between people and ideas.
• Prior experience working with MailChimp and Capsule, or another similar CRM software.
• Experience in or an affinity for working with online community management software to deliver and support integrated communications and reach target audiences.
• Proven experience in data analysis and presenting complex information in a concise and compelling way.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Good understanding and interest in capitals’ content and ability to translate capitals for different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to foster relationships and bring people together.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal; ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and externally, written and orally. 
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, including the ability to plan, multi-task, prioritise and work on own initiative to deadlines.
• Strong ‘can-do’ attitude - able to see likely pitfalls and problems and respond accordingly. 
• Collaborative working style; happy to work independently and as part of a small team. 
• Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for the vision of the Capitals Coalition.

Desirable 

• International business, not for profit or international organisation background/or experience.
• Ideally the position will be in the Netherlands or the UK where our main offices are based.

Apply

Please send a CV and cover letter us by 12 noon (CET) on the 10th of March 2021. Please state the role in the subject line and kindly note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The Coalition consists of organizations from all around the world and with people of different gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, geography, political affiliation and country of origin, and as much as possible we want this to be reflected in our team. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Position Description

Starting Salary:  £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract: 2 years fixed term

To contribute to CAFOD’s involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) in line with the agreed strategy, by engaging in programme development; securing institutional funding for CAFOD supported programmes and partnerships; and contract management. The scope of the post falls into the following broad functions:

• Programme development in line with the direction set by the DRC Strategy: in co-operation with partners and programme colleagues, support the design, development (and were appropriate also implementation) of CAFOD supported programmes;

• Programme funding & partner fundraising capacity: lead, facilitate or support the preparation of programme funding applications to institutional donors, in close co-operation with programme colleagues and partners. This includes keeping up-to-date with donor strategies and priorities and raising awareness of donor requirements and partner obligations to fulfil these. Furthermore, in line with relevant capacity strengthening plans, support partners in strengthening their own capacity to fundraise.

• Contract Management: lead on reporting, monitoring and evaluating institutionally funded programmes, in line with CAFOD and donor standards. 

• Internal and external representation: as appropriate and in coordination with the Country Representative, liaise and manage relations with relevant donors. Furthermore, engage with internal stakeholders, including working groups and communities of practice on cross-organisational work, particularly with the International Programme Funding Unit on donor engagement strategies;

• Systems and compliance: ensure the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share knowledge and inform decision making and implementation. This includes ensuring compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work and donor contracts;

• Donor focus: where appropriate, in co-ordination with the International Programme Funding Unit, support the development of specific donor engagement strategies, including, where appropriate, assuming “donor lead” responsibilities for specific donor/s.

Job Scope

The post-holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers across the International Development Group, as well as with colleagues in the Emergency Response and Advocacy Groups, and the International Programme Funding Unit. This is in order to develop and maintain horizontal links between programmes, learning, innovation, good practice, and fundraising within and between regions or areas of work. The role has also a number of cross-divisional and cross-organisational functions linked to work with CAFOD’s Education, Communities & Supporters, Fundraising, Finance and Media teams.

While the DRC portfolio will be allocated to the post holder, a degree of flexibility is expected and therefore the post-holder may be required to support other programmes and colleagues during particularly busy times or emergencies. Furthermore, his/her portfolio of countries/sub-regions may change/evolve over time to meet CAFOD’s and partners’ needs.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake international travel for approximately 3 months a year. The post will be located in Goma DRC.

Accountability

The post-holder reports to the Country Representative – DRC. He/she is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for staff members. S/he may be task managed by the CAFOD Deputy Country Representative.

Key Responsibilities

Programme development in line with the direction set by the DRC Country Strategy

• As guided by his/her line manager and taking into consideration his/her allocated portfolio), work with  programme staff and partners in the design, development (and were appropriate, implementation) of high quality programmes and projects in line with the DRC strategy and programme frameworks;

• Contribute to the development of resource development plans, as well as to identifying new funding opportunities through donor mapping exercises;

• Support regional or joint programme funding opportunities as necessary.

• Where necessary and in discussion with his/her line manager, participate in surge requests from other International Development or Emergency Response Groups;

• Keep up-to-date with donor policy developments and trends, both within the relevant country/sub-region/sector, and more generally, and represent CAFOD in funding review groups/networks in the countries/sub-regions as appropriate.

Programme funding and partners’ fundraising capacity

• In agreement with partners and programme staff, assess existing partner capacities and systems to manage and implement institutionally funded programmes and, jointly develop programme and project funding proposals;

• Lead, co-ordinate or support the preparation of funding applications with donors such as: ECHO, DEC, DfID, EC, UN, Comic Relief, Big Lottery Fund, etc.;

• Contribute to investing in partners’ capacities, by jointly identifying funding needs, developing plans to strengthen capacities, e.g. proposal writing, programme development, monitoring & evaluation, etc., or identifying sources of support. This can be through identifying who is best placed to offer such support or by the direct provision of specific capacity strengthening initiatives;

• Support partners in accessing the tools and support required to secure and effectively manage institutional funding, as well as strengthening partner capacity in donor mapping and developing donor engagement strategies;

• To work with CAFOD’s Country Representative and Programme Management on designing a partners’ institutional funding capacity strengthening initiative/strategy.

Contract Management

• Working with programme staff and partners to manage various contracts, including financial and narrative reporting, and monitoring and evaluation (including facilitating external evaluations) of institutionally funded programmes, in line with jointly agreed standards (Programme Cycle Management), donor requirements, and CAFOD’s value of Stewardship;

• Responsible for reporting to donors – including financial reporting and ultimately responsible for the quality of those reports before submission.

• Support programme staff and partners on the development of plans, accounting frameworks and work plans, etc.

Internal and external representation

• In agreement with the Country Representative and programme management develop, nurture and manage relationships with donor organisations, and create opportunities to share CAFOD’s programme experiences with donor staff;

• Communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and communication needs. This may involve participation in sessions/events with supporters, communities of practice, working groups, etc., as agreed with the relevant manager;

• Where appropriate, liaise with the International Programme Funding Unit to ensure coherent donor engagement strategies are developed and maintained;

• Work with partners to regularly assess the quality of the relationship, ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that funding-related issues are timely addressed;

• In agreement with partners, contribute to raising the profile of partners’ work with relevant donors in the region and/or globally.

Systems and compliance

• Effectively use CAFOD’s programme management information systems  to ensure programme and project information and documentation is up-to-date. This will include producing management information to support decision making;

• Ensure compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work, including liaising with IPFU donor leads on donor compliance requirements.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Child Protection

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children, seeing these interests as paramount.  This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children or young people and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to child protection issues. 

Key Competencies

Person Specification

Understanding our context

• Understanding international development: Understanding and experience of international development and programme management and quality standards within this context

Working together

• Communicating; Able to communicate with colleagues and partners at a distance
• Looking outwards; Understanding of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities.

Making change happen

• Managing resources: the ability to prepare and monitor budgets, contribute to assessing the appropriateness of partner financial systems, and ensure compliance with, knowledge and understanding of financial
• Achieving results; experience of developing successful funding applications for institutional donors; experience of participatory project design, and use of analytical tools.
• Managing our performance: experience of developing and implementing monitoring systems to track the effectiveness of programmes.

Job-specific competencies

1. Understanding and first-hand experience of institutional funding work/projects, priorities, trends and donor conditions within the international development sector; , ideally with first-hand experience of working with the EC;
2. Experience of using programme cycle management tools effectively to deliver work within an agreed programme framework;
3. Able and committed to working with and strengthen or complementing  the capacity of  partner organisations and colleagues;
4. iv. Finance management and budgeting understanding and experience.
5. Ability and willingness to travel within DRC and/or to the UK (approximately for 3months per year), sometimes at short notice;
6. Thematic experience in one or more of CAFOD DRC key thematic areas (Livelihoods & Food security, Participatory Governance, and WASH)
7. Experience of working with complex emergencies or protracted crisis.
8. Fluent French is a requirement for this post

Desirable Criteria

1. Fluent written and spoken French and English

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract:  9 months Fixed Term Contract

Work pattern: 35 hours per week (Working full time remotely until London offices re-open)
 

Job Profile

As a Community Fundraising Executive in CAFOD’s Supporter Fundraising section, you will be responsible for promoting CAFOD’s fundraising initiatives to Catholic community groups – focusing on parishes. The post is fundamental to inspiring support and building lasting relationships between CAFOD and these audiences.

The Community Fundraising team is responsible for the continuing development of CAFOD’s community and parish fundraising programme through mailings, paid advertising and digital channels and the engagement of an extensive network of local volunteers. This includes both Family Fast Day appeals, other parish fundraising schemes and emergency appeals.

We are looking for a passionate fundraiser with a can-do attitude who has experience managing multiple deadlines simultaneously and working with a range of stakeholders. Working day to day without supervision, you will be expected to resolve everyday challenges and obstacles independently. You will be confident making creative and data-led recommendations and have the ability to inspire a faith-based audience to support our work.

The post is based within the Community Fundraising team and reports to the Community Fundraising Manager. The post holder will also need to build excellent working relationships with other teams across CAFOD – especially those in Supporter Fundraising, Theology, Communications, Supporter Care, Donations Processing and Regional Teams.

The contract for this role is for nine months. However, there is a possibility this could be extended. We are very committed to the development of our Community Fundraising Programme and over the next year will identify the shape and focus of roles in the team, longer term, to support an ambitious fundraising strategy.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD's website to begin completeing the application form.