Contract Type:  Fixed Term (18 months)

Hours:Full time (35 hours a week)

Closing Date:23:59 on Monday 24th February 2020

The Prince’s Trust is looking for an experienced Commissioning Manager to join us for an 18-month contract, to help deliver against one of the biggest and most significant programmes in our history. The Future Workforce Fund is seeing a multi-million-pound co-investment between business and government, which will support thousands of young people in developing the necessary life skills and experiences in order to prepare them for the world of work.

The Commissioning Manager is a crucial role, which will form part of the project team to lead a key workstream within the programme and will be responsible for commissioning a range of 3rd party organisations who will be needed throughout the lifetime of the programme.

We are looking for individuals who have experience in the following areas:

• Experience of grant commissioning, preferably with a knowledge of EU procurement regulations and public sector commissioning standards
• Ability to work with internal stakeholders to ensure any commissioning activity is delivered to best practice (such as legal, data protection, procurement and contract management)
• Strong relationship management skills, with experience in leading supplier engagement events and an ability to performance management suppliers to align to any contract/performance monitoring standards
• It would be extremely beneficial for prospective candidates to have commissioned youth provision or have experience working for a youth charity

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within the organisation that will help shape the way that the Trust works its partners to deliver exceptional services for young people.

If you are interested in the opportunity, please apply with an updated CV outlining your relevant experience. To learn more about the role please visit our website.

The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive, and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Volunteer / attend events such as music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.

Retail Area Manager

Employed By: Valley CiDS Ltd

Location: Derby/Nottinghamshire

Hours: 37.5 Mon – Sun, working 5 days/wk. (Including occasional evening and alternate Saturdays)

Base: Field-Based with Admin base in Hucknall

Responsible to: Head of Retail Sales and Marketing

Salary: £24,500 - £27,500, dependant on experience

Closing Date: - Sunday 8th March 2020

Interviews to be held: - Wednesday 18th March 2020

About Us

Are you passionate about the preloved, charity retail sector and would like to make a difference to a portfolio of your very own charity shops? Valley CiDS is a children and young people’s charity based over Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. As a local charity, we are dedicated to raising money through our growing retail portfolio to support the community by investing in the next generation.

Our Christian values of hope, compassion, belonging and inclusion embody our overall vision for the future and what we aspire to in all aspects of our work.

About You

Working as part of a dedicated retail team, you will be an ambitious senior manager able to lead and develop our existing staff and volunteers across Derby and surrounding areas to help maximise area sales and profit in up to 20 of our shops.

Reporting to our Head of Retail Sales & Marketing, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven success in achieving and exceeding sales and profit targets within retail management as well as strong leadership and development skills to enable you to motivate, advise and encourage a diverse team of staff and volunteers.

You will be able to identify and develop new and improved strategies to ensure the very highest of standards in all of our shops in line with company polices. The Retail Area Manager will also be an advocate for our charity, promoting and enhancing the work we do in every aspect of day to day duties.

The desired candidate will have outstanding people management skills, the ability to identify and source stock, profiled to the different areas that our shops are situated in, to help improve our retail offering. Strong business acumen is essential along with the ability to analyse financial data, managing income and expenditure targets.

This exciting role requires a dynamic and motivated candidate who is eager for a challenge and is passionate about a more sustainable future.  As a Retail Area Manager you will be able to make a real difference to the local community through the creativity, innovation and commercial awareness that you will implement across your portfolio of shops.

Please apply by submitting a current CV and covering letter, which includes a suitability statement that makes clear reference to the Job Description & Person Specification.

This is an exciting role for a professional with strong and comprehensive fundraising experience in both strategy and implementation. This small but growing charity wants to expand its local impact and if you would like a role with variety and enjoy the challenge of exceeding fundraising targets then First Love Foundation would be ideally suited for you.

Working 2 days per week, the ideal candidate must have the ability to creatively develop and deliver innovative and effective fundraising activities: events, trusts & foundations, corporate (payroll giving, match-funding). You need to be organised, able to work under pressure, pro-active, a self-starter, with a track record of achievement within a similar role. This role is new and part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).

How to Apply:

Please send a CV and an accompanying letter detailing how your experience fulfils the requirements of the post as detailed in the job descrption.

Facilities Manager - 12-month FTC - Maternity Cover - London

Job Title: Facilities Manager

Salary range: From £25,500 to £30,500 a year (inclusive of London Weighting Allowance at £2,991 a year), depending on skills and experience.

Contract:            12-month, Fixed Term Contract, Maternity Cover.

Working hours: Full time working 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday between 8am to 6pm. Some flexibility required according to needs of the business, with some occasional weekend work. 

Location:            The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR.

Closing date: 9am Thursday 20th February 2020

Interview date: Week commencing 24th February held at The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR

Start date: 16th March 2020

The Ethical Property Company

Founded 20 years ago, the Ethical Property Company provides affordable workspace to charities, community groups, campaigns and social businesses working for a fairer and more sustainable society. From humble beginnings, the company has grown steadily and now owns or manages 23 centres across the UK providing affordable office, retail and conference space to over 1,000 social change organisations. Flexible leasing arrangements provide our tenants with long-term security and working alongside like-minded organisations offers them influence-enhancing networking opportunities. 

The company has some 100 staff, based in our properties in London, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Bath, Brighton and Manchester. Our centres are managed to minimise energy use, waste, car travel and the use of harmful materials while offering tenants modern, affordable and flexible space managed in a transparent and supportive way. 

Job Description

The Facilities Manager supports the Centre Manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of The Foundry, under the overall supervision of the Regional Manager for the South East. The Facilities Manager will be expected to contribute to the running of the centre as a whole. 

You will play an important role supporting the Centre Manager in servicing the conference users and office tenants. The Facilities Manager reports to the Centre Manager.

As Facilities Manager, your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

Compliance with health and safety legislation and good practice, including:

• Carrying out risk assessments and fire risk assessments, and ensuring that any resulting actions are carried out in a timely manner; 

• Fire safety procedures including testing of fire safety systems and carrying out bi-annual fire evacuations;

Line Manage a small team of Facilities Support Assistants (FSAs)

• Managing the day-to-day work of the Facilities team;

• Ensuring staff have regular supervisions;

• Lead, develop and motivate staff;

• Setting up (or assisting / supervising the FSAs) furniture and Audio Visual and Information Technology in conference and meeting rooms;

• Carrying out (or assisting / supervising the FSAs) small-scale maintenance tasks including re-painting offices, basic plumbing, small-scale carpentry, key cutting, waste disposal, etc. 

Building improvements and maintenance

• Responsible for ensuring an ethical negotiation, procurement and managing of Service of agreement levels. Updating and maintaining supplier contact database and summary sheets. 

• Investigating day-to-day building-related problems (ranging from boiler/heating breakdowns, leaking roofs and blocked toilets, to alarm activations etc.), and devising timely and cost-effective solutions in consultation (as necessary) with the centre manager, contractors and tenants;

• Organising and overseeing planned preventative maintenance works and facilities service delivery (such as mechanical and electrical services, fire safety systems, building fabric, security), liaising with contractors and tenants to ensure timely completion and minimum disruption;

• Keeping up-to-date maintenance and service records and a manual of the building;

• Building strong working relationships with contractors in specifying works, tendering, monitoring progress and approving invoices on completion;

Person Specification

This is a busy, demanding and ‘hands on’ role that will require a ‘can do’ attitude by the successful applicant.

Essential skills and experience

• You have experience of commercial facilities / property management;

• You have experience of managing health and safety within the workplace;

• You have experience of managing expenditure and approving invoices;

• You are computer literate with good working knowledge of Word, Outlook and Excel;

• You can cope well under pressure, can multitask and can adapt to changing circumstances;

• You have good organisational and time management skills and can prioritise effectively;

• You are a confident starter-finisher with an eye for detail;

• You are a problem-solver, able to use your own initiative in finding pragmatic solutions; this will involve some hands-on work; 

• You are confident in supervising others, but also lead though example;

• You maintain a professional standard of presentation and communication with colleagues and tenants at all times;

Desirable skills and experience

• You have a property-related qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH/RICS qualification or be a member of the BIFM or evidence of equivalent skills).

To apply: 

Please click ‘Apply’ below and you will be emailed details regarding how to progress your application. 

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join our team for a one year period to cover maternity leave, playing a key role in leading and managing our fundraising team, ensuring strategy and income targets and other KPIs are met and high standards of fundraising practice followed. As Head of Community Relationships (Fundraising) you will have the opportunity to embed the strategy and area business plans and ensure they are successfully implemented and deliver net income growth across all our brands.

Head of Community Relationships Fundraising

22.5 hours per week over 3 days

1 year Maternity cover

£24,000 per annum

You will play a lead role in a developing and delivering the strategic aims of the organisation as well as driving improvements in the way we fundraise and maximising opportunities for growth and development. You will build strong working relationships across the organisation, representing fundraising in a number of internal and external forums.

Successful candidates will have a strong track record in supporter or customer relations; in leading large complex teams with a range of specialisms and handling change and challenge and have experience driving income growth and continuous fundraising improvement across an organisation or team. Ideally the successful candidate will also have good knowledge of Fundraising regulation and best practice.

For a full job description and person specification follow the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Applicants are welcome to call for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

We are looking for someone with experience of working across a broad portfolio of income streams and a proven track record in generating income against targets. You will have exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders. Working collaboratively and being a team player are essential skills. The successful candidate will understand the balance of being hands-on in order to get things done and working strategically so that Saint Michaels meets its long-term objectives. 
 

The role is will work across our bases in Harrogate and Northallerton with other travel required as necessary. Our Harrogate offices are based at Hornbeam Park, just a few minutes’ walk from Hornbeam Park train station and well located for commutes from Leeds, York and surrounding areas via train or car. Our Northallerton office is based in Omega Business Village on Thurston Road. 

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

Harrogate District Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice and Talking Spaces.

Benefits include:-

• Competitive rates of pay

• 21 days paid holiday per year for full time

• Comprehensive Induction Programme

• Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 8% and variable employee contribution

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free Car Parking/Walking distance from Hornbeam Park Station

• Free DBS/CRB check

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our recruitment website. Alternatively please call Helen/Alison in the HR team at Saint Michael’s Hospice.

Completed applications to be received by 9am on 5th March 2020

Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2020.

About Us
Hastoe is an award-winning housing association that manages 7,500 rented, shared ownership and leasehold homes across the south of England. We support rural communities from Norfolk to Cornwall by providing affordable and environmentally sustainable homes for local people.
Our asset list reflects our commitment to sustainability with many heated by renewable technologies and the largest number of social Passivhaus homes in the UK. We own homes in National Parks, the royal estate at Sandringham as well as more urban 1960s estates. An eclectic mix that presents a true technical challenge.
The Roles
These two roles will help us to meet the challenge of delivering a first-class technical service for our residents. Based in either Dorchester or Saffron Walden, the successful candidates will be responsible for managing a comprehensive service to a large geographical area through the inspirational leadership of a team of surveyors. This will include:

• Management of responsive repairs including void and cyclical works
• Delivery of major works projects
• Working with colleagues to help deliver our programme of new build properties
• Implementing our Asset Management Strategy and Corporate Plan.
• Seeking to improve customer satisfaction across all service areas

You will:

• Be an experienced and qualified surveyor and an Associate or Chartered member of the RICS.
• Provide outstanding technical advice and support across the organisation.
• Have excellent people management skills with experience of leading and managing teams through change
• Share our commitment to providing affordable, high quality rural housing and tackling fuel poverty.
• Embrace our genuine commitment to providing high quality services to our customers

In exchange we offer a competitive salary of up to £55,000 plus a generous benefits
package including up to 8% employer pension contribution in addition to a car
allowance of £5,000 pa and flexible working arrangements. Our Investors in People
Gold Award reflects our commitment to our staff and we will support and encourage
you in developing your career.

Application
Please send your CV and supporting statement  by 5pm on 14
February 2020.

Interviews will be held in Saffron Walden on 24 February 2020 & in Dorchester on 4
March 2020.

This post is subjext to background checks.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 1st March

This is an exciting time to join the team in the East of England as our aim is to become the very best organisation within the sector.

As Operations Manager, you will lead a team of executives who engage directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.  You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the East of England. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our operations executives to do their best work.  

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through high-quality provision that delivers positive outcomes.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, delivery, phasing and resourcing or our regional activity. You will effectively manage assigned budgets and support contract delivery as well as supporting fundraising colleagues with various reports, visits and events.

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of supporting young entrepreneurs and business start-ups, education. We are also like to hear from applicants who have an interest in partnership innovation. 

For more information, please look at the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Indicative salary range for this role is £26,800.00 to £31,290.00 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 287 

Fundraising Manager

Are you looking for the next step in your Fundraising career? Or maybe you’re looking to apply transferable skills from another sector to help a much-loved local charity? You could play a role in shaping the direction of fundraising for a charity dedicated to providing compassionate, supportive care for patients with a terminal illness.

Position: Relationship Fundraising Lead Manager

Location: Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells

Hours: Full time and part time considered

Salary: £32,595 (FTE)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, including the ability to buy and sell holiday. Long Service is also recognised, plus free parking and subsidised meals.

Closing Date: 2nd March 2020

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, passionate team of Fundraisers.

Your career will develop within the organisation, who are committed to training and development.

The Role

As Fundraising Manager you will:

• Provide leadership, management and inspiration to all staff and volunteers in the Fundraising Department as part of the Fundraising Leadership Team.
• Managing income streams is a vital part of this job, so you need to be sure that you are motivated by achieving (and beating!) budgets.
• Ensure that ‘relationship fundraising’ is embraced in every aspect of our interaction with hospice donors and supporters to deliver the full potential of fundraising for the charity and maximise income for the hospice.

As the charity marks 40 years of providing care, the Fundraising team will be responsible for putting together an exciting and varied calendar of events and campaigns. Additionally, the team will be working on building our business partnerships, engaging with our regular givers and working with our Major Investors and multiple Trusts and Foundations.

Benefits include a generous holiday allowance (including the opportunity to buy more!) and pension scheme, mobile phone and mileage allowance, free parking and subsidized restaurant.

About You

You will be used to working in a fast paced environment, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and have a desire to play an important role in enabling the charity to raise the £7 million required each year.

The successful Fundraising Manager will need to have a knack for developing great relationships and building rapport, with the ‘donor’ at the heart of the approach to fundraising. Experience of developing and managing successful direct mail campaigns is an essential criterion for this vacancy.

Having proven experience in a Fundraising, Marketing or Sales role, whilst managing a successful team is a must.

Are you interested? We would love to hear from you!

In return…

This is an opportunity to really make a difference and be part of an inspiring team. Our client offers a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options and will work with you to develop your career through ongoing career development.

About the Organisation

The organisation provides care completely free of charge to patients with a terminal illness, their families and carers in West Kent and Northern East Sussex

Other roles you may have experience of include: Head of Fundraising, Individual Giving Manager, Corporate Fundraiser, Regional Fundraising Manager, Development Manager, Sales Manager, Marketing Manager, Income Generation Manager, Senior Fundraiser, Major Giving Manager.

The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) is a global peer-based organisation that seeks to promote the health and defend the rights of people who use drugs. INPUD will expose and challenge stigma, discrimination, and the criminalization of people who use drugs and its impact on the drug-using community’s health and rights. INPUD will achieve this through processes of empowerment and advocacy at the international level, while supporting empowerment and advocacy at community, national, and regional levels. 

INPUD is seeking a committed team member to oversee the smooth functioning of our Secretariat operations based in London by providing essential human resource, legal compliance, administrative and logistical support to a small, dynamic team working both in-office and remotely. 

The successful candidate will have experience with human resources, financial management and highly developed coordination and administrative skills. Applicants should be highly organized, flexible and capable of working on own initiative as well as being a good team player. Excellent English communication and IT skills are essential with competency in other languages (Russian, French and Spanish) highly desirable. Experience in the NGO field, particularly in the drugs, HIV and human rights field is an asset! Candidates need to be willing to travel.

The position is based in London and the candidate must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. 

Please send on your most recent CV and Letter of Motivation that addresses the selection criteria. 

Please click here to access the job description. 

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is looking for a Clinical Services Manager to join our established Psychological Therapies team. We are looking for a qualified (minimum five years post qualification with UKCP/BACP/BPS etc) psychotherapist who has experience of managing a team. Experience of providing clinical supervision would also be beneficial. You will be responsible for the line management of a group of practising therapists, and you will have a working knowledge of safeguarding protocols. The role will include delivery of a therapeutic group for one evening a week, psychological assessment of clients for our talking therapy service, and delivery of long-term therapy to LGBTQ+/BAME community members with a history of trauma. The role will be split between management and clinical delivery. Previous experience of working within an IAPT service or Voluntary and Community Organisation would be advantageous.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please email us the attached equal opportunities form to the HR Team.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice.

Please ensure you attach your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to your application.

Refugee Women Connect (RWC) is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all members of the community. Due to the nature of the work of the charity this role is open to women only (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

Job Purpose

• To proactively seek out funding opportunities and meet fundraising targets
• Manage and deliver our fundraising strategy.

Main Duties and Areas of Responsibility

• Manage the fundraising strategy and budget and ensure fundraising targets are met. The target is £46,000.
• To develop a deep understanding of RWC  work and values, so as to identify key matches with external donors.
• Create a ‘Case for Support’ with evidence, impact data and case studies to assist with fundraising activities. 
• To generate income from a range of donors, across a number of projects to agreed targets, this includes for example, local businesses, universities and students, regular givers and small grant applications.
• To increase the number of regular givers and develop that programme.
• Stewarding donors and supporters.
• Produce monthly performance reports that include reporting on all income.
• Support the Head of Policy and Advocacy in developing a communications strategy which will in turn assist fundraising by raising awareness of RWC’s work.
• Represent the organisation locally and nationally though networking, attending meetings and presentations.
• Implement and monitor progress of fundraising strategy.
• Lead on account management of existing donors (providing regular contact, updates and required reports).
• To assist the Office Manager in the recruitment, interviewing of and support of volunteer fundraisers as needed.
• With the rest of the team develop a strategy for gifts in kind.
• Ensure that all duties are carried out in accordance with policies, procedures and regulations as stated in RWC employee handbook.
• Further responsibilities relevant to and commensurate with the role of the fundraiser as required by the CEO.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Institute of Fundraising  - Certificate in Fundraising, or significant experience.
• Experience of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases.
• A proven track record of  successful fundraising in the charity sector.
• Proven ability to manage and develop relationships.
• Proven experience of  thinking, developing and delivering “strategically”.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to plan and deliver presentations.
• Highly motivated and ability to work alone and  as part of a team.
• Good diplomatic skills.
• Able to work flexibly, from time to time the job may involve evenings, early mornings or weekends.
• Use of a car and a valid driving licence is essential to this role.
• Successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check.

Please apply by submitting a CV and  Covering Letter.

Events Project Manager (Church Engagement)

Salary: £30,763 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Fixed Term 12-month contract – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

Your relational skills and passion for our cause will inspire and engage churches and Christians in the UK to come together as beacons of light, love and hope.  By partnering with World Vision’s transformational mission, they will help bring the opportunity to enjoy life in all its fulness for the world’s most vulnerable children.

World Vision is an International children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

Are you passionate about changing the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children? This role involves the co-ordination and delivery of World Vision’s new initiative called Chosen at churches throughout the UK. We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with exceptional organisational and time management skills with a real eye for detail. You will have effective interpersonal skills and strong emotional intelligence, a self-starter with the ability to work using your own initiative. You will have previous experience in an Events Manager role preferably within the charity sector. Ideally experience of the church environment and organisation and delivery of vision trips overseas. You will also need highly developed communications skills and a deep personal engagement and understanding of the Christian faith.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 23rd March 2020

Interview Dates: 6th / 7th April 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be found on our website.

No agencies please.

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager with experience of helping to secure five and six-figure donations and with a passion for the 1851 Trust’s work inspiring young people.  Working alongside the Chief Executive and specialist fundraisers, you will be responsible for planning, supporting and leading activities to engage new and existing funders.  This is a great opportunity and an exciting time to help deliver the next phase of the Trust’s growth and development.

You will bring experience of raising income yourself, ideally across a range of funders including high net worth individuals, companies, trusts and foundations, and statutory partners. With developed skills in writing proposals, planning approaches and stewardship of supporters.

What it means to work for the 1851 Trust

The 1851 Trust is an ambitious education charity focused on inspiring young people about the opportunities available to them through science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM subjects).  As the official charity of Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup sailing team, INEOS TEAM UK, the 1851 Trust is based at its state-of-the-art base in Portsmouth and has unrivalled access to the cutting-edge technology and people behind this professional sports team.

The Trust has created exciting learning programmes that harness the power of sport and sustainability and highlight real-life STEM challenges of INEOS TEAM UK.  Our digital resources have been adopted by 3,000 teachers across the UK and are delivered to thousands of young people every year.  Our STEM and sailing programmes are delivered with partners and focus on breaking down barriers for under-represented groups of young people. 

The Trust’s small and dedicated team has exciting plans to extend our reach and to increase the impact we have for young people; and this position will take a central role in delivering that ambition.

The Trust is privileged to have HRH The Duchess of Cambridge as its Royal Patron and Sir Ben Ainslie as its Patron.  Chaired by Dame Louise Makin, the Board of Trustees and our existing supporters include many high-profile individuals.  Consequently, the Trust has impressive reach amongst a wide range of potential supporters and stakeholders. 

We are currently a small team and you will be the Trust’s full-time fundraiser.  Accordingly, we are seeking someone with experience, energy and the ability to flourish with in a small team and dynamic working environment. In return, we offer you an exciting environment in which to work, excellent opportunities for personal development and the support of a team committed to delivering outstanding learning opportunities for young people.

Job Description

Job Title:

Fundraising Manager

Reporting to:

Chief Executive Officer

Hours of Work:

Full-time.  Applications from well-qualified candidates who wish to work part time will be considered

Contract:

Permanent

Office location:

Flexible, with time required at INEOS TEAM UK’s Base in Portsmouth

Start date:

ASAP

Salary:

Up to £40,000 pa based on experience

Main purpose

To implement a 3-year fundraising plan to meet the ambitions of the 1851 Trust.  The plan will be developed and delivered in conjunction with the CEO and specialist fundraisers and will include securing support from individuals, corporate partners and trusts and foundations.  You will capitalise on the support available from the Trust’s existing networks and on the increasing awareness of INEOS TEAM UK’s challenge for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021.   

Key Responsibilities 

Develop and lead a 3-year strategy to increase income that leverages fundraising and sponsorship opportunities for the 1851 Trust.

1. Responsible for developing a pipeline of prospective supporters across income streams through:
   • market and prospect research;
   • Identifying and planning approaches using a range of engagement opportunities,
   • responding to leads and opportunities, including high quality proposal and presentation writing; and
   • working closely with colleagues to secure funding aligned with Trust ambitions.
2. Ensure effective and innovative stewardship, including for example:
   • Ensuring the timely delivery of programme commitments;
   • Meeting reporting expectations and deadlines; and
   • Seizing opportunities to develop stronger relationships with key stakeholders.
3. Deliver a range of events and activities to raise interest in the Trust with existing and prospective supporters.
4. Work with specialist fundraisers and manage the appropriate involvement of 1851 Trust Trustees and stakeholders to build relationships and deliver agreed plans.
5. Create and maintain income pipelines aligned to 3 year income targets, prepare regular reports and contribute to monthly management information.
6. Responsible for the 1851 Trust’s CRM system ensuring team members are trained and enabled to record all relevant correspondence, programme and income activity.
7. Work with colleagues to ensure impact of programmes is appropriately measured and analysed to deliver impact and outcome metrics to support organisational development and as agreed with funders.
8. Liaise regularly with colleagues to ensure an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of programmes, impacts, outcomes and potential.
9. Stay up to speed with best practice within fundraising and the charity sector. Identify areas of compliance, new areas of opportunity and innovation within the sector.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Track record of securing funds from donors, including planning and managing donor journeys through meetings, events and regular communications.
• Experience of coordinating regular and appropriate involvement of colleagues, Trustees and high-profile supporters.
• Experience of researching income opportunities and database management
• Background in identifying and presenting new prospect opportunities, including producing fundraising collateral and preparing for meetings.
• Understanding of STEM education and sport for development initiatives in the UK is desirable.
• Experience of working as part of a small team and/or alongside a professional sports team. 

Skills and Attributes

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills - confidence to galvanise support of Trustees, colleagues and supporters
• Proactive and confident in using own initiative and prioritising workloads
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Strong networking skills
• Good IT, particularly database, skills

Personal

• Committed to the 1851 Trust’s aims and objectives of providing opportunities to young people.
• Willing and able to travel to regional and national meetings and events, including out of office hours.

How to apply:

Please send a CV and covering letter which clearly explains what your skills and experience will bring to this role and the 1851 Trust to CEO, Ben Cartledge 

Interviews for short-listed candidates will be conducted on receipt of applications, and take place at our offices at INEOS TEAM UK’s base, The Camber, Portsmouth PO1 2JJ

Tearfund is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead our efforts to grow our UK Government contracts work. This is an exciting opportunity to:

• shape Tearfund's commercial strategy
• design and implement commercial processes
• lead in the upskilling of our staff to increase their confidence in managing contracts.

We are building on our experiences with DFID and FCO contracts to create new opportunities to support our large-scale programming in many of the world's poorest countries. This is potentially an area of significant growth for Tearfund and we are investing to scale it well. 

As well as leading or supporting bid teams for specific commercial opportunities, the Commercial Manager will lead across Tearfund HQ and country/regional offices to ensure we:

• have an appropriate strategy to acquire and manage contracts in support of our global work;
• understand and maximise our competitive advantages for commercial work;
• are fully prepared for this funding modality, and understands and manages the risks and opportunities;
• have capacities in place to manage this funding; and
• we continually learn from our commercial experiences.

We are looking for someone with the business acumen, strategic thinking, interpersonal skills and experience in a commercial setting to drive forward Tearfund's commercial agenda. Could this be you?

Please note this role is fixed term for 1 year

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.