Age UK Lewisham and Southwark - a dynamic and innovative values-led local charity that provides a wide range of services and support to older people in South London – is looking for an exceptional individual to help us generate new sources of income from business supporters and local communities – as well as supporting our leadership team to submit strong grant and contract applications.

The postholder will work closely with the CEO and the whole team to develop new ways of engaging with local businesses and communities to increase our impact and further develop our work with older people. We are looking for candidates with strong influencing skills and the passion to help us improve our work in support of older people who may face challenges in seeking to love later life.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Hours:  Full time/Permanent, 37.5 hours – flexible, to include some evenings and weekends

Location:  Remote working, but based in general location, unless where specified below

Do you have a passion for fundraising and the desire to be part of a dynamic Community Outreach Team? Join us to support suffering and persecuted Christian communities around the world—Aid to the Church in Need needs YOU!

Tyneside, Greater Manchester/Leeds, Bristol, Greater London/South, Greater London/East Anglia.

We are working in partnership with the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), to assemble a brand new team of full-time Community Fundraisers.

We are seeking five Community Fundraisers, based in strategic locations throughout England. This ambitious and exciting new team will work with parishes, schools, special interest groups and individual benefactors to raise awareness, generate prayer and fundraise for thousands of life-changing projects around the world.

Successful candidates will be creative, enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals with excellent communication skills. ACN Community Fundraisers will be part of a supportive remote team committed to sharing ideas, strategies and training to ensure maximum success and satisfaction across the team.  All postholders must hold a driving licence, have access to a car and be prepared to travel with occasional overnight stays.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment.Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Candidates will need to sympathise with the purpose, mission and values of ACN UK, which is part of a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church. 

Closing date: Aid to the Church in Need are keen to appoint so please apply without delay.

Locations:

• Tyneside – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Hexham & Newcastle, Lancaster and Middlesbrough (Applicants must reside on Tyneside.)
• Greater Manchester/Leeds – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Salford, Leeds and Hallam (Applicants must reside in Greater Manchester or within the Manchester/Leeds corridor.)
• Bristol – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Menevia, Clifton and Plymouth and the Archdiocese of Cardiff (Applicants must live within 10 miles of Bristol city centre.)
• Greater London/South – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Portsmouth and Arundel & Brighton and the Archdiocese of Southwark (Applicants must reside in Greater London south of the Thames.)
• Greater London/East Anglia – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Westminster, Brentwood & East Anglia (Applicants must reside in Greater London north of the Thames.)

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about enabling patients and carers to drive change? We are looking for two exceptional candidates to manage and grow a network of peer support for people living with pulmonary fibrosis, in North England and N Wales, and in South England and S Wales).

There is no known cure for pulmonary fibrosis, and little support for individuals and families living with the condition. We are passionate about changing that, by funding research to find a cure, campaigning for access to early diagnosis and treatments, and supporting quality of life through good support. But there is so much more to do.

You might be a health professional, have personal experience of pulmonary fibrosis, or have worked with support groups and volunteers in a charity or health context. If you are positive, proactive, creative and organised, have the skill needed to build the network, and excel at engaging patients and carers digitally and in person, we’d love to hear from you!

For further details and how to apply see the job description and appointment brief (below).

Deadline: 10am on Tuesday 25 October 2021

Online Interviews: from 1 November 2021

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100  Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity across Yorkshire and the North East. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across the region.

This post is a full time 6 month fixed term contract, to cover a period of sickness absence.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £16,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £100,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based within Yorkshire or the North East.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as interviews and the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Interviews will be held in the local area.  Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

We are currently looking for an ambitious and experienced individual to join our team at a very exciting time for NGA as we develop a stronger regional presence in the North-East.  You will be required to work remotely and join us on a part-time, permanent basis with the exact days and hours to be negotiated, with some evening and weekend work. In return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £38,000 per annum pro-rata depending on experience.

National Governance Association is the only national membership organisation for school governors and trustees in England, and we work to improve the effectiveness of governing boards in both maintained schools and academies. As such it is the first port of call for many of the policymakers in the education sector who wish to understand the governor's view. We pride ourselves on our expertise and the quality of our products and services. Alongside our memberships, NGA offers training, e-learning and consultancy. 

Benefits of joining us: 

- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (holidays will increase after 3 years and 6 years of service)

- 7% employer contribution pension

As our Regional Development Lead for the North East, you will improve school and trust governance by extending the use of all NGA resources and expertise.

Key responsibilities of our Regional Development Lead will include:

• Understanding the local and regional challenges and needs of governing boards, clerks and governance professionals in the region, and applying this intelligence to offer appropriate NGA support to members in the local areas and regions

• Encouraging and supporting local governance associations to form and sustain themselves

• Speaking at local and regional events on governance and presenting workshops, in person and virtually

• Develop and maintain key regional partnerships and relationships through relationship building, identifying opportunities to develop relationships and ensuring new opportunities develop into longer-term partnerships for NGA

• Securing new business and ensuring the current business is retained for a specified region

• Taking ownership of financial targets for membership and Learning Link in the region

What we’re looking for in our ideal Regional Development Lead:

• In-depth understanding of school and trust governance In England

• Understanding of relevant regional and local public sector services and structures, in particular as relevant to education

• Understanding of marketing and promotions strategies.

• Proven track record in business and partnership development,

• Proven track record of building effective relationships with a wide range of individuals and partner organisations,

• Experience of delivering governance development sessions to a wide variety of audiences,

• Experience of creating offers to meet partners requirements,

• Experience of training delivery

Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 1st November 2021

Interview Date: Monday 15th November 2021

If you feel that you are the right candidate for the role as our Regional Development Lead or would like to find out more information about the role, then please click ‘apply’ now.  We’d love to hear from you. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title Community Shop Supervisor

Responsible to Shop Manager

Purpose of Post Provide Assistance to Management for both online and physical shops

Hours 35 hours per week

Location SCT Charity Shops ( East London)

Role and Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Shop Supervisor to join our diverse and engaged team in our shops.

It’s a great opportunity to deliver positive social impact in the local community and contribute to funding the vital work of SCT. As Shop Supervisor, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards on our shop floor and online, supporting volunteers to provide excellent customer service. As well as involvement in stock selection, pricing and merchandising in person you will do this for a national audience online.

To be successful in this role you will have retail experience or experience of working within a busy environment. Experience of providing a high standard of customer service and will have the ability to deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
You will have strong administrative skills including using all Microsoft packages, be solution focused, resilient, have a high level of attention to detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to successfully manage a busy and diverse workload.
The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with challenging situations and individuals with a range of needs.
You will have knowledge of social media  and sales platforms such as Instagram & Depop and have a keen eye for fashion trends.

Assisting the Management to achieve the following and using your initiative as necessary.

• To achieve maximum sales at all times.
• To ensure that a high standard of service to customers is maintained at all times.
• To maintain a high standard of presentation both in the shop and online.
• To photograph and accurately list goods for sale online
• To communicate with buyers and donors in a timely and professional manner
• Work with managers to resolve issues and complaints
• Dispatch and post goods
• Process donations and refunds where applicable with guidance from Managers
• To ensure merchandise is clearly ticketed, sized and priced in shops.
• In consultation with the Shop Manager, arrange shop fittings to make the best use of space and to maximise sales ensuring
• To rotate stock so that no garment remains on sale for longer than the specified rotation period.
• To open and close the shop as specified by the Shop Manager.
• To complete all paperwork correctly and promptly.
• To reconcile each day’s takings, keeping a clear and accurate record and pass them onto the Administrator for banking in physical shops.
• To control all shop expenses within the budget agreed with the Shop Manager.
• To ensure adequate stocks of necessary supplies are available by ordering on a regular basis.
• To ensure that all sales are correctly recorded.
• To ensure all money is kept secure.
• To keep valuable donations in a secure place.
• To be flexible when tasks not covered by the job description have to be undertaken.
• To comply with guidelines within the staff handbook.
• To be willing to cover at other shops when, and if, necessary.
• To keep stockrooms clean and tidy.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Good literacy and numeric skills.
• Good team working and interpersonal skills.
• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to co-operate with other members of staff.

Desirable

• Understanding of ecommerce.

Experience 
Essential

• Retail Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working with donated goods
• Charity shop background
• Working with and recruiting volunteers
• Experience of selling online

Cultural Indicators
Essential

Delivering Results

• Delivers great outcomes through our vision and strategy, effectively planning and meeting targets.

Continual Improvements

• Consistently seeks to improve how we do things to achieve and Embraces change and innovation.

Effective Communication

• Communicates clearly, effectively and honestly. Listens to others and adapts communication to suit them.

One Team

• Works with others as one team, actively collaborating to achieve a shared vision. Building relationships across SCT, sharing information and expertise.

Our Leadership Giving team is looking for an outstanding major gifts fundraiser to join our ambitious and friendly team.

It’s an exciting time to join Maggie’s, support from generous individuals and private family foundations ensured that we could continue to support people with cancer throughout the pandemic.

Now, the need for our unique programme of cancer support and award winning centres is greater than ever, and we have ambitious plans for growth with new centres planned across the UK.

This role will play a crucial part in helping Maggie’s to grow and will lead the development of our leadership giving programme in the north of England and Wales, where there are eight established Maggie’s centres. 

We are looking for a talented, passionate and experienced individual who is excited about the opportunity to build on Maggie’s strong track record in leadership giving in a region with significant potential.

This is a key role within a team of four leadership giving specialists working alongside our CEO, Laura Lee on revenue and capital priorities for Maggie’s.

The role is responsible for driving significant income growth through sharing Maggie’s regional and national proposition to meet ambitious but achievable targets. 

The post holder will have considerable experience of developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including donor, influencers, board members and internal senior staff.

You will have proven success in soliciting six and seven figure donations, an specialist understanding of the principles of successful major gift fundraising and an innovative approach to involving and engaging supporters.

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate excellent interpersonal, influencing and networking skills and the ability to inspire and motivate others in all written and verbal communication.

Reporting to the Head of Leadership & Major Gifts, this role has a high degree of flexibility and autonomy and will suit someone who thrives on creativity and proactive cultivation.

This is a home-based role with travel across the region and occasional travel to London required. Given the nature of this role we are able to consider candidates from various locations in the north of England.

Maggie’s practical, emotional and psychological support is needed more than ever as people with cancer face the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus. By joining our team you’ll ensure Maggie’s can be there for everyone who needs us.

The Legacies and Guardians Manager is a new role within the Private Philanthropy team, responsible for securing new Guardians (donors at the £1,000 - £10,000 level) and legacy pledgers. This is a wonderful opportunity for a confident fundraiser to develop and shape these essential fundraising streams for the charity.

The Legacies and Guardians Manager will play an important role within the Private Philanthropy team, working closely with colleagues across the Development Department but also the wider charity.

The Legacies and Guardians Manager will secure new Guardians and legacy pledgers through a mixture of direct mail, events and face to face meetings. Direct mail activity is delivered by the Campaigns team in the EH Marketing Department, with whom the postholder will work closely to conceive, plan and deliver mailings. They will have overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the programmes, but will be supported the Development Assistant with event delivery and administration.

The Development Department culture is collaborative and service-oriented, and values transparency, flexibility, trustworthiness, tenacity, energy, and the ability to act as an ambassador for the office and the wider charity.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record in relationship-led fundraising, perhaps through experience gained managing a patrons scheme or similar. Legacy experience is not essential, but would be highly advantageous. S/he will have outstanding relationship management skills, and be adept at communicating with a variety of audiences. S/he will be tenacious and proactive and possess the credibility and confidence to influence at the highest level. The successful candidate will also be motivated by the opportunity to shape and grow a new role for the charity. Please note that this is not a direct marketing post.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 28/10/2021 23:59:59

English Touring Opera is recruiting a dynamic communicator, fundraiser and opera lover to lead on all fundraising, on its relationship with Arts Council England, and on strategic communications. We are seeking a creative, innovative, and self-motivated fundraising and communications professional to sustain and increase ETO’s fundraised income, advance ETO’s media presence via the press and critics and craft compelling stories about the Company and its work for its key audiences and stakeholders. 

ETO is entering an exciting period in 2022 when we will be applying for our next Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation grant. The Head of Development and Communications will support this application to secure a future three years of core funding (2023-2026).

The Head of Development and Communications will hold a key position within ETO’s senior management team working closely with the Director and Producer and will lead the work of the Development department, managing two Development Officers whose primary focuses are on private donor cultivation and Trusts and Foundations respectively. With upcoming investment within the Development function, this role will lead the department towards ambitious income targets.

Fundraised income is vital to sustain ETO’s wide-ranging activity, including its two annual tours to theatres across the country and its extensive Learning and Participation Programme, as well as enabling additional projects, all dependent on galvanising significant philanthropic or in-kind support. The role will also lead all ETO’s public facing and strategic communications, managing the external PR firm in the first instance.

We particularly encourage applications from disabled people and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in the cultural sector.

Flexible - Homeworking or based in our London office or one of our regional offices with regular travel to the London office.

Salary dependent on location

The Development Operations Team support the work of the wider Development Department by providing services, advice, and other core business functions to ensure that English Heritage cultivates and stewards donors to the charity. The Events & Stewardship Manager plays a central role in creating new and stewarding existing donors at English Heritage by planning and delivering a programme of events and communications designed to engage and retain our supporters.

The Events & Stewardship Manager works closely with fundraisers from the Private Philanthropy Team, Corporate Development Team, and the Grants & Trusts Team to steward their donors. They also work in partnership with colleagues at English Heritage sites and curatorial staff to deliver a wide range of events including the launch events for major projects undertaken by the charity, bespoke cultivation events hosted by senior leadership and our departmental summer party.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in delivering fundraising or engagement programmes, including substantial event management experience. They will possess the credibility and confidence to brief senior volunteers and staff as well as suppliers. They will be highly organized and enjoy planning and executing projects. Finally, they will possess the initiative and relationship management skills to get things done in a multi-site organisation.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 28th October 2021 at Midnight

The Children's Services (known as SISS at Guide Dogs) Operations Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading and managing a cross functional operations team of staff and volunteers working with adults, children and young people and their families to provide the consistent delivery of person-centred services in accordance with their needs. The successful candidate will manage a small team of Habilitation specialists, who are geographically spread across the North East. Our Habilitation specialists deliver a range of contracts predominantly to local authorities within the area.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
· Proven experience of planning and delivering person-centred services to meet the needs of adults, children and young people with sight loss and their families.
· Extensive experience and proven ability to work safely with adults, children and young people with developed understanding of both child protection issues and the issues affecting all vulnerable groups.
· Experience of collaborative working in a multi-professional setting.
· Able to demonstrate experience of managing a complex operations environment where exceptional, customer-focused service delivery is achieved.
· Experience of handling safeguarding concerns within a service delivery setting. 

Desirable
· Project Management experience
· Experience of Rehabilitation practice and Habilitation Quality Standards
· Experience of professional supervision of staff working with children with complex needs. 
· Up to date with current policies, practice and thinking in the Education and/or Health and Social Care sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button on our careers site.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Marketing and Fundraising Executive, Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow

Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow is seeking a talented and resourceful Marketing and Fundraising Executive to help raise the profile of Home-Start across the boroughs of Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow.

We are seeking a self-starter with exceptional project management, digital fundraising and written communication skills to join our passionate and talented team, working alongside our Marketing Lead to support the delivery of the overall marketing and fundraising strategy.

Hours of work: 21 hours per week (worked over 3 or 4 days) with the ability to work flexibly.  12 month contract, initially.

Salary: NJC 19-22, FTE starting salary £27,329 (including LW) pro-rata – £16,397

The office is located at 211 Parkway House, Sheen Lane, East Sheen, SW14 8LS. 

In this role there is an exciting opportunity to help shape and raise both the profile of the charity, as well as essential funds for Home-Start through a carefully selected mix of high-profile partnerships, ground-breaking digital fundraising campaigns, live events and other key marketing and fundraising initiatives.  There is a real opportunity in this rich and fulfilling role, to bring new creative ideas to the table and to really make an impact. Our most vulnerable families have suffered greatly during the pandemic, and by increasing the profile of the charity and raising crucial funds, we can provide essential support to these families at a time when they need us most.  The successful delivery of our marketing and fundraising activity plays a significant role in supporting the future delivery and continuity of services.

About Us
Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow is a vibrant family charity, essential to the wellbeing of our community. Strong families make strong communities, and we provide vital support to families during the important and challenging early years of raising a child up to the age of five. Our commitment is to promote the welfare of children by enabling parents to meet their needs as they grow and develop.

To do this, we train and support a community network of volunteers to work alongside families with young children. Our volunteers are at the heart of the Home-Start family; they visit families at home, in community spaces and on-line, providing emotional and practical help.

We are there for families when they need us the most because childhood can’t wait.

Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow is committed to ensuring that we are a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive organisation.

We are looking for somebody with initiative and a broad marketing and fundraising skillset who understands the key role that the Marketing and Fundraising team plays and will be:

• A resourceful and organised project manager and team player, with a track record of successfully managing and delivering both on-line and off-line marketing and fundraising initiatives and projects in a charity setting.
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate ideas clearly, impactfully and persuasively. 
• A creative thinker, who can quickly conceptualise and create on-brand marketing collateral, copy, content and communications.
• A confident champion, who is comfortable making and nurturing new connections and building partnerships with a range of partners, funders, local media outlets, businesses and individuals.

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• Strong team and project management skills and the ability to manage marketing and fundraising initiatives all the way through from idea generation and planning to execution and delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build, foster and nurture new relationships and gain the support and trust of the staff team, trustees, ambassadors, volunteers and local communities. 
• An understanding of the important role that data plays in helping to monitor, review, reflect, refine and prioritise marketing output and activity.
• A good understanding of the voluntary, social, and public sector and the environment within which charities work
• Confidence and the ability to advocate for Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow when speaking with potential new partners, local media outlets, influencers and businesses.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about enabling patients and carers to drive change? We are looking for an exceptional candidate to manage and grow a network of peer support for people living with pulmonary fibrosis throughout Scotland.

There is no known cure for pulmonary fibrosis, and little support for individuals and families living with the condition. We are passionate about changing that, by funding research to find a cure, campaigning for access to early diagnosis and treatments, and supporting quality of life through good support. But there is so much more to do.

You might be a health professional, have personal experience of pulmonary fibrosis, or have worked with support groups and volunteers in a charity or health context. If you are positive, proactive, creative and organised, have the skill needed to build the network, and excel at engaging patients and carers digitally and in person, we’d love to hear from you!

The National Corporate Partnerships Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the growth of the National Corporate Partnerships fundraising income and ‘in-kind’ services to meet the overall income targets and Key Performance Indicator’s for The Guide Dogs Family to ensure high incomes are generated to deliver services to visually impaired people.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Institute of Fundraising or other fundraising Membership/Qualifications.

· Proven effective leadership & management experience of a nationally dispersed business development and account management team

· Legislation and Codes of Conduct relevant to Corporate Fundraising.

· Legislation and protocols with regards to commercial agreements.

· Must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of developing and implementing effective and successful corporate fundraising strategies within the charity sector.

Desirable

· People Management qualifications

· Knowledge and understanding of fundraising databases.

· The ability to initiate and manage creative briefs and proposition development.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.