We now have an exciting opportunity for a trusts and foundations specialist to join our successful and established team at Fundraising Manager level. The ethos of our fundraising team is about collective commitment to our mission, hungry for success on an individual level but supporting each other as required and enjoying and celebrating each other's efforts. Together we've secured around £3 million in the last 12 months to support young people through our programmes and membership development work. We're in a crucial stage of the team's development as we build to ensure we have the strategy and capacity to support the whole organisation's plans for 2020-23.

We are looking for an experienced trusts and foundation specialist with a track record of securing six figure funds from grantmakers and public sector contracts; a fundraiser with outstanding writing and communication skills and the knowledge of UK and London grantmakers to take our market analysis work forward. We expect you to have the relationship and project management skills to work independently with our delivery staff to write and take the lead on major new proposal ideas.

The Samson Centre for MS is a self-funded charity providing invaluable physiotherapy and exercise for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Based in Guildford, we have around 170 members, all of whom have MS.

Salary £30,000 FTE per annum (part-time will be considered).

The Fundraising Manager role is exciting and varied and is key to generating income towards the ongoing operating costs of the Centre. The Fundraising Manager will lead on fundraising strategy and planning, working with the Centre Manager and Trustees.

Main features of the role include:

- writing successful bids for funding from charitable trusts and foundations and other statutory funders

- building links with businesses and local supporters

- increasing awareness of the charity and its services

- coordinating volunteers for fundraising events as and when required

- leading on social media presence for the Centre

Requirements for the role:

- demonstrable experience of generating income and meeting targets

- a minimum of 2 years experience of writing compelling grant making trust applications. Experience of liaising with corporates to secure funding is also required

- must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be confident at presenting to audiences. Experience of building strong local networks is important, as is the ability to work independently

- ideally based locally and must have the use of a car

 Deadline for applications 14 Feb 2020.

Are you....

• Looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a successful fundraising team to achieve ambitious growth targets

• Experienced in developing fundraising strategies to generate income using audience insight, innovation and supporter stewardship to maximise fundraising opportunities

• Skilled at providing leadership within a team and across an organisation, working in collaboration to influence others to continually improve performance

Dementia UK has seen significant income growth over the last five years, with income more than trebling to a forecast of £10m by year-end 2020. The organisation is about to enter an ambitious new five year strategy with a focus on increasing dementia specialist Admiral Nursing support for families and strengthening our influencing role in dementia care.

The Community & Challenge Events team is a vital part of delivering the income needed to meet these strategic aims as well as contributing to the communications and marketing necessary to raise awareness of Dementia UK and Admiral Nursing. 

A Head of Community & Challenge Event Fundraising is needed to lead a team of 16 (9 office based and 7 home based across the UK) with three direct reports, providing experienced leadership and focused on the challenge of achieving financial income targets whilst maintaining the values and culture of a services-led organisation. This role will require management skills to provide motivation to bring out the best performances at individual and team level.

The Head of Community & Challenge Events Fundraising will be a key contributor to achieving the 2020 - 2025 Fundraising strategy: focusing on using audience insight to develop an organisational supporter engagement programme, increasing brand awareness and effectiveness of messaging for fundraising and becoming a £15m charity by end 2025/26 to meet the organisational strategic aim of providing access to an Admiral Nurse to every family who needs one.

To apply, please complete the candidate questions and send these alongside your CV and cover letter.

Interview dates: 10th and 11th of February

Bon Jardin Dog Rescue
A charity supported by Ministry of Sound

About Bon Jardin
Bon Jardin is a Dog Rescue charity located on the outskirts of the central province of Nakhon Nayok, two hours north of Bangkok, Thailand.  

Our aim is to end the unnecessary suffering of street dogs in Thailand through our 5-step programme - rescue, sterilisation and vaccination, medical care, rehabilitation and re-homing.

Bon Jardin was launched by Lord Palumbo of Southwark, the founder of global entertainment business Ministry of Sound, and his great friend and his great friend Rawipim Paijit. Bon Jardin benefits from the significant support from by operational and marketing infrastructure of Ministry of Sound. Since our launch in 2017 we have already transformed the lives of over 2,300 animals.  To find out more about Bon Jardin please see our website.

The primary focus of the Marketing and Fundraising Manager will be to use all possible means and channels to drive fundraising growth for the charity. They will be responsible for all aspects of generating awareness, both online and offline, with an absolute core focus on increasing donations. You will obviously be passionate about dogs but also have a deep understanding of digital marketing strategy and how it can be applied to raising money.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Setting all fundraising and marketing targets for the charity and building a holistic marketing strategy to deliver these
• Managing all digital and communications channels including but not limited to website, social media and offline marketing
• Working closely with the Shelter Manager to design and create powerful emotive photographic, video and written content for all channels
• Driving newsletter subscription and building a CRM system that delivers regular and effective feedback and content to donors and followers, driving further donations
• Preparing monthly updates and reports tracking growth and success rates of campaigns, constantly adapting creative execution and channel strategy depending on response rates
• Keeping up to date and completely informed on new social media trends, adapting campaigns accordingly
• Identifying social media leaders and influencers and engaging them in fundraising and partnership initiatives
• Managing all website design, copywriting, proof reading and updating.
• Identifying other fundraising opportunities and partnership opportunities whether on or offline 
• Building a long-term legacy scheme
• Relationship management of benefactors and existing donors to drive longer term retention
• Development of fundraising strategy including events and activities

REQUIREMENTS

• Passionate about dogs and their well-being
• Deep understanding of digital marketing, websites, social media platforms, SEO/SEM and content creation and generation
• A reasonable understanding of charities and fundraising techniques
• Strong desire to learn along with professional drive
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Familiarity with appropriate marketing computer software and online applications (e.g. CRM tools, online analytics and Google Adwords)

Throughout you will be supported by the full weight of the marketing and operational teams at Ministry of Sound in London. You will be based from the Ministry of Sound offices in Elephant and Castle but have daily contact with the team in Thailand. The position will likely include regular trips to the shelter.

NEXT STEPS

We would love to hear from you if you are committed to supporting the ambitions of Bon Jardin.  Please send send us your CV and a letter telling us a bit more about you and why you think you are a great fit for this role.  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Main Purpose of Job

The post holder will be responsible for generating income from community fundraising activity across Devon, Dorset and Somerset.  Key to this role is the desire and ability to work with people at all levels, developing and maintaining excellent relationships with staff, volunteers and supporters alike.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver the annual community fundraising budget
• Work alongside the Fundraising Manager to develop a supporter engagement strategy to grow community fundraising income to meet annual financial targets
• To devise and implement new community fundraising ideas and opportunities
• To identify and research potential funders, such as community groups
• To actively engage supporters to organise or take part in events and activities in support of the Sanctuary
• Build and maintain relationships with Ferne’s supporters in the community, ensuring they are supported before, during and after their events, and provided with information to maximise their income
• Recruit and manage volunteer fundraising groups across Devon, Dorset & Somerset
• To set up and maintain accurate and up to date records for supporters and their fundraising activities
• Ensure that all community and event fundraising activity on behalf of Ferne is compliant with fundraising law and the Fundraising Regulator’s requirements

There are currently over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and this is expected to increase to 1.1 million by 2025, and 2 million by 2050.

In response to this Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. When things get challenging or difficult for people with dementia and their families, Admiral Nurses work alongside them, giving the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions people need. The unique dementia expertise and experience an Admiral Nurse brings is a lifeline - it helps everyone in the family to live more positively with dementia in the present, and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence and less fear.

The charity has seen significant income growth over the past four years, (income has more than doubled to over £9m), and we have ambitious plans to maintain this growth so we can significantly increase the number of Admiral Nurses, and the specialist support they provide.

Community Fundraising will play a key part in this expansion, as a key income stream for the charity. The charity is very invested in community fundraising and there is a great deal of support for the team (and post holders) to help them continue this growth. This is a great opportunity for someone to have a real impact and make their mark across their region, raising vital funds and awareness.

Purpose of Job

To engage, manage and develop relationships with community fundraising supporters - including groups and individuals in your region – providing outstanding stewardship and maximising sustainable long term income for Dementia UK.

Application Process

To apply, please upload your CV, covering letter and answers to the attached questions. Please note only applications including all three will be considered.

Interviews 

3rd and 4th of February in London.

A great opportunity to lead a team and deliver on community fundraising strategy, taking ownership and shaping the future of this income stream.

Drive a community team to grow income from various audiences, instilling a culture of cross team working and innovation.

Job specification

• Implement a community fundraising strategy, building on current opportunities and developing opportunities for growth
• Implement new fundraising products to strengthen the community fundraising portfolio
• Manage, support and lead the community fundraising team of four, setting objectives and managing appraisals
• Evaluate current processes and procedures and make suggestions for ongoing improvements
• Maintain accurate income and expenditure budgets and lead the team to take ownership of theirs
• Drive innovation and keep up to date on sector trends, using this information to drive the development of new projects

Person specification

• Extensive experience in community fundraising and managing staff
• Significant budget management experience
• Experience supporting the development and evaluation of new fundraising initiatives
• You will feel comfortable in a fast paced, ambitious charity, able to manage multiple priorities and work to strict deadlines
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a commitment to cross team working
• Forward thinking, creative and ambitious, instilling this culture into the team you manage

This charity can offer core working hours 10-4pm and one day a week working from home.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as the Regional Fundraising & Engagement Manager for the South East & London and lead a team focussed on growing income from communities, groups, regional corporates and individuals. This is a 10 month maternity cover contract.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Regional Fundraising & Engagement Manager you will lead, manage, motivate and support a team of Community Fundraising & Engagement Managers (CFMs). You will set and deliver agreed fundraising budgets and regional targets, providing accurate financial commentary on the region, as well as reporting on variances and implementing contingency plans. You will also oversee the regional fundraising and supporter & volunteer pipelines to achieve income, engagement, loyalty and campaigning targets. In addition, you will:

• Oversee a regional pipeline of partnership and corporate opportunities
• Provide direction and support to direct reports by holding consistent 121s, annual reviews, role modelling activity, and leading team meetings
• As part of a Regional Manager team contribute on the development of management and fundraising tools and processes and projects to improve team efficiency and effectiveness.

To be successful you will be an excellent communicator and team player with outstanding leadership and coaching skills, alongside a track record of building a high performing team. You will have significant experience of leading an income generating team and driving growth from community audiences, as well as strong financial and data analytics experience. Additionally, you will have:

• Full clean drivers license
• Multi-year experience of regional and community fundraising
• Team leadership and line management experience
• Willingness to work outside of office in home-based position.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 26th January 2020

Fundraising Manager

Saint Vincent de Paul Society

A great opportunity has arisen for a Fundraising Manager to join our dynamic fundraising team in London. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing, you will have a passion for fundraising, a personable style and an understanding of the role of fundraising in advancing a charity’s mission.

Key objectives

• Lead and manage the Trusts and Legacies team 
• Contribute to the development of the Society’s integrated fundraising strategy
• Support our community support centres and local projects with their fundraising

About the SVP
The aim of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society is to tackle poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to people in need. Our work is based on person-to-person contact and spending time with people is our greatest gift. Motivated by their faith, our 10,000 volunteer members in England and Wales are committed to meaningful and long-term befriending in their local communities. They visit people in their homes, hospital, prison and care homes on a regular basis and offer sincere friendship and practical support such as food, furniture or financial help where needed and they organise trips and events for older and isolated people. We offer help to anyone without regard to faith, ethnicity, status or sexual orientation.

About you

• Educated to degree level or equivalent 
• Proven experience in fundraising and strategy development
• Excellent IT skills, particularly MS Office and databases
• A good communicator, both written and verbal and excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of managing successful relationships with trusts and foundations

Terms
Permanent, full time (37.5 hours/week), 25 days annual leave plus bank and statutory holidays and benefits package.

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)

If you have the relevant skills and experience coupled with a passion for the work we do, we would love to know more about you.  Interested? Upload your CV and a covering message telling us why you want to work with us and what you can bring to the role. If your skills, experience and motivation align closely with the person specification we'll send you a full job description and application form.

Interviews: week commencing 17 February
Candidates will be notified during the week commencing 10 February.

Application deadline: 10.00pm Thursday 6th February

Regional Fundraiser (South East), an opportunity to join a very successful and rapidly growing Health Charity.

The charity is rapidly growing, and income has significantly increased over the last 5 years. This is an incredibly exciting time to join and play a key role in the charities continued success.

As the Regional Fundraiser (South East), you have the opportunity to manage an extremely well managed and active region. Working with the Regional Fundraising Manager and leading extremely engaged Volunteer Ambassadors, you will continue to engage, manage and develop relationships with community fundraising supporters - including groups and individuals in your region - providing outstanding stewardship and maximising sustainable long-term income.

• Manage existing and develop new areas of community fundraising including: schools, universities, golf clubs, rotaries, faith groups and other community groups.
• Support flagship community fundraising event within the region.
• Steward community fundraisers, identifying high value supporters and potential fundraising groups.
• Recruit, manage and motivate volunteers to undertake fundraising and awareness activities

The team are extremely supportive and arrange regular meetings to share ideas, provide support and ensure you are always working as part of a team.

Our client is looking for an experienced Regional Community Fundraiser who is looking for a new challenge and who have the skills hit the ground running.

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2020? Eden Brown is currently recruiting for a Regional Fundraiser to join a much loved Charity in Birmingham. You will be working closely with the Regional Fundraising Manager to drive forward the current fundraising strategy as well as demonstrate substantial growth in net income.

You will be joining an established, friendly fundraising team and will be responsible for promoting fundraising products and events within the local area. You will also be able to drive your innovative ideas forward by engaging with local schools, churches and other community organisations.

As Regional Fundraiser you will be responsible for working towards personal income targets as well as maintaining high quality fundraising by keeping yourself updated with developments in the wider sector. You will build new networks within the area and ensure that supporters are given an excellent supporter experience.

To be successful in this role you will have had a minimum of two year's experience in a Fundraising role and have had proven experience of managing volunteers. You must have excellent communication skills and have the ability to motivate and inspire groups of volunteers. You must also be flexible to work evenings and weekends. Please note the closing date for this role is the 13th January.

For more information on this fantastic opportunity please call Laura Iliff on the fundraising team on 01132207542.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Do you want to work for a charity exclusively focused on ending the scourge of older people being abused?

The charity is exclusively focused on supporting, advising and helping older people who have been the subject of abuse, while championing their cause with the police, government and statutory bodies

This role offers fantastic scope and opportunity as the charity continues to grow. You should have at least 2 years' experience and will need to be well acquainted with the world of fundraising and be flexible in your approach to this role. You will be reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Communications and working within a passionate team to drive fundraising opportunities and help to raise the profile of this amazing charity. There is great opportunities for advancement in the role as the charity is growing quickly. We are keen to appoint to the team quickly so interviews will be on a rolling basis. Please send your CV and a well thought out cover letter asap.!

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Raise funds to agreed targets and support the organisation's activities, predominately via trusts and foundations, corporate, individual giving, community as well as exploring new income streams

• Market and promote the work of the organisation to a wider audience using well written and impactful propositions and presentations in person where necessary.

• Undertake in-depth research to identify potential income and funding opportunities • Empower supporters to organise and undertake their own fundraising activities

• Maintain accurate records, including maintaining the fundraising and income generation database and CRM system with targets, pitches and asks

For this role, you will need to be a positive and proactive person with a caring yet driven nature as well as being happy to embrace the excitement of being able to join a company in a very busy time of growth! This is an unmissable opportunity to join a brilliant organisation, whilst contributing to their outstanding and meaningful work.

SportsAid is looking to appoint a Corporate Fundraising & Events Manager to propel its new business development plan and support its exciting growth. You will be a key part of the income generating team, developing new business opportunities and resources to help the talented young sports people that the charity supports. Reporting directly to the Head of Fundraising, you will support the implementation and delivery of SportsAid’s fundraising strategy and take responsibility for the delivery of the charity's key events.

This is an exciting and key role that directly impacts the lives of the talented young athletes that the charity supports. You will relish the opportunity to identify, meet and develop corporate relationships as part of a committed and driven team. You are an energetic, detail-orientated fundraiser with a passion to help young people. You have a background in the charity sector and more than likely have an interest in sport.

Based in central London with a national brief, you will be responsible for growing our corporate partnerships and ensuring that our events are a huge success! Your role activities will include: 

• New business development of corporate partnerships and major gift opportunities
• Account management of a number of SportsAid’s partnerships
• Project management of SportsAid Week - the charity’s fundraising campaign week
• Overseeing the charity’s strategy for challenge events
• Assist in the development of the stewardship journey

You should be educated to degree level (or recognised equivalent) with a least two years fundraising experience and a track-record in securing new revenue and in developing long-term partnerships within the commercial sector. You will be able to demonstrate experience of planning, managing and delivering large commercial events and the ability to report progress.

In addition, you will have excellent organisational and presentation skills, and be an effective communicator with lots of enthusiasm. Sound IT skills and a working-knowledge of database management and Excel is essential.

SportsAid believes that diversity drives excellence and that representation is important in order to reflect diverse communities in 21st century Britain. SportsAid therefore positively welcomes and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment.

We positively encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, marriage and civil partnership status, gender identity, background, religion, faith, sexual orientation, maternity status, pregnancy, belief or nationality.

All applicants will be asked to complete SportsAid’s equal opportunities form. This will be sent upon receipt of your application.

If you have the skills and experience to join SportsAid at this exciting time for British sport, please send your CV with a short cover letter outlining why you would be suitable for the role.

Manage and develop relationships with volunteers and supporters within the region, providing excellent stewardship.

Get out and about within the South East to maintain existing and develop new relationships for the charity. Work to deliver the regional strategy for community supporters and those doing challenge events.

Job specification

• Manage individual supporters and groups within the area, including schools, universities, clubs, faith groups, to inspire their fundraising efforts
• Be responsible for the fundraising budget for the area
• Recruit and manage new supporters and volunteer groups
• Be the main point of contact for supporters
• Get creative developing fundraising materials and promoting community and challenge events opportunities on the website and via social media
• Assist on the day with fundraising events as necessary

Person specification

To succeed in this role you need to be:

• an enthusiastic and driven relationship builder
• self motivated to work from home, able to prioritise and manage your own time effectively
• motivated to raise income and driven to exceed targets

This is a home based role with time spent throughout the SE region. You will need a clean driving license and access to a car. Flexible working will be necessary including some evening and weekends.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.