Looking to expand your experience and knowledge in health and social care? Come and join Hestia in this brand-new and exciting role as part of an incredibly passionate team.

We are Hestia, a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and children since 1970. This year will mark our 50th anniversary so it is an exciting time to join us!

The Performance and Development Directorate drives the quality assurance of current delivery and seeks to achieve continuous improvement and innovation to optimise outcomes for our services users.

As Business Development Manager - Health & Property and senior member of the Business Development Team, you will help us explore opportunities for growth, develop existing services, and strategically build and manage relationships with new and existing partners. With experience in building relationships to secure new income routes, this role will specifically focus on engaging our national health service colleagues and housing partners.

Not only will you have the option to work from home on certain days, you will also have the option to develop innovative new service ideas and build community relationships as well as attend community events.

Hestia offer a culture of learning and development, with access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities as well as genuine career progression.

In everything we do, we seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous and if these values resonate with you, please apply.

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

Hestia is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Strictly no agencies

Person specification:

• Experience of driving strong income growth via different channels including at least one of the following: local authorities, NHS Trusts, CCGs, GP Federations, regional and national health bodies and/or grant giving institutions (essential)
• Experience working with, or within housing associations or the housing sector (desirable)
• Natural ability to create and nurture new, high-value strategic partnerships
• Knowledge and understanding of health commissioning
• A track record of developing new business from inception to delivery using a collaborative approach
• Strong written and presentation skills
• Strong influencing and communication skills (both written and spoken), comfortable operating in a range of environments and across levels of seniority
• Basic research and analysis experience
• Experience of developing and/or managing services for people affected by a crisis
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

In return we offer a competitive salary, a supportive working environment and a host of benefits including pension, employee discounts, 25 days holiday per annum (for full-time positions) plus the option to buy an additional 3 weeks, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.

Hours: 39 hours per week(all Managers may need to undertake on call duties during out of hours, for which they will be remunerated in addition to their salary).

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Flexi-time (core hours 10.00-16.00)

About Hestia

Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, we support people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis. We are supported by more than 460 volunteers who provide specialist skills such as art therapy yoga, IT, gardening, cooking as well as befriending and fundraising.

We are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public-sector organisations to campaign for an end to the domestic abuse and sexual violence.

In everything we do, we seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous.

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. 

We are looking to recruit an inspirational leader to take on the role of Regional Head. In this role you will be responsible for the management and successful growth of the East (London and neighbouring areas) sub region.

Leading and managing your team, you will ensure our services are delivered to a high standard and meet best practice standards.  You will also develop and implement an effective strategy for developing and growing the sub-region’s services, winning contracts for providing new services, and retaining existing ones to ensure the continued growth of our services to homeless and vulnerable people.

Our services in the region include Homeless Hostels, Semi-independent Housing, Mental Health Services, Women’s Services and Housing First

Key requirements for this influential management role include:

• Experience of leading a team or teams delivering services to groups of vulnerable clients, in either a supported housing, support, care or other relevant environment;

• Track record of effective operational leadership and management of staff across dispersed locations, working through a line-management structure, including through a period of substantial change.

• Business/service development experience e.g. successfully winning new business; successfully negotiating for contracts for the provision of services - either as a supplier or purchaser.

• A person centred approach - putting clients at the centre of your work

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development.

To find out more and apply please visit our website.

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

Closing date:  10am, 21 August 2020

Interview and assessments: 3 September 2020

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check, will be undertaken for the successful candidate. 

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at senior management level.

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

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

As Project Support Officer you will support London’s Area and Regional Managers with volunteer recruitment,
documentation of training (such as DBS, references, Food Safety Level 2, First Aid), giving our volunteers a fantastic
experience and giving extra support to our London projects as and when required to aid development and growth
within the region.

Each of our Projects are run by Project Leaders (volunteer position) and supported by Regional Managers through
recruitment and training of volunteers. Your role will be to support the Regional Managers so that they can manage
more projects, knowing that you have helped with the embedding of volunteers, along with supporting the London
Area Manager with expansion plans within London.

This support could range from developing relationships with our food suppliers, researching local organisations to
support with guest outreach, and recruiting new Project Leaders for the Region. The right person for this role enjoys
being organised, has a great personality, pays attention to detail, and understands that they are a key component in
supporting our fantastic Projects.

Hours: 22.5 (3 days) per week. Specific days to be confirmed.
Location: Greater London, covering postcode areas: WD, HA, UB, NW, W, WC, SW, TW, KT, SM, CR, SE, BR, EC, E, N, EN, IG, RM and DA.
Interviews: Initial interviews on 24th September. Final interviews on 1st October.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the Greater London area of England. The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support office in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Department:  Awards Management

Contract:  Fixed Term - 12 months

Salary:  circa £41,000 per annum (UK). €50,000-53,000 (Germany)

Location:  London, UK, Berlin or Bonn, Germany

Job Description

BACKGROUND

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Brussels and Geneva.

IRC-UK comprises approximately 100 staff across five departments.

The Global Awards Management Unit (AMU)

EstablishedinJanuary2016,theGlobalAwardsManagementUnit(AMU)isaglobalunitspanning New York, Washington DC, London, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. Theunitisorganizedintofivedirectorates:Donor Relations&Analytics;Programme & Grants Support;ComplianceandPolicy;Business Development;andTraining&CurriculumDesign.

TheGlobalAMUisa bridgebetweendonorsandthecountry offices:providingexpert technicaladvice,whilemaintaining portfolio-levelvisibility to ensure consistencyandcompliance, and manage risk.The AMUensuresthatdonorcompliancepoliciesand procedures are implementedconsistently, andsupportsallstaffworkingacrossthegrantsmanagementcycleforall restrictedfundingfrom global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across the teams intheUSandtheUK,drivingfunctionalintegrationbetweenallrelevantunitsandstaff,in collaboration with the Vice President of the Global AMU and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors. The matrix management structure ensures that AMU staff support the Europe strategy and work towards the pursuit of new opportunities, while IRC-UK maintains accountability for European funding.

The Purpose of the Role

As Regional Grants Advisor (RGA) you play a vital role within a regional team that supervises a specific region.

In this role you will focus primarily on the successful implementation of IRC European donor award requirements and reporting, ensuring basic compliance, accurate financial information and good quality narratives on programme outputs.

This will involve building build and ensuring strong, professional working relationships with donors. You will work closely with the Regional Grants Director (RGD) to strengthen the capacity of country offices to manage, implement and report on grants. The Regional Grants Adviser also represents IRC to policy makers, donors and other audiences.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Grants Management (50%)

• Manage the European grants portfolio for the West Africa
• Review and provide substantive feedback on reports; coordinating with and ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• Support budget realignments and grant amendments/modifications
• Maintain day-to-day communication with donors and country program grants staff
• Monitor projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines
• In coordination with the compliance team, guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s sub-award management policies are being followed
• Assist country offices with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues. Refer non-routine and high level compliance matters to the RGD and Compliance team
• Assist the compliance team in advocating with European donors for manageable and reasonable rules and regulations
• Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the programme development team
• Stay informed about programmatic issues and security & political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation
• Ensure country programmes follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERs)
• Travel to provide additional support to or cover short-term gaps for grants teams in country offices.

Capacity Building and Training (20%)

• Provide best practice advice related to grant management
• In coordination with the RGD, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for grant implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned Coordination and Supervision (20%)
• Maintain a strong relationship with regional staff and in country grants teams, offering regular support.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the AMU Deputy Vice President and all AMU pillars to ensure the use of all templates, guidance, policies and procedures established by AMU
• Liaise with support departments and other teams outside of AMU as needed in order to provide the best support to country offices
• Coordinate with the Program Officers in New York and Regional Grants Advisers for other regions for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between offices in New York / Europe and the country programme offices.

Other (10%)

• Assist in the roll-out of department wide initiatives, as requested
• Represent IRC externally at country specific meetings, and stakeholder networks
• Contribute to IRC Europe strategy
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Experience:

• Experience with and a good understanding of European institutional donors and their requirements.
• Experience in working at a distance and supporting colleagues remotely
• Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detail

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming
• Fluency in French and German
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload
• Good financial management and budgeting skills
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Solid organizational skills; detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment.
• Both a team player and an independent performer in a very fast paced environment
• Flexible work attitude and a calm manner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

The deadline for applications is midnight between Sunday 23rd August / Monday 24th August 2020

Interviews will take place the w/c 31st August 2020.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK or Germany.

IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

We are looking for a Funding Manager to join our ambitious Development team. ShareAction is a growing charity working in an area that is attracting increased attention from a variety of philanthropic trusts and foundations across the UK, EU and, increasingly, the USA. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to shape and develop further the current programme. Building on an already extensive portfolio of funders, the successful applicant will manage these relationships to maximise income whilst developing new partnerships, working on a wide range of funding applications across grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders.  We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of fundraising from statutory sources across the EU.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Leading on, or being a key contributor to, securing major multi-year programme grants from UK, EU and global statutory sources, foundations and trusts, major annual grants and core grants;
• Supporting the Senior Fundraising Manager to ensure a co-ordinated and collaborative organisational approach to fundraising, including keeping the whole team up to date regarding new opportunities and identifying/communicating next steps;
• Cultivating and maintaining positive funding relationships through timely reports and updates, meetings and events as appropriate;
• Working with the Senior Fundraising Manager and the Fundraising Assistant to ensure all monitoring and evaluation processes are robust and effective and meet the varying needs of our funders;
• Developing and maintaining a bank of project-specific and organisational case studies in line with our brand narrative;
• Taking a strategic approach to identifying and researching prospects and exploring opportunities for raising income for new and existing programmes and projects;
• Maintaining a professional knowledge of trust/foundation and statutory fundraising within the UK, EU and more widely, and identifying appropriate learning opportunities in association with the Senior Fundraising Manager in order to facilitate this.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• A minimum of two years experience in trust and foundations fundraising, ideally with bid/proposal writing experience for five and six figure projects;
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal and the ability to communicate complex information and ideas;
• Exceptional organisational, project and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines;
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple competing priorities, completing work to the highest standard;
• Experience of using CRM systems to manage a Trusts and Foundations portfolio, ideally SalesForce;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in EU/US based statutory, trust and foundation fundraising;
• Experience in fundraising for climate, environment, social welfare, equality, poverty causes;
• Experience in statutory fundraising;
• An understanding and passion for the role of the investment system in driving positive change in corporate behaviour;
• Experience of working with Office 365, particularly SharePoint.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people seen and unseen. One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online, you will also be expected to work from home for the foreseeable future

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Note that all personal information will be removed from applications prior to shortlisting which can delay the process in responding to applications. 

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to support visas. 

Deadline: Monday 24 August at 9am

Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility / Fundraising, EMEA & India

12-month contract (maternity cover)

Uxbridge, UB8

Herbalife Nutrition is looking for an experienced fundraising professional to oversee the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation’s (HNF) efforts across EMEA and India. This person will also play a key role in supporting and driving forward our regional sustainability strategy.

This role has several areas of responsibility, the main being day to day regional management of HNF, including fundraising, grant-making administration, communications and regional HNF budget preparation. This person will also act as a leader in our sustainability council, working on environmental projects across the region. This role will also oversee and support local market corporate social responsibility partnerships and employee volunteering.

We are looking for a highly independent and proactive individual who wants to get things done and is passionate about supporting communities and making a positive difference. You’ll have strong attention to detail and have demonstrable multi-tasking and project management skills to bring to this role.

As the senior manager, we would be looking to you to recommend strategies and activities for donor cultivation, be fiscally responsible to the organization working with tax, finance and legal teams, and act as the regional champion for our global Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, communicating our positive impact internally and externally.

This role would be of particular interest for people looking to gain experience in grant-making, as we would want you to review and process grant applications  agreements and reports to keep our grant making cycle rolling throughout the year, ensure they are understood by all parties and shared with appropriate stakeholders.

Skills and Experience:

• 5 years previous experience in one of the following: fundraising, development, grants management, sustainability and/or public relations
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge, Gifts, or other contact management software desired
• Strong organizational, project management and communication skills a must
• Good with numbers, able to reconcile development activity with fiscal statements
• Ability to lead campaigns and motivate others
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to solve practical problems and carry out responsibilities under general supervision
• Ability to organize workload for effective implementation
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels with sensitivity to cultural diversity
• A knowledge of European Charity Law and practices - an advantage 

The Package

Herbalife Nutrition offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive package including excellent medical and dental benefits, car allowance, company pension, discount on Herbalife products, service award scheme, free nutritional shakes at work, and much more.

How to Apply

If you want to be part of a dynamic business that values people as individuals as well as inspires and motivates its employees to succeed and expand their talents, please use the link provided and apply now. Please note that if successful Herbalife do require evidence of qualifications prior to starting.

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help shouldn’t be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive.  That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer carers timely advice, helping to identify the best way forward for them as individuals.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced communications professional to really make a difference. As Communications Manager you will play a vital role in increasing the visibility and profile of Carers First helping us to engage with our existing networks as well as reaching and supporting new carers.

The successful candidate will lead on building the charity’s brand and harness its potential to raise awareness of the issues affecting unpaid carers and deliver high quality communication work to clear targets.

Working closely with the Director of Income and Communications, the Communications Manager will support with the development and introduction of a transformative new communications strategy.

Building on Carers First’s existing work, the successful candidate will manage the charity’s digital platforms including the website, social media and electronic publications as well as regular printed materials and media work. The candidate will utilise their skills and experience to support the organisation as it moves to pursue new and varied funding streams and take an active role as a member of Carers First’s management team.

You will have a broad range of communications and marketing skills, with at least three years’ experience in a similar role.

The location for the position is flexible but candidates must be willing to work out of one of Carers First’s main offices.

As well as a competitive salary, the successful candidate will receive 26 days annual leave, plus an additional day off for your birthday (pro rata for part-time employees), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, Benenden Healthcare package and opportunity for further skill development.

Please read through the job description and person specification carefully and apply by sending a CV and a two-page supporting statement explaining how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the job.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Due to the nature of the organisation all appointments are subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and will ask one of the Team to contact you.

Closing Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020

Interview Date: Week Commencing 7 September 2020

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes and partnerships we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice.
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work.
• Support people to create a fairer, inclusive society in which everyone can flourish.

We have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused charity to having national reach by developing a fundraising portfolio that includes Individual Giving, Events & Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Foundations.

We are looking for a creative, energetic person to lead on the development and implementation of fundraising initiatives, maximising income, reach and creating a diverse funding base.

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is transforming to adapt to new ways of delivering, operating and raising funds. We are looking for someone who is inspired by change, driven by excellence and is looking to work in a team of supportive and passionate people.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Job Purpose:

The ongoing development and implementation of organisational funding strategy with a focus on strategically important donors across a diverse range of funding streams

• Working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to identify opportunities, develop proposals, and build relationships with prospective funders and partners
• Developing and maintaining a pipeline of funder prospects and prospective collaborative partners
• Overseeing the ongoing development of our CRM database (Donorfy) and business development processes to deliver efficient and timely business development support to the organization
• Lead and manage the growth and development of the Trust’s corporate and individual income by maintaining existing and developing new relationships with companies and individuals working closely the Senior Partnership Relationships Manager
• Pro-actively responding to opportunities for support, ensuring you have a holistic view about how to best maximise each relationship and activity
• Ensure existing and new relationships are stewarded effectively to secure long-term support for the Trust
• To manage the relationship with the Trust’s Ambassadors, providing outstanding supporter care and maximise fundraising opportunities
• To lead on the on-going development of the Friendship scheme, ensuring all necessary materials are developed and undertaking marketing activity to recruit new members and maintain existing members
• To further develop the fundraising strategy, ensuring income from existing partners is maximised and building a pipeline of new partners working closely the SLCT team.
• To identify opportunities for income-generating activity by pitching for new external high third-party fundraising and partnership opportunities

Key skills / experience / abilities

• Minimum 3 years fundraising experience, ideally across a variety of income streams including corporate, community, individual giving or event fundraising
• Proven track record of building relationships with high value supporters and an understanding of stewardship best practice
• Experience in creating and reviewing budgets and tracking and reporting on income
• Knowledge of the wider fundraising sector
• A self-starter who is happy to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of details
• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck into tasks at a variety of different levels
• Understanding of and empathy for the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
• Knowledge/experience of digital fundraising campaigns
• Experience of national fundraising strategies

Main tasks:

• To work with the CEO and Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to develop annual fundraising plans and targets
• To lead and manage all fundraising activities of the organisation (some high profile relationships)
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters working with our communications team
• To support the maintenance of the Trust’s website, ensuring it contains high quality content that accurately reflects opportunities for supporting the charity
• Identifying opportunities to generate income and ensuring it’s messaging is amplified as widely as possible
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new donors in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• To work with the Head of Operations to help shape the proposition for partners ensuring our programmes deliver maximum return for the Trust

• To manage a calendar of events and scheduled fundraising activities throughout the year that helps to generate a steadily growing unrestricted income stream

• To ensure that a response is made in a timely and appropriate manner to all donor enquiries with clear understanding of how to maximise their support
• To liaise with the Chief Executive, Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to explore new funding opportunities in order to maximise voluntary income.
• To research, prepare and submit funding proposals, e.g charity of the year, probono support including agreed outcomes and budgets, in consultation with service delivery staff, finance and other staff, where appropriate.
• To manage all advertising and marketing associated with fundraising, including digital communications (together with communications colleagues)

Line management

• To manage direct reports and matrix manage others to deliver on all fundraising objectives
• Experience of managing a team

Financial Management

• To manage the fundraising budget, including planning, phasing and forecasting in line with the organisation’s financial procedures
• To oversee weekly financial report pulling and coding of income
• To work with Head of Finance to develop and refine appropriate financial processes in order to effectively track income
• To prepare regular internal updates on performance against income generation targets
• To report to donors on the impact of our work and the important role they are playing in supporting this

Administrative

• To lead on maintaining the SLCT database (Donorfy), ensuring it’s used appropriately
• To ensure that accurate records of all supporter activity are tracked effectively
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of all funding opportunities, appeals, approaches, donor contacts and coverage.

General

• To attend supervisions, team meetings and other meetings, as and when required.
• To attend internal and external training courses, as agreed with your line manager.
• To represent the organization at internal and external events including networking events, fundraising events and launch activities, as and when required, occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• To adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Charity Law, Health & Safety Law, GDPR and other relevant legislative requirements.
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.

Diversity Policy:

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is keen to encourage applications from individuals from a diverse range of applicants. We are particularly proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Please complete a 1-page covering letter statement attached to your CV demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the essential and personal qualities listed above, addressing each point in the order shown.

Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.  This will give you the best possible chance of being short listed.

Please note, we will interview suitable candidates before the closing date.

A social enterprise charity that provides counselling services for children, families and schools are looking for a General Manager. The post-holder is accountable to the Board of Trustees in providing a safe and fulfilling environment for adults with Learning Disabilities at the centre based in South East London. The successful candidate would need to provide operational management leadership and contributes to strategic planning to ensure they achieve its performance objectives. The post holder is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring effective structures, systems, and processes for the management of staff and charity operations and fundraising activities.

Key responsibilities

* Oversees the effective delivery of all services within the charity.
* To provide strong, clear, motivational, and visible leadership across all the services.
* To ensure these services are delivered as efficiently and effectively as possible
* To support and manage the staff and to ensure effective operational leadership and management of resources including budgetary responsibilities including recruitment, appraisals and the review and implementation of Human Resource policies, procedures, and training.
* To lead on the implementation of new ways of working and cultural change where necessary for delivery of the service to adults with learning disabilities.
* To ensure that services continually review and improves the quality, effectiveness, and safety of care, actively seeking out and learning the lessons from complaints, compliments, investigations, reviews, reports and other information and intelligence.
* To regularly review the workforce to ensure services are appropriately staffed with staff who have the right level of knowledge, skill, and expertise to deliver services in the most effective and efficient way.
* To ensure that the Charity has appropriate resources and income to deliver the required services
* To ensure services are fully compliant with all relevant policies, standards and procedures.
* To represent the Trustees in dealings with local authorities, parents, carers and regional and national partners, services and agencies.

Person specification

* Must have substantial management experience within a social care setting (preferably working with adults with learning disabilities)
* Proven track record of achieving objectives
* Experience of leading programmes of change
* Experience of budgetary management
* Experience of managing people

If you'd like to find out more or to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar [email protected]

If you have the stated requirements, then please apply to Harris Hill with your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information.

Closing date: ASAP

Fulham Reach Boat Club exists to create a world where there is Rowing for All.  We do this by opening up access to rowing for all in our community, especially those who are most in need because of financial hardship or social circumstance.  We believe rowing helps realise full potential not just through the physical benefits but by developing confidence, resilience, communication and team working skills applicable both on and off the water.

We are a young, growing and ambitious charity that is looking for an all-rounder to help propel us into our next chapter.  This will be the first time that we have hired someone specifically to focus on fundraising so being a motivated self-starter is essential.  You will have a minimum of five years’ experience in donor fundraising, leading a specific campaign or equivalent.  You are a strategic thinker and effective networker with a strong track record of personally soliciting and securing major gifts.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive fundraising strategy, case for support and implementation plan for the charity with the intention of successfully raising in the region of £0.5m per year. The post-holder will be responsible for identifying, cultivating and engaging a prospect pool with sufficient capacity to deliver the campaign. The post-holder will lead an integrated fundraising approach securing significant gifts from individuals, trusts, and companies. The post-holder will work to ensure that each donor has an excellent experience, receiving effective communication and stewardship in order to build long term relationships with Fulham Reach Boat Club.

About The Role

You will lead an experienced and motivated Counsellor on Placement Co-ordinator team to successfully oversee the recruitment process for c1200 Counsellors on Placement, who come from colleges/universities and other providers to deliver school partnership counselling services during their training or who may already be adult trained but wish to gain experience of working with children and young people. You will work with our regional Clinical teams and Area Managers, to ensure we deliver  presentations to students, so that we can build a pipeline of counsellors on placement that can be ready to start placements on a termly basis.

Working with senior operational managers who are accountable for delivering quality school-based services across England, Scotland and Wales, you will ensure accurate information is available on number of placements required for each school in a defined geographical area. 

What will I be responsible for in my new role?

You will: 

• focus on attraction and engagement in our hard-to-fill areas, with an aim to meeting  placement requirements
• lead and support the Placement co-ordinator team, to ensure they are working closely with their regions to understand placement requirements and ensure that all placements have a timely and smooth onboarding journey.
• manage high value college/university relationships by working with clinical colleagues to ensure strong relationships are developed and maintained with Course Leaders and Tutors
• understand who are the main providers of child specific courses and establish when students commence suitable courses, so we can build our pipeline based on when they will be ready to come on placement 
• work with the Clinical Learning Team Lead and Safeguarding Teams, to ensure induction training can take place on site in some colleges/universities, where we may have a high level of applicants. You will work with management to ensure they are regularly updating information on when placements start at a school and when the leave. Without this we are unable to produce up-to-date and accurate recruitment information on retention
• establish a suite of KPIs for the team - time from the time an interested applicant is invited for interview, time to go through clearance, time from being offered a placement to starting in a school
• be responsible for reviewing the existing interview assessment process, alongside clinical colleagues, to ensure we are taking applicants through a robust application & assessment process

Diversity and Inclusion

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in. 

All successful applicants to clinical roles will be asked to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS/PVG.

About You

The successful candidate:

You will have: 

• a proven track record of successfully implementing large scale Graduate attraction/volunteer programmes or engagement schemes in a medium to large scale company
• a strong background / experience attracting students or graduate professionals, consistently meeting targets and over delivering
• experience of student placements from either colleges or universities background
• experience – line managing a recruitment team, ideally for graduate or charity volunteers
• understanding of relevant employment law and associated Codes of Practice (Data Protection Act)
• good self accountability in standards of performance successfully dealing with a range of difficult and often complex situations without support or guidance form others
• previous experience of recruiting and attracting clinical applicants (is desirable)
• experience of collaboratively working with and engaging senior operational managers to deliver graduate or volunteer recruitment needs 

Interview Date: Thursday 27th August 2020 via ZOOM

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay 

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
 
Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

About Us

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.
 
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.  Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’.
 
Through our professional development programme, we are training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.

We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children, families and schools we support. We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.

Description

We are looking for an experienced specialist to join our team to protect, nurture and grow relationships with key supporters and stakeholders. This new post is pivotal to our planned growth to enable us to help more children and young people who need our support to tackle significant challenges in their lives.

You will already know how to give our major donors an excellent experience of their support for the charity – and be able to provide them with appropriate ways to give, to get involved and learn how their support is making a difference.

You will also have experience of finding, engaging and involving new prospective supporters and be able to plan events and other ways to showcase the great work this charity does and how donors can help us do more of it.

Responsibilities

• Effective communication with existing and prospective major donors and linked stakeholders
• Development of new relationships to achieve growth - building for the future whilst also meeting the current year's income targets
• Producing clear, concise, compelling proposals and reports
• Information and insight management - ensuring our systems are kept up to date with an accurate picture of opportunities and communications.

Experience

• At least two years successful experience in major donor fundraising
• Experience of stewarding and cultivating relationships with senior stakeholders, internal and external, in a charity context
• Experience of writing high quality, successful donor proposals and presentations
• Demonstrable experience of recruiting new major donors

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills and emotional intelligence
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time management: able to prioritise a varied workload, and work independently with minimum supervision to achieve objectives
• Articulate, confident, sensitive and diplomatic
• The ability to understand and convey complex financial information, communicating to donors and prospects
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 software and good working knowledge of a fundraising CRM
• Highly motivated and objective orientated
• Proactive, positive and collaborative approach
• Ability to deal with confidential matters discretely
• Ability and willingness to travel and occasionally to work at evenings or weekends
• A strong belief in the importance of preventative work with children, coupled with an understanding of the need for philanthropic support to achieve it

Qualifications

• Educated to 'A' Level or equivalent (essential)
• Institute of Fundraising Certificate/ Diploma (desirable)

Job Benefits

• Flexible working, including home working
• Pension scheme

How to apply

To apply, please download the full job description/person specification and application form from our website.

Maternity cover, fixed term up to 12 months
35 hours per week

Known for our life changing work giving young people vital mobility equipment, Whizz-Kidz is a dynamic and forward looking organisation with a solid foundation built over our 30-year history.

We know that Data is the key to doing more and doing it better and we believe that each and every supporter of whatever type deserves the very best experience with us. We are seeking a CRM and Individual’s Fundraising Manager for maternity cover to keep this at the core of what we do.

You need to have an in-depth knowledge of Raisers Edge CRM system, excellent relationship management skills, knowledge of individual giving income channels and impeccable attention to detail. But you also have to bring enthusiasm and drive and ensure our procedures and processes maximise our fundraising.

If you think that’s you – we want to hear from you.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

No Recruitment Agencies Please.

Closing Date: 12pm, Wednesday 12th August
First Interview Date: Wednesday, 19th August
Second Interview Date: Wednesday, 26th August

Please note; only candidates successful in obtaining an interview will be contacted.

Whizz-Kidz is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872. Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520. Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.