Face-To-Face Membership Venues Manager
Reference: APR20214891
Location: Flexible
Salary: £25,280.00 - £28,045.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave, Sabbatical Opportunities

The RSPB is looking for a new Face To Face Membership Venues Manager to join our amazing Face To Face Membership Team. This is an exciting time to join the UK's largest conservation charity as we launch our saving nature strategy for the next ten years.

The mission of this role is leading and managing a team of Face To Face Membership Venues Officers to successfully book shifts for our growing team of Face To Face Membership Fundraisers to attend. There is a budget to manage for paid venues, and many of the venues we attend will need to be negotiated free of charge.

Your team will have targets to ensure our Face To Face Membership Fundraisers are in the best places to give them the opportunity to meet and inspire the public to support our vital conservation work.

Wellbeing is a top priority, so your team will also need to ensure the Face To Face Membership Fundraisers are travelling within reasonable average time limits, have a variety of venues to attend with access to facilities, and are provided with all the briefing information they need.

You will be responsible for providing your team with the direction, motivation and development they need to understand and achieve what's expected. As part of our annual performance and development cycle, you will work with individuals in your team to create tailored personal and professional development plans, SMART objectives and actions which you will follow up together. You will work with a team of peers to develop and implement best practice in how the wider Face To Face membership Venues Team operates and communicates.

Feedback from venues, Face To Face Membership Fundraisers, their Face To Face Membership Area Managers, and regional Face To Face Membership Operations Managers will also inform how your team functions.

The role requires in particular the ability to motivate a remote team who are mostly working from home around the country, build collaborative relationships, make decisions, act on feedback and hold team members to account for progress with performance and actions, all within an inclusive and inspirational working environment where we all learn together.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Sales/Events Fundraising knowledge
• Experience of successfully supporting and influencing a high performance and target-driven team
• Understanding of legislation/best practice as set out by The Fundraising Regulator and IoF Compliance Directorate in private site fundraising
• Able to inspire others
• Able to build collaborative relationships
• Results-focused
• Flexible and adaptable approach, in an ever-changing environment
• Excellent time management
• Able to get support and buy-in from others
• Able to act quickly in response to performance data and management information
• Experience of working with and influencing external partners and networks
• Experience working in a fast-paced industry and to tight deadlines
• Microsoft Office and spreadsheet skills

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Previous experience of territory management systems
• Previous experience of Customer Relationship Management databases
• At the RSPB we are proud of our positive working culture, and we expect everyone in our team to role model our cultural behaviours - bold, focused, supportive and together.

Closing date: 23:59, 23 May 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Grants and Trust Fundraiser

Salary: £26,000 pro rata

Location: Based at our registered office in Witney (remote working available)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Are you well organised, enthusiastic, and highly motivated by working for an organisation whose mission is to change lives?  

Can you help us change the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in our local communities, by helping them access the support, opportunities and skills they need to overcome social challenges and achieve greater wellbeing?

We are looking for an experienced Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to join our small, busy and very friendly Fundraising team.

Reporting to our Fundraising and Development Lead, you will play an active role in helping secure vital income to help Guideposts extend its support to more people in need and communities.

You’ll have a strong understanding of researching, preparing and submitting high-quality compelling funding applications and will be confident in developing strong relationships with current and potential grants funders. This is an exciting, varied and vital role, and your enthusiasm and ability to plan effectively and positively contribute to a small but dedicated team will be key.

Our successful fundraiser will have:

• Experience in writing compelling and successful funding applications to Charitable Trusts, Statutory funds and other grant making organisations
• Ability to build the case for support for project related funding opportunities   
• Keen research skills seeking out funding sources, keeping up to date with new and emerging funding opportunities, and analysing their suitability
• Strong relationship management skills
• Keen eye for detail
• Knowledge and appreciation of the challenges faced by those living with mental health problems, disabilities, caring responsibilities and the ability to express this issue in a fluent, well researched and emotive way to potential funders
• You will comply with all current charity law and data protection legislation (i.e. GDPR 2018) and ensure that the Code of Fundraising Practice, as stipulated by the Fundraising Regulator and best practice is adhered to.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Demonstrable evidence of excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical and creative skills
• An understanding of the UK grant funding market and trends
• Proven ability to secure five figure grants
• Demonstrable experience in developing and managing projects
• Strong organisational and ‘plate spinning’ skills
• Demonstrable ability to work with teams and stakeholders to ensure ‘buy-in’
• Self-starter
• Highly organized
• Ability to work to deadlines

In return you will receive a competitive salary plus

• Pension scheme:  Guideposts will contribute 6% of your salary when you contribute 3%.
• EAP from Health Assured
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Career Development & Training Opportunities
• Annual leave: 23 days rising to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays

Driving license and use of a vehicle is essential as when current restrictions are lifted you will be required to travel to visit our services across Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.  The cost will be met by Guideposts.

Please refer to the job description for more information.

Please demonstrate in your application how you meet the responsibilities and key competencies of the role.

Closing Date:  31 May 2021

Interviews:  tbc

A new role has opened up in the Mission Education team as the Pioneer Hub Facilitator for the South Central Region Training Partnership (SCRTP).

In 2011 the SCRTP working with CMS developed a Pioneer Hub, focused around a Pioneer Hub Facilitator role based with Church Mission Society. This role has significantly contributed to the development of pioneer ministry in the South Central Region and has grown a network of pioneers throughout the South of England.

To date the role of the Pioneer Hub Facilitator has largely focussed on working with pioneers themselves but has also raised awareness and understanding of pioneer ministry across the region and enabled collaboration and the sharing of good practice. When the role began very few partner churches and dioceses had developed approaches to working with and supporting pioneers. This situation has gradually changed and is continuing to change with encouraging new strategic developments. The Region now has a flourishing pioneer hub and this role will be able to continue to develop that. But the focus will shift to also include supporting developments at the strategic level through offering a consultative type of support and through enabling collaboration and the sharing of wisdom across partner churches and dioceses. The role will continue to be based at CMS.

The Pioneer Hub Facilitator is a fixed-term (18 months), part-time (14 hours per week), role with a starting salary of £12,522 per annum (£31,305 full-time equivalent), and a generous pension scheme contribution. The role can be home-based/flexible.

This is a varied role; as such the post holder will need to be flexible and practical in their approach. The key aspects of this role include networking and support of current pioneers; learning and training, including identifying training and development needs; and engagement and advocacy in pioneer ministry with dioceses and individuals.

It is essential that the successful candidate be educated to degree level or equivalent in practical theology or missiology, and experience of pioneering, networking, and training. The ability to contribute to theological thinking and policy formation is crucial, as is a solid understanding of the Church of England, Methodist, and United Reformed Church. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be committed to the aims and values of CMS, which are detailed on the CMS website. The post is subject to safeguarding checks.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

Midnight on Monday 17 May 2021

Interviews will be held on Friday 11 June 2021 at CMS house Oxford or by Zoom depending on the government’s guidelines.

• You must have a valid driving licence and access to a car
• Weekend working essential (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
• Will include outdoor working using a gazebo and other equipment/materials

*Please note this role may involve some work in neighbouring counties - we require flexible candidates*

Help save UK wildlife:

We are looking for enthusiastic and driven people to join our team of regional Charity Fundraisers working at local venues/events. The aim of the role is to encourage people to join their local Wildlife Trust and support the vital work they do by way of a monthly direct debit.

Our charity fundraising activities have been adapted to be Covid-safe with additional materials and health and safety processes in place.

The role:

• 6-hour days at pre-booked various venues/events
• Part time, 3 or 4 days per week required (including weekends & bank holidays)
• Zero hours contract (during the current pandemic)
• Full training & branded materials provided
• Average earnings between £15 to £25 per hour with commission
• Guaranteed minimum wage of £9.50, this is not a commission only job

Benefits:

• Uncapped commission
• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Full charity-branded uniform, kit and ID badge provided
• Pension Scheme
• Travel contribution
• Holiday pay
• 20-day holiday entitlement

Desirable Skills:

• Field sales or face to face charity fundraising experience would be preferable
• Suitable for retired/semi-retired people supplementing their income or those wishing to change careers/lifestyle
• Effective communicator
• Outgoing and friendly
• Comfortable with working to targets/KPIs
• Excellent level of spoken and written English

If you feel that this job is for you, then please apply with a covering letter and CV. We will contact you to discuss the role in further detail if your CV is selected.

Please note that by applying for this job you may be subject to a DBS check.

Charity fundraising, street fundraising, private site fundraising, face to face fundraising, charity ambassador, charity promotion, community fundraiser, not for profit, team leader, charity sales.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Royal Agriculture Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I), a charity based in Oxford that offers financial support, practical care and guidance to farming people of all ages, including farmers, farmworkers and dependents. They provide tailored support to suit their beneficiaries and strive to build strong, supportive relationships to help those in need to acquire the best support they can. They are currently looking to recruit a Regional Welfare Officer to join their service delivery team. This role is offered on a 6 months fixed term contract, working 21-28hours per week.

As their new Regional Welfare Officer, you will provide support to RABI's service users across North & South Yorkshire to ensure they receive relevant help, grants and welfare benefits. You will provide end-to-end support to applicants helping them complete applications, ensuring all appropriate benefits are applied for and assisting with mandatory reconsiderations, appeals and complaints. You will contribute to organisation-wide and service projects as they arise and will promote RABI through a variety of means, including researching and keeping up-to-date details of other agencies, especially those that are particular to the region that may be able to provide complementary support.

To be successful, you will have experience of providing services to vulnerable service users and have strong knowledge of state benefits and local authority care services. Experience and understanding of safeguarding with excellent written and IT skills are essential to the role and providing support via a helpline is also highly desirable. Having a farming background or knowledge of the farming community environment would also be beneficial, however not essential. Overall, RABI is looking for someone who is solution focused, with outstanding communication and listening skills, with the ability to build relationships quickly and professionally with empathy and compassion.

As you will be visiting service users frequently within your region, and will be expected to attend team meeting in Oxford (usually three times a year), a full, clean UK driving licence would be ideal, however not essential for this role.

RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, veteran, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In order to apply, please submit a CV in Word format in the first instance. A full job description will be provided to the successful candidates shortlisted by Prospectus. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

• Excellent opportunity to join a dynamic Oxford School in a leadership role
• It will suit a qualified accountant with experience in an academic environment

About Our Client

Founded in 1863, St Edward's is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school in the heart of Oxford for pupils aged 13 to 18 (year 9 to year 13); there are presently 735 pupils, of whom 85% are boarders. Our boy/girl split is 57:43 and overseas pupils make up 15% of our community.

There are 13 boarding Houses, most of which house around 60 pupils from all year groups. The school week includes lessons on Saturday mornings, apart from leave weekends or exeats which occur about every three weeks. The boarding and day arrangements offer flexibility for families: day pupils may leave at 6:30pm or 9:00pm (most opt for the latter), and boarding pupils may choose to go home on Saturdays after sport and other commitments - but with a rich and varied weekend programme, a significant proportion of the boarding community stays in school on Saturday nights.

Pupils take part in a wide range of sports and activities in the afternoons and at weekends. St Edward's has a national reputation for sport: both boys' and girls' teams have been county and regional champions in a variety of sports and at all ages.

Job Description

The key responsibilities of the School Accountant will be:

Budgeting

• Co-ordinating budgets from Heads of Department, preparing the salary budget and preparing the overall School budget
• On a termly basis preparing a revised forecast budget and preparing accounts for the School's Governors
• On a monthly basis forecasting cash flow and monitoring and producing budget reports for Heads of Department
• Dealing with ad hoc budget enquiries and producing reports

Tax Reporting

• Ensuring compliance with new legislation and introducing new systems as necessary
• On a quarterly basis reporting VAT
• On an annual basis reporting Corporation Tax, Gift Aid and information for P11Ds and PSA
• On an ad hoc basis reporting CT61

Annual Accounts and Audit

• Preparing School, SESIL and North Wall Trust accounts and dealing with the requirements of new accounting standards and regulations
• Annual audit

Funds/Investments

• On a monthly basis processing investment income and transactions
• On a monthly basis processing donations via direct debit
• Reconciling bank accounts and Foundation split

Debtors

• Debt chasing and liaison with Veale Wasborough Vizards
• Set up of AUDIT and processing of monthly and termly Direct Debits
• Co-ordinating the annual process of pupil joiners and leavers
• Processing Advance Fees, scholarships and bursaries and Staff bursaries
• On a termly basis reconciling pupil numbers with fees billed

Managing the work of the Accounts Team

• On a weekly basis authorising invoices and expenses and approving the BACS payment
• Authorising Barclaycard/Direct Debit and any one-off payments
• Making same day and international bank transfers
• On a monthly basis reviewing and approving payroll, dealing with online pension submissions and loading ePayslips.
• On an annual basis checking that pay increases have been processed correctly
• Reconciling accounts for debtors, creditors, fixed assets, the North Wall Trust and others.
• On a termly basis overseeing the parent billing process
• Co-ordinating month end procedures.
• Management of the Accounts team including dealing with queries, monitoring workloads, managing performance, assessing training needs etc.

Completion of Returns and Surveys

Annually for:

• Companies House - for the School, SESIL and the North Wall Trust
• The Charity Commission - for the School and the North Wall Trust
• The Financial Conduct Authority
• ISC/Baines Cutler bench-marking survey
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS)
• Office for National Statistics Business Inquiry

Quarterly for Office for National Statistics Capital Statistics return

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate for the School Accountant will be:

• A professionally qualified accountant with demonstrable post qualification experience
• Experience of managing complex budgets within strict budget constraints
• Experience of producing and presenting complex management accounts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong numeracy, analytical, accounting, organisation skills
• Ability to liaise confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Able to take a proactive approach to supporting the needs of colleagues and the school as a whole

What's on Offer

St Edward's will be offering a competitive salary and benefits package with full details to be provided on application.

A full job description will also be provided on application. 

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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