JOB PURPOSE

UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency's national charity partner, is looking for an ambitious, proactive, team player who can join us a Direct Marketing Manager responsible for Individual Giving.  This role will support offline activities including Direct Mail and Telemarketing, DRTV campaigns and Donor Care activities.  This role will play a key part in the success of our annual fundraising programme.  The individual will be a confident communicator and will have the opportunity to gain a huge amount of experience across multiple channels and fundraising strategies.  If you think you have the relevant skills and crucially, the passion to support the refugee cause, please apply.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.

Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.

Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection and we want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.

We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 

We are also open to flexibility in many different ways, including an element of working from home and flexible hours.  Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what’s possible.

ROLE RESPONSIBLITIES  

· Support the Direct Marketing Fundraising Manager on acquisition and retention offline fundraising activities, leading on a number of projects across Direct Mail, Inserts, Door drops, Press advertisements, Telemarking and DRTV;

• Work collaboratively with the Digital Fundraising Manager and Executive to provide an integrated supporter experience across channels;
• Manage campaign development, from creative briefing, through to artwork;
• Manage the production process, developing supplier brief and managing approval stages;
• Work with multiple suppliers and internal stakeholders, to ensure campaign timings and the annual programme are kept to;
• Manage end-of-campaign supplier reviews;
• Manage campaign fulfilment, monitoring response to identify issues and opportunities to improve the donor journey; 
• Support with charity data projects, including mailing file development, data cleansing, and SALESFORCE management;
• Ensure cost effective fundraising, maintaining campaign budgets and spotting opportunities to improve ROIs and reduce spend;
• Scope new fundraising themes, research new content areas, and manage content from the field;
• Support with competitor research and mystery shopping projects;
• Support with qualitative and quantitative donor research;
• Support on the development and launch of the new welcome programme; 
• Support on telemarketing campaigns, manage script approvals, support caller briefing and training and campaign evaluation;
• Participate in training seminars, workshops and skill shares where applicable. 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Experience

• Experience of project managing direct marketing campaigns, preferably within the charity sector;
• Experience of project managing suppliers and campaign scheduling; 
• Experience of writing creative briefs; 

Essential Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines within a collaborative team environment;
• Good attention to detail, strong ability to proof-read and pick up inconsistencies;
• Able to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done; 
• Strong presentation, communication (written and verbal) skills, and interpersonal skills; 
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project 

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience working across a broad channel mix (Direct Mail and Telemarketing would be advantageous;) 
• Experience of, or a passionate interest in the charity sector, and the drive to further their fundraising knowledge.
• Completed an undergraduate degree 

United Kingdom for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is registered with the Charity Commission (England & Wales), charity no. 1183415. It is the UK national partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency.

When applying for this role, please ensure you download a copy of our application from the documents section of our online portal and submit your completed version of this before submitting. 

There has never been a more important time to join the Age UK fundraising team. Against a backdrop of a broken social care system and millions already turning to Age UK for help, older people are amongst those hardest hit by the current pandemic. Calls to our trusted Advice Line have doubled and requests for telephone friendship have treble. We have been moved by the public support for our Coronavirus Emergency Appeal, but we must raise vital future funds to ensure we can be there to help and support older people as they rebuild their lives.

Our Fundraising team has an ambition to grow our income beyond £60M in the next three years. We are investing in an ambitious Fundraising strategy to help us deeply engage more supporters and partners in our work, so that we can be there for the millions of older people who need someone to turn to.

We're looking for a manager in our Individual Marketing Loyalty team who will help to deliver a best-in-class loyalty programme that inspires supporters to continue to support the work of Age UK, which is pivotal to our strategy. The Loyalty team work across a variety of direct marketing channels to deliver campaigns, develop multi-touchpoint journeys and grow supporter loyalty. Using audience insight we find the moments that are important for supporters and understand their motivations to best engage them with our cause. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience working in a direct marketing retention programme in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. In this role you will be able to develop your management skills, fundraising skills, strategic thinking and work as part of an ambitious and collegiate individual marketing team.

This opportunity would best suit a supporter/customer loyalty specialist who has direct marketing experience in growing supporter lifetime value as well as managing a team (desirable, not compulsory). We're looking for someone who can coach, empower and motivate a team, whilst providing strategic direction.

You will

* Manage and monitor the business plan and budget for your areas of responsibility across loyalty initiatives
* Responsible for building the strategy, briefing and working with Executives to deliver Loyalty campaigns.
* Responsible for ensuring that all campaigns within your team are project managed to deliver quality, high performance communications in budget, with appropriate response handling processes and on-going programmes delivered within agreed timeframes.
* Complete monthly financial reporting.
* Responsible for effective line management of two Direct Marketing Executives.
* Work collaboratively with other team members and departments to ensure opportunities for innovation are explored, improvement to business performance, supporter satisfaction and lifetime value is at the forefront of the programme.
* Manage relationships with external agencies and suppliers
* Have a good understanding of Charity and data protection legislation and meet relevant Fundraising Regulator, DMA, TPS & Charity Commission guidelines.
* Take a bold approach to innovation, continually look to test and learn to grow donor Loyalty.

What we offer in return

* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* Perkz (online employee benefits scheme offering discount with UK retailers.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

This role is London based with Flexible working. Age UK's office is currently closed and will open from 1st September 2020.

For a full list of benefits please click here https:// www. ageuk. org. uk /about-us/ jobs/ employee-benefits/

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

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Head of Marketing & Communications

£41,067 per annum

35 hours a week

We are a diverse and forward thinking charity embarking on a substantial period of growth. Are you a positive, ambitious and strategic thinker looking to make a significant difference to the lives of local children? If so, we want you in our growing, award winning team.

Reporting to the Director of Income Generation, you will have a dynamic and proactive approach to lead the Marketing & Communications team in delivering the strategy and take responsibility for ensuring the Martin House Brand is well recognised across our region. You will be passionate about Marketing and Communications and have a proven track record in delivering successful Marketing & Communications strategies both internal and external.  You will be part of our vision to be able to provide palliative care to every child and young person that needs it.

What does the role involve? 

• Lead on the development of the strategic direction for the Martin House brand, integrate the brand across the entire hospice and act as brand guardian
• Effectively lead, inspire, develop and manage the Marketing & Communications team to enable them to achieve key objectives
• To bring new ideas and creative for raising the profile of Martin House across key audiences across North, West and East Yorkshire
• To work across all departments to manage internal communications and lead on the development of all publications

Who are we looking for?

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity you should have a strong track record in working at a senior level leading a successful, high-performing Marketing & Communications team. You must have proven experience of delivering compelling Marketing campaigns and excellent communications pieces. You must have worked across both digital platforms and more traditional press and print. An inspirational leader and communicator, you must have experience of dealing with senior level contacts both internally and externally, and possess the ability to contribute to the charity at a strategic level. The role requires excellent knowledge of contemporary Marketing techniques and will need someone with the confidence to be innovative and entrepreneurial. Of paramount importance is a proven record of managerial success, and a wealth of ambition and determination.

If you feel excited by the prospect of helping this outstanding charity to achieve their ambitions and have the skill set required to do this then we would love to hear from you.

Benefits include 32 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, and recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme (alternative stakeholder pension also offered).

For further information about this role, including a full Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form, please visit the Job Vacancies section of our website,  or contact Clare Newbegin or Rachel Sherbourne at Martin House, Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TX or by telephone.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 19th July

Interviews will take place on Monday 27th July via zoom.  We try to keep our postage costs down so if you have not heard from us by Friday 24th July please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Registered Charity No. 517919

Company Registration No. 2016332, England

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

The brilliant Individual Supporters Team at Crisis plays a key role in our successful and innovative Fundraising Programme – raising in excess of £30m per year. The team is vital to the long-term income growth of the organisation, recruiting new individual supporters and increasing the engagement of existing supporters through an audience – led communications programme of diverse channels and products.

About the role
As Year Round Giving Manager, you will develop and deliver strategies informed by insight to achieve increasing levels of net income and lifetime value for the Individual Supporters Team, through year-round activities. This will be delivered in accordance with the organisation’s plans for growth in sustainable income from new and existing supporters, through a planned programme of targeted acquisition and retention activities.

About the role
As Year Round Giving Manager, you will develop and deliver strategies informed by insight to achieve increasing levels of net income and lifetime value for the Individual Supporters Team, through year-round activities. This will be delivered in accordance with the organisation’s plans for growth in sustainable income from new and existing supporters, through a planned programme of targeted acquisition and retention activities.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and have extensive experience of strategy and planning of large-scale direct marketing programmes including donor acquisition and retention programmes across a range of media. As well as a detailed knowledge of print production and mailing techniques.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020 (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

The  role Data Manager, reporting to the Head of Supporter Marketing, will transform the way The Children’s Trust uses data to drive decisions. Responsible for developing, managing and maintaining the newly implemented CRM database (thankQ), you will have a pivotal role in embedding the system, and in providing accurate and insightful data to underpin fundraising and marketing campaigns.

Manage and develop the CRM database:

• Develop, manage and maintain CRM database (thankQ) and proactively identify areas for improvement in data management.
• Ensure we collect and maintain high quality data and be responsible for data hygiene.
• Drive system and process improvements that will enhance data processing, reporting and insight.
• Map out and document key processes.
• Act as a systems expert to provide specialist technical support for CRM to users.
• Manage access permissions and privileges, monitoring user access and security.
• Liaise with Head of I.T. & Transformation and the Digital Manager, to ensure CRM architecture is aligned and integrated with other systems.

Reporting, analysis and insight:

• Maximise our ability to make evidence based decisions through data gathering and analysis, to unlock the value of supporter and professional data, and drive income and engagement.
• Work with teams to identify and develop measures to monitor and model performance.
• Develop models to help forecast and predict performance.
• Assist users with reporting and develop more advanced reporting.
• Provide financial reporting to reconcile donations received by the Finance Team including Gift Aid
• Undertake bespoke pieces of reporting and analysis, drawing out insights and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline communications to supporters for deeper engagement.
• Identify and analyse key trends in giving patterns to help with the overall Fundraising Strategy.
• Analysis of lifetime value for donor recruitment.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards aligned to department priorities.

Data selections and targeting:

• Work with teams to advise on targeting and selections, in line with campaign objectives.
• Deliver supporter selections for teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities that improve performance of campaigns and lifetime value.

• Identify opportunities to streamline communications to supporters and facilitate deeper engagement.

Managing imports and exports from CRM:

• Develop and manage import and export of data to and from CRM.
• Cleanse data prior to importing and run routine quality checks on imported data.
• Managing HMRC Gift Aid submissions and in-house Direct Debit claim process.

Training and empowering CRM users:

• Provide training and advice to all users.
• Advise on best practice for the use of the CRM.
• Create and administer user access and permissions.
• Develop and maintain training manuals.

Job title: Campaign Manager - Regular Giving

Region: London

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Permanent, full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £36,788.93 (£32,336.93 plus £4,452 London Weighting)

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• An experienced campaign manager with a desire to manage the communications to the Royal British Legions’ passionate supporters

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support to our committed supporters through improved supporter journeys.

• Enjoy and thrive in working in large teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• A great listener and collaborator, with fantastic project management skills

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others and grow

• A forward thinker, keen to learn from past performances to effect positive change both your work and your own personal development.

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role

The Royal British Legion is looking for an experienced Campaign Manager to join its Individual Giving Fundraising team.

Sitting within the Supporter Development and Engagement team, and reporting into the Product Manager for Regular Giving and Lotteries, the Campaign Manager: Regular Giving will be responsible for managing The Royal British Legion’s Regular Giving cause-led programme, including marketing and communications to existing regular givers and other supporters to optimise income and retention.

The regular giving programme currently consists of the supporter journeys of the Cause Regular Giving, Poppy Supporter and our Payroll Giving products.

You will be responsible for developing and managing communications to existing regular givers within these products, aimed at offering an excellent supporter experience, and maximising retention. You will also organise marketing activity aimed at growing the number of regular givers from within the existing Legion supporter database.

You will plan and manage campaigns end to end, using a range of marketing channels including direct mail, email, telephone, SMS, and events. Working with the Product Manager for Regular Giving and Lotteries you will also develop long-term strategies, budgets and targets for this important programme.

The successful candidate will have a degree level qualification or equivalent relevant experience, with a particular focus on planning and managing complex direct marketing campaigns. You will also have experience of managing suppliers, managing budgets and forecasting, analysing results and using insight to inform strategy and campaign plans.

You will be a strong team player who can lead and manage multiple projects at once with varying levels of support across the organisation.  You must be highly organised and have a positive attitude towards continuous development and change.  Strong critical thinking skills are essential ensuing all decision making is based on insight.

If successful you will be part of a positive and enthusiastic individual giving team who all play an active part in each other’s roles, providing support, advice and guidance throughout your working life.

The role is primarily office based in Borough High Street, SE1 1AA with occasional work from other Legion premises, however due to the COVID 19 pandemic the team are currently all working from home.  This role would likely begin remotely and then follow organisational guidelines on returning to the office and homeworking policies, with potential opportunities to continue to work from home on a regular basis going forward.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 12th July 2020

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Commercial Management Accountant is responsible for the recording and reporting of Commercial costs in line with the Government Finance Functional Standard. The objectives are to ensure accurate property accounting, and accounting of expenditure and income including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting.

The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.

The responsibilities of the Commercial Management Accountant will include

• Operate project accounting processes including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
• Establish and maintain good relationships with asset management, commercial transactions and contracts and procurement teams and the wider GPA Finance function
• Develop and monitor financial plans for GPA's managed estate, including Commercial projects, and monitor performance against these plans
• Support the delivery of accurate financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
• Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving project accounting processes and procedures
• Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
• Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB part-qualified or equivalent would be a benefit, but not essential
• A good level of management accounting experience, preferably in a public sector environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
• Ability to communicate complex matters to a non-financial audience
• Ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed project team
• Strong focus on delivering an excellent service to customers
• Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Good experience of using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Proficient using Microsoft Excel

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Individual Giving Manager
7 Month Contract
Start date ASAP
£42,700
Home Based initially (Charity based in Central London)

Fantastic opportunity to join this international charity to lead their highly successful direct marketing team. Working closely with the Head of team and managing a small team of three, the key focus will be planning and implementing the flagship multi-channel Christmas campaign.

We are looking for someone with extensive direct marketing experience across both recruitment and retention with a track record of success. You should have experience of working across a wide range of channels including mail, digital and DRTV and be comfortable working with creative, print and media agencies. The ideal candidate should be motivated, enthusiastic and able to work at both strategic and operational levels - this is a very 'hands-on' and busy role.

While primarily focused on their Christmas campaign, the Manager will also be responsible for smaller appeals in Autumn and January, managing and motivating three direct lines reports, reviewing results and strategy and inputting into 2021 planning.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for an award-winning individual giving team!

While the role is initially being offered as on a temporary basis, permanent Manager roles in the team will be advertised in the next few months.

Interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance to Ben Garner at Charity People at [email protected]

Reporting to the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager within the Executive Department, you will be at the forefront of demonstrating to the public how Afghanaid is changing lives in Afghanistan. You will perform a variety of administrative tasks to support the smooth functioning of the fundraising team; contribute to the retention and growth of our supporter base by producing content for our fundraising communications; support the management of our social media channels; and engage with current and potential supporters online. During this 6-month internship, you will be given close support and guidance to undertake the tasks detailed below.

Key Responsibilities:

Communications

• Work closely with the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to assist in all supporter liaison and fundraising communications activities.
• Identify opportunities for positive exposure of Afghanaid, and opportunities to inspire new support.
• Liaise with project staff in Afghanistan to gather case studies and photos to develop into communications content.

Social Media:

• Create, edit and schedule engaging content across all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (images, videos, animations/gifs and infographics).
• Use social media platforms to promote our website content and drive traffic to our website.
• Help oversee, collect and analyse social media metrics to assess the effectiveness and reach of our online presence, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor online content posted by others on our social media platforms and respond in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to engage new audiences, potentially with targeted content.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with new social media accounts.
• Identify trends and cultural moments on social media which are relevant to Afghanaid and identify ways to get involved.
• Help develop, maintain and execute a social media content calendar across platforms to grow community engagement, awareness, and adoption.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a social media strategy.

Website:

• Help keep the website up to date by drafting copy and proofreading content to ensure it is grammatically correct and sensitive to the cultural and security considerations within Afghanistan.

Email:

• Support in the creation of monthly email newsletters to be sent to our subscribers.

Administration

• Process post and answer the office telephone.
• Process all donations received, whether by mail, online or by other means and ensure donors are thanked in a timely manner.
• Ensure Gift Aid declarations are sought from all eligible donors and appropriately filed.
• Ensure lapsed regular givers are contacted in a timely manner.
• Support the Finance Officer to reconcile monthly income by accurately coding donation reports.
• Maintain up-to-date records in the fundraising database. Ensure data is collected and entered accurately in the database to enable effective communications and strategic marketing decisions.

External Fundraising Appeals

• Support the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to pursue and execute external fundraising appeal opportunities, including UK Aid Match, The Big Give, and various national newspaper Christmas appeals. This will entail producing creative communications and logistical support.

For the right candidate, this internship has the opportunity to develop into a more permanent position.

Full job description and person specification attached.

Location: London-based Hub in Islington with potential for remote working

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £70,000

Cruelty Free International is the leading charity working to end animal testing for cosmetics globally and is seeking a Director of Audience Development and Fundraising to implement strategies to grow income and deliver key messages across the range of their audiences to deliver a step change for laboratory animals worldwide.

Cruelty Free International’s brand and ‘leaping bunny’ symbol have a high level of recognition globally and the charity is one of the world’s longest standing and most respected animal protection organisations.

This new role will be responsible for the charity’s marketing, communications, audience development and fundraising functions. The post-holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and other departmental leaders to develop and drive innovative and ambitious strategies to engage and increase the organisation’s audiences and at the same time build and maintain a sustainable income base. They will also be a leading advocate for the charity’s cause and a strong communicator that can represent Cruelty Free International at all levels.

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader who is a strategic thinker, but with a hands-on, ‘can-do’ approach. They must have experience of working in a similar role leading a small audience development team and of developing income generation strategies both in the UK and internationally. A strong track record in the field of philanthropy and corporate partnerships is also required. They will also have led and devised successful marketing and communication strategies for business and audience development and will have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Finally, the successful candidate must share a commitment to animal protection and to the values and aims of Charity Free International, to work with them to help create the tipping point for change for laboratory animals.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

This new and exciting role at MRG has been created to incorporate individual giving fundraising into MRG’s fundraising strategy. By ‘individual giving’ we mean digital fundraising (through appeals and platforms), potentially direct mail (acquisition and retention) as well as legacy work and high-value fundraising from corporate partners and major donors.

This is a unique opportunity to develop and drive digital income through platforms and channels, embedding digital skills across our fundraising function, as well as using meaningful data and insights to drive positive change across digital fundraising activities.

As a strong digital all-rounder, you must have hands-on experience in a wide range of digital marketing channels and platforms, as well as the ability to translate stats into meaningful insights to influence change and drive action.

You will contribute to the design and delivery of a donor acquisition and retention programme, helping us understand and attract new, committed supporters who are inspired by our work. You will work to develop individual supporter journeys and donor retention.

You will lead on implementing individual giving campaigns including appeals launched by the organization or responding to external opportunities such as the BBC R4 appeal or Giving Tuesday. NB: MRG will be broadcasting a BBC R4 appeal at the end of October 2020 which you will help to prepare and maximize.

You will contribute to the development of the organization’s high value fundraising efforts targeting potential corporate and major donors.

Last but not least, you will develop a legacy strategy for the organization.

To apply, please fill in the application form and the equal opportunities form from our website and return them by 9am on Monday 6 July 2020.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Project Accountant is responsible for the recording and reporting of Capital Project costs in line with the Government Finance Functional Standard. The objectives are to ensure accurate project accounting, the creation and planning of projects and accounting of projects including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting

This post is part of the Finance Business Partnering team and will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Regional Capital Projects Programme. Detailed forecasts are required for each project, with complex financial implications to reflect, and the post holder will ensure that these are accurate and regularly updated.

The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.

The responsibilities of the Project Accountant will include

• Operate project accounting processes including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
• Establish and maintain good relationships with project delivery teams and the wider GPA Finance function
• Develop financial plans for GPA's projects and programmes and monitor performance against these plans
• Maintain monthly financial forecasts and accruals, and support quarterly reviews of projects.
• Support the delivery of accurate project financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
• Provide advice on financial treatment of project costs to project teams
• Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving project accounting processes and procedures
• Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
• Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Head of Finance Business Partnering & Strategic Finance - Grade 6 (Band A+)

Salary - £57,000 - £65,308 + £5,000 accountancy allowance

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Head of Finance Business Partnering & Strategic Finance is a key role within the Government Property Agency with responsibility for managing all Finance Business Partners and Management Accountants. The role is to provide 'real time' support, training and analysis, to be a trusted adviser and to add value that will assist in decision making. The role leads in strategic financial management in long term budgets, spending reviews, responses to Ministers and other ad hoc financial analysis.

The responsibilities of the Head of Finance Business Partnering & Strategic Finance will include

• Strategic level financial support to the GPA Chief Executive and Executive Directors
• Management of each Directorate's large and complex budgets, ensuring expenditure is with approved delegated limits, following GPA control processes, and in line with HMT's Managing Public Money and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance
• Management of future year financial planning including financial strategy, budget commentary, business cases and Spending Review plans
• Improve financial management by managing change and seeking out opportunities to lead/contribute to GPA and other cross-government initiatives outside of own role
• Take the lead in partnering Directors in decision support, budget reviews and financial reporting providing expert and influential advice
• Ensuring budget delegations are set and that spend is approved and properly carried out in year
• Ensure accurate accounting for transactions in the general ledger
• Identifying and reporting on financial risks and opportunities, providing succinct, clear commentary and insight

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB qualified, or equivalent
• Strong knowledge and proven track record in finance business partnering in a complex environment
• Experience of leading a high-performing team
• Ability to communicate complex matters to a non-financial audience
• Ability to develop productive relationships and effective networks with stakeholders across government organisations

Desirable experience

• Experience in property and/ or project management

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.