The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) seeks an exceptional candidate for the role of Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager. They will lead all DEC Philanthropy and Partnerships activity, encompassing corporate partnerships, major donors and trusts both in and out of appeal, to help ensure that maximum income is received for the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The majority of day to day work and focus is in the corporate partnerships space and, after a recent review, the DEC will be rolling out a new partnerships framework in the coming months. As such, it is a very exciting time for this new manager to be joining the organisation to steward and build on our existing £multi-million partnerships portfolio while also helping to take DEC appeals to new heights. In future years, we will be undertaking a similar review exploring and expanding our high value philanthropy offer and programme. The successful candidate will be the key member of staff leading this review. This is unique, exciting and demanding role operating at the heart of national humanitarian fundraising efforts in the UK.

About the DEC

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a unique and dynamic membership organisation which comprises 14 of the UK’s leading humanitarian agencies: ActionAid, Action Against Hunger, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide (UK), Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam, Plan International UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision. 

Since it was founded in 1963, the DEC has run over 70 fundraising appeals and raised more than £1.4bn to help save lives and protect livelihoods in disaster-affected communities around the world.

The DEC launches appeals when there is a humanitarian emergency of such magnitude to warrant a national UK response.  DEC fundraising appeals benefit from unique corporate partnerships through our Rapid Response Network and the combined expertise of our member agencies, resulting in wide reaching appeals across high profile TV, radio and an increasing number of digital channels.

The majority of DEC funds are raised over an intensive two-week period following a disaster.  Appeal funds are specifically for overseas humanitarian work and are normally spent over a two or three-year response period.  An important part of the DEC’s remit is in learning, accountability and sharing information.

The DEC Secretariat is funded by contributions from its member agencies and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the DEC.  There are currently 23 staff members and a small number of dedicated volunteers, working together to promote the values of dynamism, openness, collaboration, empowerment and innovation.

Role purpose

The Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager is responsible for managing and developing relationships with corporate partners, major donors and trusts. This post is a key part of the DEC’s fundraising strategy to enable the DEC to increase support and income over the coming years from these relationships.

The DEC has established relationships with key corporate partners who are part of our Rapid Response Network (RRN), including HSBC, RBS, PayPal, British Airways, Morrisons, The Coop, Greggs and many more. The RRN supports the DEC in times of an appeal by engaging their stakeholders in the appeal and/or enabling the DEC to increase our engagement with the public. The post holder will be expected to manage and develop some of these corporate partnerships directly, as well as identifying, researching and engaging new corporate partners with a view to supporting DEC appeals and communications in line with our partnerships framework and organisational strategy.

The post holder will be expected to own, embrace and excel in the management of important partnership relationships. Simultaneously you will work thoughtfully, and in close conjunction with colleagues across the DEC, to inform the identification and rationalisation of prospect partners with the potential to deliver on the four goals of our ambitious 2019-2024 strategy.

Leveraging the support of DEC partners, Executive Team, and board, the post holder will be responsible for maturing a targeted engagement programme with the DEC’s highest value individual, trust and corporate donors.

The post holder will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Marketing, Member Agencies, and other stakeholders to develop and periodically review a DEC a high value donor strategy.

During each appeal the post holder will reach out to the DEC’s corporate partners, Trusts and major donors to request their support, activating and delivering against agreed partnership plans and contractual obligations as appropriate.

Following each appeal, the post holder will manage ongoing relationships through a variety of means to retain and develop partner and donor engagement with the DEC and its vision, mission and strategy.

The purpose of the role is to:

• Develop and manage the corporate and high value donor strategies
• Develop and deliver DEC corporate partnerships and high value donor strategies including developing new initiatives for building new relationships
• Continually hone “next appeal” plans for engaging corporate partners/high value donors
• Create and develop new business opportunities for long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial corporate partnerships
• Create and develop new relationships with major donors and trusts/foundations
• Work with corporate partners, major donors and trusts to maximise funds raised during each appeal
• Work with Member Agencies directly or through working groups to ensure we optimise collaborative working and maximise income for each appeal

Key objectives and responsibilities

Strategy, planning and budgeting

• Develop and manage the corporate and high value donor strategies
• Develop and manage a “next appeal” plan for engaging corporate partners/high value donors
• Seek out, test and develop new initiatives on an ongoing basis
• Lead specific projects related to corporate and high value donor activities, in conjunction with Member Agency staff and/or with external consultants as appropriate
• Develop corporate and high value donor engagement plans that seek to achieve six and seven figure sums
• Major projects – manage other major fundraising projects involving RRN/Corporate partners/high value donors as and when required

Networking and building relationships

• Manage a portfolio of corporate and high value donor relationships
• Build networks, develop and deliver cultivation plans
• Develop excellent working relationships with the RRN for existing and new corporate partners
• Establish and develop working groups with Member Agency equivalent staff to discuss and resolve particular challenges associated with these income streams as appropriate

Fundraising

• Develop presentations, fundraising proposals, partnership plans, and donor reports as required
• During each appeal engage corporate partners and high value donors
• After appeal launch, feed back to supporters through reports, meetings and events
• Following each appeal, conduct a thorough analysis of corporate and high value fundraising to measure and report performance and develop recommendations for improving performance in the next appeal
• Maintain an interest in corporate and high value fundraising for continuous learning and improvement
• Budgeting and financial management
• Promote organisational and team values and culture in all work activities

Line Management

• Line manage, support and supervise the Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer in all aspects of their role, in and out of appeal

Working hours and travel

The post-holder will be required to work additional hours in response to an emergency, events held outside office hours or to extra workload.  Where possible, notice of this will be given and TOIL (time off in lieu) is available.  Occasional overseas visits may be required.
 

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications:

• Essential, None.

• Formal training and/or a qualification in fundraising or marketing (desirable)

• Member of Institute of Fundraising (or other relevant body) (desirable)

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken, with the ability to write and present compelling fundraising pitches and proposal

• Excellent numeracy, budget development and monitoring skill

• Excellent planning and project management skills

• Ability to work under extreme pressure during appeals and to very tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail

• Proven ability to work effectively across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

• Relationship building skills with corporate and/or high value donors

• Team worker and self motivator

• Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
   

Experience / Understanding:

• A proven track record of negotiating charity corporate partnerships and/or major donor relationships leading to six or seven figure sums

• Demonstrable experience of managing corporate and major donor relationships to a high standard and leading to long-term engagement

• Experience of using a fundraising database for managing donor and corporate relationships

• Experience of event management for donor cultivation and/or stewardship purposes

• Experience of negotiating partnership contracts

• Excellent understanding of current trends within corporate and high value fundraising

• Knowledge of the legal fundraising environment – Data Protection, Gift Aid, fundraising legislation

• Experience of working within the international development sector (desirable)

• Experience of winning and/or managing media appeals (desirable)

• Experience of using Salesforce (desirable)

Application procedure

Applications close on 09:00, 6th January 2020.

Along with your CV, please submit a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining the ways in which your skills and experience match the job description and person specification for this role.

Interviews will be held on 15th January 2020, but you may be contacted before that date. 

Fundraising Officer (Social Media)

An exciting role has opened up in our Supporter Engagement Team for someone who can provide outstanding support for, and develop meaningful relationships with, our supporters: campaigners, volunteers, fundraisers and donors to deepen their engagement and activity with Compassion.

Fundraising Officer (Social Media) Responsibilities:

The role will also have specific responsibilities to steward Compassion’s growing social media communities, to develop and maintain a suite of materials including those for the offline campaigner’s programme, and to facilitate our Planning Permission (objections) process.

Fundraising Officer (Social Media) Requirements:

Set within a vibrant Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team this role is essential to the activities of Compassion and will offer a strong insight into the workings of the charity. You will need to have excellent customer service skills, the ability to communicate with a wide variety of individuals, and be able to juggle a variety of tasks and workloads. No two days are the same.

Excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written are needed, as well as a creative approach to problem solving. Good database and computer literacy will also be an advantage.

The successful applicant will have the ability to work autonomously, but will enjoy working with the input and support of other team members in a dynamic environment.

About CiWFI:

Compassion in World Farming International is recognised as the leading international farm animal welfare organisation, actively campaigning to improve the lives of millions of farmed animals around the world. You could join us in tackling the biggest form of animal cruelty on the planet – and help to end factory farming.

Compassion receives no government funding so relies entirely on the generosity of supporters to prevent cruelty to farm animals all over the world. Our supporters are absolutely vital to our effectiveness as a campaigning organisation.

Location: Godalming, Surrey

Job type: Full Time, 2 years Fixed Term Contract, office based, 37 hours per week

Salary: Up to £22,505 per annum (depending on experience)

Closing date: Thursday, 16th January 2019
Interviews planed for: Friday, 24th January 2019. However, interviews may take place throughout the application period.

No Agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Executive, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

Ref: 90762

The recruitment officers are responsible for increasing awareness of the Frontline programme within universities. You will present social work in an enthusiastic manner as the rewarding and prestigious profession it is. You will represent a Times Top 100 graduate employer and will develop relationships with university career services, faculties and societies to promote the programme to students. You will have ownership over a specific region in the country and have the autonomy to plan and deliver events which broaden awareness and increase the appeal of social work through the Frontline programme. As part of your role, you will manage a team of student brand managers who are our ‘at source’ brand raising team. You will work closely with the regional teams, who are responsible for programme organisation and delivery in the regions we operate in, and the Attraction - Graduate team to innovate, share best practice and work towards collective targets.

The award winning team is made up of: Attraction – Undergraduate team who recruit and brand raise within universities; Attraction – Graduate team who recruit graduates nationally and locally to join the programme; Selection team who design and manage the delivery of the application and assessment processes; Admissions team who ensure all applicants starting the programme meet the conditions of Frontline’s offer. This year we will be sourcing, selecting and hiring for c. 452 places in local authorities across England and expect c. 5000 applications and c7000 registrations to meet the target.

Centre for London is a think tank and a and charity focused on London’s critical challenges. Through this opportunity you will gain a better understanding of how urban policy is created and shaped in a global city, how a successful events programme is run, as well as learning what is required to find and steward donors.

You will plan, deliver and fundraise for high-level conferences for London’s government, business and civic leaders, experts and citizens.In this role you will lead delivery of our flagship event, The London Conference, as well as developing and delivering other large and medium scale events. 

This role would best suit someone who already has a good level of experience in event management and is able to take on a high level of responsibility for projects.We will be ramping up our delivery of conferences in 2020-2021, so experience delivering large scale events is strongly desired. We don’t ask that you are an expert in London policy issues – though some understanding of would be helpful – but you will need to be able to learn quickly, think creatively and communicate effectively.

This is either a four day or full-time role; we are supportive of flexible working.

Full details of the role can be found in the job description. If you meet the criteria in the person specification and are excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from people without the right to work in the UK.  

Closing date Monday 13th January 9am. 

Trusts Fundraiser

CHSW is looking for an experienced and dynamic trust fundraiser to lead our small and ambitious trusts team in developing and maximising income from charitable trusts and foundations. The role will drive researching, relationship development and submission of high-quality grant applications. Part of the wider fundraising directorate, this role will work closely with the community, corporate and care teams to deliver effective cross-departmental campaigns.

Trusts Fundraiser Requirements:

You will have a successful background in securing bids from trusts and foundations. You will be a creative thinker, with excellent research skills and an eye for detail. The role demands exemplary written skills with the ability to develop strong cases for support within inspirational proposals.

About Children's Hospice (South West):

Children’s Hospice South West is a registered charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for children with life-limiting, life-threatening and chronic conditions and their families in the South West.

Since 1991 CHSW’s story is one of phenomenal growth, such that we are now one of the largest, and certainly most geographically extensive, children’s hospice organisations in England. We have developed a highly successful record of fundraising and high-quality service delivery to children and families across the South West region, which stretches from South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in the East to the Isles of Scilly in the far West.

Location: South West - Devon, Cornwall, Bristol

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 34 - 37 hours per week

Salary: £26,708 to £31,358 per annum (pro rata if Part Time)

Benefits: Contributory pension scheme, Group life insurance scheme, Free car parking, Generous leave entitlement, Enhanced sick pay scheme, Family friendly policies, Commitment to training and development, Excellent working environment, Occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services, Green Agenda, 96% of staff agree that they enjoy the work they do for the Charity, A chance to make a real difference to make the most of short and precious lives.

Closing Date: 08 January 2020
Anticipated interview date: 16 January 2020

Under the Equality Act 2010 employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments where, compared to a non-disabled person, a disabled person is substantially disadvantaged by either the working arrangements (which include the recruitment process) or the working environment. If you have a disability it is a good idea to contact CHSW direct to discuss any arrangements that you may require to allow you to complete the application and attend interview if you are short-listed.

You are invited to complete the equality monitoring information. The information will be treated as confidential to be used for statistical purposes only and will not be treated as part of your application.

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Business Development, Corporate Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Trusts, Foundations Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

Ref: 90777

I am currently looking for an efficient, positive and supporter-focused Administration Assistant to support the Gifts in Wills team and the Supporter Care team for an amazing international children's charity. This dual role will see you work in the Gifts in Wills team for three days of the week, and the Supporter Care team for the remaining two days of the week.

Main duties:
The work will focus on administrative support on various supporter-focussed marketing and customer care tasks.
Manage mail-merges, printing and packing of various direct mail work e.g. event invitations, Regional Groups fundraising packs and Christmas cards to supporters.
Provide excellent customer care to supporters
Utilise Excel and Salesforce CRM to update the contact details of supporters ahead of 2020.
Scanning and recording of a backlog of supporter communications onto Salesforce
Source, pack and post fundraising materials for Regional Groups.
Handwrite Christmas cards to supporters.
Manage the daily legal post, email inbox and process invoices.
Provide responses to supporters across a range of platforms
Open and process post
Sort and batch donation responses
Create and deliver bespoke thank you correspondence

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

We are looking for a Customer Service Team Leader to lead and provide day to day management of the front-of-house customer service teams in the provision of efficient, prompt and friendly customer service (via face-to-face, phone and in writing) as the first point of contact for visitors and enquirers.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Operations Team

This role sits within the Operations Directorate, which is responsible for delivering the highest standards of animal welfare and care for every dog and cat in their journey through the Charity, from reception, to intake, to assessment and then to rehoming.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year

• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution

• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year

• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes

• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

Research and Admin Assistant - TEMP, Part-time

Our client a national charity, supporting in the mental health arena in partnership with the NHS are looking for a Research and Admin Assistant on a temporary basis.

This role will be supporting the Programme Team around Partnerships. The candidate's main duties will be to capture and analyse data from our current partnerships, research wider partnership landscape and feed this into the partnership strategy.

This would be a part-time post, 20 hours per week, for 4 weeks (possibly longer). Starting ASAP

Key responsibilities:

• Gather and analyse quantitative and qualitative data
• Research and evaluate mental health trust and social care landscape
• Update salesforce and input information into relevant fields
• Cross-reference data to identify duplicates
• Produce reports and present data in internal meetings

Essential Experience/Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of health and social care sectors, ideally NHS Trusts and Local Authorities
• Proven experience of using a database or CRM (salesforce preferred)
• Experience at capturing and recording data
• Experience of analysing data and producing reports
• Experience in collaborating and working as a team-player
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Experience of working with and contacting stakeholders

Research and Admin Assistant

Part-time, 20hrs per week

£14.84ph + holiday

Ref: J72762PMR

ASAP start

Central London

Temporary, 4 weeks

Groupwork+ is an exciting and challenging project at SurvivorsUK. It builds on the success of our Groupwork pilot to meet the needs of more men, boys, non-binary and trans people across a wider area of London, reaching more diverse communities. Groupwork+ helps clients with complex and high support needs, including those for whom generic services don’t work.

You will need to be a highly skilled groupwork facilitator with experience of dealing with highly vulnerable clients, willing to work flexibly and on your own initiative. Importantly, you will be a compassionate person able to blend therapeutic work with practical support and care.

We are looking for practitioners of all approaches and modalities to work as part of our team. Experience of working with men, young people, LGBT+ and survivors of sexual abuse and violence is desirable, but not essential, as training will be provided.

If you are a counsellor/psychotherapist/or equivalent who is committed to work with clients who have experienced sexual trauma and who is excited to operate as a key part of a small dynamic and creative-thinking team, then we would be delighted to hear from you. We welcome applicants from all gender identities.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance

Interviews to be held between 9am-1pm, Friday 20th December

SurvivorsUK is also recruiting a Support Counsellor, see our website for further details

 

As Solution Architect at St John Ambulance, you will be responsible for leading the technical design for our digital transformation projects, in line with the business requirements and our technical design & enterprise architecture principles.

About the Role

St John Ambulance is the leading first aid charity in the UK, with an ambitious digital transformation programme. Our charitable and operational functions are supported by a large digital product portfolio with an agreed roadmap to update, integrate and replace these systems. Innovation, thinking outside the box and introducing new technologies -working with open source technology, machine learning - are critical requirements of the role.  

You will be responsible for leading the technical design for our digital transformation projects, in line with the business requirements and our technical design & enterprise architecture principles. As the technology subject matter expert, you will work with product design teams to ensure stakeholders have a strong understanding of the solution design and that technical decisions are clearly communicated across project teams.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click to apply)

About You

As an outstanding programme leader, you will be responsible for delivering solution level architecture. You must, therefore, have demonstrable experience in managing projects in a mobile, cloud and infrastructure solutions environment.

You will also have experience of DevOps and working in an agile environment. Ideally, you will also have experience working with cross functional teams at a strategic and technical level.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 26,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive:

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.

Interview Date: w/c 16th December

Application Review Date: ongoing

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

MyBnk are seeking an experienced Evaluation Manager with the relevant qualifications and skills to conduct education evaluations.

We are entering an exciting new phase of impact measurement. Building upon being the first youth organisation to be awarded a Project Oracle Level 3 Award and having our programmes rated by the Money Advice Service Evidence Hub, we have conducted extensive evaluation during 2017-18 and are seen as a leader in our field. We are currently looking to build up our strong evidence base to produce ground-breaking new impact data on the implementation of financial education.

The Relationship and Development Manager (RDM) will be responsible for leading the cultivation of local authority partnerships to maximize service, satisfaction, growth and participant retention. We are looking for someone who is able to persuade and influence others, challenge decisions when relevant, is able to listen, and advise on programme-related issues. This role requires someone who is enthusiastic about working to maintain, and where relevant, improve the satisfaction of our participants and local authority partners.

Local authorities play a critical role in the Frontline programme. Our participants spend a year with them learning how to apply their academic learning to children and families in need for whom the local authority is responsible. They are based in the local authority’s children’s service, working alongside qualified social work teams. After the first year they qualify as a social worker and become an employee of the local authority, which in turn continues to support their development.

Local authorities’ children’s services are complex organisations facing a range of challenges and pressures. We need to work closely with them so that they can provide the best learning experience for our participants, but also so that they can benefit in terms of their own service and practice development as a result of their partnership with Frontline. 

The RDM is responsible for managing, coordinating and developing all aspects of the relationship with local authorities, at all levels. This is a highly responsible role and will have a direct impact on the quality of programme implementation. As well as ensuring planned elements of the programme are delivered, it involves responding to new and unexpected issues, as well as identifying areas for improvement and leading on change. It provides the opportunity to create effective relationships at all organisational levels, and to apply and further develop high level communication skills at both 1:1 and wider group level. There is a focus on building direct human relationships, with post-holders spending time on-site with their local authorities to achieve shared goals.

This role is a 9 months fixed-term contract (maternity cover).