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Centre 404 is a leading charity with an excellent strong reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families.  Based in North London, we currently work across eight London boroughs.

We are now seeking an experienced, solution-focussed Head of Finance and IT to join our Senior Management Team. This role oversees the financial operations and drives the development of our integrated IT strategy, ensuring first-class financial and IT service across the organisation.

In this role you will ensure timely and accurate management and financial reporting across the organisation, fostering a culture of financial accountability and ensuring that all stakeholders have a sense of co-ownership of this; working closely with the senior management team you will support grant applications to ensure that the terms and conditions of these grants are understood and complied with. You will also manage our cloud-based IT services to support the delivery of our strategic plan, ensuring best value IT across the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with a solid understanding of IT systems management. They will have proven experience in both financial and IT leadership roles, working closely with senior managers and collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders at senior levels. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to present complex financial data to diverse audiences to ensure the organisation's financial sustainability. Experience in the charity sector and in developing financial strategy is essential for this role.

In return, the post holder will benefit from being part of a well-established and supportive finance function and Senior Leadership Team. 

Full details of the role are outlined in the job description and background information. 

Closing date: Please note, applications will be shortlisted and interviewed on a rolling basis.

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and the children we support, and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.

We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.

Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889

The role profile is in draft form and will be finalised in conjunction with the successful candidate, to provide the opportunity to shape the role and success factors.

Job Title: Senior Finance Officer 

Team: Finance 

Location: Hybrid (split between home-working and either London, Cardiff or Edinburgh)

Salary: £31,760 - £47,640 (Grade 3) (pending review)

It’s a very exciting time to join the Ramblers. We have been instrumental in helping Britain experience the great outdoors for almost 90 years. But we are looking to the future, not the past.

We know not everyone has the same access to the outdoors, so we’re continue to fight for change. We campaign, protect paths and lead walks so no matter who you are, you can enjoy the benefits of getting out into the fresh air and wide-open spaces.

We need your drive, knowledge, skills, and creativity to help us raise awareness of the Ramblers and what we stand for, helping the charity grow its supporter base and meet our brand goals. Ultimately, you will help open up the joys and wellbeing benefits of walking to many more people.

About us

You might know us for our group walks, thousands of which take place every week across England, Scotland and Wales.

But there’s a lot more to the Ramblers. Since 1935, we’ve been fighting for the public’s right to enjoy Britain’s landscapes. We do it through campaigning for changes in legislation, opening up green routes in cities, maintaining paths and signposts, saving lost paths … and so much more.

Purpose of Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Finance officer will lead on the day-to-day financial administration. They will provide a high standard of service in key financial and operational functions to include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash management and Banking.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight and maintenance of the purchasing system iDocuments including administrative role, setting up new users and ensuring workflows are configured correctly
• Matching invoices to purchase orders
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Preparation of BACS payment runs
• Liaison with colleagues and budget holders to ensure:

- Purchase Orders are raised in advance of spend being committed,

- Purchase Orders are correctly coded

- Invoices are correctly matched to POs

- Goods Receipts Notes are created promptly

• Collaborating with suppliers and colleagues to resolve queries, disputes, or outstanding invoices
• Ensuring supplier details are up-to-date, old details are removed and any change requests are checked in line with best practice
• Carrying out spot-checks on procurement documentation pre-audit
• Manage the filing, storage, archiving and security of documents meeting all Data Protection requirements and responsibilities

Month end tasks, including preparation and maintenance of:

• Aged Debtors reports, with detailed notes on overdue invoices
• Aged Creditors reports, with explanations about any outstanding invoices
• Deferred and accrued income balance sheet account reconciliations
• Accruals and prepayments schedules, to include posting month end journals
• Reconciliations between iDocuments purchasing system and SUNsystems finance system
• Income analysis and pipeline monitoring
• Ensure all Direct Debit payments and associated invoices are posted in the correct period and reviewed periodically
• Monthly credit card reconciliation
• Posting other month end journals as required

Ad-hoc finance team tasks:

• Support to annual audit process.
• Finance inductions for new staff members.
• Credit card administration

Quarterly tasks:

• Preparation of gift aid claim to HMRC

Impact

• Impact: This role is a key player in the finance team and will be crucial in ensuring the Ramblers’ finances are run professionally and efficiently, and our budget holders are well-supported to help them to manage the budgets for their areas.

Other

• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required of the post
• Engage and proactively develop excellent working relationships across the organisation

The Person

Qualification

• AAT Level 4 or CIMA/ACCA part-qualified (minimum)
• GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Knowledge: This section specifies the theoretical understanding or specific expertise needed for the role. 

• Knowledge of and experience in Accounts Payable, including making BACS payments
• Extensive experience of working within an Accounts Department preferably in the non-profit sector
• An understanding of basic book-keeping
• Solid working knowledge of Excel is essential
• Working knowledge of accounting systems (SUNsystems preferred)

Skills

This section details the specific abilities and competencies required to perform the job effectively:

• Exemplary attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication aptitude
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, as well as familiarity with accounts and purchasing software (experience with SUNsystems and/or iDocuments desirable)
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines, exhibiting exceptional organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Able to identify coding inaccuracies and take appropriate corrective action
• Aptitude for identifying problems, generating solutions, and implementing them effectively
• Strong ability to manage time, prioritise tasks, and maintain orderly work processes
• Expertise in addressing user needs, resolving issues, and providing excellent service
• Ability to generate new ideas and approaches to improve processes or products

Experience

This section specifies the practical, hands-on experience required for the role:

• Proven experience of working in a finance team
• Experience working with different departments or teams within an organisation
• Knowledge of finance in the not-for profit sector

Personal Attributes

• Proactive communication with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels
• Self-starter: Takes initiative and is motivated to go beyond basic job requirements
• Dependable: Trustworthy and responsible, ensuring tasks are completed accurately
• Detail-Oriented: Pays attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in work
• Personable: Friendly and approachable, able to build rapport with colleagues and clients
• Innovative: Embraces new ideas and technologies to improve processes
• Willingness to learn and attend appropriate training and development courses and opportunities
• Commitment to excellence and being part of a high performing team

Salary on appointment

This statement outlines the salary policy for the job role.

• Salary Range: The role has a defined salary range from £31,760 (the minimum salary) to £47,640 (the maximum salary).
• Initial Salary Offer: The initial salary offer will be at the bottom of the range or possibly up to 10% above the base salary, depending on the candidate's skills and experience.

This approach is designed to ensure that new hires are compensated fairly but within the structured pay range for the role.

The Ramblers promote diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Values and Behaviours 

Our values are the core principles that guide us daily in our work and our membership of the Ramblers. We all share the passion that walking is for everyone and by living our shared values we can ensure the Ramblers is an organisation to be proud of. Our values will earn trust for the Ramblers brand which will allow us to open up a world of walking opportunities for even more people. 

 Inclusive – We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.   

  Inspiring – We strive to inspire people through the way we act and the things we say. We channel our passion and ambition so others are moved to help us achieve our mission.   

  Empowering – We empower and encourage each other to make a positive contribution to our teams and the Ramblers. We do all we can to make sure everyone has the ability, and feels confident, to take action.    

  Responsible – We take responsibility for ourselves and those around us seriously, by always acting in a safe and supportive way. We care about the environment and make sure we do what we say we will do.  

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes and its complications, improving lives until they find the cure. The charity are dedicated to their 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.

The charity also provide support and resources to individuals and families affected, as well as advocate for policies and funding that advance diabetes research and improve access to care.

JDRF are on an exciting journey of growth and need to build their capacity. They have introduced a new suite of tools including Donorfy as their CRM and Power BI which will enable them to be even more data driven and impactful.

You will join a collaborative and dynamic team, working closely with the Individual Giving and Insight Manager, Head of Individual Giving & Supporter Care, and teams in Supporter Care, Data & Insight, and Marketing. This role offers the chance to drive impactful fundraising campaigns, contributing to fundraising efforts, while benefiting from a supportive, growth-focused environment.

As Senior Individual Giving Officer, you will: 

• Be responsible for the delivery and evaluation of digital, mail and phone direct marketing campaigns, making decisions on concept, creative and delivery
• Be responsible for campaign reporting and working with the Individual Giving and Insight Manager to optimise the IG programme based on data insights
• Collaborate with internal colleagues to plan and deliver multiple projects, and develop and maintain effective working relationships with external stakeholders
• Support the Individual Giving and Insight Manager in developing and implementing new tools and initiatives to grow income

Ideal skills and experience:

• Supporting direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment
• Able to handle projects from start to finish within given budgets and timescales
• Creating compelling and professional communications for a variety of audiences and channels
• Analysing campaign results and using insight to optimise future campaigns

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

Department: Marketing Communications

Location: hybrid working – between office location and home. At least one day per week in our Aldgate, London office

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: full-time, permanent

Salary: £43,000 – £46,000 per annum

Closing date: Monday 30th September at 9am

Expected interview dates: first-stage interviews (virtual) Tuesday 8th October or Wednesday 9th October, second-stage interviews (in person at our Head Office in Aldgate) Wednesday 16th October

Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
• family friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS Pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash) employee cover plus up to four dependent children)
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
• flexible working options; including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours and more*
• learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc.)
• employee health and wellbeing committed (menopause friendly, disability confident employer etc.)

Background

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia; a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible for as long as possible.

Purpose of the job/About the role

This is an exciting new opportunity to join the Brand and Marketing Team at Dementia UK playing a key role in the development, delivery and activation of our new brand.

As Senior Creative Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing design and creative work at Dementia UK, ensuring the effective development and application of our brand’s visual identity. You will apply high standards of design and production across a variety of outputs, both online and offline, while leading others to deliver impactful design solutions through freelancers and agencies.

In addition, you will recruit, and line manage a newly established Designer role and oversee the in-house design workflow, taking charge of our creative roster, animation projects, and brand sign off across the charity.

To succeed in this role, you will bring proven creative leadership and expertise in managing both online and offline assets. You should have extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, a deep knowledge of design principles, and a strong track record of managing external designers and agencies from briefing to final delivery. Additionally, you must be well-organised, proactive, and capable of prioritising your workload effectively, with strong project management and planning skills.

If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our Culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

Senior Communications Manager

We are seeking an entrepreneurially minded Communications Manager to shape new programmes and the strategic communications function to help shape and support part of the External Affairs and Communications Directorate. 

This is an exciting new role offering hybrid working with part-time and flexible hours considered.

We are looking for someone proactive, tenacious, and empathetic, as you will be working for a charity that represents 100% of the NHS charity sector in the UK, helping the NHS tackle today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Position: Senior Communications Manager

Location: London/Hybrid (meetings in London/other locations once a month, face to face meetings approximately 4-6 times a month)

Salary: £50-58,000 per annum full time

Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week) part time/flexible hours considered

Closing Date: 22nd September 2024

1st interview: 26th September 2024

2nd interview: tbc

The Role

This role is new to the organisation and so the right candidate will be able to shape the role and make their mark in a growing organisation. You will work closely with the Programmes and Partnerships department, helping to bring to life the work the team are doing to improve patient outcomes, support workforce wellbeing and help communities to live well.

Alongside this, the role will support the Assistant Director of External Affairs and Communications with the coordination and planning of large-scale communications activities, taking birds eye view of across the organisation and working with key internal stakeholders to design integrated ways of working that help to tell one story.

About You

We need a self-starter, strategic planner, and creative thinker to help build integration into communications planning and deliver smart communications activity that demonstrates the impact we have in the NHS.

The ideal candidate will have worked at a senior communications professional level, had experience of working across multiple programmes or projects, understand the fundaments of strategic communications planning and have excellent stakeholder relationship skills.

You will have experience of:

• Leading and implementing stakeholder management and influencing strategies with demonstrable results, ideally in a membership organisation.
• Working in a politically sensitive environment at a senior level and dealing with senior stakeholders in a variety of organisations, including central Government.
• Delivering internal and external communications strategies to achieve specific objectives
• Experience or an understanding of the voluntary sector.
• Developing and delivering integrated influencing campaigns, working with multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Co-production, collaboration and partnership working.

Benefits Include:

• 10% Employers Pension Contribution
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum
• Flexible Working
• 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff
• Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Company Rewards
• Plus many more great staff benefits!

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in , your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Equality and Diversity

The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.

Other roles you may have experience of could Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, Digital Communications, Email, Marketing Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, Communications Manager, Digital Communications Manager, Campaigns, Campaigning, Media, External Affairs

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Working closely with the CEO, the Audit, Finance and Risk (AFR) Committee and the Board, the Finance & Corporate Services Manager is responsible for the financial management of the charity on a strategic and operational level, and supports our corporate, HR and ICT functions. As a member of the Senior Management Team, this position provides leadership and support to the wider team, and line management of the Finance & Corporate Services Officer. Other duties include monthly payroll, monthly management accounts and reports, annual budget and audit, and supporting our team with HR, ICT and office requirements.

You will be an experienced senior manager with at least 4-5 years of experience in finance within the charity sector and providing back-office support. An accountancy qualification is essential, as is knowledge of SORP.

You will be highly organised, able to work as part of our small team as well as on your own initiative, have a methodical and collaborative approach, and a flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude. You will be passionate about our campaigning work to improve the lives of older Londoners, and committed to upholding our mission, vision and values.

We are an equal opportunities employer and while we are open to applications from all backgrounds, we particularly welcome applications from older Londoners.

Age UK London (AUKL) is a leading campaigning charity in London, seeking to improve the lives of older Londoners. Our award-winning campaigns cover a wide range of subjects, including transport, digital exclusion, cost of living and poverty, and social isolation.

Are you and Individual Giving (IG) Manager looking for their next role? Demelza is looking for a Senior Individual Giving Manager to develop and deliver their Individual Giving and Legacy programmes. Making a positive different on the lives of children and young people, Demelza is a wonderful children's hospice doing some fantastic work. The Senior Individual Giving Manager role is a key role in growing sustainable income from individual supporters. This is an ideal role for someone with individual giving experience looking for career progression and opportunity to line manage. Demelza offer fantastic benefits and training and development opportunities, including a leadership development programme.

To be a successful Senior Individual Giving Manager, you’ll need:

• Experience of leading individual giving or appeals fundraising campaigns or community fundraising campaigns including developing marketing and stewardship plans
• Excellent organisation and project management skills and experience in managing budgets, forecasts and targets
• Strong communication and relationship building skills with a range of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders

Salary: £41,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid – 2 days per week in Kent, South London or East Sussex locations
Deadline: 23 September
Interviews: 4/7 October  

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]. 
 
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 
 
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 
 
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 

You will be at the forefront of our mission, helping to change the narrative about young people who experience homelessness in the UK. 

You should have experience of securing press coverage and be comfortable delivering engaging and relevant stories for the media. 

You will be at the forefront of building EveryYouth's youth engagement function which aims to give marginalised young people a voice to share their experience and stories. Alongside this work you will maintain and uphold strict safeguarding and GDPR practises. 

You will work with a team to maintain EveryYouth's website and newsletter and oversee EveryYouth's social media content and delivery. 

Finally, you will think strategically about the direction EveryYouth is taking with our external communications, and measure and evaluate our work against agreed KPI's. 

We are looking for someone who is ambitious for the future of every young person, and who relishes the challenge of presenting marginalised young people in a positive, uplifting way, going against the longstanding norms. You should have an incredible eye for detail and enjoy working with a small, but highly collaborative team.

EveryYouth prides itself on ‘doing charity differently’ and you’ll be excited about the opportunity to join a new charity with a start-up mentality where your ideas can help shape the future of the organisation.

If you're looking for a role where your skills, passion, and dedication will come together to create a brighter future for young people, we encourage you to apply. Join us at EveryYouth and be a part of something truly extraordinary – together, we can help Every Youth reach their full potential.

Essential Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Attitude

• Experience of placing stories in broadcast and/or print media.
• Able to develop strong relationships with the media.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing social media accounts, website and email marketing systems
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Pro-active and positive, with a creative approach to problem solving.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage conflicting demands.
• A strong commitment to EveryYouth’s mission, vision and values with a passion for making a significant and strategic difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK.
• A desire to shape the future culture of an organisation.

Desirable Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Attitude

• Experience of working with vulnerable young people to share their stories
• Experience of securing and delivering media appeals
• Excellent design and video editing skills.
• Line management 

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a medical research charity to recruit  a Senior Individual Giving Officer. The Senior Individual Giving Officer will deliver and support the Individual Giving programme, which includes direct marketing fundraising campaigns and communications, through multiple channels.

You will work on creating Individual Giving appeals, writing compelling communications which will inspire and drive income. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a charity environment, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

This charity are investing in technology to ensure they are able to use a data driven impactful approach to their donors, and are keen for someone to employ a test and learn approach to develop their successful programme further, meaning excellent development opportunities for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Managing direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment.
• Leading projects from start to finish.
• Creating compelling and professional communications for a variety of audiences and channels.
• Analysing campaign results and using insight to optimise future campaigns.
• Collaborative working with multiple internal and external partners to deliver campaigns.

This is a full time, hybrid working position, requiring 1 team working day per week in the North London office.

This position is available now so will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, so please don’t delay your application. Please apply below now with your CV and a consultant will be in touch to discuss your application further.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Salary: £28,216.60 per annum (plus £5,023 London Weighting, if applicable)

Location: London with flexibility to work from home

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: 23rd September 2024 at 11:30pm

Are you a motivated individual who is interested in campaigns and has a strategic, innovative and creative mindset? Do you want to demonstrate your passion to end the housing emergency? Apply for this role at Shelter as an Assistant Campaigns Officer in our fight for home.

About the role

You will form a part of the campaigns (strategy and organising) team helping to develop and deliver Shelter’s public-facing and supporter campaigns at both a national and local level. In this role, you will help the team execute campaign plans and calls to action which are both in person and online. You will also support the team with administrative tasks and internal communications.

We encourage you to apply if you have good verbal and written communication skills and are looking for an entry-level role, preferably with some background knowledge in campaigning or communications. Above all, showing a passion to make a difference to one of the biggest social issues of our day – ending the housing emergency.

About you

You’re a clear thinking, motivated individual with a keen interest in campaigning, a genuine desire to end the housing emergency and a basic understanding of political systems across England.

You may have experience of working in a campaigning, communications or similar environment in a paid or voluntary capacity. Your background could involve organising events, trainings or workshops, working with supporters or other campaigning or fundraising activities, or digital campaigning and social media.

We’re looking for a strategic thinker, with a taste for innovation and bags of creativity too. What’s more, you enjoy seizing opportunities as they arise to play a big part in timely, strategic and inspiring campaigns.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

 To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

About the team

As part of our Communications, Policies and Campaigns directorate we have two large campaigns teams, Digital Campaigns and Strategy and Organising. This role sits in the Strategy and Organising team made up of 15 members of staff working on local and national campaigns.

You will work with the 11 community organisers we have at Shelter, who are based out of the 11 regional hubs, as well as working with three additional colleagues who support Shelter’s national campaigning priorities and the administration of the team.  Your line manager will be the team’s Senior Campaigns Officer who is responsible for managing the strategy development and delivery on some of Shelter’s priority campaigns.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement outlining your interest in the role. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria, responding to points 1 - 5 in the 'About you' section of the attached Job Description. Throughout your response, ensure you demonstrate how you address the following Shelter behaviours:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
• We are open to risk and learning from our experiences

If you are interested in applying for this role and have some additional questions, you can email the hiring manager James Austin - click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website for more details.

Applications without a Supporting Statement will not be considered.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting ShareAction in their search for an interim Senior Fundraising Officer for a three-month contract working three days a week.

ShareAction has a vision of a world where the financial system serves the planet and its people.  The climate and biodiversity crises are deepening, inequalities are even more marked than ever, and the global investment system has an oversized impact on many of these global challenges. ShareAction works with investors, policymakers and individuals to unleash the positive potential of the investment system to achieve their vision.

Whilst recruiting for the permanent post the interim Senior Fundraising Officer will, in the coming months, help grow ShareAction’s Individual Giving Programme through a focus on delivering some key initiatives such as the Big Give Christmas Campaign and submission of a BBC Radio 4 Appeal application.

This is very much a hands-on role requiring the post holder to have experience of Big Give Appeals and Individual Giving campaigns. Excellent project management skills, proficient reporting and a great teamwork ethic are essential along with a real enthusiasm for ShareAction’s aims and objectives.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.   
 
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.   

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Save the Children UK  has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Marketing Manager (Acquisition) to join us  on a 12 months maternity cover. We are keen to hear from highly motivated individuals with proven track-record of successfully delivering effective individual-marketing campaigns, who are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead on the planning and delivery and help grow our acquisition programme and make a difference in the lives of children across the world.

About Us

We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.

About The Team

As Public Income and Engagement, we set the standard for brilliant, effective marketing across owned, and bought and earned channels. Working in squads with colleagues in Fundraising & Marketing, and across Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns, we deliver campaigns in line with our marketing plan that build awareness, change minds and opinions, prompt people to act, and build deep relationships with supporters. We aim to sustainably increase the quality and value of our Individual Giving programme by continually testing, learning and innovating.

About the Role

This role will provide senior marketing leadership to the Acquisition Squad. Working closely with the Head of Acquisition, you will lead the planning and delivery of our effective acquisition programme, to deliver growth in our Individual Giving supporter base and income.

You'll lead the development of multi-channel marketing campaigns. Working collaboratively with our partner agencies, you'll have accountability for delivery across the full range of Individual Giving channels (e.g., DRTV, PPC, Paid Social, Display, Offline, Telemarketing).

Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you'll build strong relationships to collaboratively achieve targets, in a fast-moving and dynamic environment. Leveraging agile principles, you'll adapt plans as needed – learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping our supporters at the heart of everything you do.

In this role, you will: 

• Lead marketing planning and delivery as part of a multi-disciplinary team to acquire new supporters – using insight and data to understand our audiences needs and motivations to build long term relationships
• Work with the Head of Acquisition to ensure the Regular Giving and Single Giving income targets are achieved
• Lead on the development of multi-channel marketing plans, with a focus on audience, to drive ambitious targets across supporter acquisition and lead generation campaigns
• Be accountable for the delivery of acquisition marketing across DRTV, PPC, paid social, display, offline channels and telemarketing
• Lead the team's relationship with the media buying agency to buy and optimise media
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with a range of key partners, including telemarketing, production companies and fulfilment agencies, and motivate and inspire these partners to deliver their best for Save the Children
• Work with Head of Acquisition to develop and manage Squad budgets. This includes planning, reporting, and re-forecasting.
• Personally lead the execution of high spend marketing activity, alongside your team
• With Analyst squad members, analyse marketing effectiveness and ensure supporter insight and data analysis play a pivotal role in our marketing. Drive a test and learn approach to improve all of our outputs and ensuring learnings are effectively shared across the department, and recommendations implemented
• Develop a cohesive supporter experience ensuring alignment across all supporter touchpoints, to deepen engagement and drive long term value

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Significant experience in marketing including developing complex and integrated multi-channel marketing plans
• Extensive experience in Individual Giving acquisition programmes, including developing audience led marketing campaigns to acquire new regular giving donors
• Outstanding project management skills and experience with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time and to budget
• Experience of effectively managing external partners, including knowledge and experience of working with media agencies to plan, buy and optimise paid media, creative agencies, telemarketing and fulfilment agencies
• Experience of developing fundraising and / or marketing assets to drive engagement and action
• Experience of developing engaging supporter journeys across channels to deepen engagement with supporters and drive further action
• Ability to provide technical leadership for the organisation in the delivery of marketing across channels including, DRTV, Paid Social, Display, PPC, Offline, Telemarketing and Email
• Experience of managing significant budgets
• Demonstrable experience of identifying needs and requirements across teams, delegating tasks and supporting squad team members to deliver against plans
• Strong numerical and critical thinking skills, specifically the ability to analyse complex data and translate it into tangible information for strategic decision making 

 What we offer you:

• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 8th October 2024.

Location: London / Hybrid (option to work remotely for up to 60% of work week)

Who we are

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global. We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

About the role

The University of London’s Development Office is responsible for delivering philanthropic support for the strategic fundraising priorities of the University. As Senior Philanthropy Operations Manager, you will act as the strategic lead for the data and information management that underpins all of the Development Office’s activities. This will include management of the Blackbaud CRM database (and all associated Blackbaud products), gift processing, reporting and analysis, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant data protection legislation. You will play a critical role in the successful delivery of the Library Transformation Programme campaign and other strategic fundraising priorities. You will also provide strategic data management and analysis that can be leveraged to enhance the performance of the University’s fundraising campaigns and engagement activities.

Who are we looking for?

With a strong awareness of the “big picture” issues in the HE sector, particularly in fundraising and engagement, you will bring experience in transforming strategic ideas into operational reality. You will confidently collaborate with senior staff and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. Articulate and literate, you will present to senior staff and produce high-quality written work. Data literate, you will analyze and present data clearly to diverse audiences and effectively manage interactions with staff at all levels. You will lead and collaborate with a team of Development experts, leveraging significant experience in information and data management, IT, prospect research, and fundraising activities. Additionally, you will have experience in financial and budget management, interpreting financial information, and a solid understanding of charity legislation, fundraising regulation, and data protection.

Further information

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 8th October 2024.

Job Title: Senior Fundraising Officer (Acquisition)

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £40,064.15 per annum

Weekly Hours: 35

Reference: YMC1027914

We’re looking for an ambitious individual, with a strong relationship-partnership mindset, and a passion for all things direct marketing.

It’s an exciting time to join the growing Fundraising team at YMCA England & Wales. You’ll join supportive, highly ambitious colleagues and be a key contributor in delivering the growth strategy for RoomSponsor, unrestricted cash and regular giving acquisition activities.

We’re looking for an expert in charity fundraising, someone who is solutions-focussed and takes an audience-led approach to decision-making. You’ll have demonstrable project management experience where you drove activities that achieved high-performing results. You’ll be able to spot unique, cost-effective and scaleable opportunities to shape and grow the Acquisition Programme.

As Senior Fundraising Officer you will:

• Deliver campaign targets through collaborative and timely project management of restricted and unrestricted activities – old and new.
• Be a curious mind and always on the lookout for new opportunities that would be cost-efficient, to help implement and contribute to, the Individual Giving growth strategy.
• Be a supportive and approachable colleague with a partnership mentality, working closely with both internal and external staff members to solve problems and achieve outcomes.

Across England and Wales, YMCA runs as a federation with 85 local YMCAs working independently to support young people to belong, contribute and thrive in their communities. We’re the largest provider of safe, supported accommodation for young people in England and Wales. We provide a home for more than 20,000 people experiencing homelessness each year.

YMCA England & Wales acts as a national council, supporting each local YMCA within our federation, enabling the development of national programmes and acting as a national voice with Government and decision-makers.

We can’t wait to read your application. Please submit your up to date CV and covering letter (no more than 2 pages A4).

Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented throughout YMCA England & Wales. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.