- Remain conscious of the financial position of the College and be able to articulate how Development activity impacts the work of the institution now and into the future.
- Design, implement and coordinate a comprehensive donor relation and stewardship programme that promotes interaction with, and recognition of, donors at all levels in an appropriate and consistent way.
- Implement a strategic and visionary stewardship plan that will assist in the continuation of all donations from small regular donors to existing major donors.
- Assume key prospect management responsibilities to ensure that all current and prospective donors are stewarded appropriately to maximise their lifetime giving.
- Take responsibility for identifying and subsequent stewardship of Trusts and Foundations to solicit funds.
- Procure and oversee the effective delivery of an income of c. £500k plus per annum.
- Establish short- and long-term goals for development efforts, including fundraising strategies and building the case for support.
- Review, develop and implement the College’s fundraising plan.
- Work with the communications and alumni teams to ensure that a holistic communications strategy is agreed, funded and delivered annually for alumni development.
- Work with the alumni team to develop a plan to secure funds from alumni and through alumni relationships.
- Oversee and develop all development/fundraising/stewardship related content of print literature and digital communications over time.
- Identify and implement a plan to secure a £20m endowment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actions for Nature Project Manager
Reference number: A0710920
Location: Flexible
Salary: Starting at £26,212 to £29,320 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Fixed Term until December 2023
This role presents a unique opportunity to play a leading part in an exciting new project to enable and empower people to take action for nature. Working in partnership with one of our major corporate partners, this project will inspire people to give nature a home where they live, such as in their gardens or on balconies, as well as helping people take a range of other actions to help tackle the nature and climate crisis.
Your role will help ensure that we build a robust delivery plan for a project with multiple workstreams, including the development of digital and non-digital tools and products, social science and behaviour change research, community empowerment activity and supporting communications.
By working together with key stakeholders, especially the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Action for Nature programme board members, you will ensure the successful operational delivery of the project; from risks and issues management through to the ongoing monitoring and reporting of key milestones, outputs and objectives.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who can hit the ground running; someone with excellent communication skills who is highly organised, collaborative, creative, tenacious, and who has the gravitas and experience to unite people behind a common goal and to drive the project to a successful outcome for all stakeholders.
It's a great time to join the RSPB as we ramp up our ambition to help save nature through people and build momentum to help tackle the nature and climate crisis.
Closing date: 30 September 2020
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and application details.
No agencies please.
Head of Programmes and Partnerships
Our client is the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe, they are looking for a strong leader to establish and grow the movement for nature and climate.
With over one million members, they speak out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment.
Position: Head of Movement Building (internal title)
Location: Head office is Sandy, Bedfordshire, however the location can be entirely flexible as homeworking is available.
Salary: £48,848 - £54,321 per annum
Hours: Full time, permanent
Benefits: Flexible working, 26 Days Annual Leave, Free access to our reserves, up to 20% discount off retail items in our shops. Free access to a confidential Employee Assistance programme that provides support and advice around financial, physical and mental health wellbeing. A substantial Learning and Development offer.
Closing date: 11 October 2020
Interview date: 21 October 2020
About the role:
As Head of Programmes and Partnerships you will provide strategic leadership and contribute to the development and implementation of the charity’s programmes, by leading a specialist department and providing professional support to operational teams.
To tackle the nature and climate emergency more people need to feel enabled and empowered to act for nature. The charity needs to connect, empower and mobilise more people to save nature and support this movement to shape social, political and economic change. They need to put people at the heart of the mission to save nature, and that is what their ‘Saving Nature Through People’ strategy is all about. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in leading and implementing this strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Contribute to the charity’s strategy at a programme level by providing country/operational context and functional expertise and analysis
- Motivate and engage teams and external audiences
- Provide cross organisational leadership of change, programmes, projects and teams to deliver outcomes as required
- Develop high level, strategic and collaborative external and internal relationships with key stakeholders
- Develop, monitor and manage programme and function budgets
- Identify and manage potential or current financial, operational, legal, reputational and health and safety risks across function
- Prepare papers and reports for the charity’s governance including Council Committees, and contribute to the development of business metrics
- Act as an advocate with both internal and external audiences
About you:
As Head of Programmes and Partnerships you will be an effective, charismatic leader who can support and nurture the leadership of others and set up the Movement Building department to succeed. The successful candidate will passionately believe in enabling and empowering others and understand movements for change.
You will have experience of activating programmes and partnerships and navigating complex organisations to make things happen. You will have strong change leadership skills, and the ability to build networks and relationships across the movement.
With a portfolio of Campaigning, Community Empowerment and Education, Families and Youth teams, this is an exciting opportunity for you to help play a crucial role in facilitating many more people to save nature. If you have the energy, passion and leadership skills to do this we would love to hear from you.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of Movement Building, Head of Charity Development, Head of Development, Development Director, Head of Community Empowerment, Head of Campaigns, Campaign Director, Head of Charity Operations, Head of Engagement, Head of Partnerships, Head of Brand and Communications, Head of Strategy etc.