• Annually: £29,500 - £33,245, plus Inner London Weighting

• Region: London

• Location: Weston House - London

• Department: Major Giving

• Vacancy Type: Permanent

• Working Hours Per Week: 35

• Closing Date: 9 March 2020

Job title: Philanthropy and Development Manager 

Location: Weston House - London

Department: Major Giving

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Working Hours Per Week: 35

The Major Giving Department at the NSPCC has an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to join our high-performing Trusts Team as a Philanthropy and Development Manager. You will work with a range of warm and cold donors, leading on developing new projects for some of our largest funders, contributing towards the team target of £3million.

As a Philanthropy and Development Manager you will collaborate with a broad range of external stakeholders and internal colleagues (including our Children’s Services Directorate) to ensure your funders and prospects are engaged in the work of the NSPCC.

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience of collaborating with multiple stakeholders to develop high-level bids with success
• Proven success in meeting challenging financial targets
• The ability to produce compelling written material of the highest quality
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with colleagues and funders

Programme Content Development Manager

Contract Type: 12-month fixed term
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23rd March 2020

Interviews will be held on: 1st April 2020

This role will be based primarily in our London office near Regents Park.

Prince’s Trust International believes every young person should have the chance to succeed.

Our international programmes staff capitalise on the knowledge and experience of Prince’s Trust UK and use it to co-design solutions with local partners around the world, working with young people to develop education and employability skills.

However, the UK-based tools and resources often need significant adaptation to be suitable for international contexts. We are looking for a content designer who can manage this adaptation – this includes creating supplementary learning materials, managing content libraries and editing and improving written resources.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience in creating toolkits and resources aimed at improving the employability skills of young people. You will have experience working with content that has an educational aim and are able to create new learning resources, this may include session plans for our overseas partners or content for youth-focused digital channels.

You must be an excellent collaborator, able to draw on the cross-organisational expertise in youth work, volunteering, education, enterprise and employment, to enhance the content or experiences of young people and improve their lives.

You will also be highly organised and analytical in nature, able to work calmly and prioritise workload objectively. You will be passionate about developing resources for young people, with a strong interest in Prince’s Trust International’s target audience.

Although experience working internationally is highly desirable, it is not required. Candidates who can demonstrate a significant amount of experience working within youth-focused content production are also encouraged to apply.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

 

Are you a dynamic public affairs professional who wants to represent musicians and look after their interests?

Central London – Senior Public Affairs Manager

One-year maternity cover – circa £40k

This is an exciting time for a senior public affairs professional to join the ISM, the leading professional body for musicians with a reputation for its top rate services and campaigning. The ISM has doubled in size over the past 10 years and now has close on 10,000 members who come from every part of the music world.

You will be an experienced public affairs professional with strong campaigning and managerial skills. You will be a proactive and dynamic problem solver with a real passion for making a difference to the lives of musicians at this time of momentous change. You will have at least five years’ experience as a public affairs professional and you will have a thorough grasp of all campaigning techniques.

A team player, you will thrive on going the extra mile and working in a fast-paced creative environment where the ability to multitask and work collaboratively across different disciplines is vital. You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills with great attention to detail.

You will be joining a professional staff team based in Bayswater, London where the emphasis is on good communication and team work.

To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job.

Closing date is Monday 10 March 2020 at 9.00 a.m. Interviews will be held during the following two weeks.

Smile Train is changing the world one smile at a time. We’re always on the hunt for curious, passionate, and innovative thinkers to join our team, to help us do what we do better. If that’s you, please read on.

Smile Train is an international charity headquartered in New York. Our mission is to transform the life of every person impacted by cleft lip and palate. We train and support doctors and medical professionals to provide free life-changing comprehensive cleft treatment to our beneficiaries. Our sustainable model has allowed us to reach 1.5 million children in 90+ countries to date and we’re just getting started. We are truly changing the world one smile at a time.

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Direct Marketing to join our UK team. The incoming Senior Manager will be responsible for the acquisition and retention of individual donors based in the UK. This role oversees individual donor data for Smile Train’s fundraising operations in the UK including analytics across direct marketing channels. They will be the local subject matter in direct marketing and expert on all fundraising data and must be able to translate complex data into easy to understand takeaways for the Director and Trustees to ensure that Smile Train is able to raise funds to continue transforming the lives of our beneficiaries.

The Senior Manager, Direct Marketing will report to the Director of Fundraising, UK. This is a full-time staff position based at our office in London, starting as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

Core responsibilities

• Develop engaging donor acquisition and stewardship campaigns
• Utilise data to inform and strategically target key donor segments
• Create and execute direct communications to our valued supporters
• Ensure all DM campaigns are completed on time and within budget
• Management of all campaign delivery, including post analysis

Additional responsibilities

Direct Mail

• Oversee new donor acquisition and monthly donor cultivation, by managing and working collaboratively with our agency partners
• Provide strategic direction on direct mail campaigns, working with our external agencies'
• Conduct testing to optimize creative and evaluate results to make data-driven decisions for future mail concepts
• Ensure all direct mail creative content is on brand
• Participate in weekly production call with creative and production agencies to review status of deliverables for all campaigns
• Approve all cost estimates by comparing spend to budget
• Process all invoices

DRTV

• Oversee all aspects of Direct Response Television (DRTV) donor acquisition
• Management of external creative, media and contact centre agencies
• Strategic planning, performance monitoring and reporting

Donor Stewardship

• Management of all monthly Direct Debit and other regular individual donations
• Working with external agencies, develop effective testing methodology to inform long term investment decisions

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a direct marketing role, proven track record in planning and delivering effective direct marketing campaigns across a range of channels including direct mail and digital
• Knowledge of a variety of fundraising channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, and SMS
• Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Charity Management, or related field
• Skilled with modern and traditional marketing and fundraising channels
• Strong analytical skills, comfortable using data to drive decision-making
• Fluency in CRM (e.g. Salesforce) is a huge asset
• Demonstrable organizational, professional, and problem-solving skills, and ability to facilitate collaboration across multiple teams
• Excellent project manager who can keep a team on track while juggling multiple priorities
• Experience of managing creative agencies, printers and external agencies
• Ability to communicate the impact of marketing and communications efforts with data

Application information:
Smile Train is committed to diversity and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

To apply, please complete the application through the link below. Include your CV, and a cover letter that describes why you believe you would be a good fit for Smile Train and this role.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working on an exciting opportunity for a Senior Challenge Events Manager with a well-known homelessness organisation.

This is an exciting time to be joining the national charity's successful events team, with plans for further growth and development throughout the portfolio.

Leading on the challenge events programme, your innovative and opportunistic approach will ensure the organisation reach their ambition to become partner charity for key challenge events across the nation. An experienced and strategic fundraiser, you will think critically and creatively about the portfolio and its objectives, in order to create maximum impact. Your strong and inspiring leadership will see you successfully manage and further develop 3 established Events Coordinators. Your sounds operational knowledge and interest in challenge events in the sector will ensure you hit the ground running, leading the team to further success.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

* Demonstrable Events Fundraising experience
* Solid line management experience
* Product Development experience
* Ability to set and manage budgets successfully
* Extensive sector and challenge events knowledge

To find out more please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or give us a call on 02078207302. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.

Senior Community Fundraising Manager (6328)

At Barnardo's, we believe in children. Our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need. Now we need you to play your part in making that vision a reality.

We are looking for an exceptional fundraising manager with significant experience in Community Fundraising to lead our centralised Community Fundraising programme. You will be an integral member of the Public Fundraising team, working closely with the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager and Head of Public Fundraising to significantly grow Community income.

You will provide strategic vision to grow income across all community fundraising programmes and audiences, including BAME faith and community groups. You will have experience of managing large budgets and be confident managing multiple projects, delivering them on time and within budget. With substantial experience in product development and process management, you will be an excellent communicator, confident in influencing both internal and external stakeholders. You will use your negotiating and influencing skills to bring new opportunities to Barnardo's, networking with individuals and organisations to introduce new Community partnerships, products and programmes. You will work closely with the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager, Scotland Lead and the Senior Events Manager to ensure cross-team opportunities are utilised for Barnardo's. You will bring your experience of generating significant income growth and delivering expert supporter centric journey's to drive forward insight and continuous improvement to the programme. You will provide excellent line management to the Communities and Events BAME Officer and the three Community Fundraising Officers, in order to inspire the team to achieve our strategy.

Reporting to Head of Public Fundraising, this role will offer the successful candidate a great opportunity to work in a supportive working environment with lots of potential for learning and development. If you are an ambitious and driven fundraiser, we are looking to hear from you.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 8th March 2020

Interview Date: TBC

At this exciting time in our development, Marie Curie are looking for a talented Senior Marketing Manager to lead and develop marketing strategies which extend the reach, relevance and impact of Marie Curie around the UK with the aim of growing awareness and understanding of Marie Curie with some important audiences including health care professionals, commissioners of services, referrers and families and friends of people living with a terminal illness and our supporters. This person will lead a small team of three and will help make our marketing campaigns to these audiences even more effective by unlocking the potential of our teams in the regions and nations to increase support for our cause and understanding of our work.

You will need to be excellent at building relationships around the charity and managing different stakeholders.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Send a Cow is an award-winning international development charity providing training, and ongoing support to smallholder farmers in six African countries. We give poor families and communities the hope and the means to secure their own futures from the land, in line with our vision of a confident and thriving rural Africa.

Our Partnerships Team manages relationships with our corporate partners and philanthropists with team members based in Newton St Loe and Edinburgh. We are looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead the corporate fundraising strategy, manage existing partners and secure new business in line with our strategic plans.

This varied and rewarding role will suit a strategic thinker and someone who is excellent at stewarding long-term relationships with a track record in securing new partners to grow our portfolio. Our existing partners include Riverford Organic Farms, Starbucks and Standard Bank funding a range of Send a Cow projects from training orphans in Uganda to grow their own food to empowering coffee growing farmers to become self-sufficient in Rwanda. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and experience of line management to manage and develop the skillset of our Corporate Partnerships Executive.

If you are passionate about international development and excellent at building relationships we would love to hear from you.

The role is fixed term for 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave 

Charity People are so pleased to be working with an amazing leading children's charity based in London, who are looking for an experienced Senior Partnerships Manager, on a 12-month contract. You will work within the Corporate Partnerships Department and lead on the National Partnerships delivery to maximise income for the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build on your previous experience, and be a key contributor in developing and maintaining existing relationships with corporate supporters, as well as developing high-value partnerships. You will also be managing the organisation's spending and income budget and a portfolio of high-value partners and Charity of the Year partnerships.

The ideal person for this position will have proven successful experience in either fundraising, sales or marketing with a fantastic ability at developing and managing relationships, bringing a proactive and creative approach to your work. You will also have excellent communication, relationship-building and organisational skills to join the established and successful National Partnership Management team.

If you would like to find out more, please contact Alice at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Head of Business Development

This exciting new role has a wide range of responsibilities, with a principal focus on sustainable business development, effective programme delivery and diversity of income streams. The Head of Business Development will support the CEO with the overall executive leadership and growth of the organisation, articulating and upholding the ethos and expectations of Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency. This new position requires an inspirational leader to horizon scan, identify and secure business opportunities that align with and add value to RCVDA.As an ambassador for RCVDA the role will foster a positive culture, ensuring staff at all levels across the organisation are inspired and encouraged to succeed and prosper. The role may require working remotely and some work outside normal office hours.

The individual

You will have exceptional business development experience to assist the CEO in providing ambitious strategic direction across RCVDA group companies.  Previous experience influencing and nurturing successful two-way relationships with key funders, commercial partners and central and local government departments within a business development position is essential.  Additionally, the Head of Business Development will have the experience to formulate original and compelling bid and tender documentation.   Skillset will include, a flexible, resilient and adaptable attitude towards work, with the ability to be creative, innovative and continually motivate and inspire. We would particularly like to hear from those with demonstrable commercial acumen with a track record of developing diverse income streams.  Importantly the successful candidate will embody the values of RCVDA and support the vision and mission of the organisation.

Senior Trust Fundraiser and Information Researcher

Central London

Salary c. £33k plus benefits

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading RAF welfare charity spending around £20 million each year supporting serving and veteran RAF and their families. 

In 2019 we launched an ambitious centenary campaign to grow fundraising income over the next three years and we need someone with the proven skills and experience to support the growth of the Trust and Foundations fundraising programme. Working as part of the fundraising partnerships team (corporates, major donors, events and trusts) and reporting to a Trust Manager the post holder will secure income from new and existing charitable trusts and other related funders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of developing successful trust and foundation applications together with a track record of meeting fundraising targets and objectives and consistently delivering high levels of donor care and responsiveness.  Proven experience will be needed in:

- Seeking out new funders and opportunities and bringing them to fruition

- Building and developing a pipeline of trusts

- Developing creative written proposals and applications to a high standard

- Packaging up and matching a charity’s current and future work with funders’ requirements and priorities. 

- Working with and to a wide range of financial and non-financial KPIs

The role is based in our central London office but works extensively with our Area Directors, partnerships managers, communications teams and with the serving RAF. The role will involve some out of hours evening and weekend work.

A detailed job profile is available on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you can excel in this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification to, Pete Thompson, Head of HR, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, W1B 1AR oremail.

Closing date for applications is 12:00 Wednesday 4th March 2020.

Interviews will be held, week commencing 16th March.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a registered charity. Registered Charity No. 1081009.

MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE:

To help drive and grow the fundraising income from Trusts and Foundations to secure multi- year future support to achieve the Fund’s mission that no member of the RAF Family should face adversity alone. This role has a dual purpose; 70% of the postholder’s time is contributing to the RAFBF’s annual income targets by raising money from charitable trusts and other related funds with the Trust Manager and the remaining 30% supports the growth ambition of the Fundraising Partnerships Team with welfare services information and statistics capture. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Trust Fundraising

• Support the Trust Manager to implement the trust fundraising strategy including through clear tailored and timely stewardship of current relationships as well as developing new relationships
• To manage a portfolio of existing trusts and foundation relationship, monitoring progress while implementing a rolling programme of trust applications
• To monitor and report on income against target and agreed KPI’s ( both financial and non-financial), providing updated and regular revised projections as required to the Trust Manager and/ or Head of Partnerships Fundraising
• Meet agreed annual income targets
• Research and secure repeat gifts from current Charitable Trust supporters and develop and implement robust stewardship plans.
• To identify research and apply for funding to new prospective funders whose funding priorities match the Fund’s aims and make appropriate funding applications with the aim to achieve new income foster new fundraising relationships and monitor progress
• To manage a trust prospect pipeline, offering clarity on relationship at various stages of the cultivation cycle ensuring each is moved through the relationships management process.
• Ensure restricted income is accurately recorded and allocated.
• Use the Fund’s events as means to thank and engage Trustees and Trust Correspondents as appropriate
• Ensure Charitable Trust donations are acknowledged promptly and appropriately as well as providing regular reports and updates to funders.
• To develop and maintain strong personal relationships with contacts in trusts and foundations
• To articulate clearly and persuasively the Fund’s messaging and service impact to a wide range of audiences including (prospective) funders, referrers and influencers.
• Use the Funds contact database to accurately record relevant information and communication with donors and to report and analyse performance and income in the programme

Welfare Information collation and research

• Work closely with Welfare colleagues to identify funding project ideas and work with funders and within the team and to develop and write compelling proposals for support
• Work closely with the Trust Manager and fundraising colleagues ensure the organisations fundraising Case for Support continues to be relevant and compelling.
• Attend Welfare meetings as agreed with the Trusts Manager to obtain information and updates on key welfare services and collate information and report back to the wider team on useful developments
• Work closely with Welfare data teams to collate and obtain useful data and statistics to evidence impact to funders and to support geographical targeted applications to funders
• Advise fundraising colleagues on areas of welfare that require funding and ensure services are not unnecessarily overfunded
• Track progress on welfare projects and share updates on welfare services funded by donors with colleagues to inform their reporting.

Other

• Keep up to date with developments within the voluntary and corporate sectors through relevant publications, websites, training events, conferences and networking, identifying and capitalising on relevant opportunities for RAF Benevolent Fund as agreed with the Trust Manager
• Ensure implementation of and adherence to all relevant RAFBF policies and procedures and GDPR compliance across all direct marketing activity.
• Such other duties as may reasonably be required.

Person Specification

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Job Knowledge
• Persuading, influencing and negotiating
• Presenting and communicating information
• Proven Ability to deliver results and meet/exceed customer expectations
• Relating and networking
• Written and verbal Communications
• Writing and reporting
• Working with people
• Adapting and coping
• Accuracy, attention to detail and Time Management
• Planning and organising
• Research skills and knowledge of funding sources

QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent vocational qualifications/experience

Desirable

• Institute of Fundraising certificate

Knowledge/ Experience:

Essential

• Proven experience of trust fundraising
• Proven experience of securing 5 figure grants 
• Able to manage and prioritise own workload and work against tight deadlines
• Able to communicate effectively, empathetically, concisely and confidently on the telephone, in writing and in person to a wide and varied audience
• Systematic in planning and executing activities
•  Analytical and high attention to detail
• Budgetary and financial skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Understanding of the UK funding environment and good practice
• Commitment to the values and ethos of the RAFBF
• Knowledge of fundraising practice and standards, including data protection/ GDPR, charity law and charities act 1992 and 1993

Desirable

•  Proven fundraising research and data analysis skills
•  Familiarity with fundraising CRM databases eg CARE or Raisers Edge
•  Experience in the not-for-profit sector

Other Requirements:

· Travel to other Fund and UK locations (as appropriate).

· Carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job as requested by the Head of Relationship Marketing

CIVIC is an organization that cares deeply about its work. By cultivating an environment that is supportive and nurturing of our team we are able to bring our best to the constituencies that we serve. While CIVIC is currently headquartered in Washington, DC, we are very much a global organization. With programs in more than ten active conflict areas, we believe in hiring locally to solicit talent best suited to meet the needs of the region we are working in. 

We are Bloodwise (becoming Blood Cancer UK on 31 March), and we want to change the world for all blood cancer patients. Every year we stop more people dying of blood cancer and our researchers are even working to stop people developing blood cancer in the first place.

We are looking for a talented media relations professional with experience of working with celebrities to join us as our Senior Media & Celebrity Officer to help us achieve this.

Raising awareness of blood cancer will be vital in the effort to beat it, and as Senior Media and Celebrity Officer you will work with the Media Manager and the Media Officer to raise our public profile through proactive and reactive media relations.

You will also manage our relationship with our celebrity supporters. In particular, you will develop the number of celebrities we have relationships with, helping to maximise the opportunities for working with celebrities to support our work. Your media relations work will cover the breadth of our work, but with a particular emphasis on fundraising.

The successful candidate will deliver our celebrity liaison strategy, handle media relations for our profile raising and income-generating activity and enable our supporters to share their personal experiences of blood cancer in the national media.

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is:

9am on Monday 16 March 2020

Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and if a suitable candidate is appointed, we may bring forward the closing date of this role at our discretion.

Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Business Development Manager to pursue and secure funding for key organisational goals. Your focus will be on high value funders, in particular corporate trusts and strategic trusts. Alongside managing your own portfolio of donors, you will identify funding opportunities and develop assets and cases for support for the wider team to take to market. You will be joining an ambitious Philanthropy and Partnerships team at an exciting time as we launch our new outcome focused strategy, which puts partnership at the heart of all that we do.

Interview Dates: 18 & 19 March 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

As the Business Development Manager, you will work closely with the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team and senior colleagues from across the organisation to identify funding opportunities and areas where we can partner to achieve social impact and strategic goals.

You will develop cases for support for this work, which you will use to approach corporate foundations, family trusts and strategic trusts, generating significant income in support of our work. You will also work across the Philanthropy and Partnership team, and with the Research and Operations Lead, to develop a pipeline of projects for the team to fundraise against, facilitating strategic partnership development and cross-team working.

Your fundraising expertise, strategic vision, relationship building skills, and ability develop compelling cases for support will result in you and the wider team growing income on a multi-year basis.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience of trust, major donor and/or corporate fundraising, with experience generating six figure donations from a range of funders
• Effectively managed a portfolio of high value donors, from income generation to grant management
• Excellent relationship building skills internally and externally
• Strong bid and case for support writing skills, and experience developing high value tools/assets that can be deployed by a wider team
• Understanding of high value fundraising mechanisms, funding cycles and giving trends
• Experience co-creating partnership opportunities with delivery teams and funders