Philanthropy Manager, Feed the Minds

Contract: Fixed term 18-months

Salary: c£37k

Location: Vauxhall, London

About our work

Feed the Minds is a small, but ambitious UK-based international development organisation, operating in 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Our projects emphasise partnership and sustainable solutions promoting economic empowerment, health, and citizenship through practical education. Our funding comes from a wide variety of sources, and we are keen to diversify our funding streams.

About the role

The right person will have several years’ experience of fundraising and securing 6+ figure gifts from statutory, corporates and trusts and foundations that act like institutions etc., to build a sustainable portfolio to enable Feed the Minds to fund the work that we undertake. In this newly created role, you will join a small but high performing team.  You will think strategically and lead on sourcing and responding to new funding opportunities.

Due to current circumstances this role will initially be home based. 

Closing date for applications: 5pm 28th January 2021

To apply, please send your current CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) stating how you meet the person specification to Sandra Golding (by clicking on the apply now).  The job description with person specification is attached.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Thursday 11th February 2021

We do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies.  Thank you.

Location: office in London – UK based, flexibility

Contract: Permanent. 

Salary: £67,629 - £83,235

BRAC, one of the leading development organisations in the world, is seeking a Deputy CEO/Director of Partnerships to play a key role in overseeing the fundraising and resource mobilisation work of its London office and in the engagement of important stakeholders and supporters.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. These include programmes in education, healthcare, microfinance, girls’ empowerment, agriculture, human and legal rights, social enterprises, a bank, a university, and the world’s largest mobile money platform.

The new role will lead the BRAC UK Fundraising and New Business team to meet bold fundraising targets and will be responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising strategy that supports BRAC’s new global wide strategy for the charity, aiming to reach over 250 million people by 2030. The Deputy CEO and Director of Partnerships will also develop a healthy funding pipeline, diversify BRAC UK’s current donor funding portfolio, build and strengthen existing relationships and strategic partnerships, and oversee effective reporting and accountability to donors. 

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader with strong experience in an international development organisation and an impressive track record in fundraising results, particularly in the field of institutional donors. You will also need experience of developing fundraising strategies, a strong knowledge of UK government funding and you will have lived and worked in the Global South. This will be combined with excellent communication and people management skills, the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people across different countries, and the willingness and ability to travel regularly to Africa and Asia.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315

We are excited to be working with an international development charity who are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join their fundraising team. They are a global charity who bring people together to battle a specific health impairment. 

As part of your role, you will be managing and developing an existing portfolio of corporate partnerships, as well as explore, cultivate, and secure new partnerships. To be successful, you will need to integrate the UK partnerships to focus on the wider global programme that the charity has in place. 

The successful candidate will need: 

• Demonstratable experience of managing corporate partnerships, and securing new corporate partnerships 


• Successful experience of gaining new business partnerships that creates a long-term value 


• Excellent written and oral communication skills 


• An understanding and achievement in a complex stakeholder environment 


 

Closing Date: 25th January 2021

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer.

Through shifting the science to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and support, we can make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. Be part of a team to beat the most common cancer amongst men, and the most common cancer overall within England. By 2030, it's predicted to be the most prevalent cancer in the UK.

We're the only UK organisation taking this disease head-on, and we've got a lot of work to do. Join Prostate Cancer UK and help make a difference to men’s lives.

What the job involves

To enable us to achieve our goals we need to generate significant income, and to succeed we need skilled professionals with the ability and determination to create and develop revenue.

We’re looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships professional to join our team and take responsibility for increasing income within the corporate partnerships team by bringing on new partnerships.

You will work closely with the Assistant Head of Corporate Fundraising and Senior Corporate Partnerships Executive to identify, research, and secure high level and high-profile partnerships with a particular drive for multi-year, strategic partnerships. You will have a person-centred approach to thinking holistically about the motivations, needs and preferences of people and organisations who engage with us. You will develop strong and effective relationships utilising engaging and appropriate communications, cross team working and networking at all levels.

What we want from you

We are looking for someone to help us reach our ambitious targets, with experience in corporate fundraising and a proven track record of securing high value £50,000+ partnerships. We are looking for an ambitious, proactive, well organised and commercially driven corporate fundraiser who can work effectively with multiple teams, both internally and externally.

You will demonstrate experience of a range of different income streams, including Charity of the Year, strategic, sponsorship or CRM - by establishing strong working relationships with all stakeholders.

Dedicated, results driven and motivated in your approach, you will be a great relationship builder with excellent public speaking and presentation skills. You will be highly organised with an ability to prioritise and monitor potential opportunities. A natural empathy for men and their families affected by prostate cancer is also essential. We are also looking for someone with excellent inter-personal skills and who enjoys working with others.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance, childcare vouchers, and season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date: 20 January 2021.

Interviews: From 26 January 2021.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

The Organisation

The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds who progress to highly-selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its expertise with state schools. We recruit, train and place PhD researchers to work with state schools: either part-time as tutors through The Scholars Programme or our new Brilliant Tutoring Programme; or full-time as classroom teachers through Researchers in Schools (RIS).

The Opportunity

With a charity fundraising target of over £800,000 per year, The Brilliant Club is looking for a Senior Fundraising Officer to grow our income from Trusts and Foundations, build our corporate partnerships and engage our supporters in the work of the charity.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will lead our Trust and Foundations and corporate fundraising, and they will work closely with the fundraising and operations team to grow these strands. This will include new business development, writing high-quality applications, and managing our supporter relationships.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will also ensure that that the charity’s fundraising is in line with sector best practice. The Senior Fundraising Officer will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and the External Affairs Director to track fundraising progress, escalate and manage fundraising risks and ensure that fundraising practices are aligned with the strategy and vision of the charity.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with external stakeholders in a fundraising capacity, with experience of building relationships, writing successful fundraising applications, producing high-quality reports, and delivering positive supporter engagement opportunities. They will also have experience in delivering cross-organisational projects and working with senior stakeholders.

The Brilliant Club has three core values, which we expect all employees to embody: 1) We get to a solution, 2) We seek and act on the best data available, and 3) We understand that little things go a long way. The successful candidate will have examples of where they have demonstrated these values in the past.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

The successful applicant will join our thriving, forward-thinking and innovative national charity to support our Network Partners (independent charities) across Greater London.  

Location: Home based, London/South East, 3 year fixed term

The role will: develop and maintain successful relationships between Network Partners and Carers Trust; support Network sustainability, and promote partnership development. The post holder will support each organisation to identify and respond proactively to changes in the commissioning landscape, identify opportunities to increase and diversify income, and work in closer collaboration with each other.

The successful candidate will have experience in partnership development, managing and delivering complex projects within a limited timeframe and experience of Health and Social Care commissioning and/or delivery.  This is a great opportunity for someone interested in joining a vibrant organisation and very successful team.

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on January 20th 2021 with online interviews Monday February 8th  and Tuesday February 9th 2021

Carers Trust is committed to valuing diversity. 

Carers Trust has a number of measures in place to support the carers in its employment including carers leave.

Harris Hill are working with a wonderful health charity based in Buckinghamshire in search for their brand new Partnerships Manager. The Charity has ambitious plans to bounce back from the pandemic and raise significant income from companies, major donors and trusts in order to support the organisation's Care, Advocacy and Research work. You will be joining a strong fundraising team that is focussed, ambitious, enthusiastic and committed to raising as much net income as possible for the charities beneficiaries. The team has the full backing of the Chief Executive and Trustees who are willing to invest in fundraising in order to achieve growth in net income in the coming years.

Reporting to the Fundraising Director, the Partnerships Manager will lead on proactively approaching a range of corporate, major donor and trusts funders to achieve a long term strategy for growth in income.

The role will include developing and implementing a strategy for corporate, major donors and trusts fundraising, managing an existing portfolio of partnerships and winning new business. You will line manage the Trusts & Foundations Officer and there is the opportunity to grow the Partnerships team if potential net income in these areas can be realised.

Your will have excellent relationship building and communications skills and the ability to develop long term strategic partnerships.
To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 2 pages) clearly explaining how you meet the person specification for this role to Hannah at [email protected] or call her on 02078207331.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring) check will be required before appointment is confirmed.

Closing date: Thursday 10th of December

Want to help make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere?

Want to help vulnerable communities protect themselves against Covid-19? Can you create and lead effective media strategies that help bring about change? Want to join an award-winning and ambitious team?

Are you fizzing with great ideas, willing to take risks but utterly strategic in ensuring impact and results?

Join WaterAid as our News Manager and help to change normal for millions of people living without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

As News Manager, you will work closely with our Policy and Campaigns directorate and media colleagues around the world to ensure that ambitious media coverage plays an integral role in our global advocacy strategy, amplifying our message to decision makers and helping bring about change.

Full time. Currently working from home. International travel may be required in the future.

You will provide expert media advice and delivery on national and international news, policy and campaigns activities across all media channels. You will ensure that WaterAid's media work on news, policy and campaigns is global, ambitious, proactive, fleet of foot, creative, strategic and results driven.

You will also:

* Brief staff up to and including the Chief Executive
* Build and maintain excellent relationships with relevant journalists
* Act as a media spokesperson for WaterAid as required.
* Lead up to four senior media officers
* When circumstances allow, you will accompany journalists to visit our work

To be successful, you will need:

• Considerable experience of achieving high profile, impactful media coverage, preferably around policy or campaigns issues.
• Experience of liaising with journalists of all levels
• Proven ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure.
• Creativity and tenacity

Salary:
Circa £42,000 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits

WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Additional Information:

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close 23:59 on Sunday 24 January 2021.?Availability for interview is required w/c 01 February 2021 - due to current restrictions interviews will take place by video call.

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. Due to current restrictions on office capacity the majority of our staff are working from home. All aspects of this including how we will support home working and the office transition will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

Fundraise to empower young people to solve environmental, social and community problems they care most about. Lead partnerships that give young people the skills they need to thrive.

Who we are

Apps for Good is a small independent charity giving young people the skills they need to thrive. For 10 years we’ve worked with teachers to unlock the potential of over 200,000 students around the UK, and beyond, with our free technology courses.

Our courses encourage students to think about the world around them and solve the problems that they find by creating apps and products with machine learning and the Internet of Things.

Our partnerships enhance the learning experience, provide engagement opportunities for students and funding in order to remain free and accessible to as many young people as possible. We believe that this collaboration is essential to bridge education and industry.

Why we exist

Too many young people don’t have access to the skills they need to succeed in life. We support and empower educators to teach students everything they need to create a brighter future for themselves and for their community.

The tech sector is not inclusive enough, we want to ensure that the industry is open to everyone making sure it works to solve society’s biggest problems.

The team

We are a charity with a start-up mindset. We are a small, close-knit, highly ambitious and energetic team who all believe strongly in our mission and values. We’re currently working very effectively remotely but when possible we expect to continue to be a distributed team with regular meetings in London.

If you believe in the power of technology and education to transform lives, then you will be the perfect fit.

The role

We’re looking for a new Fundraising and Partnerships Manager to support, nurture and grow our fantastic network of funders and partners, including LEGO, Spotify, BNY Mellon, SAP and Deutsche Bank.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about social impact and building long-term mutually valuable partnerships. You will work with existing and prospective corporate and philanthropic partners on a number of funded projects across Apps for Good. You’ll focus on growth, creating new ways to engage and inspire, and pitching new products in meetings and written proposals.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity’s needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We are keen to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Apps for Good.

Requirements

Essential

• At least three years’ experience in one or more of the following areas; fundraising, partnership management, business development or account management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Confident at networking and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. 
• Able to deliver high quality pitches to external organisations and senior executives. 
• Great interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work across the team and deliver on shared projects. 
• Positive, communicative and proactive approach to work and problem-solving. 
• Effective time management skills.
• Great self-starter who can independently oversee projects from start to finish.
• Enthusiasm for Apps for Good’s mission.

Desired

• Experience working within a distributed team
• Experience of negotiating and working on government projects / contracts. 

Benefits

This is a permanent role working remotely with regular travel, mostly to London, when possible. We offer flexible working, health care insurance, good holiday allowance, plus you get your birthday off.

Joining a small collaborative team means you’ll contribute to a variety of projects and have a voice on strategy. We’re committed to developing our team and supporting their career aspirations.

Circa £60,000 per annum

Permanent

Currently working from home

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

Soccer Aid for Unicef is the biggest celebrity charity football match in the world, broadcast live on ITV and the brainwave of Unicef UK ambassador Robbie Williams and Triple S Sports and Entertainment. Soccer Aid for Unicef brings together two teams of celebrities and football legends from England and the World XI. The event started in 2006 taking place every two years. Since 2018 Soccer Aid for Unicef has taken place every year and through continuous growth delivers a substantial fundraising and communications campaign. Since its inception, Soccer Aid has raised more than £47million for Unicef UK and provided much needed support for children, unlocking their right to play.

The core Soccer Aid Team is a small but mighty multi-functional project team who work with departments right across Unicef UK and with external partners including ITV, Endemol and Triple S Sports and Entertainment. Unicef UK is also in a joint venture with Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group to create Soccer Aid Productions Ltd (SAP Ltd) to deliver the commercial elements of the campaign.

The Head of Soccer Aid works across Unicef UK and Soccer Aid Productions and is responsible for both the in-year operational delivery and preparation for following years across all campaign stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent skills in relationship management and negotiation and a talent for influencing senior colleagues and of fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders. You will have experience of managing multiple large-scale projects, building and managing significant budgets and in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams to succeed. 

The Head of Soccer Aid role offers a genuine opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children around the world. The role is critical to Soccer Aid’s future success and a high-profile position where you will be exposed to senior stakeholders across all key partners for Soccer Aid. The level of success that the project achieves will have a direct effect on the levels on the income raised to support Unicef’s work.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 25 January 2021.

Interview date: Wednesday 3 February 2021 via MS Teams

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Commercial Finance Business Partner: Permanent, £50,000 - £55,000

For an international visitor attraction based in London, we are recruiting a Commercial Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis to support the Commercial, Marketing and Engagement teams. This commercial business partnering role will provide strong commercially focused decision-making support to the Commercial and Sales Director and COO's and MD's. The role will lead the ongoing development of the business reporting processes including the forecasting and modelling roles as well as the dashboards and KPI reporting.

Main Duties:

• Provide first-class business partnering support to all budget holders within Commercial, Marketing and Engagement Services
• Financial reporting and commercial modelling including income, profitability, cost analysis, forecasts, and modelling
• Scenario modelling including visitor numbers, spend per head, membership and contribution forecasting and modelling
• Leading the development of the business performance and financial reporting tools including monthly KPI and dashboard reporting processes
• Developing enhancing commercial modelling capability
• Supporting commercial activities including bids, tenders, and catering contract negotiations
• Supporting the annual budget, forecast and long-term business planning and modelling processes
• Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts to all budget holders
• Support budget holders with P&L analysis and insight reporting
• Building improves business performance and financial reporting including dashboard and KPIs
• Maintaining and enhancing internal forecasting and reporting model
• Cash-flow and reserves modelling and forecasting

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA qualified
• Proven commercial experience including excellent modelling and dashboard experience
• Experience with building models, graphs, and dashboards
• Power BI experience would be advantageous.
• Proven experience as an engaging business partner, working in complex organisations
• Commercial mind-set, strong modelling, and analytical skills
• Ability to present financial information in clear and engaging formats for decision making
• FP&A, forecasting, budgeting experience
• Experience or driving continuous improvement in business performance
• Sun Systems and Q&A would be desirable!

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

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Turn2us, a national charity helping people when times get tough.

Unexpected illness, job loss or relationship breakdown can turn any of our lives upside down, leading to loss of income, loss of housing, and financial crisis for any of us and our families. Around 14.4 million people live in poverty in the UK including a shameful 4.5 million children.

So people can build financial sustainability and thrive, Turn2us gives people the information and support they need in the face of life-changing events, and collaborates to tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty. We are here to end the crippling impact of financial shocks. As well as giving direct financial help through our own charitable grants and highlighting ways to reduce essential costs, we support people to increase their income through welfare benefits, charitable grants and other support. No one in the UK should live in poverty.

The Director of Income & External Affairs is an extraordinary opportunity to join an inspirational and focused senior team that’s building and delivering a refreshed operating model for this respected and effective charity.

You will be the driver of our fundraising team to increase our voluntary income so we can achieve more impact for people facing financial hardship. You’ll lead the external affairs team to reach people before and as they face financial shocks and build the profile of our work to secure more income and have more influence. You’ll work hand in hand with your senior colleagues on the leadership team to take the organisation in to the future and to tackle financial exclusion. 

We are more interested in your potential than we are in a perfect career or education. We want to recruit so we can build a strong, high-performing leadership team full of complementary experiences and strengths, not a group of people with the same perspectives.

If you are interested in applying, please click on the apply button which will take you to Be Applied that supports Turn2us in providing bias free recruitment and selection. Turn2us treats all diversity data in confidence - those involved in the selection process will NOT have access to it. The information given by candidates will be solely used for the purpose of improving the recruitment process.

Closing date: 8 February 2021

This is an FTC that is likely to go up to 2 years 

Want a job where you can have a huge impact on the lives of others?

Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty. Help us make that vision a reality by bringing your skills and experience to a job that really does make a difference.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

We are committed to a vision of Race and Diversity where no one experiences racism or discrimination, where all our people are valued and able to grow, progress and bring their whole selves to their work and their career.

Over the past year we have been taking active steps to realise a zero-tolerance approach to racism and all racist and discriminatory behaviour. This means challenging structural racism within our practices, policies, procedures and behaviour in order to embed equity and diversity and to truly live out our values in word and deed.

Purpose of the role

In June 2020, Christian Aid commissioned an independent review on race and diversity amongst our UK workforce. The aim of this work was to help us understand our data, the lived experience of our people, and provide us with a report with recommendations on how we go about tackling the findings robustly and sustainably. The recommendations from this report have been approved by our Board of Trustees and by our leadership. We have now created a new role to lead on delivering the recommendations from this report along with the improvements suggested by our staff and transforming our vision into a lived reality.

We are therefore looking for a passionate and transformative Race and Diversity professional and leader to help us bring our vision to life and to work with our people, managers and leaders to shape, refine, and implement the right actions from our work plan to realise our commitments and vision.

About you

• A successful track record in senior roles of a similar nature
•  A successful track record of developing race and diversity change programmes and successfully delivering through others.
• Experience of designing policy and developing and delivering strategies, to embed a race and diversity agenda into ways of working and organisational processes.
• The ability to listen, demonstrate empathy and gain people's trust at all levels.
• Diplomacy and the ability to influence lead and motivate others within a culturally diverse stakeholder community.
• A strong ability to communicate complex information to a diverse range and level of stakeholders. Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate data in a way that results in organisational change and effective decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to produce accurate, clear and concise documents that meet the needs of the audience.
• Excellent judgement, responsiveness and ability to provide leadership and support for race and diversity. A credible advisor.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either an Enhanced or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

About us

Global Witness protects human rights and the environment by confronting corruption and challenging the systems that enable it. We’ve been creating change for over 20 years, from alerting the world to blood diamonds to stopping forest destruction.

About the role

Our climate-critical tropical forests are being destroyed by big business, agricultural commodities and their links to the financial systems around the world. By focussing on the connection between money, power, corruption, human rights abuses and deforestation, you will help us make the world a better place.

There will be an initial focus on Brazil, the Congo Basin and Papua New Guinea and you'll support the Forests Investigations team in producing impactful exposés to raise awareness globally.

You’ll gather evidence and analysis, identify advocacy targets and provide key input on our flagship investigations. This will ensure our work gets the widest possible audience but most importantly achieves change in business practice and regulations.

About you

You’ll bring solid journalism, campaigning or investigation experience and some knowledge of media law and investigative approaches, along with exceptional potential. You’ll also be a quick learner for innovative and cutting edge investigation techniques.

You’ll bring an interest in developing in a knowledge of deforestation or the financial sector, coupled with the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of people and perspectives. Knowledge of finance and investment and/or a foreign language would be a definite advantage.

Working for us

We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work. We value new perspectives, original ideas and different ways of working. We believe that diverse views and experiences improve the way we do our work. We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

We offer an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary and 25 days holiday (exc. Bank holidays), pension, private medical insurance and flexible working arrangements.

This role is based in London, UK with occasional travel overseas. 

Applying

Please send in your CV and a covering letter which tells us why you’d be a great fit for this role, taking into account each of the person specification requirements, with Investigation Officer in the subject heading and where you saw the role advertised by 9am 15 February 2021. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.