Senior Event Manager Jobs in Lambeth, Greater London
Summary
- Devise and implement a UK church engagement plan, as agreed by RLN director.
- With prayer and resources, support a growing movement of churches engaging with Difference and the ministry of reconciliation.
- Develop external relationships and partnerships to engage new audiences with Difference. Proactively connect with churches, chaplaincies, schools, organisations and networks, with the aim to see significant increase in the number of groups running Difference.
- Develop ecumenical relationships across Christian denominations.
- Generate tactics to raise awareness and increase engagement.
- Champion Difference at regional and national events, gatherings, conferences and speaking engagements.
- Capture content at events for Difference social channels.
- Support the network of groups running Difference across churches, chaplaincies, schools, leadership teams, workplace, youth groups and other contexts.
- Utilise the Difference Training and Resources Hub to support existing Difference Hosts and those interested in running Difference.
- Where needed provide additional training and support face-to-face (online or in-person).
- Ensure a high level of retention in churches and groups regularly engaging with Difference, including supporting next steps and deepening the ministry of reconciliation.
- Support senior leaders using Difference as part of a wider strategy for reconciliation in their church, parish, diocese, context.
- Identify and equip passionate individuals as they strengthen engagement with Difference in their own contexts.
- Support and resource a cohort of Difference champions in the UK who envision others with this ministry and promote Difference.
- Create new ways of bringing champions together to learn from each other and share best practice.
- Work with champions to identify strategic opportunities for growing engagement with Difference in their contexts.
- Monitor and report on performance indicators.
- Contribute to report writing and presentations on impact.
- Proactively collate stories of transformation and impact, nationally and internationally. Feed into wider communications.
- Proactive in researching and ongoing learning on reconciliation and peacemaking, including developing a working knowledge of the Archbishop's reconciliation expertise and experience.
- The team at Lambeth Palace works closely and collaboratively, providing assistance across portfolio areas at times when extra capacity is needed. As such, an important part of this role will be to help out other team areas as required and as capacity allows.
- All employees working at Lambeth Palace share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture with regard to children and vulnerable adults, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
- Ability to represent the Archbishop of Canterbury's reconciliation ministry effectively and with confidence.
- Excellent inter-personal and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication skills; public speaking, facilitation and writing.
- Ability to shape key messages for church engagement and envision others.
- Ability to strategically support leaders in implementing a ministry of reconciliation in their context.
- The ability to work under pressure, adapting to changing and competing demands.
- Ability to work with a wide range of people, for example senior leaders, prison leavers, teachers, young people.
- Good IT skills, Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft PowerPoint.
- In-depth knowledge and networked with a wide range of church denominations, valuing and understanding the breadth of the Christian church.
- Track record of strategic relationships that lead to effective engagement with a project, ministry or product.
- Proven track record in managing and working with a wide range of stakeholders and relationships, including senior leadership.
- Good knowledge of Christian faith and theology, with a biblical understanding of the ministry of reconciliation.
- Education to degree level or relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
- Motivated, enthusiastic, proactive and takes initiative.
- Operates with discretion and integrity.
- Collaborative and builds trust across relationships, including at a senior level.
- A desire to mobilise people to live out their calling as peacemakers and reconcilers, passionate about equipping people to follow Jesus in a conflicted and complex world.
- Embody and model the practices of reconciliation across working relationships, internally and externally.
- Whilst the NCIs are committed to wellbeing and work/life balance, a willingness and availability to occasionally work outside normal office hours is required, on occasion.
- Flexible in order to meet the demands of the post (attending events including weekend events when required).
- Ability to travel nationally.
- Ability to edit WordPress.
- Effective use of content and social media for the target audience.
- Experience of working on issues of reconciliation, such as with young people, racial justice, interfaith context, prison chaplaincy.
- Experience communicating with a global audience.
- Experience of working digitally in the Church or charity sector, utilising social media for engagement.
- Experience of using social media in a voluntary, personal or professional capacity.
- Training or qualification of relevant disciplines (such as: theology, mission & discipleship, youthwork, peacebuilding & reconciliation).
- We strive for excellence
- We collaborate
- We act with integrity
- We show compassion
- We respect others
A little bit about the role
The fundraising manager role sits in the fundraising team within the external relations division. The fundraising team is responsible for raising between £1m and £1.5m in fundraised income annually. Frontline’s philanthropic income complements the significant contract income the charity receives from central and local government and enables the charity to carry out its broader mission to create social change for hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged children.
Since we were founded in 2013, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including, trusts and foundations, corporates and high net worth individuals. Our new fundraising strategy focuses on continuing to grow our network of supporters by maintaining excellent relationships with our current funders while identifying new potential donors, and at the same time testing and developing fundraising through community and events and individual giving.
We are now looking for a fundraising manager to help drive this strategy forward. The successful candidate will have experience across a range of fundraising areas (in particular community and events fundraising, individual giving, digital fundraising as well as corporate or major donors) to add strength to the team and allow us to pilot new fundraising initiatives.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Lead on developing our public fundraising income (individual giving/community and events fundraising), working with other teams and external agencies where suitable to increase engagement among our audiences and grow our public fundraising income.
- Work with and develop relationships with existing corporate supporters and bring on board new corporate supporters to grow income from this area, including through staff fundraising activities
- Work with other teams to develop opportunities to bring funders closer to our work and help inspire a culture of fundraising across the charity.
- Support the head of fundraising with the development of Frontline’s long-term fundraising strategy, monitoring progress towards annual revenue goals.
A little bit about you
You’ll be an enthusiastic target-driven fundraiser, with experience in building up public fundraising (including community, events and individual giving) and working towards financial targets and growing income. We’d like to see someone with strong writing skills, and are able to express creative and sometimes complex ideas in simple and effective language.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
Mencap – Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: London, E1. Hybrid working.
Salary: £47,064 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Mencap - the leading charity for the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability, their families and carers - is seeking an ambitious, experienced fundraiser to develop a sustainable, ambitious Major Donor programme that will grow in volume and reach in coming years, taking Mencap to new heights of support.
Mencap wants the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. Mencap is making this a reality by: providing services that model their vision and ambition; campaigning locally and nationally; helping people with a learning disability to stand up for what they want and need; empowering people, groups and organisations to create real change in their own communities; helping people with a learning disability to gain employment, skills and find paid jobs; offering people information and advice for all areas of their lives and conducting research into important issues to create a positive impact and see real change.
This role will be responsible for managing a portfolio of new and existing relationships for Mencap with philanthropists and grant-makers, providing first class creative relationship management, proactive engagement and efficient reporting, as well as securing five and six figure gifts. The post-holder will also build and manage a pipeline of sustainable income, with a heavy focus on acquisition, supported by the High Value Relationships Lead and Senior Leaders across the organisation.
Mencap is seeking a professional fundraiser with a talent for philanthropy acquisition and securing five-figure+ sums from Major Donors. The ideal candidate will have an ambitious and creative approach to Major Donor fundraising with excellent relationships management abilities and the gravitas and skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
You will have proven experience of building long-term effective relationships with senior stakeholders, both internal and external and of project management and cross-organisational working. Strong written and verbal communication skills will be a must, as well as being a strategic thinker with the ability to convey complex and emotive topics in a clear and compelling way. Finally, you share Mencap’s passion about changing the world for everyone with a learning disability.
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April.
Campaigns Manager
Salary: Salary: £34,237 - £38,325 (depending on experience and with potential for progression)
About Voice 21
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most.
Voice 21 is leading the conversation to prioritise oracy within schools and teaching. In July 2023, the Labour party announced its commitment to prioritise oracy and speaking lessons as part of its future mission for education. As a result oracy has become a major talking point, with the topic and Voice 21 appearing on the front pages of the national newspapers and leading discussion on TV and radio.
Your opportunity
Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform young people’s learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.
Output-focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.
Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.
For more information on why we think you should apply for the role, see the “Why work for us” section at the end of this job description.
Your purpose
This year Voice 21 are recruiting to a newly formed Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs department to help address these challenges. As Campaigns Manager, you will support the Head of Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs to make oracy education ordinary, co-ordinating and project managing communications campaigns as well as leading content delivery. In doing so, you will play an integral role in ensuring all children, regardless of their background, find their voice for success in school and in life.
Your responsibilities
● Play a senior role in the Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs team, as part of the wider Learning, Impact and Influence directorate
Campaigns (70%)
● Responsible for developing and delivering integrated campaigns working closely with Fundraising, Marketing, Customer Service and Service Delivery teams.
● This will include, but is not limited to: growing charity awareness, recruitment and retention, growing our advocacy base and policy change campaigns
● Taking a lead role in development and project management, you will deliver our national campaigns and business as usual communications projects
● Utilising matrix management, you'll bring internal and external teams and freelancers together to oversee all aspects of our campaigns.
● Engaging the entire marketing mix, you'll develop, implement, integrate, and evaluate campaigns across various channels, including PR, digital, advertising, and influencer amplification
● Planning, delivering and leading purposeful and planned communications cycles & campaigns
● Delivering and using implementable insights from analysis and user intelligence
Content and brand (30%)
● Creating, co-creating and commissioning communications materials and content and proactively spotting new opportunities to raise awareness of our work across the sector
● Implementation of the communications strategy and ensuring content constantly delivers against strategic needs
● Spotting reactive opportunities for content creation in line with the communications strategy
What the role might look like:
Within 3 months, you’ll have:
● Become embedded in the organisation’s systems and processes
● Built strong relationships with key members of staff
● Started leading the coordination of communications across the institution
● Contributed to our brand development
● Contributed to our public affairs campaign strategy and delivery
Within 6 months, you’ll have:
● Deliver project management template for campaigns delivery
● Built strong relationships with colleagues from around the organisations including in Fundraising, Marketing, Customer Service and Service Delivery teams
● Make recommendations for improving coordination systems and processes to better grow awareness of oracy and capacity to make policy changes
● Deliver strong analytics and insights systems
From 6 months onwards, we expect for you to be fully embedded in the organisation, delivering sector-leading campaigns and enjoying your working life!
This job is for you if you…
Have experience in these areas
● Project managing campaigns and business as usual from conception to delivery and evaluation
● Matrix managing projects with staff from across various departments
● Co-creating content with staff from various departments and personally creating multi-channel content in multiple formats
● Using analytics and user intelligence to deliver insights which meaningfully shape campaigns
● Strong eye for detail, including in copywriting and proofreading
● Ability to form excellent working relationships, internally & externally
You may also have experience in these areas
● Relevant experience in and a strong understanding of the education sector
● Experience project managing in an organisation with staff with content creation responsibilities dispersed across various teams
Reporting lines
Reporting to: Head of Campaigns, Communications and Public Affairs
Managing: None
Where you’ll work: Remote, with travel to our London office and elsewhere for meetings. Occasional overnight stays may be required depending on where you are based.
Contract: Permanent, subject to successful probation review at 3 months.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in the theatre’s new Stories Start Here campaign, building on our successful major donor fundraising programme. As the key relationship manager for a portfolio of some of our closest and passionate supporters, the Major Gifts Manager makes a vital contribution to this growing income stream. By identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing major gifts of £25,000 and more, and working collaboratively across the department with other fundraising teams, there is lots of scope to build on your existing fundraising experience to develop an engaged and generous portfolio of major donors.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Experience in a fundraising capacity, with a successful track record of meeting targets and personally soliciting and securing 5-figure+ philanthropic gifts.
- Evidence of relationship management to proactively develop a portfolio of prospects employing creative strategies to engage them.
- Demonstrable prospect research skills.
- Evidence of ability to write persuasively, and experience of creating compelling fundraising materials.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the necessary listening, facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills to represent the NT, and to achieve immediate credibility and influence with high net worth individuals, and internal and external stakeholders.
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and NT Talks and Events, subject to availability and policy.
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to local childcare providers & gyms on and around the South Bank)
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and Cyclescheme partnership
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer with supporting policies
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role.
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On-site Occupational Health and welfare support
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Free-to-access Employee Assistance Programme, enabling counselling and mental wellbeing support, financial and legal advice, and advice on caring responsibilities.
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On-site staff canteen and bar
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Staff networks including Amplified: The Ethnically Diverse Network; Disability Staff Network; LGBTQ+ Network; Parents and Parents & Carers Network
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The NT is also a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
Please note
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 8th April 2024 at 12 noon.
We support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.
People Department 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role
The digital team at Breast Cancer Now are leading a transformation in how we present our information and services to people affected by breast cancer. We are looking for a digital project manager who will be responsible for the delivery, tracking and communication associated with a number of key cross orgnanisational projects. The role will support with the Head of Digital Transformation in driving and tracking program delivery and ensuring that solutions can be adopted quickly and effectively by the organisation. This will entail collaborating across several high profile projects spanning various directorates and co-ordinating with internal teams (such as our Services, Nursing and Data teams) and external partner agencies.
About you
You’ll have significant and demonstrable experience of digital project management within an agile framework. You’ll be highly collaborative, with strong communication skills and the ability to inspire, organise and motivate others to work together to deliver on time. You’ll be able to manage a demanding workload with a strong attention to detail and solution focused mindset. You’ll ideally have experience of working in the charity or public sectors.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.
Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.
Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is ideally based in our London or Sheffield office but could also be in our Cardiff, or Glasgow office. Our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any questions regarding this role please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team in the first instance.
Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.
Closing date 9am Thursday 4 April 2024
Interview date Wednesday 10 April 2024
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Public Affairs and Policy Manager will play a crucial role in helping to determine and shape TMs policy goals and how best to achieve them. Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues from across the organisation, and in close consultation with the TMs internal and external stakeholder groups and networks you will develop policy, research and campaigning projects to meet the organisations strategic objectives. You will be able to understand complex policy issues, recognise their relevance to the Traveller Movement and identify policy solutions. You will know how to generate and analyse data and bring issues to life by drawing out the lived experience of people from Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller communities
You will led develop and sustain a small committed team of two policy and campaign officers to produce policy, research and campaigning activities. You will lead TMs Public relations and influencing work developing relationships with policy makers, partner organisations, parliamentarians and the media. You will ensure co-production and the voice and lived experiences ethnic Romani (Gypsy), Traveller and Roma is central to all our engagement and influencing work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for your next communications challenge?
We are an ambitious charity, building on our achievements and targeting what’s important to stop ovarian cancer devastating lives - symptoms awareness, early diagnosis, better treatments and support for all. We are also investing in our future. This is an exciting time to be joining Target Ovarian Cancer as we continue to grow as an organisation. Join us and together we'll fight for a world where everyone with ovarian cancer lives.
We are seeking a versatile communications professional with a passion for media & PR to join our team and help us drive forward change. You will be experienced in planning and delivering impactful media campaigns, supporting people to tell their stories, and developing cross-cutting communication campaigns to meet strategic objectives. This is a fast paced and varied role, working across teams and with our community to put ovarian cancer at the top of the agenda.
The role is a full time role, working 35 hours per week. Fixed term contract for 12 months.
We currently offer a hybrid-working model. This means you may usually work from your home or remote location, but are expected to attend meetings and pay for your own travel to the office in Angel, London when required. Please contact us if you would like to find out more about how frequently you would likely be required in the office for this role.
Target Ovarian Cancer does not hold a sponsorship licence and therefore cannot sponsor any individual to work in the UK.
Please submit your application by 23:59 on 8 April 2024.
We want to make our recruitment accessible to all, if there is a way we can support you in your application, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland
Location Based in Belfast (Home working with in person meetings in London on an ad hoc basis.)
Salary £35,000 - £45,000
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity and we work across all four nations of the United Kingdom and the devolved institutions and governments.
The successful candidate would be expected to support our work in Northern Ireland and have demonstrable experience of the political system in Northern Ireland.
In addition to their work in Northern Ireland the successful candidate will support the wider aims of the Policy and Research Department across the UK.
We are the voice of parents in education, we represent 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and have an ambition to develop an internal parent ‘think tank’ within the organisation.
This is an exciting role if you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and interested in education policy and politics.
The role will involve conducting research on education policy and making policy recommendations based on that research. Some research will be time sensitive and involve summarising information and presenting it in an easy to understand way. There will be longer research projects to support the charity to develop policy positions and maintain our position as a strong voice for parents in education.
Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is understood and seen by the right people.
You will have experience of working with political stakeholders in Northern Ireland and a strong understanding of the political structures and processes in Northern Ireland, as well as experience in political engagement to promote research and policy recommendations.
If you love politics and want to spend your days writing about education policy this is the role for you. You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations.
Duties and key responsibilities
Policy research and analysis
- To conduct research on education policy in Northern Ireland under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
- To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
- To provide political monitoring and advice for the department, to include:
- debates and questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- future business across in the Northern Ireland Assembly,
- policy development.
- To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Draft questions (and an understanding of how to structure questions) in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- To support the development of parent surveys to related to our policy work.
- To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.
Political engagement
- To organise policy led events, such as roundtable discussions or meetings of politicians across all U.K. legislatures and experience of managing political events.
- To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Northern Ireland, including:
- officials inside government departments,
- elected representatives,
- think tanks and other relevant research institutions.
- To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.
- To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.
- To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind.
Media engagement
- To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases.
- To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.
General Responsibilities
- To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
- To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive or Director of Policy and Research.
- To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.
This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.
Residents must be based in or within commutable distance of Belfast.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking to recruit an Individual Giving and Gifts in Wills Manager to manage and deliver the Individual Giving and Gifts in Wills (Legacy and In Memoriam) income streams for the Centre. This is an exciting role in our Fundraising team that will manage income pipelines and associated expenditure required to raise income, provide monthly monitoring and use data to analyse fundraising results. This role will also develop and implement strategies to retain, recruit and acquire new supporters.
In addition, you will also provide excellent stewardship to an aging supporter base and ensure the people who donate to the Centre receive a wonderfully warm and personal donor experience, engaging and inspiring donors with stories and updates about the work.
Please refer to the job description for further information.
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter. You must account for any gaps in your employment history. In your cover letter please outline how you meet the requirements of the role, why you would like to work for us and address the following two questions:
1. What experience or interest in legacy fundraising do you have?
2. Please describe your experience of success fundraising within the Individual Giving income stream, including employing strategies to retain, engage and recruit new donors? Please discuss the range of direct marketing channels you have used including digital.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Centre requires job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role: Regional Poppy Appeal Manager – London Poppy Day & Partnerships
Location: London, Southwark (Hybrid 2 Days per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours per week
Salary: £41,172 to £44,232 (Inclusive of London Supplement)
Would you like to take on an exciting challenge raising over a £1m in one day by spearheading London Poppy Day, in addition to playing a key role in managing national partnerships?
The Poppy Appeal is the UK’s largest charity appeal and holds a special place in society each November. London Poppy Day stands as the highlight of this, generating over £1 million in a one-day street collection across central London. Spearheading this endeavour, you will collaborate with a diverse project team to orchestrate LPD, coordinating with Regional Poppy Appeal Managers nationwide to oversee partnership activities. Your attention to detail will ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and legislation, while implementing robust risk management processes.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
In this influential position, you'll engage stakeholders at all organisational levels, securing internal support for LPD and regional initiatives. Externally, you'll cultivate relationships with influential volunteers, event sponsors, and partner organisations, maximising fundraising potential and impact.
Responsible for achieving income targets exceeding £1M for LPD and managing an expenditure budget of around £100K, you'll conduct comprehensive reviews to shape future LPD activities and partnership strategies. Additionally, you'll contribute to cross-functional projects benefiting the broader Poppy Appeal delivery, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
If you're ready to lead a high-profile fundraising initiative and make a meaningful impact supporting veterans and their families, we invite you to join our dedicated team at the Royal British Legion.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London Hub, Haig House. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
Closing Date: 14th April 2024
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Events Fundraising Manager
Hybrid/Homebased with regular travel to our London office
£33,000pa plus competitive reward and benefit scheme
37.5 hours per week
Be There When it matters!
Sue Ryder's Fundraising directorate have had an exciting opportunity arise for an Events Fundraising Manager.
About You
We are looking for someone with a growth mindset, who is open to learning new skills, and embraces collaborative working. Attitude and approach are key, so if you have transferable skills but don’t necessarily have direct experience in a role like this, we would love to hear from you.
Key Skills:
• A proven track record of working within a fundraising events environment and an excellent knowledge of the running and challenge events market
• Experience of working with and through a large supporter or customer facing team to achieve results
• Experience of managing people and volunteers and using a variety of communication methods to an audience of all levels both internally and externally
• Experience of delivering income and expenditure budgets and developing and working to event plans
• Experience of developing compelling marketing materials for print, web and social
About the role:
• This role is hybrid, with time split across our London office and working from home. However, we also welcome applicants looking for a home-based role, with travel to event days as required.
• Delivery activity plans for full events programme
• Responsible for the delivery and management of income and expenditure for allocated events portfolio
• Grow the Sue Ryder brand through the events programme and develop and lead on delivery of a national marketing campaign to promote participation in third party running and challenge events
• Leadership, management and performance of the Events Team
• Development of partnerships with event organisers
Drop in Sessions – Zoom details in attached job pack
27th March @ 7pm
28th March @12noon
2nd April @ 7pm
Competitive Benefits Package
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), - Company pension scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Refer a friend scheme - £250
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.
Closing date: 4th April
Interview date: 12th April
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.
Eden Brown is delighted to be partnering with an incredible Arts organisation who bring World Class ballet to a wide audience throughout the UK to recruit them a Head of Trusts and Corporates. This organisation bring dance to different communities and people of all ages.
About the Role
As Senior Major Gifts Manager, you will support both the organisations vision and the Development Department's strategy, to grow philanthropic income. Reporting to the Head of Major and Principal Gifts and line managing the Major Gifts Officer, you will nurture relationships with donors, develop the prospect pipeline and secure major gifts (£10k - £250k per annum ) from high-net-worth individuals. You will also act as the primary Development liaison with the Events team, jointly overseeing our cultivation and stewardship events.
You will be responsible for
*Identifying new donors and working with existing supporters, to secure 5 and 6 figure gifts.
*Proposing creative approaches to achieve personal and team income targets whilst providing excellent, engaging stewardship to donors.
*Overseeing the planning and execution of Development event, supported by the Events team.
*Managing the Major Gifts Officer, conducting regular 1:1's and supporting their development.
About You
To be successful as Senior Major Gifts Manager you will have had
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Experience of working in fundraising within the arts, higher education or third sectors and a demonstrable understanding of best practice in donor cultivation and stewardship.
*Experience of securing five and six-figure gifts from high net-worth individuals.
*Experience of working to targets, developing donor solicitation and stewardship plans.
*Experience or a good understanding of working for a performing arts organisation or in the broader arts and cultural space.
*Ability to understand of prospect research and network mapping
This role is Hybrid in the London office with some home working available. To hear more about this incredible opportunity please call Laura Iliff on 07442607841. Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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About us
UCL is a radically different university. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men. Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 16,000 staff and is one of the world's top 10 universities.
The department of the Vice President External Engagement coordinates UCL's engagement with a range of audiences, raising the university's profile and influence, and managing its reputation. It promotes the public value of UCL's research and partnerships to the future of Britain and globally. It is a service-driven function made up of communications and marketing professionals who deliver sector-leading media relations, public affairs, institutional communications, brand and integrated marketing, student recruitment, and events.
About the role
Undertake analysis of external and internal data sets to identify insights and trends.
Build dashboards to visualise data.
Present and communicate findings to colleagues across VPEE and the wider UCL community through data visualization, report writing and disseminating insight through relevant channels.
Undertake data analysis and desk research to support and inform portfolio development and review.
Build effective networks with colleagues at all levels and assist them to use market intelligence to support customer focused and data-driven decision making and evaluation, including programme teams and the central strategy function.
Commission research from internal and external partners.
Support a learning and development culture by regularly sharing expert knowledge with our communities of practice.
Work across functions to provide high quality horizon scanning to help inform better contextual understanding of audience needs.
Develop audience segmentation and personas to help aid better understanding of our audiences and their needs.
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, measure comms/engagement performance, reporting back to senior leaders regularly.
About you
Qualifications, experience and knowledge
Experience of delivering reporting and insight, drawing on a range of data sources, including providing commentary on business performance. (Essential)
Qualification or experience in communications, data science or an equivalent numerate subject. (Essential)
Excellent working knowledge of Excel and BI tools (e.g. Tableu or PowerBI) with experience of using data science techniques to model and analyse data. (Essential)
Experience working in a communications or Higher Education setting. (Desirable)
Skills and abilities
Evidence of the ability to create reports to measure complex data for consumption by non-technical audiences. (Essential)
Strong communication skills, in person and in writing, with the interpersonal skills and ability to explain complex data and concepts to non-technical audiences. (Essential)
Excellent organisational skills, time management and project management skills, including the ability to work effectively on numerous projects simultaneously, and to deliver to deadlines. (Essential)
Able to work prioritise and delegate tasks in line with operational objectives. (Essential)
Able to lead on areas of work, and to measure and assess outcomes. (Essential)
Able to deliver analysis to help product owners make decisions based on evidence. (Essential)
UCL Ways of Working for professional services
Committed to providing a helpful and responsive service. (Essential)
Documenting and sharing solutions. (Essential)
Using evidence and quality data to support approaches. (Essential)
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Please note that within Settle's career structure and pay scale, this role is a Senior Officer position.
Settle is an award-winning charity that supports care-experienced young people as they move into their first home so they can confidently transition into independent living and thrive.
Benefits
- Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
- Flexible working arrangements
- Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
- Annual performance and pay progression reviews
- Up to 5% pension contribution
- 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free therapy
- Work phone and laptop
- A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social events
This is an exciting time to join Settle as we look to invest in and grow our fundraising and development capabilities. As Senior Fundraising Officer, you’ll be working to generate income which will enable Settle to expand its provision, reach its strategic goals and, ultimately, make a real difference to the amazing young people we serve.
You’ll work closely with our senior leadership and support team to help deliver our fundraising strategy. Reporting directly to our Head of Fundraising, you’ll lead on writing grant applications, reporting to funders and managing our prospects pipeline and you’ll support the running of fundraising campaigns and events too. Because this role will have a strong focus on securing trust and foundation income, we are looking for an experienced grant-writer with a track record of writing successful grant applications and securing 5-figure sums, but we’d welcome experience of other types of fundraising too.
In joining Settle, you’ll be joining a fast growing and truly impactful organisation with lots of opportunity for progression and development within our friendly team. We are proud to have been voted one of Escape the City’s Top 100 companies to ‘escape’ to in 2021.
Our vision is a 21st century Britain where no young person is homeless and all young people get a fair chance at doing well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.