Events and Projects Officer

Permanent, full-time (37.5hours per week)

Flexible hours worked in our London office and at home

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000

About Association of Chairs

If you join us, you’ll be helping a wide range of charities to succeed and change the world for the better. You will be helping the leaders of charities to lead them well.  Most charities are headed by unpaid boards of volunteers who have a legal responsibility for the running of the organisation. So, it’s not surprising that being the Chair of the board is a tough job, and as they tell us, quite lonely even for very experienced people.

Association of Chairs provides a member network for Chairs of social purpose and not-for-profit organisations, and was formed in order to help Chairs with their unique task: leading the board in delivering the organisation’s aims. We launched in October 2013 to fill the gap in support for Chairs – most advice and training was focused on the general duties of all trustees. 

About this role

We are recruiting for an Events and Projects Officer to co-ordinate our events programme and projects. Our weekly events are our primary method of gathering, informing, and empowering our members, and non-members, to effect change in their own organisations and with their own boards. With the charity sector emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and many organisations considering new ways of working, this is an exciting time to be involved in empowering Chairs and their boards.

Our small, dedicated team works hard on behalf of Chairs in the Third Sector and we’d love you to join us on our journey. There is more information on our organisation and the role in the attached job pack (see the supporting documents section).

Key summary of additional benefits:

• Training and development opportunities
• 4% pension contribution (non contractual) to your pension after 6 months
• Joining an experienced, talented, caring, good-humoured team
• Excellent networking opportunities including with leading figures in our sector
• 25 days annual leave entitlement, in addition to public holidays

Recruitment timetable

Applications close: 5pm, Thursday 17th February

Interviews: Wednesday 23rd - Friday 25th February

How to apply

Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements. This should be submitted via the CharityJob platform. If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please email Dan Bishop, using details in the attached pack (see the supporting documents section), to arrange a convenient time.

Salary: The expected starting salary is £37,964 (with the top of the range to be offered in exceptional circumstances). 

We have two openings for Senior Case Officers to join the BCR and International Transfer Team on a permanent basis.  The roles are to assist in both the review and approving of UK binding corporate rules (BCRs) applications. 

The team is collaborative and supportive and the nature of the work means a lot of contact with organisations with international transfer instruments and other EU and non EU privacy and data protection authorities.  This is an excellent opportunity to expand your knowledge of International Data Transfers.

Given the complex and technical nature of BCRs, neither role is suitable for part time or job-share working patterns.
 

About the ICO 
 

The ICO is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. The ICO’s work is interesting and immensely rewarding – it is of national importance and increasingly in the public eye.  We are at the forefront of information rights policy development, providing direct advice to the public, and enforcing the UK’s data protection and freedom of information laws. We hold a unique position as a regulator across the whole of the private, public and third sectors. 
 

About you

Educated to degree level or equivalent you will have good experience of working in data protection or information privacy and an enthusiasm for applying this in emergent and complex areas. We are looking for someone who is interested in developing their knowledge and practical experience within the international tools transfer space more broadly.

Apply

Please vist the ICO website to complete an online application form by the closing date:23.59Thursday 3 February

Please note if you are appointed to work with the ICO you will be required to complete security clearance processes. These include identity and qualification checks and a Basic Disclosure level check of unspent criminal convictions. 

Why work for the Information Commissioner's Office? 

We are proud to provide our people with a premium benefits package including

• a generous leave allowance
• civil service pension arrangements
• flexi time 
• flexible working arrangements such as compressed hours
• staff medicals

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks.

If you are disabled and have difficulty using our online application system please email the HR team who can arrange for you to submit an application via an alternative method.

• We are looking for a dynamic Senior Analysis Officer to support the creation and collation of analysis, research and evidence that has a transformative effect on the youth employment ecosystem.
• You will work with the Analysis Manager and other members of the Impact and Evidence team to support the design, delivery and management of commissioned and in-house analysis projects striving to understand the complex, systemic issues faced by marginalised young people in their employment journey, as well as potential solutions.
• This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with young people on analysis projects. A part of the role will also be working with other teams, such as policy and communications, to translate complex analysis and evaluation findings into accessible, user-centred outputs and briefings for internal and external use.
• This role can be based at either our Leeds or Birmingham hubs. We are currently piloting hybrid working allowing you work up to 3 days at home.

All recruitment to roles at the Youth Futures Foundation is done using a specialist system that conceals the applicant’s identity and focuses on assessing candidates based on key competencies, anonymising applications and distributing the assessment of applications against multiple assessors. 

We are keen to explore the widest possible pool of talent for all our roles. Internally, we encourage an open, collaborative and inclusive working environment. We have established an Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion steering committee with team members from across the organisation and headed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Senior Analytical Officer

Location: 183 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BU  (role will include some regional and national travel as well as the potential for home working)

Hours: 37 

Salary: £41,000 - £48,000

AET is one of the largest academy trusts in the country, with a network of primary, secondary and special schools spanning nearly every region in the country.

This is an unique opportunity for a creative and passionate data professional to become part of our new Insights team, supporting the trust to generate key analysis and insights on the school improvement strategy.  Working closely with the Business Intelligence team you will use innovative and varied techniques to ensure that the trust has the reporting and analysis that it requires to be as successful as possible. Using the latest techniques you’ll help to drive best practice reporting and analytics both within the insights team and throughout the wider trust.

This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the organisation, and as we pivot from turnaround mode to becoming a high performance organisation on the pathway to sustainable excellence, we are kicking off a major recruitment drive to ramp up the pace of school improvement across the trust. This role offers a unique opportunity to join our organisation and be part of this exciting journey. 

If you are a data analysis  or research professional with exceptional leverage skills and an interest in education and would like to join our team - we’d love to hear from you.

We offer:

• More training and development, so you can get better at what you do. 

• More support for you and your loved ones - a health cash plan, lifestyle savings discounts, employee loans and savings scheme, and employee assistance programme.

• More technology so you can have more impact.

Closing date: 31 January 2022

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. 

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CVs. Apply today by clicking here today: https://bit.ly/3yLt1Wi

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

AET embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. 

Harris Hill is working with a community based charity, assisting their search for an interim Senior Communications Officer, starting mid February for 4 months.

This role is one of three senior communications officers who, with the rest of the team, deliver a communications workplan. The SCO roles are mutually supportive and collaborate closely. Although each one has their own areas of expertise and responsibility, senior communications officers may be involved in any aspect of the team's work if required and share core skills.

This particular role will hold their digital and offline channels, producing content and coordinating with teams to grow their reach and engagement. You will develop messaging and narrative to progress their strategic ambition to enable change.

Experience:

Expert knowledge of managing communications channels and scheduling content.
Excellent writing and editing skills for online content and print/PDF.
Experience of planning and managing multiple content projects simultaneously, with a flexible and adaptable approach.
Expert knowledge of managing communications channels and scheduling content.
Excellent writing and editing skills for online content and print/PDF
Experience of developing compelling messages creating and coherent narrative across a breadth of content.
Expert knowledge of social media strategy and implementation
Experience of preparing and delivering communications plans and strategies.
Experience of creating brilliant content briefing and working with external suppliers of video/animation, audio and graphics assets.

We are looking for a creative Senior Mid Value Officer to maximise digital and offline channels to increase engagement and long-term value of our existing supporters.

The Charity A well known, well loved, homelessness charity. Currently the IG team raise 70% of voluntary income, with ambitious plans to increase income from all audiences over the next few years. Offering hybrid working.

The Role
The purpose of this role is to further develop the Mid-Value Donor programme, which is currently in its infancy, together with building a long-term strategy for the programme.

They charity have a very successful cash programme and are looking for someone who wants to build on their creativity, campaign management skills and their enthusiasm for analysis to help expand the programme further, maximising digital and offline channels to increase engagement and long-term value of our existing supporters.

They charity currently run a successful direct marketing programme to engage with Mid-Value supporters giving from 100-5k with the Mid-Value audience currently delivering almost 70% of all warm cash income annually.

They have identified a significant opportunity for growth in income by creating a bespoke, multi-channel programme for these supporters.

The is an exciting and varied role which will work with multiple teams across the organisation and external partners and employ a mixture of direct marketing and major donor techniques to drive the Mid-Value programme forward.

This role reports into the Senior Direct Marketing Manager Development who will provide support, guidance, oversight and overall accountability (in the Individual Giving team) and will work closely with the Philanthropy and Legacy teams.

The Candidate
Minimum of 2 years experience working in a busy communications environment, working to tight deadlines
Experience of creative development, project management and copyrighting
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan and manage a variety of projects and activities to tight deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to deliver presentations and produce written documents to a high standard
Excellent numerical skills and ability to analyse campaign results

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

What Works for Children’s Social Care is the largest funder of children’s social care research in England. Our ambitious research agenda is seeing a growing number of high quality impact evaluations being carried out to help improve the lives of young people and their families.

Reporting to the Centre’s Head of Communications, the post holder will have a key role in ensuring that the research we produce has the maximum impact for children. By supporting and implementing the communications and marketing activity for the Centre, in particular through the use of engaging digital outputs, this role presents an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.

The Role

This role will be responsible for supporting and implementing the communications and marketing activity for WWCSC, bringing our research alive and making sure it has maximum impact. You will work primarily on ensuring all our outputs are engaging and impactful, and are reaching our key audiences in ways that resonate with them. You will work day to day with the Centre’s team and with teams of collaborators. You will report to WWCSC’s Head of Communications, but will work closely with everyone in the team, in particular the Policy and Engagement teams. Specific tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Leading on the development and dissemination of digital content eg animations, gifs, infographics - including identifying suitable opportunities for digital content, storyboarding and drafting text, liaising with relevant teams for content and sign-off, disseminating across various platforms to gain maximum return on investment

• Leading in-house design of reports, publications etc - including scheduling of work, ensuring faithfulness to brand guidelines and good design principles, ensuring accessibility standards across all our outputs

• Supporting and implementing the strategic communications and engagement plans for WWCSC and its projects

• Managing the WWCSC website and social media channels

• Supporting the delivery of WWCSC events and webinars and assisting with content - advising internal and external stakeholders to ensure content is in line with WWCSC strategic objectives, relevant and engaging for audiences; suggesting potential topics, angles and speakers

• Working closely with the research and programme management teams to ensure lessons, stories, outputs and outcomes from the Centre are captured and shared in the most appropriate and effective ways

• Drafting copy for a wide range of external audiences

• Representing the Centre at conferences and engagement events

• Any other reasonable duties as specified by your line manager to further the objectives of WWCSC. 

The Person

• Proven experience of marketing and communications skills gained in a similar role

• Demonstrable skills in design, video and/or animation

• Experience in the use of Adobe Creative Suite programmes

• Ability to work across a range of projects with competing demands

• Attention to detail

• Excellent project management skills

• Experience of creating content for a wide range of audiences and purposes

• Knowledge of the children’s social care sector (desirable)

• Interest in evidence-based policy and solutions

Please see the attached application pack for more details.

Equality and Diversity

WWCSC is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. We are proud to have a diverse team and we are committed to building on this and ensuring our workplace is inclusive and accessible. We welcome candidates from minority and marginalised groups and given our subject area, we are also keen to see applications from people who have lived experience of the children’s social care sector. Please help us monitor this by completing our Equality and Diversity monitoring form (attached)

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting Beat, a UK eating disorder charity, in their search for a Philanthropy Lead.

Beat exist to end the pain and suffering and loss of life among people effected by eating disorders. Beat help their beneficiaries to understand their illness and support them to get treatment to help towards their recovery. The charity also focuses on campaigning for better government policy and health services, as well as training teachers, health professional and key individuals to spot the early signs of an eating disorder.

As the Philanthropy Lead, you will focus on developing relationships with new and existing high-net-worth-individuals to secure five and six figure gifts. Joining a supportive fundraising team of 25, you will work collaboratively to ensure excellent stewardship of donors, organising special events, and you will also have the opportunity to manage a small handful of corporate relationships. As the key point of contact for major donor fundraising, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to step up and diversify their high value fundraising portfolio.

To be successful as the Philanthropy Lead you will have a proven track record of securing five and six figure gifts from individuals or corporate partners. You will have previous experience of account managing fundraising relationships and be confident in researching and building new relationships with potential high value donors. Joining a collaborative team, you will also be comfortable working across departments and be able to proactively engage colleagues on projects.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

This is a full-time permanent role that can either be based in their London Office or homebased near London.

If you are interested in applying to this Philanthropy Lead position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Prospectus are proud to be supporting Cats Protection in their search for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Development Officer for a fixed term contract of 12 months.

Cats Protection is the UK's leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Corporate Partnerships sits within the High Value Giving Team, working collaboratively across Income Generation. You will be responsible for identifying, researching and developing strong relationships with potential new corporate partners; developing creative and compelling corporate propositions to pitch and present to potential partners; organising and managing corporate cultivation events and attending and networking with potential partners at key industry events.

To be successful you will be creative and ambitious, have experience of generating new corporate partnerships in a charity and demonstrable experience of developing relationships and high-level networking with corporate partners. You will be a self-starter able to use your own initiative and will have the ability to problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills.

This role can be home-based or based at the National Cat Centre in Chelwood Gate on the edge of Ashdown Forest, with flexible working.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

This role will take responsibility for sharing our charity voices – from individuals and families to healthcare professionals – and securing proactive opportunities for them across earned and owned channels.

These stories will be inspiring and emotive and will fulfil our strategic aim of raising awareness of the impact of muscle-wasting conditions and show how people benefit from our work, to motivate and engage people to come to us for support, to give support and fundraise for our cause.

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience of working in a busy and professional communications team, preferably in the third sector or in a newsroom
• Experience of working with case studies or vulnerable people and preparing them for use in the media 
• Experience of interviewing and writing case study-led stories for the media and web, ideally for a charity client

Expectations in the role

• Working across teams, with the support of the PR Manager, to identify, develop and connect people who are prepared to tell their story or experience of fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy UK. 
• Fulfiling a PR support and coaching role for a team of Regional Development Managers across the UK, who will feed in supporter stories
• Developing communications plans for national awareness days
• Contributing to monitoring and analysing charity media coverage. Produce evaluations for media campaigns

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our team have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London with flexibility for home working (3 days per week).  

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful

Established in 1876, Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation that has been supporting families for over 140 years. We have over 4 million members worldwide, 55,000 of whom in Britain and Ireland. As a Christian Charity, we aim to demonstrate faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide. Our members work at grassroots level around the world bringing hope and practical support to at least a million people every year through our programmes and as part of the volunteer base of local churches.

Aim of the Job:

To manage the Database Officer and deliver an excellent customer service experience for both membership and fundraising. Lead on the production of all data selections and exports.  Manage the Charity’s membership/supporter database Open engage/Advanced to ensure our members and donors are communicated in an appropriate and timely way, ensuring the Charity remains GDPR compliant at all times. 

This role will be an 18 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC), with the potential of transitioning into a more senior Database Manager position.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead on data exports and selections to support membership and fundraising engagement.
• To work in conjunction with the Individual Giving Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and Retail to produce a detailed process plans to support the member and donor stewardship programme.
• Coordinate and/or implement training on the use of the CRM for team members and volunteer Database Officers across the UK.
• Administer Open Engage/Advanced to ensure that the users are provided with the appropriate rights of access and all updates and integrations are up to date.
• To manage the functionality of other internal systems such as the Website Directory (Bespoke CRM portal), Just Giving, web payments, etc.
• To work with the Individual Giving Manager on the analytics to identify patterns & trends in supporter behavior, utilizing a range of income platforms, including our CRM Open Engage/Advanced.
• To assist external contractors in reviewing the CRM Data Architecture and procurement of a new CRM.
• Guiding and instructing the Database Officer on CRM related tasks and help shape their outputs and performance.
• To manage the processing of Fundraising and central membership income.
• To be responsible for the accuracy and quality of all membership data, including running regular monthly reports and validation tools.
• Work with the Head of Finance and Services to ensure we are GDPR compliant in all areas related to the teams work.
• To provide routine management reports as required.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Any other reasonable duties as directed by Head of Fundraising, Communications and Retail.

Key Competencies

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Computer literate – Microsoft packages, CRM system.
• Working knowledge of database languages such as SQL / PHP / R / C / Python.
• Experience in working in a busy fundraising environment.
• Line managerial experience.
• Understanding and working knowledge of the function of a membership/fundraising database.
• Ability to support and enhance membership/fundraising activities.
• Highly organised with ability to prioritise workload.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate with people at all organisational levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical approach to problem solving

Personal Attributes

• Flexible.
• Approachable.
• Good team player.

Education Qualifications

• Educated to A’ level or equivalent or possess a higher degree.
• A recognised qualification in Database Management would be highly advantageous.

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be added or requested as a result.
• The responsibilities outlined are not an exhaustive list of tasks and the post holder may be asked to undertake other reasonable duties in connection with the work of the team.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• A broad sympathy with the Christian faith.

Work Location

This role is primarily based at our head office in Central London. Mothers’ Union is currently operating a hybrid working pattern (during times when working from home rules are relaxed) where staff are required to work a minimum two days from office. However, there will be occasions where staff will need to work from office for more than the 2 day minimum due to operational requirements at certain times.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via CharityJob.

The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 26th January 2022. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Supporter Care and Database Team at Terrence Higgins Trust.

We are seeking a friendly and experienced Supporter Care professional to assist with the day to day function of the team focusing on providing supporters with a personal and positive experience .This role will involve demonstrating strong interpersonal skills whilst showcasing confidence working with databases and varied processes.

We pride ourselves on our personal touches and genuine appreciation for the supporters who make our work possible.

This role will work closely with the Supporter Care Officer and report into the Database and Analysis Manager.

This is an exciting time to join Terrence Higgins Trust, as we work towards ending HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030, as well as supporting people living with HIV and ensuring good sexual health for everyone in the UK. Our supporters are at the heart of this, and this role is a vital link between our community of supporters and the work they make possible.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Events & Community Fundraising Officer to join our established and friendly Fundraising team

If you, would you like to work for a leading mental health charity in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

Your role will be an agile position meaning you can work flexibly between 2 days at a fixed base in Albert Embankment, London and from home. You will work full time, 35 hours per week on a permanent contract with a salary of £25,690.03 to £28,087.95pa or £28,336.13 to £ 30,734.05 per annum inclusive of London Weighting. You can read more about the rewards you will receive on the full advert on our website.

The Fundraising Team are responsible for generating income for Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK from a range of sources.  The team work closely with teams across the organisation to communicate the need for support, telling the stories of the work our charity delivers and how we’re changing lives for people severely affected by mental illness.

Rethink Mental Illness deliver both national and local services that enable and empower people to understand and manage their mental health in a person-centred and empathetic way.

With our local service delivery and national expertise in supporting people whose lives are affected by mental health problems, we have been able to mark a significant footprint in the areas that deeply challenge our mental health and stability.

The team deliver passionate and determined content to our audience to encourage members of the public to fundraise for Rethink Mental Illness. We create and deliver innovative campaigns, whilst helping to redefine fundraising, during unprecedented times.

What will I be doing?  

You will be responsible for:

• Act as a first point of contact for anyone interested in taking part in an event for Rethink Mental Illness, recognising that some participants may be personally affected by mental illness. Taking potential participants from initial enquiry through to taking part in events, and exceed their expectations on service
• Lead on Events & Community fundraising social media for the charity (both content and scheduling) to engage new and existing audiences on a range of topics, working with colleagues in the digital team. This will involve campaign creation.
• Liaise and manage relationships with relevant external stakeholders (including marketing agencies, event organisers and 3rd party media agencies) to ensure the best possible value for money, and therefore ROI, for Rethink Mental Illness
• Liaise with the media team to gain press & digital comms coverage for event participants.
• Support with keeping the events web pages engaging and up to date
• Assist the Events & Community Fundraising Manager with supporting our network of groups with materials, fundraising ideas, and central administration, recognising that many group members have lived experience of mental illness
• Support story telling of where fundraising goes, through virtual and physical events (when possible). Includes the capture of supporters stories.
• Manage third party supplier(s) responsible for delivering our fundraising challenges and be responsible for event risk management
• Identify opportunities for growth, to maximise funds raised
• Managing the use of fundraising platforms like Just Giving. Making sure our coding is up to date.
• Working closely with our data team to create data selections for our campaigns and ensuring all finance codes are in place.

Other responsibilities:

• Ensure that all fundraising adheres to our Supporter Promise as well as relevant fundraising regulation
• Build and maintain strong and effective relationships across the organisation
• Keep up to date on the work of the other areas of fundraising, making a contribution to the development and review of strategies in other fundraising areas
• Have a clear understanding of the aims and objectives of Rethink Mental Illness and be able to communicate them in a strong and compelling manner
• Represent Rethink Mental Illness positively at all times
• To occasionally travel the country and work flexibly to meet the requirements of the job role (e.g. occasional evenings and days at weekends)
• As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Rethink Mental Illness as a member, donor or activist
• To be able to work with basic computer packages

Who I am?

I have the essentials covered:

• I am an experienced fundraiser
• I have experience customer or supporter stewardship including planning and managing campaigns for fundraising events. This may include experience of relationship management.
• I have developed and tested new fundraising products
• I have excellent organisational and planning skills, with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets and deadlines
• I am successful in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• I have experience in managing events
• I can work with CRM systems, ideally
• I can work independently, problem solve, manage my time and deadlines
• I can travel to meetings and events regularly across the UK when travel restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so

I may also have:

• Ideally, you’ll also have a fundraising or marketing related qualification, but this isn’t essential. The role may require other ad hoc duties and responsibilities as required.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.

Role Summary

At a pivotal moment in United World Schools’ history, join us to take our events to the next level. We are developing our bold 2030 strategy to reach more children than ever over the next decade and you can help to make it possible.

We are looking to develop new and innovative events, as well as building on existing success to ensure the greatest amount of funds are raised for United World Schools over the next ten years. This year is special as we bring back our Gala, and secure UK Aid Match for 2022. This is an incredible opportunity to raise our profile and deliver a roster of events that engages with the public. The level of success that Aid Match achieves will have a direct effect on the levels of both income raised, and the volume of new supporters we attract to United World School’s work.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to work with a small, talented team to deliver our key events in 2022. Reporting to the Associate Director of Philanthropy, the Events Manager will take a lead role in the planning and delivery of our Spring Gala 2022. We are looking for someone with sufficient experience who can hit the ground running, with the Gala, but also a portfolio of special and challenge events.

You will be used to working collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solution focussed throughout your areas of work. You will also demonstrate the ability to deliver multiple projects, work at pace and resolve problems. You will possess strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills too.

We are looking for someone who is driven and passionate and will work to maximise our income to increase the impact we can have on many out of school children.

Job Title Events Manager Location UWS offices in Vauxhall, London (Flexible working options considered) Job Type 8-10 months maternity cover, full time. Salary £32-35k dependent on skills and experience, plus 4% pension contribution. (For exceptional candidates, there is flexibility) United World Schools is an equal opportunities employer and actively promotes diversity and strongly encourages applications from within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and under-represented groups.

Job Description  

Job Title: Events Manager

Location: UWS offices in Vauxhall, London (Flexible working options considered)

Job Type: 8-10 months maternity cover, full time.

Salary: £32-35k dependent on skills and experience, plus 4% pension contribution. (For exceptional candidates, there is flexibility)

United World Schools is an equal opportunities employer and actively promotes diversity and strongly encourages applications from within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and under-represented groups.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

• ● Support the Fundraising and Partnerships team by developing in partnership both engagement events and fundraising events for our UWS audiences.
• ● You will be developing, organising and delivering the Spring 2022 Gala, enabling United World Schools to maximise the incredible opportunity that the Gala represents.
• ● Help to manage, retain, engage and develop a network of senior volunteers via our Gala committee to support fundraising activities, ensuring they have a clear understanding of the role they can play in contributing towards our 2022 Gala.
• ● Leading on the planning and delivery of a portfolio of fundraising events and challenges for our UK Aid match campaign.
• ● Establishing the annual calendar of events including webinars and other hybrid events to inspire supporters with the mission.
• ● Demonstrating excellent behaviours to drive external engagement, working to a collective department target to meet annual income targets
• ● Leading the financial planning and budget setting for Special Events and reporting monthly on forecasting figures.
• ● With the team, plan and coordinate imaginative promotional activities for each event to include promotional events, media and PR.

Essential Requirements

• ● Demonstrable experience and knowledge of delivering large scale events
• ● Motivated, solution-focused, confident and well presented
• ● Excellent verbal communication skills, able to build strong relationships and make supporters feel appreciated
• ● Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload
• ● Ability to keep accurate and up to date records, sharing information as and when appropriate
• ● Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work across teams, internally and externally, to drive fundraising engagement and coordination.
• ● Good IT skills including using word, excel and familiar with Google Suite
• ● Interest, enthusiasm and empathy with the work of United World Schools.

Desirable

• ● Experience delivering a Gala or a large special event
• ● Experience of working with Mailchimp
• ● Knowledge of GDPR
• ● Experience working for an international development NGO

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as a condition of employment. 

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send a CV (max 2 pages) and one page supporting statement to outlining your suitability for the role. Interviews will be held from w/c: 17th January 2022 Due to the urgency of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To avoid disappointment, apply as soon as possible.

Queries

For any questions about the role, please contact Constance, the Associate Director of People and Culture