ASN has a solid income stream of individual giving, with both one-off and more than 1,100 regular donors. We want to both retain and grow this income base and work with our individual supporters in the widest way possible, encouraging them to also fundraise and network on our behalf. This will build on our robust pre-pandemic community fundraising and which we are keen to reboot/pivot online. We have the beginnings of a small major donor income stream, which we believe has potential to grow. Our trusts and foundations programme is also small, but as we develop more work within Europe, we believe this could grow through targeted approaches to funders of European work.

Reporting to ASN’s Founder & Director, you will help to develop and implement Abortion Support Network’s Fundraising and Communications programme. You will work with a network of volunteers with varying levels of experience to grow and diversify ASN’s income through individual giving, major gifts, community fundraising and trusts and foundations. You will develop and implement ASN’s communications strategy, ensuring our messaging and brand is consistent across online (incl. website, social media) and offline channels, ensuring that our fundraising and communications are linked up. You will also work with the Director and our Bookkeeper to ensure that our income projections and budgeting are in line with fundraising activities and goals and support ASN’s wider financial management processes.

We’re looking for someone with high attention to detail, who is both self-motivated and a team player, someone with social justice values who wants to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation to provide critical support to people who want abortions. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Developing, reviewing and implementing ASN’s fundraising and communications strategy 
• Working with ASN’s team of fundraising and communications volunteers to achieve income targets and associated communications KPIs 
• Managing the recruitment, induction and ongoing support of all ASN fundraising and communications volunteers 
• Developing and implementing innovative individual giving campaigns to grow monthly and one-off gifts 
• Developing bespoke ‘Case for Support’ for prospective and current major donors to ensure retention and year-on-year growth 
• Conducting due diligence and prospect research on prospective major donors to ensure high-quality relationships 
• Ensuring regular communications with individual donors, keeping them up to date with our work and the impact their donations have had, ensuring retention remains at or above industry standard 
• Developing and implementing a strategy to ensure database growth through acquisition
• Supporting Trusts & Foundations volunteers to develop a robust prospect pipeline 
• Working with the Community Fundraising and communications volunteers to develop and implement community fundraising events and support groups who would like to fundraise for ASN, both online and when possible in person 
• Working with Social Media Volunteers to ensure interesting, relevant and consistent content across platforms (incl. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) 
• Working with ASN’s Director and Bookkeeper to develop and monitor budgets and income forecasts based on existing and planned fundraising activities 
• Assisting with forecasting, management accounts and reporting across financial KPIs to the Director and the Board of Trustees
• Updating and maintaining the database in line with the General Data Protection Regulations 
• Implementing the Equal Opportunities Policy into daily activities 
• Undertaking any other duties as may reasonably be required in this post 
• Keeping abreast of key fundraising and communications trends and issues and the regulatory environment. Ensuring that standards are set, procedures followed, and issues acted upon or communicated to relevant staff 

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Essential: 

• Four years of experience in fundraising and/or communications 
• Demonstrable experience in developing and running successful online individual giving campaigns 
• Proven experience in running acquisition campaigns, with a detailed understanding of retention rates, lifetime value etc. 
• Demonstrable understanding of how varying fundraising income streams can intersect i.e. regular gift into a major gift 
• Demonstrable experience in working across a range of communications channels
• Proven experience in recruiting and managing volunteers 
• Proven experience of forecasting income and creating budgets
• Ability to plan strategically and implement those plans 
• Exceptional organisational skills with experience of managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively 
• Excellent communication skills including a high level of attention to detail, both written and oral
• Ability and willingness to work as a team and to use own initiative
• Excellent presentation skills, confidence in making personal approaches and representing ASN externally 
• Computer literate and confident in using all MS Office software 
• Financially literate with ability to analyse and contribute to budgets, management accounts, financial reporting and forecasts. 
• Knowledge of a fundraising database 
• Ability to travel internationally on an occasional basis 
• Willingness to work, if required, on evenings/weekends 

Desirable: 

• Experience in fundraising in other territories (i.e. Poland and other countries in Europe) 
• Experience in other forms of fundraising such as Major Giving, Trusts & Foundations and/or community fundraising 
• Experience of financial management within a small charity 
• Experience of using platforms including or similar to Donorfy, MailChimp and various payment platforms (Fundraise Up, Stripe, Apple Pay, PayPal, etc) 
• Experience working with the press and fielding press enquiries

Personal Attributes/Qualities: 

• Post-holder must be pro-choice. This will be evaluated at interview 
• Trustworthy, patient, flexible and a good relationship builder 
• Ambitious, innovative, target-driven and self-motivated
• Enjoy working as part of a team 
• Open to new ways of working, learning new tasks and skills as required 
• Committed to building meaningful, personal relationships with our supporters 
• Strongly motivated by success and passionate about seizing opportunities as they present themselves 
• Driven by the desire to give our supporters an excellent experience 

Inclusion 

Abortion Support Network especially encourages applications from People of Colour, LGBTQ+ people (we are a trans-inclusive organisation), people with disabilities, and people who have experienced other exclusion or marginalisation. We have tried to make this recruitment process as accessible as possible, but if you have particular needs please get in touch and we can think together about how to make this process more accessible for you. 

INTERVIEW PROCESS 

Please submit CV and cover letter of no more than two pages detailing why you would suit the role and any other information you believe to be relevant. Deadline for applying is Wed 17 March by 9 pm.  

Successful applicants will be invited to take part in a two stage interview process, both conducted over Zoom or Skype. The first interview will include skills testing. The first round of interviews will be scheduled to take place Monday 29 March and the morning of Wednesday 31 March.

The Academy of Social Sciences seeks a pro-active, experienced and thoughtful Senior Campaign Manager to take responsibility for developing and delivering its activities to promote and showcase the social sciences. In so doing you will develop further the momentum and public profile of the Campaign, and advance understanding of the contributions social sciences make to enhancing decision-making, society and lives. The Campaign’s work is targeted primarily to policy makers and other decision-makers across all levels of government, business, research funders and media. This is a role at the heart of the Academy and is the lead staff role for the Campaign.

The task of the Campaign is to help shape and deliver a compelling and evolving public-facing showcase and narrative of the social sciences, so that what they are and what they contribute to society is better understood, valued and used. Our approach is to use substantive research evidence, impact and expertise, including that from within our high-profile Fellowship, to ‘show’ and ‘engage’ rather than to ‘tell’. This is primarily a knowledge exchange and engagement role; it is not a parliamentary lobbying role.

It’s an exciting time to join the Academy as we implement our new strategy and build on significant growth and development in 2020, including notable development in our Campaign activities, outreach and profile under the new chair, Professor Bobby Duffy. It is also an exciting time for the social sciences with their rich roles in informing understanding and policy around the ‘grand challenges’, including the UKs social and economic recovery post Covid; climate change and sustainability; and the so-called ‘levelling-up’ agenda, to name but a few.

We seek an articulate team player who understands what it is like to work in a small, busy charity, who relishes a combination of hand’s on ‘doing’, forward planning and managing, who is adept at working with senior figures and who has the drive, ambition and skills to take the Campaign to the next level. You will bring a passion for applied social sciences, and a broad knowledge of them; strong relationship management skills; excellent organisation, IT and communication skills; creativity and a willingness ‘to do’; and the diplomacy and confidence to work with senior figures in the field.

In return we offer a job with a real purpose, significant responsibility, a warm and friendly context in which to work, a sense of shared endeavour, some flexibility as to how the work is organised, and the opportunity to play an essential role for the social sciences. A sense of humour is welcomed!

The Academy and Campaign

The Campaign was formed in 2011 as the public advocacy arm of the Academy. It is funded by a network of supporters across UK social science: universities, learned societies, publishers and individuals. It draws upon expertise in the Academy Fellowship and beyond and benefits greatly from its high-profile board which provides advice, ideas and helps support delivery. The Campaign is chaired by Prof Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute and King’s College London.

The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, learned societies and practitioners in the social sciences. Our charitable purpose is to promote social science in the UK for the public benefit. Our membership is composed of around 1400 individual Fellows, both academics and practitioners, elected for their contributions to social science, and 46 member Learned Societies which serve individual disciplinary areas in the social sciences. As a charity the Academy exists for public benefit and, as such, it serves the UK social science community as a whole.

The Role

Working closely with the Campaign Chair and Board, the Academy’s Chief Executive (to whom this role reports) and the Head of Policy, you will be involved at the heart of planning the outward-facing campaign activities and will have primary responsibility for delivering them successfully. On a day-to-day basis you will also work closely with the Academy’s Communications Manager.

This is a key role in delivery of the Campaign’s activities and in meeting its strategic plans. You will build the Campaign’s online profile and presence, organise successful events, lead projects and manage relationships with supporters. You will attract and retain supporters and work with those supporters to deliver benefits and create strong partnerships. Above all, your work will help ensure the social sciences are better understood, valued and used and that the Campaign is funded sustainably.

The four areas of responsibility are:

Campaign Board and annual planning

• Work with the Campaign Board and relevant Academy colleagues to create stimulating annual work/activity plans for the Campaign, aligned with the strategy and available resources, and with clear outcomes, timetable and measures of success.
• Undertake research and intelligence gathering relevant to the Campaign and its activities.
• Engage Board members in supporting the delivery of the Campaign activities as their time and expertise permits.
• Monitor and report on progress with the work plan regularly to Campaign Board meetings

Campaign activities and online presence

• Create and curate an interesting and high-profile programme, relevant to the Campaign’s themes, and drawing on expertise in the Fellowship and beyond, including potential delivery partners. 
• Deliver the events programme (e.g., panel discussions, roundtables, lectures) attracting good audience levels and ensuring we reach those communities we seek to engage/influence.
• Manage the Campaign’s online presence and engagement, including web resources (e.g., comment/think pieces, video interviews) ensuring quality and profile as befits the status of the Campaign and Academy; and making best use of a new website for 2021, working with the Communications Manager.
• Oversee the production, launch and dissemination of Campaign and co-badged Academy/Campaign publications and reports, including policy reports, working with the Communications Manager.
• Publicise the Campaign and its activities, managing an effective social media presence, working with the Communications Manager
• Scope new projects / Campaign activities.

Sponsor and stakeholder engagement

• Ensure regular communication and dialogue with all Campaign sponsors, keeping them informed and engaged; draft and disseminate an annual report of Campaign activities and outcomes.  
• Plan and deliver tailored engagement for Gold level sponsors; plan and deliver relevant, high profile and high-quality Strategic Leadership Forum activities for Gold and Silver level sponsors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors’ key contacts; gather and evaluate feedback; retain their support. 
• Research and recruit new sponsors, including among HEIs and wider sectors of relevance to social sciences, to grow the Campaign’s income sustainably, working with the CEO and Board.
• Extend the Campaign’s reach to wider stakeholders, for example in policy, business and academia, engaging them in relevant Campaign activities, disseminating reports etc., to target audience groups beyond the Academy Fellowship and Campaign sponsors.

Campaign administration

• Act as Secretary to the Campaign Board and any associated working groups, arranging and minuting meetings, drafting papers.
• Manage the timely invoicing of Campaign sponsors; chasing up payment as required.
• Ensure up to date contact records of sponsors and wider stakeholders are held in the Academy’s CRM, supported by the Academy Administrative Assistant; grow the contact list.

Any other duties as required by the Chief Executive or Campaign Chair within the broad scope of this role.

Terms

The Academy is operating as a virtual organisation for the foreseeable future, with all staff working from home. It is currently envisaged that staff will be able to continue to work flexibly from home in the future if they wish, but they should live within sufficiently close and affordable reach of London to travel in for some face-to-face meetings each month. We will reconsider whether to invest in a small central London office once again when the pandemic is suitably under control. This would provide hot desk facilities for those team members who prefer not to work from home and would facilitate in-person meetings.

The position is permanent, full time, and salaried at £44,000 - £46,000 p.a. Working days are eight hours including an hour for lunch, with some flexibility for when the hours are worked during the day. Employees also benefit from a generous holiday allowance and an employer contribution to the pension scheme. There is a six-month probationary period on all appointed posts.

Skills Requirements

Candidates will be expected to meet many of the following key competencies in addition to having the depth of work experience required for this role:

• An articulate graduate with a good degree and a lively mind; a degree in a social science discipline is highly desirable.
• A passion for, and broad understanding of, the social sciences and their contributions to society.
• Substantial experience in knowledge exchange activities and/or event planning and delivery.
• Proven relationship building and ability to engage a complex and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Good judgement and sound diplomatic skills; well versed in working with senior individuals.
• Proven experience of managing projects to deliver agreed outcomes on time.
• Expertise in harnessing social media / promotion skills.
• A very high standard of written and spoken English; excellent communication skills including writing concise web content.
• An understanding of what it means to work in a small charity.
• IT friendly and competent; high level of competence in Microsoft Office suite.
• An ability to grasp the big picture and at the same time to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Personal attributes sought:

• Drive, creativity, and persistence. 
• Well-motivated self-starter, with a pro-active and thoughtful style.
• Well organised with good time management skills and ability to multi-task.
• A person who relishes making a difference.
• Friendly, positive and open manner, and a good team player.
• A willingness to work hard – this is not a sleepy role.
• Someone who seeks enjoyment in their work and brings a sense of humour to it.

Application

Please forward a CV (including your current salary) and a tailored letter of application detailing your interest in the role and your suitability for it by 9 am Monday, 8 March 2021.

If you have any questions about the role or application process please contact Dr Rita Gardner, Chief Executive.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in the week of 22 March 2021.

About NPC

NPC is looking for a Fundraising Executive, to join our dynamic Innovation and Development team to help deliver an amazing experience for our donors and prospects, and support our day to day fundraising activity, including event management and prospect research.

The Innovation and Development team at NPC lead on new strategies, partnerships and projects and spearhead our fundraising activity to support our work as the think tank for the charity and philanthropy sector. We are a small team so there is plenty of opportunity to get involved with a wide variety of activities and contribute your ideas.

About the role

The Fundraising Executive coordinates the relationships we have with high-net-worth individuals and other key fundraising stakeholders, ensuring an excellent experience of NPC. They are responsible for the philanthropist and funder peer network events and engagement, as well as prospect research, and provide administrative support for our wider fundraising activities.

As the Fundraising Executive you enjoy relationship building and working with people and understand the need to work towards financial targets. You have excellent time management skills and can manage competing priorities. You are an effective communicator, both written and verbally, able to relate with personal credibility to colleagues from across NPC, as well as senior people external to the organisation. Finally, you are enthusiastic about NPC’s mission and for working in the social sector.

Remote-working option available but NPC offices are based in London and so some travel to London will be required for events and meetings.

Salary: £25,000 per annum, pro rata.

Hours: c 37.5 hours per week. However, we are open to exploring flexible working opportunities.

How to apply

Please apply via the NPC website. You should include:

• a one page cover letter
• your CV   
• a completed equal opportunities form (on the NPC website) - Information supplied will be treated in confidence. If you do not wish to complete the equal opportunities form, it will not influence your application in any way.  

The deadline for applications is midday on Friday 19th March. Your cover letter should provide evidence of meeting the key skills and competencies noted above and in the job description and will be used in the initial screening of your application. For support in completing your cover letter, please see the Recruitment FAQ's on the NPC website.

Please include the job reference FR04 in the subject of your email. If you require plain text versions of the job description or equal opportunities form please contact us. 

 NPC may close this vacancy at any time, if a sufficient number of applications has been reached so please do not hesitate to confirm your interest in this vacancy.

Interviews will take place weeks commencing w/c 22nd and 29th March.

Scotland, regular travel to Edinburgh Office

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children and fights child poverty? Join us as Senior Public Affairs Manager to help us influence policy and practice changes in Scotland that lead to families’ having enough money to meet their basic needs and children in the early years are supported to reach their potential.

Every child has the right to have their basic needs met, and to receive the support to ensure they can reach their full potential. The greatest barrier to this in the UK is poverty and inequality. 

Our UK mission is to make a sustainable reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty, and to narrow the learning gap between those children and their better-off peers.

We believe this future is possible. It requires more money to be put back into the pockets of parents and carers, decent jobs, more opportunities for young children to play and learn, and policies and services which centre children and families’ needs, reduce discrimination, and that are designed to help children to flourish by preventing difficulties at the earliest possible stage: in pregnancy, at birth, in the crucial first 1,001 days of life and throughout childhood.

We work closely with the communities we aim to support. We recognise their diversity and strengths as well as the challenges they face, and we aim to reflect their diversity and experiences in our UK staff team.

As Senior Public Affairs Manager Scotland you will work collaboratively with our team and partners to identify, create and deliver creative opportunities and strategies that challenge progress and influence government and others to develop further solutions to tackle child poverty and its impact on early childhood.

You will:

• Support and develop a small team of two Policy and Practice Impact Advisers
• Oversee our approach to engaging with Scottish Parliament, Scottish Government and other decision-makers – creating opportunities to influence decision-making processes, forging trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, drafting high level briefings and correspondence, maintaining an overview of political trends, and deploying political intelligence and judgement
• Develop credible policy solutions and positions on key issues based on good political judgement, high quality analysis of policy trends and research, and working with families and others
• Build and maintain external relationships with stakeholders in the political and policy communities and build a network of allies on key issues
• Create opportunities for parents and children to shape policy solutions and influence decision-makers
• Advise colleagues on influencing practice that enables families to support their children’s wellbeing and development in the early years

To be successful you will have significant experience of securing national policy and practice changes in Scotland and an in-depth knowledge and understanding of political and policy structures and processes in Scotland and how to influence them. You will hold a network of senior contacts across government, parliament and policy sectors. You will work with minimal supervision, collaboratively with others and demonstrate positive and inclusive leadership behaviours. In addition, you will have

• Proven ability to set a clear direction, lead and motivate a small team and be a strong team player with an empowering and collaborative working style and excellent interpersonal skills

• Positive, resilient and committed to improving the lives of young children and families by working with them as partners in our work

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to synthesise large amounts of technical information for a range of audiences
• Experience of developing policy proposals using analysis and commissioning and/ or overseeing research projects, evidence from practice, and an understanding of family’s experiences and needs
• A knowledge and understanding of key issues and what works to tackle child poverty and support early child development

If it would help, you can chat to the hiring manager before applying for this role – as a large organisation with a competitive interview process, we know it can be daunting. We are here to help you through the process and support you to do your best.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

Diversity & Inclusion
Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. 

To help us attract and encourage applications from a wide range of people, we are also holding an open information session so that you can find out more about working at Save the Children, the UK Impact team and our vision and mission for children in Scotland and the rest of the UK.  

We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity, and a commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Closing date: 28 February 2021.

The Development Relations Senior Manager (DRSM) identifies, explores and cultivates opportunities with the goal of primarily increasing the number of gifts and diversifying the donor base with foundations, major donors and non-health corporations. S/He will be expected through research, networking opportunities, relationship building and outreach (including being available for travel in Europe and globally) to develop new opportunities for EURORDIS and be the lead on new foundations and major donor contacts. The DRSM would also follow leads for developing other revenue generating activities depending on the opportunities which are presented.

The DRSM will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work directly with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Projects Director to develop funding opportunities. The DRSM will work across staff and departments depending on priorities and opportunities which arise.  Though the DRSM works collaboratively with corporate relations, healthcare fundraising is managed in a separate portfolio, as are European projects.

Motivated to work at an NGO and committed to our cause, the DRSM meets targets with organisations and individuals in line with EURORDIS’ values, and is committed to building long term sustainable partners. The DRSM cultivates relationships and searches for funding which fit EURORDIS’ Strategy, Mission and annual Action Plan. The DRSM maintains a quality, ethical and transparent approach based on best professional practices and aiming at highest standards.

The position is recruited for EURORDIS’ Paris Office (though Brussels and Barcelona offices to be considered).

Candidates must be able to travel up to 30% of their time on average to meet contacts with travel in European cities (primarily Brussels and Barcelona) as well as the United States and other parts of the world.

The main scope of this post includes:

• Identify new potential donors and sources of diversified funding (individual, foundations, and non-health corporate)
• Set up, plan for, and attend meetings with potential donors, involving other members of EURORDIS staff or volunteers as appropriate
• Cultivate and steward relationships with potential donors (new and ongoing) as well as foundations
• With COO and Strategic Projects Director, look to align funding opportunities with our unfunded strategic priorities and develop compelling proposals for support
• In collaboration with the Events Director and other relevant colleagues, source ideas and develop creative concepts for a new special fundraising event, replicable and scalable to grow over time.
• Work closely with leadership, directors, and project leaders across EURORDIS to:
  • Write case statements and answer grant opportunities
  • Communicate new and current project developments to prospective funders
  • Develop marketing literature and improve online fundraising content
  • Write reports for donors for cultivation purposes and as required for foundations grants.
• Meet annual diversification targets. The ambition is to build on our current € 400 000 of diversification in 2021, to reach € 1 M by 2023 and 20-25% of overall income by 2025.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for EURORDIS and a strong commitment to its mission, including its advocacy activities, community building and collaboration.
• Be an active team member supporting other staff members in their activities and targets
• Participate in EURORDIS events and activities

Experience & skills

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years’ professional experience in non-profit organisations or equivalent business setting with a demonstrable track record in cultivating and managing foundations and major donors and successful special events.
• Autonomous and highly driven: results and deadline oriented
• Strong business sense with negotiating skills
• Excellent communicator and relationship builder
• Multi-tasker; able to work under pressure; capacity to handle day-to-day management; good organisational skills.
• Personal and professional integrity
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with skills in relations including: relationship building, strategic planning, verbal and written communication, organisational and time management abilities
• Ability to work with several operational team members and project leaders with varying backgrounds, building a donor acknowledgement culture internally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite – high level in Donor database and reporting a plus
• Fluency in English with excellent written and oral communication skills is a must.
• Good level in French desirable; other European languages a plus.
• Applicants must have a valid working permit for France

Events Fundraising Manager

Fundraising and Supporter Development
£38,304 - £41,517, including London Weighting Allowance
Permanent
Reference: 016644

As part of a multi-faceted and busy fundraising team, this individual will take a significant role in strategically planning, costing and delivering a range of innovative events to raise funds for Guy’s and St Thomas’, including Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Working closely with the Head of Events, Community and Corporate Fundraising, and the Community Fundraising Manager, the Events Fundraising Manager will take the lead on sustaining, developing and delivering a blended physical/virtual, strategic events programme based on audience insight work and supporter feedback. 

We are looking for an exceptional fundraiser and leader with excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills. The post holder will be someone with the ability to be both a strategic and creative thinker, who works collaboratively but with autonomy.

This is a full-time post

Closing Date: 7th March 2021

Regional Fundraising Manager
Salary: Up to £32,363.41 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Homebased covering Eastern and South East England
Job type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract length: Until 31 December 2021
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 03 March 2021
Virtual Interview date: 15 and 17 March 2021

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Regional Fundraising Manager to support our network of Centres to develop their valuable community fundraising activities.

The role will cover Eastern and South East England including Norfolk, London, Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Essex. The ideal candidate will be based within these regions.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day!

The Regional Fundraising Team sits within the Regional Fundraising and Events Team, working collaboratively across Income Generation. We work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including a vast network of dedicated volunteers. We have ambitious plans to grow our activity and income each year to help the thousands of cats that need us.

You will work closely with the other members of the regional fundraising team, regional operations teams, service delivery teams and volunteers. You will develop plans across the region to enhance and deliver community fundraised activity to grow income year on year. You will also work collaboratively across other income generation departments as required to raise the profile of community fundraising and maximize opportunities that arise.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a similar fundraising environment. We are looking for demonstrable experience of developing strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including volunteers. A self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, have the ability to problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills. In addition, the post holder will need a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and will be flexible and adaptable. A strong team player is essential.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
 

Read Easy is a small, but rapidly growing charity that delivers life-changing opportunities to adults who struggle with their reading. We are, in fact, the only national organisation attempting to offer a proven, confidential, free, one-to-onereading coaching programme for the thousands of adults in our communities who can’t read at all or who struggle to read.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion and has the initiative, skills and experience to really drive our fundraising so that we can extend our reach to all parts of the country. The role will also include some responsibility for communications and PR.

Over the last few years, our work has received a considerable amount of national and local TV, radio and other media coverage and our fundraising to date has demonstrated that there is growing interest amongst funders to support what we do. Candidates for this post will need to have the motivation, initiative and persuasive abilities to further develop that interest, so that we can realise our ambitious plans for growth. 

There are exciting times ahead for Read Easy and we are looking forward to welcoming a new member to our small Head Office team.The culture is friendly, focused, mature and hard working. This role is for 3 - 4 days per week (exact hours to be agreed on appointment) and could be partly home-based, but would require at least one day per month to be worked in our office in north Gloucestershire.

For more information about this role and the requirements for applications, please download the job description.

The New Room (also known as John Wesley's Chapel) is an award-winning museum and heritage attraction in the centre of Bristol.  We are seeking to appoint a part-time fundraising officer to deliver and develop its fundraising strategy for the next 12 months with possibility of extension.

As the oldest Methodist building in the world, the New Room shares stories of 18th century Bristol, the Methodist movement, social justice, equality, health and wellbeing with over 50,000 visitors annually.  The site consists of the chapel, museum, library & archive, meeting rooms, Fairtrade café and gift shop. 

The New Room receives some funding from the Methodist Church but is responsible for securing most of its income from a variety of different sources in order to maintain its extensive programme of events, activities, and educational provision. 

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to be responsible for owning and implementing the New Room’s fundraising strategy in order to increase income and help make the New Room more sustainable.  This post is focused on securing funding that will allow the New Rooms to continue its work with its existing staff team and volunteer base.The role holder will oversee all areas of fundraising with a constant focus on return on investment and with a primary focus on trust and grants fundraising.

If you interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV, along with a covering letter stating why you wish to be considered for this role by Friday 12th March. 

Applications can be submitted via Charity Job or emailed directly to the New Room director - see New Room website for full details.  All applications will be anonymised before consideration.

Interviews - Wednesday 24th March
Proposed start date - Tuesday 6th April

I am delighted to be working with Hand in Hand International who is looking for an ambitious, confident Fundraising Manager to join their award-winning fundraising team.

Hand in Hand can help women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money they earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them.

Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, they've helped 3 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time. Some are smallholder farmers learning to stand up to climate change. Some are refugees starting a new life after running from conflict. Others are young women and girls with few opportunities starting to dream and plan for the future.

As Fundraising Manager, you will be required to grow income, securing five and six figure gifts from new and existing donors. You will need to have an entrepreneurial approach to fundraising and have a proven track record of securing gifts from corporates, major donors and/or foundations. Experience working in an international development charity would beneficial but not essential.
For further information on this role with details on how to apply please contact Natalie Lawford at Harris Hill via the apply button.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious fundraiser who is ready to make a step up in responsibility. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape our strategy and take the lead on developing new income streams.

TalentEd is a fast-growing charity dedicated to creating a fair education system. We match retired teachers with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to boost their confidence, aspirations, and attainment through tailored tuition. 

We are at an exciting stage in our journey. Having doubled our beneficiaries year-on-year in 2020-21, we are on track to do the same again this year. We were selected as one of only 33 providers to deliver the government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme, and this year we also launched an exiciting new Maths Masterclass programme in partnership with best-selling maths writer Dr. Simon Singh.

The role will involve managing existing partnerships with funders such as Garfield Weston or Nesta, as well as bringing in new funders. This year’s fundraising target is £250,000, and we have ambitious plans to grow that significantly in future years.

TalentEd is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances.

The Ivors Academy Trust educates, develops and inspires songwriters and composers – creating new opportunities and nurturing the next generation of Ivor Novello Award winners. We are the charity of The Ivors Academy, the UK’s independent professional association for music creators. We are a community of diverse, talented songwriters and composers across all styles. Their talent creates the music that the world loves.

Work under the leadership of the CEO to initiate and begin to develop a portfolio 5-figure+ donations, grants and sponsorships from statutory sources, trusts and foundations, businesses and individuals to support the aims and impact of the Trust. 

Postholder will work closely and quickly with colleagues to understand which projects need funding and present them to funders most likely to support. This will require the post holder having a current, in-depth knowledge of donors, trusts, statutory funders and businesses which have an interest in supporting music education and career development.

Postholder will use their experience and live fundraising applications to ensure our CRM system is be used efficiently for coordinating fundraising and donor relationship management.

Postholder will also work closely with Trustees, inspiring and supporting their fundraising efforts, and preparing regular prospect and income reports for management and Trust meetings.

Postholder will ensure that donors/supporters/partners are kept at the core of everything we do.

Beyond this short-term assignment, our hope is for the candidate to be successful in raising funds quickly from donors and organizations with funding immediately available so that we may secure resources for a long-term fundraising role.

Send cover letter and CV highlighting your experience relevant to this role. Please list 3 recent examples of major fundraising success and what might you reasonably expect to achieve in this short-term assignment

Learning, Events and Networks Manager
Part-time (21 hours per week)
£35,000 pro rata (£21,000 actual)

We welcomed over 2,800 people to our events, networks and meetings in the last year, where funders in London were able to share learning, insights and best practice to increase the effectiveness of their work.  But we want to do more.  We have ambitions to increase the impact of our work, and need you to join us to help us to achieve this in the new role of Learning, Events and Networks Manager, leading our work to develop an engaging, inspiring and informative programme of events and network meetings that achieves real impact for funders in London.

This role is crucial to us in ensuring that learning is captured and shared, that the latest insights and developments inform the work of funders, and that action can be taken after our events.  From small roundtable meetings exploring issues in-depth, through to conference events with hundreds of attendees from across our membership, you’ll be ambitious about ensuring that everyone has a positive experience and leaves with learning and ideas that they can translate into action in their own work, whilst also supporting collaborative efforts across the funding community.

You’ll get to work with our 170 member funders from across sectors, who invest in all aspects of London’s civil society and reach all communities.  No two days are the same at London Funders, and nor are two events the same for us – from advice to violence affecting young people, from Barking & Dagenham to Westminster, you’ll be involved in planning events on issues and places that are as diverse as the city we love.

If you’re interested in the role we’d love to hear from you.  You can find more detail in the information pack below, which includes links to where you can find out more about our work and the areas this role will be focused on.  When you’re ready to apply, just submit your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) explaining how you meet the points on the person specification, through Charity Job before 10am on Wednesday 10 March 2021.  We look forward to hearing from you, and to hopefully working with you to make a positive difference to London life through a strong and effective network of funders.

Our parks have proven crucial to communities throughout the pandemic - they have been real lifelines for so many. We are the second parks foundation to form in the UK and this role will be crucial in delivering our strategy to make Bristol and Bath's parks better places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature. 

As our first fundraiser you will lead the review and delivery of our fundraising strategy to develop and grow our income across multiple channels to meet set targets, identifying and maximising all opportunities.

You will be energetic and ambitious with a demonstrable track record of generating income across a range income streams. Ideally you will have experience of and be confident in gaining high level gifts from major donors or corporates. You will be confident making face to face asks and have experience of developing income streams from scratch. 

You will be joining a small and dynamic staff and volunteer team with an impressive board of Trustees. It is crucial that you are a team player, willing to get involved to support wider organisational priorities, just as we will to support your work. 

We are looking for someone with a proven track-record of successfully leading fundraising initiatives, who has a entrepreneurial mindset and who loves working with Bristol and Bath's brilliant communities. 

For an informal conversation about this role, please email our Director, Charlee Bennett.