Raising funds is essential to ensuring we can deliver support for children and families. Children 1st is looking to expand its skilled and successful fundraising team, with three exciting new roles to help deliver on its ambitious three year fundraising strategy. 

This role in the Philanthropy and Partnerships team will work with our existing corporate supporters whilst cultivating and securing new relationships in order to deliver highly successful partnerships. The post holder will be responsible for managing a prospect pipeline, building and maintaining relationships with both corporates and major donors.  

We need someone who is focused, driven, shares our vision and is able to deliver innovation and creativity to their work. Being an excellent communicator and relationship manager on all platforms is vital.  Our values are important to us and we need someone who can translate this to our supporters through authentic and creative relationships.

If you have a track record of establishing and managing relationships along with knowledge of Scotland’s corporate sector and a passion for supporting Scotland’s children - we want to hear from you!

In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, flexible working opportunities, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.

This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week. Based flexibly, with offices located in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The role will require frequent travel across Scotland.

Our Senior Grants Fundraiser will lead the grant fundraising team to generate income for all areas of the organisation.

As our Senior Grants Fundraiser, you will be responsible for managing effective grants fundraising to support all programmes of work, developing strong relations with funding partners, and securing income to achieve our annual income plan.

To be successful in the role you will drive forward Trees for Cities’ grants fundraising, working closely with the teams to develop applications that are tailored to meet the needs of our urban forest and school programmes and fit closely with funder objectives, leading on large, multi-year applications as required.

This is a permanent role for an ambitious, individual to build upon our strong track record of grants fundraising. It is an opportunity to develop new funding relationships and secure vital funds to grow the breadth of our work programmes as we strive to meet the challenges of a global climate crisis. 

Trees for Cities is an ambitious, far-reaching organisation.

Trees for Cities is the only charity that focuses on planting urban trees in cities worldwide.  We are a rapidly growing and developing organisation that suits ambitious, dedicated and passionate staff.

We seek a highly-motivated, confident individual to join our Development Team. The person we are looking for has proven experience in grant fundraising, a passion for urban trees and healthy cities, together with strong organisational, inter-personal and communication skills. 

This is a full-time position based in Kennington, London SE11.

HOW TO APPLY

Please visit our website to view a full job descriptio. Download and complete the application form and submit by email to with the subject heading ‘Senior Grants Fundraiser’.

We are inviting applications on a rolling basis and urge candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. We reserve the right to close the appointment if a candidate is appointed.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will normally be contacted within one week after applying. If you do not hear from us within this period then you should assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview.

Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No: 1032154.

**PLEASE NOTE: To apply for this vacancy, please ensure you download a copy of our application form from the documents section of our online portal when you apply and follow the instructions provided at the top of our job description page**

JOB PURPOSE

UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency's national charity partner, is looking for an ambitious proactive Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer to join the Private Partnerships & Philanthropy team. You will be joining the charity at an exciting moment, becoming part of a small but high performing team with big ambitions

In this exciting new role, you will manage a number of our established, growing and lapsed relationships with companies to create and grow mutually beneficial partnerships, playing a key part in the success of our annual fundraising programme. You will enjoy developing strong relationships and have excellent communication and problem-solving skills. You will be a confident communicator with a track record of meeting and exceeding financial targets.

This role is predominately an account management post, with some new business development.

We are interested in hearing from candidates with a range of professional experience: charity or private sector. If you think you have the relevant skills and crucially, the passion to support the refugee cause, please apply using our application form provided in the link when you click 'apply.'

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom.

Our aim is to generate public awareness of not only the many challenges refugees face globally, but also their resilience and creativity, raising funds from our passionate supporters to support UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.

Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.

Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection and we want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.

We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 

We are also open to flexibility in many different ways, including an element of working from home and flexible hours.  Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what’s possible.

ROLE RESPONSIBLITIES

· Support the management of high value strategic corporate partnership with Unilever, liaising across departments and virtual teams to monitor, evaluate and report on progress against partnership KPIs, targets, activities and budgets. Identify opportunities for partnership visibility and communications, and where possible employee engagement.

· Manage a portfolio of partnerships, providing first-class relationship management and maximising value, including financial, advocacy, pro bono and in-kind support.

· Develop a range of corporate engagement products, including employee fundraising ideas and Payroll Giving.

· Research new trends and innovations, such as gaming and other digital engagement tools, and emerging areas of interest for corporate partners.

· Organise and coordinate a calendar of cultivation and stewardship events and identify visibility opportunities for UK for UNHCR.

· Collaborate with UK and international Private Partnerships & Philanthropy colleagues where possible to strengthen engagement with partners and prospects across channels.

· Support new business prospecting, research and cultivation.

· Maintain up-to-date and accurate data on donors on Salesforce and SharePoint

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience of stewarding and maximising corporate partnership(s)within the charity sector.
• A track record of devising and delivering bespoke and engaging partnership fundraising plans and campaigns to increase income.
• Experience of communicating complex themes and subjects to a variety of audiences, written and verbal.
• Experience of event management and co-ordination to engage corporates and their employees

Essential Skills/Knowledge 

• Ability to act proactively to identify new engagement and fundraising opportunities;
• Ability to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines within a collaborative team environment;
• Good attention to detail, strong ability to proof-read and pick up inconsistencies;
• Able to demonstrate flexibility, with a willingness to respond quickly, particularly at times of humanitarian crisis;
• Strong presentation, communication (written and verbal) skills, and interpersonal skills; 
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills;
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project skills.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Building a new business pipeline and successfully securing new income;
• Experience of working in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment;
• Experience of fundraising at an international development, human rights or humanitarian NGO.

We are looking for a Fundraiser with creativity and drive who can help us raise £150k per year and increase our fundraising reach.

With you we can make it happen

SFCS is a dynamic, forward-looking Adoption Agency and Charity that works hard to place the most vulnerable children into stable homes and provide support through a variety of services. Although we receive funding for our core placement work, there is so much more we want to do to support adopters and their families.

You will be joining a hard-working, friendly team who care passionately about the Charity’s work.  You will be the sole Fundraiser at SFCS, and you will work closely with the Marketing Officer. You will report to the Finance Manager, however you will also work with the CEO and Trustees.

This is a part time position  - 21 hours a week (3 days)

Overall Purpose:      

The overall purpose is to generate income through applications to grant making trusts, with responsibility for managing and developing the trust programme. 

Additional responsibilities include raising the profile of the charity and generating other voluntary income in support of the delivery of the Society’s services.

This will enable SFCS to develop further adoption support services to support adopted children, young people, their families and adopted adults.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Income Generation

• To raise funds against agreed targets from a range of sources including trusts and foundations, companies, individual donors, business development opportunities, online channels and legacies and community groups and events.
• To develop further the fundraising strategy and identifying, cultivating and soliciting gifts and grants from new trusts and foundations.
• To research, plan, deliver and grow all areas of fundraising; being responsible for identifying, engaging and asking potential donors for their support, as well as effectively managing existing donor relationships.
• To work with the Marketing Officer to create effective and persuasive fundraising materials
• To communicate with potential and existing donors through a range of media including online via social media, in writing, by telephone, face-to-face meetings, formal presentations and networking events
• To adopt, adapt and improve existing fundraising methods and investigate new areas of fundraising; making recommendations to senior management.
• To understand and promote tax effective giving.
• To be aware of and compliant with the Institute of Fundraising standards of good practice.

Additional duties

• To take responsibility for the fundraising strategy, updating it regularly
• Agree income targets and other relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with senior management
• To monitor and review progress against fundraising targets and report to the management team and CEO monthly, and quarterly to the Trustees
• To work with SFCS colleagues to understand priority funding needs, develop core and project proposals and budgets, and gather information required for donor reports.
• To ensure that fundraising volunteers are properly inducted, supported and encouraged. 
• To work with the Marketing Officer to ensure fundraising is promoted on Social Media and other opportunities
• To respond appropriately and efficiently to compliments, complaints and concerns from donors and prospective donors.
• To undertake other activities related to the objectives of SFCS as may be referred from time to time.
• To maintain accurate and accessible records, maintaining the Donorfy database.
• To work flexibly including some evening and weekend working.
• To undertake further duties at the request of the Management Team.

This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder but in the interests of effective working, those tasks may be reviewed from time to time, reflecting the Organisation’s changing needs and circumstances. 

Within this job description, serious consideration is given to providing opportunities for individuals to pursue particular areas of interest, and to develop new initiatives and expertise where this fits broadly within the overall aims of the organisation.
 

Safeguarding, Confidentiality and Equal Opportunities

All staff are expected to be familiar with and comply with the Society’s safeguarding, confidentiality and equal opportunities policies.

Appointment to post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

The Society is first and foremost committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers working with children to share this commitment.  We apply recruitment and selection procedures which seek to ensure that no employee or volunteer is appointed who may pose a risk to children or is otherwise unsuitable to work with them.

Flexible work location with the requirement to be in Poole weekly

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. Since the 19th century, our crews have been risking their lives to save those who are in danger of drowning.

We are looking for a Senior Marketing Manager to join our Legacy Marketing Team. Legacy fundraising is undergoing a transformation at the RNLI. For the first time the three teams of Legacy Marketing, Engagement and Administration have been brought together with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years and beyond. Legacies account for over two thirds of the RNLI’s annual income today and will continue to be a vital fundraising stream for many years to come. In this role you’ll lead a growing team of fundraisers and be responsible for developing and expanding our legacy pledger recruitment & retention and our In Memory giving programmes.

Some of the benefits

• Flexible working location, with a requirement of working from our Poole office weekly
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cashplan

Your role

As a Senior Marketing Manager in the Legacy Team, you will be focused on:

• Planning, development, delivery and evaluation of our marketing programmes aimed at growing our legacy pledger pipelines and our In Memory Giving programme
• Working closely with our Legacy Engagement team to support plans to embed our legacy messaging throughout our community networks
• Developing medium/long term growth plans for your programmes and products
• Maintaining excellent and effective relationships with other internal stakeholders and ensuring that campaign plans are integrated with RNLI activity across multiple departments
• Managing resources through our internal creative and digital teams and working with external agencies and other specialist suppliers
• Ensuring that your team of Managers and Executives are supported, developed and motivated.

About you

As an experienced legacy marketing fundraiser, you’ll be comfortable developing and overseeing the delivery of pledger acquisition and retention programmes and In Memory giving. To be considered for this role you’ll need to have:

• Demonstrable experience in successfully developing and running integrated multi-channel acquisition and retention programmes for legacy and/or in memory fundraising.
• Strong communication and management skills to engage and influence stakeholders and suppliers
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion to seize opportunities and overcome challenges to deliver an outstanding donor-centric experience for our supporters.
• Ability to work in an organised and structured manner balancing your time appropriately to meet short-term and longer-term goals.

So, if you have a passion for legacy fundraising and are looking to be part of a successful and growing team with ambitions to grow further this could be the role for you.

Please apply via the button shown.

Closing date: 23 August 2020.

Interview date: w/c 7 & 14 September 2020.

We are searching for a Senior Fundraising Officer to join this social mobility charity, the organisation help people back into work and have a talented and diverse fundraising team.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with a strong trust fundraising background to diversify their experience, the role is 75% trust fundraising with the remaining time spent on managing existing corporate partners and reporting. You will be managing a portfolio of existing donors, with a focus on large gifts, you will also be supported by a prospect researcher to secure funding from new trusts.

You will have:

• A strong background in trust fundraising, where you have worked autonomously and demonstrated strong relationship management skills


• The ability to influence and work with senior stakeholders both internally and externally


• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, and a keen eye for detail

Closing date: 27^th July

Salary: £30,000-£32,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787or email [email protected].

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

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

Major Gifts Fundraiser
Norwood 
£35,525
Stanmore
Full-time, Permanent

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 

The Major Gifts Fundraiser will be responsible for managing an existing portfolio of major donors and building relationships with potential new major supporters to Norwood. You will cultivate the charity’s major donors ensuring long term relationships and engagement with their activities.

The postholder will also be jointly responsible, with the Head of Events, for income to corporate and major donor events.

Along with your fundraising credentials you will also need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the UK Jewish community. This is not just the values, traditions and beliefs that underpin both family and communal life but also how these shape the character and patterns of philanthropic giving by the community.

Applications are in the format and CV and Supporting Statement.

Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

Department:  Awards Management

Contract:  Fixed Term - 12 months

Salary:  circa £41,000 per annum (UK). €50,000-53,000 (Germany)

Location:  London, UK, Berlin or Bonn, Germany

Job Description

BACKGROUND

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Brussels and Geneva.

IRC-UK comprises approximately 100 staff across five departments.

The Global Awards Management Unit (AMU)

EstablishedinJanuary2016,theGlobalAwardsManagementUnit(AMU)isaglobalunitspanning New York, Washington DC, London, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. Theunitisorganizedintofivedirectorates:Donor Relations&Analytics;Programme & Grants Support;ComplianceandPolicy;Business Development;andTraining&CurriculumDesign.

TheGlobalAMUisa bridgebetweendonorsandthecountry offices:providingexpert technicaladvice,whilemaintaining portfolio-levelvisibility to ensure consistencyandcompliance, and manage risk.The AMUensuresthatdonorcompliancepoliciesand procedures are implementedconsistently, andsupportsallstaffworkingacrossthegrantsmanagementcycleforall restrictedfundingfrom global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across the teams intheUSandtheUK,drivingfunctionalintegrationbetweenallrelevantunitsandstaff,in collaboration with the Vice President of the Global AMU and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors. The matrix management structure ensures that AMU staff support the Europe strategy and work towards the pursuit of new opportunities, while IRC-UK maintains accountability for European funding.

The Purpose of the Role

As Regional Grants Advisor (RGA) you play a vital role within a regional team that supervises a specific region.

In this role you will focus primarily on the successful implementation of IRC European donor award requirements and reporting, ensuring basic compliance, accurate financial information and good quality narratives on programme outputs.

This will involve building build and ensuring strong, professional working relationships with donors. You will work closely with the Regional Grants Director (RGD) to strengthen the capacity of country offices to manage, implement and report on grants. The Regional Grants Adviser also represents IRC to policy makers, donors and other audiences.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Grants Management (50%)

• Manage the European grants portfolio for the West Africa
• Review and provide substantive feedback on reports; coordinating with and ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• Support budget realignments and grant amendments/modifications
• Maintain day-to-day communication with donors and country program grants staff
• Monitor projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines
• In coordination with the compliance team, guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s sub-award management policies are being followed
• Assist country offices with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues. Refer non-routine and high level compliance matters to the RGD and Compliance team
• Assist the compliance team in advocating with European donors for manageable and reasonable rules and regulations
• Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the programme development team
• Stay informed about programmatic issues and security & political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation
• Ensure country programmes follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERs)
• Travel to provide additional support to or cover short-term gaps for grants teams in country offices.

Capacity Building and Training (20%)

• Provide best practice advice related to grant management
• In coordination with the RGD, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for grant implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned Coordination and Supervision (20%)
• Maintain a strong relationship with regional staff and in country grants teams, offering regular support.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the AMU Deputy Vice President and all AMU pillars to ensure the use of all templates, guidance, policies and procedures established by AMU
• Liaise with support departments and other teams outside of AMU as needed in order to provide the best support to country offices
• Coordinate with the Program Officers in New York and Regional Grants Advisers for other regions for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between offices in New York / Europe and the country programme offices.

Other (10%)

• Assist in the roll-out of department wide initiatives, as requested
• Represent IRC externally at country specific meetings, and stakeholder networks
• Contribute to IRC Europe strategy
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Experience:

• Experience with and a good understanding of European institutional donors and their requirements.
• Experience in working at a distance and supporting colleagues remotely
• Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detail

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming
• Fluency in French and German
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload
• Good financial management and budgeting skills
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Solid organizational skills; detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment.
• Both a team player and an independent performer in a very fast paced environment
• Flexible work attitude and a calm manner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

The deadline for applications is midnight between Sunday 23rd August / Monday 24th August 2020

Interviews will take place the w/c 31st August 2020.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK or Germany.

IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

I am thrilled to be supporting a wonderful organisation which places compassion is at the heart of its philosophy. With three sites across the country we are looking for a Corporate and Major Donor Fundraiser to join the team in Middlesbrough.

This is a really exciting time to be joining a new and growing team. The Corporate and Major Gifts Fundraiser will work closely with the new Head of Fundraising to develop a strategy to deliver new and sustainable Corporate & Major Donor support.

If you love to research, instigate, cultivate and steward relationships to maximise gifts from High Net worth Individuals and Corporates this is a great opportunity to really develop and grow this area for the charity. We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of either Corporate or Major Donor fundraising but would also love to chat to candidates who have experience of prospect research.

For further information or to apply please get in touch with Ellen Drummond.

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

Established 70 years ago, Action4Youth is based in Aylesbury and is a charity operating across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

Our aim is to provide fun, often transformational experiences for all young people, whatever their background, ability or disability that not only challenge them but help and encourage them to grow as individuals, build personal confidence and set them new horizons from the perspective of what they can do rather than what they can’t.

Action4Youth is the leading body for voluntary youth organisations in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. We work with our 100 affiliates and with communities to enable children and young people to grow and achieve through safe, enjoyable and challenging activities.

We are looking to recruit a full time Senior Fundraising Manager to Lead on Fundraising including Community, Events, Trusts and Foundations and Corporate Support on behalf of Action4Youth in order to meet the targets for new income, to help make a difference for more young people and to secure a stable and sustainable charitable organisation.

Main Purpose and Scope of the Role

• To Lead on Fundraising including Community, Events, Trusts and Foundations and Corporate Support on behalf of Action4Youth in order to meet the targets for new income, to help make a difference for more young people and to secure a stable and sustainable charitable organisation

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Lead and line manage the fundraising team, currently 2 members ensuring KPIs are met
• Engage with the CEO and Senior Management Team on developing the fundraising strategy
• Develop and maintain effective personal relationships with a wide range of funders, donors and sponsors, including the corporate sector and individual giving to achieve an individual fundraising target
• Provide excellent supporter care to ensure long term commitment to the organisation.
• Understand the needs of both the charity and the voluntary youth sector and communicate them in a clear, consistent way to appropriate funders, donors and sponsors.
• Achieve income targets by developing creative initiatives which reflect Action4Youth’s ethos
• Recruit and support volunteer fundraisers to have an enjoyable and productive experience,
• Work with the fundraising team to maximise income from all possible income streams which may include corporate, events, individual giving and legacies.
• Achieve income targets by developing creative and innovative activities from existing and prospective donors and sponsors through events, corporate sponsorship, legacy giving, donations and partnership working and to undertake research of the corporate sector and individual giving.
• To take responsibility for related data management including data input, amendment, running reports and creating data queries as necessary.
• Prepare and deliver all monitoring and evaluation reports as required.
• Maintenance of effective database recording funder details and monitoring information.

Start Date: 1 October 2020

We’re looking for a senior fundraiser and leader to drive income generation and external communications for an incredible social mobility organisation that has worked with children, families, and schools for over 30 years to break the long-term cycle of deprivation. They look beyond school settings to address the barriers affecting school attendance and learning, building a vital and effective bridge between school and home life that results in better attendance, pupil behaviour and attainment.

There is a great deal of untapped potential here for a proactive fundraiser to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. They have high-profile patrons, highly active trustees who understand fundraising (including one who is herself a senior fundraiser), a phenomenal CEO who worked her way up to the top job and is brilliant with donors, and a loyal donor base that has more capacity to support. This new, senior role brings together their fundraising and external relations, and is a super opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team..

It's a brilliant job, please get in touch for a confidential discussion. Head office is in east London and the culture is one of pragmatic flexibility. 

About the role

• Reporting to the CEO, the Head of External Relations is a newly-created position that sits on the SMT that will provide the leadership needed to support income growth and brand development to meet robust expansion plans.
• The post-holder will lead and motivate staff in activities to grow voluntary income and build the charity’s profile, reputation, and brand externally to a broad range of stakeholders across government, the education sector, families and donors.
• The Head of External Relations will also support the CEO in strengthening relationships with the charity’s high-profile patrons and supporters, as well as managing and growing their own portfolio of influential, high-value donors.
• The post-holder will be responsible for managing two Senior Partnership Managers and the Communications Manager and will oversee seven other members of a fundraising and communications team which currently raises c£1.5m from a largely high value donor base. Full breakdown can be discussed.
• The role offers a range of benefits which include flexible working, a family friendly environment, and remote working.

About you

• You will have proven leadership skills, experience of managing and developing staff, personal experience of securing philanthropic gifts from major donors (or equivalent), outstanding communication skills, and a passion for education.
• This is a great opportunity for a talented leader and relationship manager who is highly motivated and excited by the prospect of building and developing their own team and shaping fundraising and communications at a crucial time in the organisation’s growth and for the families it supports.
• We are ideally seeking someone who has led a multi-income stream team in a small or medium size organisation

Salary

• £55,000-£60,000
• We will consider looking at the same salary for fewer days for an exceptional, senior candidate – please ask.

To Apply

• The final closing date for applications is Friday 12th June 
• Interview dates will be confirmed nearer the application deadline and arrangements made in line with any current government guidelines relating to Covid-19.
• In the first instance please send a CV that contains full fundraising figures.

We are working with a great, well-known National Disability Charity, in search of a Senior Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Officer.

Your role will be to influence, implement and deliver the High Value Strategy, engaging and embedding strong relationships with trusts and foundations.

You will manage a portfolio of existing Trusts, Foundation and Statutory supporters and implement first class and creative stewardship.

Relationship management through efficient reporting, proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing will be key.

For this role, it is important for you to demonstrate key experience in:

• Account management


• Relationship building, communication and influencing skills


• Report writing

Closing date: asap.

Salary: £32,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

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

This is an exciting opportunity for a self motivated Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer you will be responsible for managing and soliciting gifts from a portfolio of trusts, foundations and statutory income sources for an inspiring disability charity.

The Charity
Everything this charity does is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they expand and help more people than ever

The Role
Support and maintain the delivery of personal financial and non-financial KPIs to ensure that team and departmental targets are achieved.
Manage a portfolio of existing Trusts, Foundation and Statutory supporters and implement first class and creative stewardship and relationship management through efficient reporting, proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing.
Identify prospects based on key areas of the programmes in order to create a robust pipeline and progress these through proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing.
Develop sector-leading asks through compelling applications, engaging presentations and well prepared, goal-orientated meetings.
Work collaboratively with colleagues within Fundraising to maintain oversight of delivery projects and acquire useful information for updates and cultivation opportunities.

The Candidate
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the Trusts and Foundations market. Significant experience of securing five-figure sum gifts, ideally in a Trust and Foundation fundraising capacity Proven experience of building long-term effective relationships with senior stakeholders, both internal and external
Significant experience of working with and to a wide range of financial and non-financial KPIs
Significant experience of identifying and progressing partnership opportunities through to conversion
Excellent relationships management abilities with the skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
Excellent communicator with the ability to influence small and large groups of decision makers through verbal storytelling
Excellent written skills to convince decision makers through written storytelling

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 and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

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A national children's charity is currently looking for a Senior Programmes Officer for the health and mental health team. This charity promotes the voices, interests and wellbeing of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives. The successful candidate would need to manage key elements of delivery related to the health and mental health programmes, fulfilling current contractual obligations and seeking new opportunities.

Key responsibilities

* To lead on the development and delivery of health and mental health projects, ensuring they are delivered to a high quality, on budget and on time.
* Develop and deliver training sessions; and facilitate a variety of learning and sharing events for a range of audiences including frontline practitioners and commissioners.
* Lead the development and delivery of new areas of work as agreed, including exploring, proposing and developing project ideas and funding bids.
* Develop resources and tools that promote good practice and provide support to local areas in the commissioning of health and mental health services for children and young people.
* Support and facilitate practitioners networks around key issues related to children and young people's health and mental health.
* Develop and maintain up to date knowledge relevant to health and mental health practice and policy for children and young people.
* Work locally, regionally and nationally to share support and share effective practice around the child health agenda.

Person specification

* Hold and maintain in depth knowledge about policy, research and practice relevant to health care systems and provision with a track record that enables the post-holder to gain the confidence of the wide range of partners with whom they will work.
* Bring experience in facilitation methods and approaches to encourage sharing in person and virtually.
* Experience of leading change development processes with diverse groups of agencies/professionals.
* Experience of demonstrating the impact delivered by interventions.
* Experience of bid writing

* Proven ability to successfully lead and manage multiple projects, including commissioned work.
* Experience of involving children and young people and families in practice development/improvement

If you'd like to find out more or to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar [email protected]