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Age UK is recruiting for a Senior Supporter Experience Manager to join our award-winning fundraising team on a 12 month fixed-term maternity cover contract.
As Senior Supporter Experience Manager, the successful applicant will develop and take ownership of Age UK's Public Fundraising's over-arching supporter experience strategy by managing a programme that builds long-term relationships between Age UK and its supporters, delivering on a supporter first culture.
You will develop a supporter centric approach to planning effective multi-channel, multi-product supporter journeys to grow loyalty, engagement, and income.
We're looking for someone with an audience and data insight driven approach to identify moments that matter and key pain points to improve the supporter experience. By doing this, you will ensure that each touchpoint across the supporter experience is engaging, effective and reflects Age UK brand and values.
You will provide robust data led, testing strategies that enable cross-sell, upsell and ultimately improved lifetime value for Age UK.
We're looking to recruit a proactive self-starter who can contribute to campaign, content and engagement strategies across the charity, ensuring that fundraising audience insight and needs are at the heart of development.
Please note that due to the hybrid nature of this role, the successful applicant will be required to commute to our London office (EC3N 2LB) once a week on Thursday's.
Age UK internal grade - 4L
Must haves:
- Experience in a supporter experience focussed role
- Significant experience mapping and analysing multi-channel journeys.
- Experience working with data and insight teams to deliver journey and product portfolio analysis.
- Significant experience leading cross functional journey planning projects.
- Experience developing next best offer strategies
- Experience supporting teams to continuously improve and optimise supporter journeys.
Great to Have's:
- Proven levels of data literacy to inform decision making and direct marketing testing strategies
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Ability to lead cross functional project groups and programs.
- Excellent presenting skills
- Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to manage multiple data sources, identifying actionable insight.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and facilitate both internally and externally as necessary to secure progress towards goals.
- Understanding of online and offline fundraising channels and how they can be used to target audiences.
- Understanding of creative content and the best channels for content devised with the audience in mind.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
Committed to promoting equality and diversity.
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
About the team
The Philanthropy Team raises income for Impetus and for Impetus partner charities. The team consists of 13 staff. Impetus has an annual income of c.£8-9 million which we are looking to grow significantly within the next few years. The team is led by the Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships.
The Philanthropy Team works with major donors, corporates and grant making trusts, as well as collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure we make a compelling case to generate new financial commitments and wider support for our work. The team also deliver a high-quality engagement programme of volunteering and pro bono for Impetus’s corporate supporters.
Impetus is driven by a shared belief in tackling the barriers that hold back young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in education and employment. Alongside investing extensive financial and non-financial support in our charity partners through our Investment Team we also seek to influence decision makers to design and implement evidence led policy and direct new resources to get young people the support they need through our Public Affairs team. We are resolutely focused on outcomes, driven by quality evidence.
You would be joining a team that is passionate, ambitious, determined and warm. We care deeply for our colleagues, our charity partners and the young people we serve.
About this role
We are seeking a maternity cover Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager – someone who is a talented and ambitious fundraiser who will join the Impetus Philanthropy Team and have responsibility for building new partnerships and stewarding existing ones.
You will be an excellent communicator, able to make a compelling case for change and write and speak persuasively with major donors, corporate partners, and trusts at the six figure level and beyond to ensure we can deliver our mission: helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed at school, work and in life.
You will be a strong team player, with a collaborative working style. You will be eager to build and manage new and complex partnerships and to advance the Philanthropy Team’s strategic objectives more broadly.
Key responsibilities
- Build and deliver new six figure+ partnerships from Grant Making Trusts and Foundations (GMTs), corporates, co-investment partners and individual philanthropists.
- Work collaboratively with the Development Directors to create and implement a plan for building new partnerships and reporting on progress against the plan.
- Manage a portfolio of active prospects and donors, including co-investment partnerships.
- Build high-level relationships with prospects, maximising opportunities to secure new and higher levels of income.
- Maintain strong, high-level, and long-term relationships with donors to Impetus, while identifying opportunities for further referrals to new prospects and partners.
- Manage co-investment partnerships, working closely across the organisation with Investment Directors and the Policy team, as well as externally with charity partners and their leadership teams to draw on a range of assets to provide excellent stewardship to Impetus’s highest value supporters.
- Build strong relationships externally with senior staff and leadership teams in Impetus’s portfolio charities to support them in pitching for co-investment funding, reporting and stewardship of co-investment partnerships.
- Leverage the contacts of Trustees and pro-bono supporters to good effect.
- Provide support and meticulous follow-up to the Chair, Trustees, Committee Members, and senior management of Impetus to encourage introductions to potential sources of giving and to ensure their successful involvement in the fundraising process.
- Ensure all communication with external stakeholders is prompt, clear and compelling, which includes testing and honing materials to improve the fundraising ask and stewardship strategies.
- Ensure prospect and donor activity and reporting for your portfolio is accurately captured on our CRM system (Salesforce).
- Support the Development Directors and the Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships in the wider operational and strategic development of the Philanthropy Team and on major partnerships that they manage.
- Attend Impetus events to provide support to Philanthropy team.
- Build strong and effective working relationships with teams across the organisation.
- Demonstrate a level of professionalism and best practice that reflects our values, across the philanthropy team and within the organisation that is exemplary.
Person specification
Essential
- A track record of raising six figure grants from grant-making trusts and foundations, corporate foundations and/or individuals
- The ability to lead, direct and personally work through the fundraising cycle with donors
- Strategic thinking, planning and delivery – with an ability to generate concepts and ideas, translate them into tangible tactics and execute them independently
- Excellent research and prospecting skills
- Ability to take a pro-active, creative, innovative approach to fundraising and the ability to think laterally
- Experience of operating with senior staff, including trustees and external stakeholders
- Excellent relationship skills to establish and maintain contacts with key internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to work collaboratively to maintain effective relationships
- A track record as a high-performing member of a team and contributing beyond own area of responsibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid financial management with an ability to establish and deliver a budget.
- The ability to work well under pressure, meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects
- A commitment to Impetus’ mission
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the sector – young people, education, employment
- Experience of managing a high performing team and the ability to mentor on the job.
- Digital fundraising experience
- Experience fundraising for grant makers, infrastructure organisations or other intermediarie
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.
We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.
We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.
Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.
Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
How to apply
Please click on the link below to apply
You will need to:
- Complete the online form (including the equal opportunities monitoring form)
- Upload a comprehensive CV and supporting statement.
The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.
As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 8 April 202
Interviews
First round interviews will take place: w/c 15 April 2024
Second round interviews will take place: w/c 22 April 2024
You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
Personal Data
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people in London? London Youth is seeking an experienced Head of Trusts and Foundations to play a vital role in their mission to support young people and youth organisations to become the best they can be.
For over 135 years, London Youth has played a unique role in igniting the potential in young Londoners. The charity’s vision is that all young Londoners grow up healthy, able to express themselves, navigate a fulfilling career and make a positive contribution in their communities. Because good youth work works. Last year alone, more than 600,000 young individuals were supported through their expansive network of members. They are dedicated to creating opportunities and fostering growth through their wide range of transformative programmes in sports development, employability, youth action and involvement, arts, and outdoor education.
It has been an exciting period of change for London Youth. Last year, the organisation made an internal appointment of a new CEO and they have recently appointed a new Director of Fundraising and Communications to lead the team to meet their ambitious growth plans.
As the Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will lead their impressive trusts, foundations, and statutory income streams which generates over £3 million annually. We’re seeking a driven, tenacious individual with a track record of securing 6- and 7-figure gifts to lead the growth-focused team.
You will work closely with the Delivery Directorate who lead on grant management and reporting. With a fundraising-positive approach from the department, you will work collaboratively with them to identify funding opportunities and to deliver excellent stewardship.
As Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will:
- Lead on the planning and delivery of the trusts, foundations and statutory strategy to grow both restricted and unrestricted income
- Develop and oversee a portfolio and pipeline of high value trusts, foundations and statutory funders
- Write compelling funding proposals to engage new donors to give at the 6- and 7-figure level to ensure long term growth and sustainability
- Work collaboratively with the delivery teams to ensure effective grant management, stewardship and reporting for funders
- Work closely with the delivery teams to develop new projects and cases for support, and refine existing projects to meet the emerging needs of beneficiaries
- Develop engagement opportunities for prospective and warm funders to bring them closer to London Youth’s mission
- Provide management and direction for the team – including two Trusts and Foundations Managers
Ideal skills and experience:
- Proven success of securing 6 and 7-figure gifts from a range of trusts, foundations and statutory funders
- Superb writing skills to convey need and impact across bids, applications, cases for support and pitches
- Demonstrable experience of growing income streams
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, and able to influence/persuade a wide range of stakeholders
- Proven ability to facilitate cross-team working and forge effective working relationships with services teams
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team
- Alignment with London Youth’s new organisational values: Ambition, Collaboration, Inclusivity, and Accountability
Benefits include:
- 28 days per year plus bank holidays and 3 closure days in December
- 4% employer pension contribution (where employees make an additional voluntary contribution, employer contribution increases to 5%)
- Cash Health Plan
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme (for you and your family)
- Volunteering days
Full time (flexible working options available)
Closing Date: 5 April 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a motivated Senior Philanthropy Manager - New Business, who thrives in a dynamic environment where their contributions directly shape our success, help grow our portfolio, and secure new philanthropic partnerships.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our Senior Philanthropy Manager, New Business, you will be responsible for helping to grow our portfolio, secure new partnerships, and take a leading role on several exciting innovative projects relevant to our audiences.
Reporting into the Transformational Philanthropy Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving pipeline development and leading groundbreaking projects that resonate with our audiences. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of building relationships with a range of stakeholders; have an interest in learning about new ideas and applying them to our partnerships; and with the resilience and decision-making skills to achieve outcomes at pace.
In this role, day -to- day, you will:
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders internally and externally to fuel our pipeline growth.
• Take personal responsibility for overseeing a diverse portfolio of donors ranging from six to seven figures, serving as a role model for top-tier account management throughout the donor engagement process.
• Focus on securing multi-year commitments from philanthropists that align with our SCUK and F&M priorities.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with high-profile donors, showcasing exemplary account management to secure long-term commitments.
• Contribute to essential reporting activities and forecasting exercises to ensure our continued success.
• Foster a positive team culture focused on inclusivity and wellbeing, enhancing our collective morale.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, keeping us aligned with the evolving landscape of philanthropy.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Proven experience in client-facing or account management roles, ideally within philanthropy or corporate partnerships.
• A track record of successfully securing grants or contracts, guiding clients through partnership lifecycles.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating a compelling vision and inspiring others.
• Ability to navigate complex organisational structures and manage competing priorities with finesse.
What we offer you:
• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Closing Date: April 5th , 2024
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The Youth Endowment Fund
Senior Research Manager (Toolkit)
Reports to: Evidence and Engagement Lead
Salary: £51,300
Contract: 2 years fixed-term
Location: Central London, Hybrid*
Closing date: 9am Monday, 8th April 2024
About the Youth Endowment Fund
We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.
In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen growth. We have also seen increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to try and permanently change things. To succeed, we must build a fantastic body of knowledge about violence affecting young people and how we reduce it. This knowledge has to be both rigorous and highly relevant to those making decisions about how to support vulnerable young people. We need to find out what works and what doesn’t through evidence synthesis, data analysis and qualitative research into children’s lives. We then need to convert this into highly accessible content on what works, how delivery organisations need to change their practice and how the systems they operate in need to be reformed.
About the Toolkit and Synthesis Team
The Toolkit and Synthesis team is at the heart of our work to spread knowledge of what works to prevent children becoming involved in violence. We do this by creating free, highly accessible summaries of the best available research. We love to discuss the latest developments in research methods, but we’re not just interested in research for its own sake. We want research to lead to actual changes in outcomes for children.
Our flagship resource is our Toolkit a free, online resource that summarises the best available evidence about preventing children becoming involved in serious violence. It’s based on the highest-quality systematic reviews but is written in plain English and is free of jargon. It provides practical guidance and helps practitioners and policy makers turn evidence into action. The Toolkit is a live resource – we regularly update it so that professionals working to keep children safe have access to the latest findings. We do this by commissioning new systematic reviews, building a pipeline of evidence to keep expanding the Toolkit.
Alongside our work on the Toolkit, our team is also responsible for the YEF Programmes Evidence and Gap Map and the YEF Systems Evidence and Gap Map. We’re working with external partners to explore new ways of updating the research using the latest developments in technology. We’re also working with partners on an Effect Size Database to facilitate new systematic reviews and meta-analyses of research examining the impact of violence prevention interventions.
Key responsibilities
The Senior Research Manager will be an essential part of the YEF Toolkit and Synthesis team and will develop a portfolio of impactful projects. The core of your role will be leading our work on commissioning evidence synthesis.
This will involve:
- Developing the future pipeline of systematic reviews. You’ll scope out the existing evidence base and understand the needs of our audience. You’ll use this information to recommend new review topics for YEF funding.
- Leading on the design, commissioning, and management of systematic reviews. You’ll also work with our partners to manage existing grants for systematics reviews. This will involve reviewing protocols and reports, working with advisory groups, and ensuring that systematic reviews will meet our aims.
- Becoming an advocate for the insights generated by YEF-funded reviews both within and outside the organisation. You’ll ensure that these insights inform our strategy and are accurately communicated to policy makers and practitioners.
- Writing and reviewing content for the Toolkit. You’ll use findings from evidence synthesis to produce new content for the Toolkit, including summaries of the evidence and impactful resources which enable the application of research in practice. You’ll ensure that Toolkit content is only ever easy-to-understand and written in plain English with incredible clarity.
- Providing leadership across the organisation to ensure synthesis is high-quality. You’ll be the go-to person at the YEF for support with evidence synthesis.
- Ensuring that reviews are used to update and expand the YEF’s Evidence and Gap Maps.
- Contributing research to support the scoping, development and delivery of our grant-making.
- Ensuring that our strategy and decision-making are informed by the best available research.
About you
You’re this sort of person:
- You want to play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people. You care about having an impact.
- You share our belief that an evidence-based approach is our best hope of preventing violence. You’re fascinated by research, but you’re not just interested in research for its own sake. You want to achieve actual changes in outcomes for children.
- You’re a confident reader of research and have strong critical appraisal skills. You know when research can be trusted and when it can’t and can confidently articulate your views on the strength of research. You might have gained this expertise through your academic studies, research or professional experience.
- You have a proven track record of commissioning or conducting high-quality evidence synthesis. You have a good understanding of these methods and can discuss the pros and cons of them. You might have gained this expertise through your academic studies, training, research or professional experience.
- You have at least three years’ experience working in a role that required you to think about research. This could include a range of roles in policy, academia, funding or practice.
- You write in a way that people easily understand. You have that rare skill of writing in plain English. You have experience of translating complex research findings into plain writing that everyone can understand.
- You have excellent project and time management skills. You can work independently, quickly and to a high standard.
- You’re good with people. You’re comfortable working with a wide range of people, including senior academics and other research experts, children and their families, practitioners and policy makers. You’re able to provide constructive challenge when required.
- You learn fast but remain humble. You like learning. You’re very good at synthesising information. You know how much you don't know and that you can always learn more.
- You work well in a team. You care more that good things happen than who gets the credit. You support your colleagues to produce excellent work.
- You’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, views and values.
You may have:
- A good level of knowledge and understanding of crime or violence. You know the facts, understand the issues, know the key people and can discuss the theories. You’re knowledgeable on this topic and very at ease discussing it with experts. Alternatively, you might have a strong understanding of a relevant area such as education, youth work or social care.
- Experience of developing a research strategy. You have thought hard about gaps in the evidence base, how they can be filled and how this might influence policy and practice.
- Experience of commissioning research and managing external contractors. You can scrutinise a budget to ensure it provides value for money.
- Confident public speaking skills. You’re an excellent verbal communicator. You’ve delivered dozens of talks on complex topics. You’re calm and confident when answering challenging questions.
While it’s not a criterion, we’re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It’s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
Additional benefits include
£1,000 professional development budget annually, 28 days plus Bank Holidays, four half days for volunteering activities.
Hybrid working details
The office is based in Central London. Those living in and around London are expected to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week. If you live outside of London and work remotely, you’ll be expected to work from the London office 2 days per month.
To apply
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter, and complete the monitoring form click on "Apply for this" button by 9:00am Monday 8h April 2024.
When applying for this role, please ensure that your cover letter can answer, within a maximum of 1000 words, the following questions:
- Why are you motivated to apply for this role?
- Give clear examples where your experience directly relates to the “About You” section in the Job Description.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.
You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
Interview process
Interviews will take place in the week commencing the 16th April 2024.
There will be a task to prepare for in advance.
Personal data
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Science Manager - Super Pollutants
What’s in it for you?
As a climate specialist with International experience are you ready for an opportunity to truly influence and contribute to lasting change for our world. That’s a grand ambition that will draw on your desire to be seen as a global thought leader in a brand new role and programme within CAF - the leading organisation concerned with the global health impact of air pollution.
In this unique position you will have the chance to transition your proven background and expertise in insightful scientific research into the realms of policy influence and impact. You will enjoy the wide remit to liaise at an international level with UN agencies and major players within the air pollution arena. We expect it to be step up, but in a business that supports initiative, collaborates naturally and encourages innovative thinking we can offer you a career step of exceptional reach and impact in a culture that seeks ambitious people who care about the world.
Sounds like a role that extends the usual rewards of ‘work’? We think so. Read on for more detail.
Who we are
Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic organization that brings together governments, campaigners, researchers, funders, and businesses to create a world where everyone breathes clean air.
What we offer
We are a growing organisation that is clear about what we offer and how we operate as a team.
We offer the opportunity to be at the heart of efforts to drive the air quality agenda and tackle air pollution across the globe. You would be joining an ambitious organisation that is expanding the scale of its work year-on-year and making a real difference.
We provide a competitive reward package, flexible working and a commitment to supporting your learning and professional development and we are intentional about building trusting relationships and, to facilitate a strong culture across the team. It’s important to us and we imagine it is to you too.
Everyone who works with us shares our values — collaborative, dynamic and evidence-informed — and a commitment to our mission. We are growing rapidly, so comfort with change and the ability to work at pace is vital, as is a desire to learn, improve and develop with the organisation. Find out here about our values, offices, benefits, salary and commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality.
Job purpose
The Science Manager – Super Pollutants will manage technical elements of multi-lateral partnerships and coalitions, oversee a portfolio of research grants and projects, and strategically generate and communicate data and evidence to drive funders, governments and non-profits to work effectively towards reducing black carbon emissions globally.
Scope of role
The post holder will oversee work to reduce scientific uncertainties and bottlenecks around black carbon and other super pollutants to support policy goals and ultimately accelerate emissions reductions.
This position will
Develop a strategy and manage the implementations for research projects;
Bring together the science community and generate shared goals;
Lead on technical elements of the organisation’s work with intergovernmental organisations, governments and non-profits.
Be responsible for outreach and engagement with academic institutions, multilateral agencies, and other stakeholders.
It’s a hugely influential role and will span climate change, air pollution and public health fields.
As you would expect it will require a deep understanding of the latest science and a strategic approach to how science can advance international policy matters on black carbon and other super pollutants.
Tasks will include engaging directly with global experts, developing a science strategy, managing a portfolio of grants, inputting into science communications efforts, and working closely with policy and advocacy activities. Key stakeholders will include:
- Global leaders on climate and SLCPs,
- Academic institutions and think tanks,
- Grantees and suppliers for grant and project development and management.
Key accountabilities
To give a steer, the role is split approximately into the following broad categories with more detail on each available in the supporting Job Description:
Project and grant management (50%)
Strategy and vision (20%)
Stakeholder engagement and coordination (20%)
Research and analysis (10%)
The ideal person:
First and foremost, you’ll be great at building trusted collaborative relationships – at all levels. After all you’ll be mixing with major governments, agencies NGOs, donors and partners across the globe.
You’ll be confident negotiating and influencing across all stakeholder communities from academics to senior international decision-makers and be comfortable juggling multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
As you’d expect, you’ll be a natural at thinking and acting strategically and will have a knack for explaining and discussing complex topics in layman’s terms. Not everyone gets the science behind what we do.
And because we operate globally – you’ll be a cultural chameleon able to adapt your style and approach to suit.
The Technical requirements:
You’ll bring that deep expertise on the science of air pollution, super pollutants, climate change and their interlinkages and will have led and implemented projects including climate modelling, health impact analyses and action research.
You’ll have managed policy-relevant research and science projects on air pollution, climate change or related fields at an international level, designing and delivering research strategies that inform evidence-informed policy recommendations.
And you will have amassed contacts within relevant global institutions, such as academic institutions, UN agencies, international financial institutions, etc.
For more detail on the specific of the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description.
- Closing date – 27th March 2024
- Salary & Benefits - Depending on location:
- In UK £51,838 - £66,583 gross per annum
- In Ghana GHS 412,536.11 - 526,337.76 gross per annum
- In India INR 3,807,625 - 4,858,003 gross per annum
- In South Africa ZAR 1,250,000-1,300,000 gross per annum
- Interview Date:
- Round 1 w/c 8th April 2024
- Round 2 w/c 15th April 2024
- Type of employment - Full time, Permanent
- The role will be based in Clean Air Fund’s offices (London, Delhi or Accra). Applicants must be entitled to work in the location they have applied for (UK, India or Ghana). Clean Air Fund cannot support visa applications
As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
The purpose of the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in the theatre’s new Stories Start Here campaign, building on our successful major donor fundraising programme. As the key relationship manager for a portfolio of some of our closest and passionate supporters, the Major Gifts Manager makes a vital contribution to this growing income stream. By identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing major gifts of £25,000 and more, and working collaboratively across the department with other fundraising teams, there is lots of scope to build on your existing fundraising experience to develop an engaged and generous portfolio of major donors.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Experience in a fundraising capacity, with a successful track record of meeting targets and personally soliciting and securing 5-figure+ philanthropic gifts.
- Evidence of relationship management to proactively develop a portfolio of prospects employing creative strategies to engage them.
- Demonstrable prospect research skills.
- Evidence of ability to write persuasively, and experience of creating compelling fundraising materials.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the necessary listening, facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills to represent the NT, and to achieve immediate credibility and influence with high net worth individuals, and internal and external stakeholders.
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and NT Talks and Events, subject to availability and policy.
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to local childcare providers & gyms on and around the South Bank)
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and Cyclescheme partnership
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer with supporting policies
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role.
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On-site Occupational Health and welfare support
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Free-to-access Employee Assistance Programme, enabling counselling and mental wellbeing support, financial and legal advice, and advice on caring responsibilities.
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On-site staff canteen and bar
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Staff networks including Amplified: The Ethnically Diverse Network; Disability Staff Network; LGBTQ+ Network; Parents and Parents & Carers Network
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The NT is also a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
Please note
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 8th April 2024 at 12 noon.
We support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.
People Department 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Mencap – Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: London, E1. Hybrid working.
Salary: £47,064 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Mencap - the leading charity for the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability, their families and carers - is seeking an ambitious, experienced fundraiser to develop a sustainable, ambitious Major Donor programme that will grow in volume and reach in coming years, taking Mencap to new heights of support.
Mencap wants the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. Mencap is making this a reality by: providing services that model their vision and ambition; campaigning locally and nationally; helping people with a learning disability to stand up for what they want and need; empowering people, groups and organisations to create real change in their own communities; helping people with a learning disability to gain employment, skills and find paid jobs; offering people information and advice for all areas of their lives and conducting research into important issues to create a positive impact and see real change.
This role will be responsible for managing a portfolio of new and existing relationships for Mencap with philanthropists and grant-makers, providing first class creative relationship management, proactive engagement and efficient reporting, as well as securing five and six figure gifts. The post-holder will also build and manage a pipeline of sustainable income, with a heavy focus on acquisition, supported by the High Value Relationships Lead and Senior Leaders across the organisation.
Mencap is seeking a professional fundraiser with a talent for philanthropy acquisition and securing five-figure+ sums from Major Donors. The ideal candidate will have an ambitious and creative approach to Major Donor fundraising with excellent relationships management abilities and the gravitas and skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
You will have proven experience of building long-term effective relationships with senior stakeholders, both internal and external and of project management and cross-organisational working. Strong written and verbal communication skills will be a must, as well as being a strategic thinker with the ability to convey complex and emotive topics in a clear and compelling way. Finally, you share Mencap’s passion about changing the world for everyone with a learning disability.
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April.
Community Fundraising Manager
The Mencap Community and Events Team has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and passionate fundraiser, dedicated to raising as much funds as possible to help make the UK the best place to live for people with a learning disability to join our team as Senior Community Fundraising Manager covering England and Wales.
Covering the England and Wales the Community Fundraising Manager will be responsible for managing various income streams across the Community portfolio working closely with the wider team.
Within this role, you will achieve agreed fundraising targets through effective management, support and cultivation of both existing and new regional supporters including: individuals, groups, associations, local corporates and schools whilst maximising the current portfolio of Mencap owned products. You will research, identify and develop new community fundraising opportunities, areas of potential support and build a robust pipeline for restricted grants and corporate partners.
The role is home based. There will be travel around the areas that the role covers.
This position is a permanent, full-time role to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday. The nature of community fundraising is that there will be evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu will be given.
Key skills and requirements (essential):
· The ability to develop, implement and monitor strategic plans, present budgets and interpret financial information
· The ability to research, assess and initiate new opportunities within the context of an overall plan
· Able to recruit, develop and train, motivate and manage individuals and teams of Volunteers to give their very best
· Able to use interpersonal skills in order to engage effectively with others, understand what motivates them and respond appropriately
· Written communication skills and a high level of numeracy to be able to produce business plans, monthly reviews, press releases, letters, presentations and other similar documents
· Excellent verbal communication skills, to be able to deliver presentations and give local media interviews
· Able to work as part of a team, to see and understand the national picture and to contribute effectively to team plans and goals
· IT literate – use of word-processing, spreadsheets PowerPoint and databases
· Experience of working in community fundraising and delivering or exceeding income targets
Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do. With us, it’s never ‘just a job’. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some excellent benefits alongside our competitive pay.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the directgov website. At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
Benefits
Why join Mencap?
· 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays + a variety of benefits including pension and holiday buying options.
· Ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills.
· A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.
Join us at Mencap and be part of a team that believes in equality, diversity, and inclusion. Together, we can create a brighter future for individuals with learning disabilities and empower them to break down any barriers they may face.
Mencap vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities. If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career that truly makes a difference, apply now!
About Mencap
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability. We do this by providing high quality, flexible services that support people, including young adults, to live as independently as possible in their own homes and in the community.
Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist.
You’ll make new friends and feel inspired to reach your potential. We will ask a lot of you - but you’ll get back so much more. With us, it is never ‘just a job’.
In return for your hard work and passion, we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Purpose and Background
CDP is looking for a full-time Senior Marketing Manager, with strong digital marketing expertise, to work as part of an ambitious global marketing team. This is a unique opportunity to make your mark in a dynamic, business-facing organization, working to achieve CDP’s mission.
The successful candidate will play a lead role within our global strategic communications and marketing team, providing strategic marketing and digital expertise. The role will report to and work closely with the Director of Brand, supporting the development and delivery of the Global Marketing and Communications plans and campaigns in line with CDP’s strategic goals. You will liaise with internal stakeholders, translating their needs and helping them deliver against business objectives through high quality marketing support, primarily via digital channels. You will be results-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a wider global comms and marketing team, to ensure that CDP is strategic, influential, coherent and compelling in its engagement with key audiences.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and support the development, implementation and evaluation of digital-first global marketing plans. Ensure that a fully integrated approach is taken to all campaigns and digital marketing activity is optimized across all digital channels to deliver maximum value in line with key metrics.
- Work closely with the commercial team to develop, deliver and iterate marketing plans that generate quality leads across the product portfolio.
- Oversee and manage CDP’s digital marketing channels, including CRM / email marketing, evolving CDP’s strategic approach to engaging with users, ensuring that all channels follow best practice and deliver maximum value.
- Work closely with marketing, communications and content colleagues globally to ensure a coordinated approach to all digital marketing planning, activity and analytics.
- Work closely with website leads in the marketing team to ensure the role of the global and regional public websites in end-to-end customer journeys is mapped and optimized.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of digital marketing channels. With knowledge of market and industry digital trends and CDP analysis, share learnings against KPIs widely in order to evolve CDP’s digital marketing practice. Including, in-campaign reporting and optimizing tactics, setting up tracking, improving reporting systems, agreeing attribution metrics.
- Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders both inside and outside the organization to raise awareness and understanding of strategic marketing best practice and leverage full value from key external partners.
Required skills and experience:
- Substantial experience in digital communications and marketing.
- Strong experience and proven success of developing, implementing and evaluating highly successful cross-channel digital marketing strategies in a B2B environment working closely with sales and business development teams.
- Extensive experience in promoting content on a wide range of digital and traditional platforms;
- In-depth understanding of digital marketing tools and methodologies.
- Experience working with/ utilizing brand guidelines and coordinating to ensure brand consistency across channels.
- Strong analytical and technical skills for tracking set-up, evaluating, reporting and actioning insights.
- User proficiency, or willingness to rapidly develop such, with:
- Creative Suite such as Adobe
- CMS
- CRM and email marketing software– MS Dynamics 365 preferable
- Marketing analytics tools (Google Analytics, Looker Studio and others)
- Paid (incl. Google Ad grant) search, display and social media advertising.
- Solid understanding of legal compliance in the areas of digital marketing / data activity.
- Experience writing compelling copy for marketing collateral including webpages, emails, case studies, etc.
- Experience of using market research and insight to inform campaign and message development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and nurture relationships both internally and externally, including complex multi-stakeholder relationships.
- Excellent team skills and the flexibility to work across the business and with global offices.
- Excellent time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines under pressure and manage multiple project and stakeholder demands simultaneously.
- At least the equivalent of 6+ years of relevant B2B experience in digital specialisms, educated to degree level or equivalent, e.g. CIM qualification.
Desired skills and experience:
- Experience working as part of a global team;
- Experience working with global corporations, cities or national or local government;
- Experience working with nonprofits and/or companies on environmental sustainability issue areas.
Salary and benefits: £45,538 per annum, 30 days’ holiday, generous non-contributory pension provision, life assurance and others.
This is a full-time fixed-term (12 month) contract, reporting to the Director of Brand, with flexibility for hybrid working.
Before you apply
We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see our applicants privacy notice. By submitting your application, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.
How to apply
Please upload your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience, which should be no more than two pages, into the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please submit yours as soon as possible for consideration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a fantastic charity focused on reconnecting people with nature, in their search for a Senior Fundraiser - Trusts and Grants.
As Senior Fundraiser, you will be responsible for securing significant grants from a broad range of trusts, foundations and grant-making bodies. You will develop and implement the fundraising strategy to maximise trust and grant giving income and create a sustainable and diverse fundraising portfolio, with funding streams including major donors, trusts, foundations and other grant making bodies. You will also maintain and develops existing relationships, whilst proactively identifying and approaching new funding partners in the UK, US and internationally.
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Experience and successful track record of securing income from trusts, foundations and/or major donors.
- Experience of developing a fundraising strategy and income targets.
- Excellent writing skills with attention to detail and experience in preparing structured, engaging and successful grant applications.
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.
Salary: £50,000
Permanent, Full-time
Location: London with hybrid working
Deadline - Friday 5th April at 9am
Application process - CV and Cover Letter
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Third Solutions are excited to be working in partnership with Pact to recruit a brand new role, Major Gifts Senior Manager.
Pact is a pioneering national charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and families, providing caring and life changing services at every stage of the criminal justice process in court, in prison, on release, and in the community.
This can be a 4 day working role, with the possibility to be 5 days, along with the option to be home working or hybrid, within easy reach of London for meetings with funders.
You will have experience of building and developing Major Donor Fundraiisng. The charity are in the fortunate position of having a strong Major Donor pipeline and lot of well connected supporters.
The Role
Manage existing major supporters, strengthening relationships and engagement through strong stewardship, including producing written reports and organising visits to meet beneficiaries.
Build and manage your own portfolio of major donors.
Develop the legacy strategy and offer, including to the wider base of individual supporters.
Implement a strategic work plan to secure new and repeat core income from family trusts as well as cultivating and maintaining excellent relationships with existing and new grant making Trusts and Foundations.
The Candidate
Experience of working in a fundraising team and with independence to raise funds from individuals and to lead on this area within a charity.
Proven track record and specialism in major donor giving.
Experience of writing proposals and reports.
Experience of researching and cultivating individuals including HNWIs .
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.
BACKGROUND
Over the past 90 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 IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster.
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
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise the profile, deliver policy, and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England, a programme that is rapidly growing.
IRC Education Programming UK
IRC has been delivering education programmes in the UK since May 2022. This consists of the Healing Classrooms Programme (and its various iterations) and the Healing Spaces programme. The Healing Classrooms programme delivers trauma-informed training to schools and teachers to help them better support refugee and asylum-seeking students. The Healing Spaces programme is similar but provides training to volunteers and staff that support refugee and asylum-seeking youth outside of school settings.
The Purpose of the Role
Key Working Relationships:
The position reports to the Education Manager, UK. The position supervises the Education Officer. The Senior Education Officer also works closely with and receives technical guidance from RAI education technical units and the senior integration officer, as well as the grant management team.
Key Accountabilities
Programme design and delivery
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Lead Healing Classrooms design processes that ensure programmes are aligned to IRC’s Outcomes to Evidence framework, evidence-based, and appropriate to context to maximize impact.
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Lead on the delivery of all Healing Classrooms programmes, including in-person and online.
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Take an innovative and leading role in creating resources and webpage updates.
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Continue to improve and adapt the Healing Classrooms programme to meet the needs of schools, councils, and educators in the UK.
Coordination and management
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Manage the Healing Classrooms Education Officer.
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Meet regularly with staff, and partners to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to identified challenges.
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Update the education manager regularly on progress.
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Analyse data emerging from the education program and ensure that this analysis informs programming.
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Engage effectively with IRC staff (comms, procurement etc.) to ensure effective delivery and promotion of the programme.
External Relations
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Develop effective working relationships with key partners – including NGOs
and civil society, public authorities at the national and local levels and education institutions.
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Identify and develop strategic partnerships with UK partners for education programming
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Support in the development of new business opportunities to allow the portfolio to grow and develop;
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
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Progressively responsible relevant work experience, esp. in the implementation of education projects in support of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants
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Solid understanding of the UK education system and challenges for students with immigrant backgrounds.
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Experience teaching in a UK school is preferred but not essential.
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Professional written and oral communication skills in English
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Experience crafting non-traditional, innovative programming and creating suitable
organisational structures; strong proposal writing skills.
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Proven diplomatic and networking skills: the ability to effectively handle a variety of internal and external relationships including with education sector leaders and government staff;
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Ability to respond to multiple priorities promptly, producing high-quality outcomes.
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Ability to travel occasionally to the service delivery area.
You must have the right to work in the UK. We will be closing this advertisement early if we get high turn out for this role. Salary for this role is £43,400 per annum pro rota , 6 month contract, possibility to a extension. Full time.
The application deadline for this role is 4th of April 2024.
IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure diversity inour workforceregardless ofgender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and 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.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with a climate change organisation in the search for a Senior Development Manager to join their growing organisation.
This organisation believes in creating change the world needs by unlocking investor action on climate change. Working with a range of members to address climate risk, this organisation ensures its members are well-positioned to make the most of investment opportunities offered by climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, ensuring that their investments contribute towards a better world for us all to live in.
As the Senior Development Manager, you will be responsible for securing income from trusts and foundations. This will include building relationships with an existing portfolio of donors, as well as researching and bringing on new trust and foundation relationships for the organisation. This role will focus on securing six and seven-figure grants from these relationships and build long lasting partnerships.
To be successful as the Senior Development Manager, you will have proven experience in securing income from trusts and foundations, ideally at the six-figure level. You will be able to evidence excellent relationship building skills and be able to produce compelling grant proposals. This role is joining a growing team, and this person will need to work both collaboratively, as well as independently to grow new relationships externally and internally.
This role is a permanent full-time position that will have hybrid working in the London offices two days per week. The salary for this role is £45,000 to £52,500.
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 have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Senior Development Manager 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.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Why you’re here – if you only remember one thing – remember this!
The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador are one of the planet’s first UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a global conservation priority due to unique biodiversity - with species found nowhere else on Earth, and a local community dependent on maintaining a healthy ocean and island environment. Based in London, Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is the only UK registered charity to focus exclusively on the conservation and sustainable development of the Galapagos Islands. We are looking for a proactive individual with good storytelling skills to produce fundraising applications and reports that inspire. You will be joining our friendly team at an exciting time for the organisation, as we strive to achieve our key ambitions by the year 2030 across our programmes, fundraising and communications efforts. As part of GCT’s Programmes team, you will work closely with the Senior Development Manager (SDM) to secure grant funding from trusts and foundations across our programme portfolio (including island restoration, community & nature, ocean protection and plastic pollution topics), with an increasing focus on securing multi-year funding to embed sustainability in our programme delivery. You will be a great writer, researcher and comfortable working with numbers, enabling you to identify new fundraising opportunities and develop engaging proposals and reports with clear budgets. You will also be an organised individual, ensuring you can effectively balance your time across competing deadlines and tasks.
What we want
· An individual with a proven track record of fundraising success from trusts and foundations, or in producing high-quality written work on environmental, education or sustainable development topics
· An excellent storyteller and communicator, who is able to write proposals for a wide range of audiences and is confident making enquiries regarding potential applications
· A highly organised individual, ideally with experience developing fundraising strategies or projects and meeting funding targets
- A proactive approach, able to work on own initiative as well as part of a small team
What you will get
· A connection with cutting edge conservation projects in the planet’s first World Heritage Site, the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding Galapagos Marine Reserve
· Opportunities to develop your skills with training from the GCT Programmes team
· Opportunities to benefit from professional external training to support further development where relevant and feasible
· Support from a fully engaged, friendly staff team
What you’ll deliver
· Work with the SDM to achieve an annual fundraising target for trusts and foundations income (£285K in 2024), also helping to secure ‘Transformational Gifts’ where required
· Produce high-quality, compelling grant proposals with clear budgets and measurable indicators
· Ensure all trust and foundation donors receive quality reports and a high-level of donor stewardship
· Support the development of GCT’s projects by aligning project plans with fundraising opportunities, including targeted research for new potential trusts and foundations
· Administrative support to the SDM including the upkeep of GCT’s trusts database and planning documents, and coordinating mailings to trusts contacts such as for events or new magazine issues
· Support the SDM with quarterly trust and foundation fundraising updates for the GCT Senior Leadership Team and Board
How we’ll measure it
· Amount of restricted & unrestricted income secured through trusts & foundations
· Contribution to development of GCT projects and our 2030 strategy
· Number of applications sent vs. number of successful applications (success rate)
· Number of ‘repeat’ funders engaged & donating
· Number of ‘new’ & ‘historical’ (a funder who has previously given to GCT, but not for many years) funders engaged & donating
What you’re responsible for
· Increasing restricted & unrestricted income from trusts and foundations in line with GCT’s fundraising strategy with the SDM
· Researching, writing and submitting proposals to potential funders
· Development of budgets for proposals that secure income against GCT’s planned internal and project spend
· Producing high quality project reports for donors, ensuring all donors are reported to on time
· Maintaining excellent relationships with existing funders through regular communications
· Reviewing annual fundraising success for GCT projects and developing annual fundraising plans for trusts and foundations with the SDM
· Keeping our database and internal documents up-to-date for trust and foundations/key contacts.
Person Specification
Work Experience
· 1-2 years proven experience in trusts fundraising and/or a role that involves strong writing skills (both creative and scientific writing experience is welcomed)
· Experience working with budgets
· Experience fundraising for, or communicating about, environmental/conservation, education or sustainability projects
· Experience of working with a database and managing contact lists
Technical knowledge and skills
· Excellent writing skills with strong attention to detail required
· Experience of working within the charity sector (including relevant voluntary roles)
· Excellent verbal communication skills and a confident and polite telephone manner, and an ability to represent the charity at funder meetings & events
· Ability to organise and prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines
· Strong research skills
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
General
· A passion for conservation and the natural world
· A passion for story-telling and inspiring others
· A good team player
· Willingness to undertake any other duties which may be required from time to time (e.g. helping at occasional evening events)
Desirable (not essential)
· Experience of working with volunteers
· Knowledge of fundraising best practice
· A degree or equivalent background in an environmental, science, education or policy topic
· Ability to speak Spanish
Place of work:Galapagos Conservation Trust office, central London (hybrid working with min. 1-2 days per week in the office)
Hours of work:Full time (35 hours per week), 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (with one hour unpaid lunch break, 7 hour working day)
Reports to: Senior Development Manager
Line Manages:No direct line management, possible volunteer management
Salary:£27,000 per annum
Galapagos Conservation Trust: Who We Are
Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is the only UK registered charity to focus exclusively on the conservation and sustainability of the Galapagos Archipelago. With nearly 30 years of experience working in Galapagos, we collaborate with our strong local network of NGOs, community members, authorities and researchers, as well as international partners, to deliver projects that achieve measurable conservation outcomes, improve sustainable livelihoods, and protect the environment. As described in our 2023-2025 strategy, our work falls under two programme themes: ‘Ocean Protection’ and ‘Restoring Islands’, taking an approach that considers conservation at the ecosystem scale, and ensuring our efforts tackle priority threats through a suite of solutions centered on science, education, community innovation and policy.
To Apply
GCT welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
To apply for this role, please send (i) a CV, (ii) covering letter explaining how you meet the key requirements of the role and your motivation for applying, and (iii) an example of your writing, preferably on an environmental/education/sustainable development topic (< 500 words)
Closing Date: midday (GMT+1) on Monday 15th April. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so submitting your application early is encouraged as the role may be filled early.
Thank you for your interest in joining the GCT team!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.