We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Head of Partnership Development.  You will lead a team of partnerships experts in building global partnerships, optimising both funding and influence, across a range of institutional partners, to help Save the Children achieve its breakthroughs for children.

The Partnership Development Team sits within Global Programmes in the Programme Partnerships Department. Our vision is that Save the Children has exceptional partnerships with multilateral and bilateral organisations, optimising funding and influence to deliver our shared aims for children. We seek to achieve this by::

• Holding the broad overview of the multi-faceted partnerships we manage on behalf of SCUK and the movement, and taking a long-term, global approach.
• Presenting compelling and consistent messages that clearly articulate the synergies between Save the Children’s goals and those of our partners.
• Providing partnership expertise in brokering both financial and non-financial relationships with institutions. 
• Driving strategic external engagement at global, regional and local levels, both by actively engaging ourselves and by supporting a culture of external engagement across the global movement. 

As Head of Partnership Development you will provide vision, strategic direction, leadership and support to the team in delivering the ambitious aims of Save the Children by creating conditions for realising the potential of institutional partnerships within Save the Children UK and the wider Save the Children movement. In addition you will:

• Ensure there are effective co-ordination mechanisms across Save the Children UK’s full suite of institutional partnerships, maximising synergies and leveraging expertise across all key Save the Children UK divisions and departments, Save the Children Members and Save the Children International
• Provide leadership to develop and motivate team members to sustain high performance, through effective challenge, prioritisation support, learning and development support, career planning and performance management
• As account lead for global partnerships set the tone of Save the Children’s movement wide approach to global relationships.

To be successful you will have a thorough understanding of international development issues and significant experience of developing relationships and managing strategic partnerships with institutional partner organisations including one of more of DFID, EU, World Bank or the UN.  Educated to degree level or similar, you will have strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to multiple stakeholder contexts and matrices.  In addition you will have:

• Experience of influencing and delivering results cross-organisationally within a large complex global organisation
• Proven experience of providing creative and innovative approaches in developing new initiatives that contribute towards partnership objectives
• Strong leadership behaviours including external orientation, situational agility, and partner focus
• The ability to network with, and influence, senior people both internally and externally to achieve a pre-defined outcome
• Exceptional team and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and with impact.

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

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

Main purpose of Job

Strategically lead and manage the delivery of Eikon services to children, young people and families across Surrey, with a particular focus on our work in schools and colleges

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Partnership Working

· Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key stakeholders, particularly education providers

· Build relationships with other key organisations (schools, local councils, health partners, other voluntary organisations) to support the growth of Eikon in education settings

Cross Organisational Working

· Contribute to Eikon’s strategy and objectives, and ensure the organisational perspective is reflected in the delivery of services and outcomes for young people

· In collaboration with colleagues across Eikon strategically develop opportunities to improve services for children, young people and families in Surrey

· In collaboration with peers within the department write and monitor operational business plans

Management of staff and teams

· Line manage staff in line with Eikon's policies

· Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is undertaken and provided for all frontline staff

· Develop frontline staff, ensuring a high-quality service is delivered in accordance with all other best practice guidelines

· Support managers to identify learning and development needs of their teams and develop learning and development plans

Safeguarding and health and safety

· Work in collaboration with the DSL to ensure all staff are competent to manage safeguarding issues

· Lead on supporting staff with all safeguarding issues and liaise with the DSL where appropriate

· Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated

· Put in place policies and procedures that support the safety, health and wellbeing of staff and Children and Young People

Risk Management and Quality Assurance

· Systematically monitor organisational risk and put in place measures to mitigate risks

· Develop and implement quality assurance processes and practice

· Systematically monitor the quality and effectiveness of frontline services

· Keep up to date with good practice, legislation and policies that have an impact on service delivery at Eikon

· Ensure case management is undertaken to a high quality (including ensuring systematic case note review processes are followed)

· Update and review all relevant policies when necessary

·     Embed a culture of continuous improvement across all teams

Monitoring, reviewing and reporting

· Undertake regular and systematic case note review processes and monitor for quality of recording

· Ensure all data and information is uploaded onto all relevant databases (Breathe HR, Evide, Donorfy, Sage)

· Monitor and evaluate all relevant frontline services and set targets for delivery

· Ensure all direct delivery of services for children and young people use the Eikon Impact Measurement tool

· Ensure regular reporting of progress with business plans

Understanding need

· Use external research, insight and intelligence to identify emerging needs and trends in children and young people in Surrey and identify gaps in services

· Undertake analysis of internal data to identify, trends, and gaps in provision

Fundraising and Budget Management

· Work with the fundraising team to identify, promote and support local and wider organisational fundraising opportunities

· Monitor and develop relevant service delivery budgets

· Working with finance ensure delivery is kept within budgets and contractual obligations

Other roles

· Provide on call cover as part of a rota of senior managers

· Undertake any other duties reasonably required by the line manager

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Partnership Manager (DFID) and provide vision and strategic direction to the organisation and wider movement by influencing a complex global network of internal and external stakeholders.

The Partnership Development Team sits within Global Programmes in the Programme Partnerships Department. Our vision is that Save the Children has exceptional partnerships with multilateral and bilateral organisations, optimising funding and influence to deliver our shared aims for children. We seek to achieve this by:

• Holding the broad overview of the multi-faceted partnerships we manage on behalf of SCUK and the movement, and taking a long-term, global approach.
• Presenting compelling and consistent messages that clearly articulate the synergies between Save the Children’s goals and those of our partners.
• Providing partnership expertise in brokering both financial and non-financial relationships with institutions. 
• Driving strategic external engagement at global, regional and local levels, both by actively engaging ourselves and by supporting a culture of external engagement across the global movement. 

As Partnership Manager you will be responsible for maintaining and developing our partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID). DFID has been a long-standing and most key strategic partner for Save the Children UK given our close alignment with DFID’s geographic footprint and its thematic priorities.

In this role you will liaise with wider organisation and movement key stakeholders, providing evidence, advice and leadership on key partnership opportunities. You will provide current and creative analysis, insight, intelligence, and direction on UK Government ODA and on the general market, including trends, strategies, peers/competitors, key contacts and inter-relationships between donors. You will also provide support and coaching to team members to develop and embed our partnership and account management approach. In addition you will:

• Drive Save the Children’s strategic positioning with key partnership opportunities and its response to market trends
• Provide leadership in 1) maximising synergies and leveraging expertise across all appropriate Save the Children divisions, members and 2) ensuring effective participation in existing/new co-ordination mechanisms
• Hold oversight and leadership of SCUK’s overall engagement strategies and key moments across the portfolio (working closely with Government Relations who have responsibility for CEO and Board level engagement with DFID) and actively promote and represent Save the Children externally.

To be successful you will be insightful and analytical, with excellent communication and relationship building skills and experience of influencing and delivering results cross organisationally within a large complex organisation. Ideally you will have extensive experience working with DFID and wider UK Government departments engaged in UK ODA. In addition you will have:

• A strong record of accomplishment in strategic account management
• A proven record of accomplishment in partnership building, brokering relationships with partners, and engagement at a senior level 
• In depth experience and knowledge of current thinking and future trends and thorough understanding of contemporary development and child rights issues 
• Leadership skills, with an external orientation, situational agility, strategic vision, and commitment to delivering results.

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

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

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Head of Partnership Development.  You will lead a team of partnerships experts in building global partnerships, optimising both funding and influence, across a range of institutional partners, to help Save the Children achieve its breakthroughs for children.

As Head of Partnership Development you will provide vision, strategic direction, leadership and support to the team in delivering the ambitious aims of Save the Children by creating conditions for realising the potential of institutional partnerships within Save the Children UK and the wider Save the Children Movement. In addition you will:

• Ensure there are effective co-ordination mechanisms across Save the Children UK’s full suite of institutional partnerships, maximising synergies and leveraging expertise across all key Save the Children UK divisions and departments, Save the Children Members and Save the Children International
• Provide leadership to develop and motivate team members to sustain high performance, through effective challenge, prioritisation support, learning and development support, career planning and performance management
• As account lead for global  partnerships set the tone of Save the Children’s movement wide approach to global relationships.

To be successful you will have a thorough understanding of international development issues and significant experience of developing relationships and managing strategic partnerships with institutional partner organisations including one of more of DFID, EU, World Bank or the UN.  Educated to degree level or similar, you will have strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to multiple stakeholder contexts and matrices.  In addition you will have:

• Experience of influencing and delivering results cross-organisationally within a large complex global organisation
• Proven experience of providing creative and innovative approaches in developing new initiatives that contribute towards partnership objectives
• Strong leadership behaviours including external orientation, situational agility, and partner focus
• The ability to network with, and influence, senior people both internally and externally to achieve a pre-defined outcome
• Exceptional team and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and with impact.

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

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 1st January 2020

Waterloo Uncovered is hiring a Senior Fundraising Officer to join our small team, based in South West London. We’re looking for an experienced, driven professional to help us take our Veteran Archaeology Charity to the next level. Over the next five years, WU is set to expand fast, and we need the right people on board to help us do just that. If you’ve got a proven track record in charitable fundraising, experience with events, are digitally savvy and want to make a difference, apply today. 
 

The focus of the fundraising role (three days out of five) will be to fully manage and grow the charity’s Grants and Funds programme (with an initial focus on the UK Veteran and Health sectors). The remainder of your time, prioritised across the year, will be spent supporting other existing fundraising activities: supporting the CEO in developing the charity’s growing Major Donor and Corporate Sponsorship programmes, working with our Marketing and Operations staff to maintain our Supporter Organisations programme, and working with volunteers and the CEO to support a number of events. 

OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS 
To be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a short covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role. We have a two-stage Interview process as defined below. 
Initial stage 
Initial face to face meeting with the CEO and Operations Manager/or Fundraiser. We anticipate our initial meeting to last up to 60-minutes. 
Final stage 
Second face to face meeting with CEO and up to two trustees. We anticipate our second meeting to last up to 60-minutes. 
Thank you for your time in considering a role with Waterloo Uncovered. We look forward to meeting you shortly! 

The Royal Meteorological Society is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for meteorology.  It is respected around the world for its role in promoting the understanding of weather and climate science. 

We need a Communications Manager to deliver our communications activities.  Ideally you will have proven experience of working in public relations with a science background and the ability to turn complex information into compelling stories and content for a range of audiences.

The role provides an exciting opportunity to influence, shape and develop the Society’s reputation and profile nationally and internationally.

The Society is a charity dependent upon the support of its professional and amateur members. Our activities include professional accreditation, developing education resources, producing scientific publications, delivering an events programme, providing advice to Government and policy makers and providing information to the public and media on the science of weather and climate change.

To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter.  For more information please contact Amanda Callard, Interim Head of Partnerships.

We are thrilled to be working with a leading children’s charity, whose main aim is to improve social mobility via improving educational opportunities for all.

This strategic, high profile role will manage a high-value complex portfolio of existing corporate partners by developing annual stewardship strategies.

We are seeking an exceptional relationship manager, with experience working across client accounts, external partnerships and business development at director level.  

Your demonstrable experience will be as follows;

• Experience of high value partnership management and proven expertise in thinking creatively to develop and grow partnerships


• A natural ability to build and develop relationships with a positive ‘can do’ approach


• Outstanding and persuasive verbal and written communication skills

Please get in touch to hear more about this role,

Closing date: Rolling

Salary: £40,444

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

Join a pioneering team at Big Education to shape something special in education

Big Education is a charity and multi-academy trust that is a force for change in education in the UK. Recently launched in September 2018, Big Education has big ambitions. We seek to bring together the energy and spirit of our schools, teachers and communities to deliver a bigger and bolder vision of what education can be.

We believe deeply that education needs to be more expansive, that we need to educate the whole child – head, heart and hand. We believe that if we do that with innovation and rigour, then young people will be equipped to make a difference to the world.

There are three main strands to our work:

1. Running distinct schools: Big Education is currently running three schools and is in the process of setting up two more brand new schools. 
2. Building an ecosystem: We want to create a series of products, programmes and policies that exemplify a big education and push the boundaries of what is possible in education. . 
3. Building a coalition for change: We want to build a coalition of people who are united around the idea that the education system needs to be done differently. Working with educationalists, thinkers, business people, social entrepreneurs, and policy makers we want to be a catalyst for change. 

The role

This is a great role for someone who wants to be at the cutting edge of education innovation. The successful candidate will be someone who combines thinking and doing and who has a track record of forging great partnerships to achieve ambitious goals. You will have a strong track record of entrepreneurship whether in raising funds, creating business plans, or taking new ideas to scale. You will be a skilled networker and someone who can take our connections and provide strategic leadership to make the best use of our partnerships. 

You will be based at School 21 in Stratford.

Key accountabilities

• Devising a stakeholder strategy to engage with key Big Education partners: 
• Finding and reaching out to key partners from a range of sectors: e.g. business, creative, high tech, Universities 
• Mapping and managing key stakeholders (existing and potential) 
• Strategic oversight of stakeholder management software
• Working with our schools to curate partner involvement in the curriculum and enrichment activities
• Develop a business development plan for BE programme, products and events:
• Shape the business model for our on-line platform, programmes and events
• Devise and oversee visits and events programme within Big Education and its schools 
• Lead the fundraising drive to support the vision and programmes of Big Education:
• Devise a strategy for fundraising for the schools and the wider Big Education Programme 
• Work with individuals and businesses to raise funds
• Work with the development board to deliver the strategy
• Oversee applications to foundations and other grant giving bodies 

Competencies

• Very strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build powerful relationships, including with very senior stakeholders
• Ability to clearly and convincingly articulate the Big Education story and vision
• Strong judgement to read and understand complex situations
• A creative approach to seeing possibilities and opportunities within a range of partnerships
• Ability to be flexible and prioritise effectively when working in a startup environment
• Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences, both written and verbally
• Strong initiative, with an ability to work to a high level of autonomy
• Experience in leading and managing a project
• Ability to work under pressure and to work to deadlines as required
• Ability and willingness to take on new projects
• Reflective and open to feedback
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively when necessary
• Attention to detail and ability to multi task at a high level

You will love this job if…

• You enjoy working in a fast paced, startup environment
• You love meeting and working with a wide range of people from different contexts
• You want to be part of a growing force for innovation in education
• You enjoy working with committed people in a purposeful environment
• You enjoy thinking and doing - generating ideas and bringing them alive 
• You enjoy taking ownership of your work and shaping projects 
• You are passionate about education and creating opportunities for young people

How to apply 

Please apply via the Big Education website. Deadline Tuesday 7 January 2020 at 5.00pm. Interviews w/b 13 January 2020.

12 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Partnerships Manager and devise and implement creative strategies in order to strengthen and grow our corporate partnerships.

In our Partnerships and Philanthropy department we support Save the Children’s ambitious vision for 2030 to ensure every last child grows up healthy, educated and protected. We aim to deliver income and brand value to support organisational priorities as well as securing investment, influence and wider transformational value through strategic long term partnerships on a national and global scale.

As Partnerships Manager you will be responsible for manage key business partnerships, maximising all potential income streams and opportunities to maximise value and impact. You will devise creative and innovative strategies including fundraising campaigns with partners, liaising with corporate contacts and building and developing relationships with key stakeholders. You will monitor income, expenditure and resources, making sure that each partnership meets and exceeds income and non-financial targets. In addition you will:

• Prepare contractual agreements and ensure that these are fully adhered to
• Develop detailed, tailored plans that maximise income in the short term and secure long term growth
• Effectively solve problems and manage risk to ensure achievement of targets
• Prepare presentations, proposals, plans and reports as necessary.

To be successful you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills with significant experience in fundraising and working on multi-layered or global NGO-corporate partnerships. You will have a commercial outlook based on experience in managing long term partnerships, with a track record of personally delivering to defined goals. Additionally you will have:

• A good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and ability to use databases for recording and reporting
• Excellent project management, planning and prioritising skills to manage a varied and pressurised workload while focusing on the "big picture"
• A good understanding of commercial and financial principles to improve performance
• Knowledge and understanding of international development and programming
• Experience of events management.

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

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

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 13th December 2019

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join our Humanitarian Capacity Building team as a Senior Digital Learning Manager and lead on the development and delivery of the digital approach across our portfolio of learning and talent development programmes.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Digital Learning Manager you will set the strategic direction for technology-enhanced humanitarian capacity building for the department, driving the digital learning agenda. This position will be accountable for the delivery of our digital strands and for the continuing support and development of emerging innovations in learning. In addition you will:

• Be responsible for sourcing and managing high-value partnerships with private and academic partners to deliver quality, cutting-edge digital learning solutions
• Lead the delivery of our Digital Roadmap, including the management of our Digital Hub of online learning expertise within the team
• Manage and develop learning technologist staff within the Humanitarian Capacity Building team.

To be successful you will be a motivating people manager, with experience of developing and overseeing the work of e-learning/digital creative professionals. In addition, you will have proven experience advising and influencing Senior Managers to develop scalable, best practice digital learning solutions. You must have proven experience managing a variety of e-learning solutions that combine learning and development and change management methodologies to design and provide solutions to a complex and multi-faceted organisation. In addition you will have:

• A degree or the equivalent in technology or business
• Good existing learning and development networks in the humanitarian sector
• A strong understanding of the international humanitarian system
• Professional IT and/ or project management and/or management qualification
• A demonstrable track record of designing and delivering high quality learning content by electronic means
• The ability to travel internationally, occasionally at short notice and to remote and insecure locations.

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

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

Closing date: 11th December 2019

Interviews will take place on the 16th and 17th December

Senior Legacy Partnership Manager (Specialist team)

12 month FTC (maternity cover)

Closing date for applications: We are reviewing applications on an on-going basis until this position is successfully filled. Please do not hesitate to apply if this opportunity is on interest to you.

Location: London/Home based, Full Time/Flexible working considered. We appreciate not everyone has the same working needs, please advise us of your working needs upon application. If you are home based there will be travel to our London office at least once a week.

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 plus benefits

None of us know for sure what happens to us after we've gone, but we can be sure of what will happen to our finances. You will play a key leadership role in achieving CRUK's ambitious and stretching Legacy income targets. Almost £190m of funding for Cancer Research UK comes from legacy giving each year - gifts left in wills from people who believe in our mission to beat cancer sooner.

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Legacy Partnerships Manager (Specialist team), you will play a leadership role effectively managing a team of 6 Legacy Management solicitors and specialists who work on the more complicated legacy management cases, as well as matrix-managing the wider legacy management functions. In this role you will identify and seek resolution of complex problems within the specialist team and legacy management functions, exploring new ideas and opportunities.

Through your strategic thinking you will be part of the senior leadership team, taking on a key role in the development of our 'audience first' strategy that supports effective legacy management, income maximisation and legacy fundraising growth, through developing first class relationships with professionals, charities, supporters and sector bodies

Through your specialist knowledge, passion for doing things differently and under your leadership you will ensure appropriate forums are in place for colleagues to drive new ideas, discuss cases and share technical knowledge/experience, as well as creating and implementing appropriate training programmes for the specialist and wider legacy management function.

As a Senior Partnership Manager, you will be an ambassador of CRUK and also lead the wider team to work with other charity professionals, the legal sector and stakeholder bodies to promote excellent legacy administration, educate, and create a positive view of the legacy charity sector and charitable legacy giving.

Who are you?

You will be a strategic leader with a passion for building and developing relationships as well as significant knowledge within the legal or legacy sectors. As well as sharing our passion to beat cancer you will also be:

• A qualified solicitor with extensive experience of working in the charitable legacy management field or private client discipline
• Knowledge of probate, trust, tax, property and charity law - with significant experience of dealing with complex and contentious cases/matters.
• A great leader - able to implement new ideas and promote best practise in your team.
• A strategic thinker who can see the bigger picture, with an empowering and positive leadership style

What's in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Cancer Research UK. This role will also allow you the opportunity of putting the needs of our audiences first and to build our relationships within the legal sector and help develop a meaningful and important connection to the charity.

Our benefits package includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

For more information about the role and the team, please see the full

11 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Senior Programme Manager and act as the focal point for Country Office (CO) and Save the Children (SCUK) interaction, supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes.

In our UK and Global Programmes department, we fight for children every single day. We deliver humanitarian and development programmes. We build partnerships with institutional donors, including governments, multi-laterals and trusts. We drive lasting change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Programme Manager you will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals, reports and contracts, as well as evaluations, audits and management responses. You will oversee the implementation of the SCUK-funded programming in coordination with the Regional Office, acting as a donor liaison/focal point for key HQ SCUK donors. You will be responsible for the monitoring and oversight of all SCUK projects and related risks within specific assigned countries. In addition you will:

• Contribute to the development of new business practices and tools to streamline processes and improve quality and efficiency of work in the team
• Provide day to day line management support to team membersContribute to the development of the overall portfolio in line with Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) 
• Provide capacity building for country office staff in coordination with Save International Regional Office and HQ
• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in SCI country offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes.

To be successful you will be flexible and proactive with extensive experience in project and grant/contract management with knowledge of institutional donor compliance requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international development sector, with significant financial process and reporting skills and previous line management experience.  In addition you will have:

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as DFID, EC, ECHO, UNICEF etc.
• A strong working knowledge of international development/humanitarian issues
• Experience of proposal development and report writing, particularly in reference to DFID, EuropeAid, ECHO and/or UNICEF
• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures.

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

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

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 15th December 2019

Senior Innovation Manager

Permanent

London

£40,382 with an annual progression up to £44,869 (London based with availability at Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street, EC1Y 8ST)

Fancy working in a charitable organisation where innovation is prioritised and failure is positively celebrated as a necessary road to success? Come join an exciting new team at the Children's Society where you'll manage an innovation pipeline using insight as a core driver and use a mix of methodologies, including Business Model Canvas.

This post sits in the New Ventures team within our ambitious new Supporter Impact and Income Directorate and you will play an integral role in helping us to implement our transformational new approach to supporter engagement. Together we will connect, inspire and mobilise people and communities across the country to give their time, money and voice to our cause, collectively transforming the lives of vulnerable young people.

This is a crucial role in delivering a new 5 year Impact Strategy that will build a dynamic growing movement of people collectively transforming the lives of young people through their actions.

Innovation will be a major enabler of this strategy and has been identified as one of five core goals on the path to success. You will help deliver an innovation pipeline aimed at generating value with our core supporter segments to help achieve financial and non-financial objectives.

Working in the Supporter Income and Impact Directorate you will work closely with fundraising, communications, partnerships and our beneficiary programme delivery departments to ensure delivery of a fast moving pipeline with a joined-up approach to innovation.

While the role will capacity build business as usual teams to deliver incremental change to the performance of the current portfolio, the focus of this role will be to build and test completely new propositions, aiming for the truly disruptive, and at least, delivering completely new income and engagement lines for new supporters.

Vacancy closes 23:59pm 30th November 2019. Previous applicants should not reapply.

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Moreover, interviews may commence prior to the advert closing date.

Salary: £35,086 plus London Allowance of £3,500

Hours: 35

Closing Date: 06/01/2020

Interview Date: TBC

Marie Curie's Overseas Challenges portfolio offers supporters the chance to see some of the most breath-taking parts of the world and ensure Marie Curie nurses can support people living with a terminal illness and their families.

You will manage a portfolio of events raising over £700,000 in 20/21. From Everest base camp and Kilimanjaro to the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China, you will support 300 participants train and fundraise for their challenge. You will also be responsible for line management of 2 members of staff, developing the stewardship journey, training of challenge reps, managing partnerships with tour operators, selecting future challenges and engaging colleagues across the charity.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

This role may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.