Job Title: Senior Head of Financial Accounting

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Birmingham

This is a key senior role, leading our Birmingham-based Finance Hub, responsible for the effective management of the Finance Shared Service Centre for the Prince's Trust delivering first class customer service and advice to users across the organisation. The team of around 15 staff are responsible for the timely and accurate production and review of monthly financial information including transactional processing and management of balance sheet and cash flow as well as the production of statutory accounts and returns and overseeing audit processes.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description and visit our website. 

About The Prince's Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince's Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

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The RSPB is looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to join our ambitious development team.

Trusts and Foundations Manager
Reference number: QXIRY
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
Salary starting at: £25,463 to £29,707 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

With an attractive portfolio of diverse conservation projects that need funding (habitat creation and restoration, species recovery, and education and family engagement); you will have the opportunity to develop new income generating relationships, and present the RSPB's work in ways that inspire and allow trusts and foundations to have a major impact to help save nature.

As a motivated trust and foundation fundraising professional, your superb relationship-building skills and excellent communication abilities will identify and secure the support of trusts and foundations for some of the RSPB's major conservation initiatives.

We would love to hear from candidates who can demonstrate their experience of effectively prospecting and managing trust and foundation relationships, alongside their experience of working in a target driven environment. You will join a dynamic, friendly team working to deliver high-quality stewardship and ensure trusts and foundations are kept fully appraised of developments in what will be a rapidly changing, energetic and exciting period of conservation innovation.

We would welcome applications from those with relevant skills from beyond the sector.

Closing date: 1 December 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and application details.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number QXIRY on any correspondence.

No agencies please.

If you have experience working with charitable trusts and would like to work for a household name charity then this could be the opportunity for you. Joining this organisation in an exciting period of high growth, you will have a lot of autonomy in your approach whilst working very collaboratively and having the support of a wider team.

You will manage all aspects of donor care, taking full ownership to ensure donor expectations are exceeded, building relationships and devising action plans. Main responsibilities include:

• Manage a portfolio of trusts to deliver against agreed income targets through tailored fundraising proposals
• Researching and writing compelling cases for support
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop new proposals in line with organisational strategy
• Identify new prospects and leading the donor approach as appropriate
• Responsibility for financial and budget control

You will have successful experience in a trust fundraising role, proven in cultivating relationships with both donors and colleagues along with excellent proposal and copy writing skills with a creative outlook. A candidate confident that they are ready for a step up from Officer / Executive level will definitely be considered.

Are you looking to join an organisation where they value their staff? We have a Senior Trusts and Statutory Manager role with an organisation who have promoted 25% of their fundraising team in the last two years, they have an amazing leadership team and really care about professional development.

This position is working for an amazing children’s charity, you will be joining a really successful team and working with an exceptional manager who will support you to achieve great things. This role will lead a team of three people, inspiring them to deliver to targets and managing high-value donors yourself.

This role will focus on relationships in excess of £100,000, securing new funders and managing existing relationships. You will be responsible for maintaining and growing these relationships, ensuring accurate reporting and excellent account management. You will also lead the strategy for the trusts team so it’s an excellent opportunity for someone to develop in.

You will need:

• Strong experience of securing funding in excess of £100,000 and working to large targets


• Experience of managing and renewing funder relationships


• Experience of working with different teams, building strong relationships internally


• To be a self-starter, working proactively and have excellent writing skills

Closing date: 15^th October

Salary: £40,000-£45,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email us at [email protected] The charity will be interviewing people as soon as they have applications so please don’t wait to apply.

An innovative, thought provoking, treasured and very valuable museum in the heart of London are currently actively recruiting for an experienced versatile, dynamic and highly capable Trusts and Foundations Manager.

The role working within a small and collaborative team will ensure that the following key duties are adhered to whilst being able to work very autonomously utilizing your existing valuable Trusts skill set:

* Contribute to the Fundraising Teams annual budget, principally to the Trusts and Foundations target.
* Lead and manage the Trusts and Foundations piece to prioritise and develop a portfolio of new and existing donors, ensuring first-class donor care is maintained.
* Plan and manage trust fundraising budgets, liaising with the Finance Department when necessary.
* Liaise with colleagues internally to develop new project proposals and stay abreast of developments within the organisation.
* Contribute to the development of the overall trust fundraising strategy and annual plan by identifying further opportunities for growth from the trusts and grants sector.
* Prepare performance reports for the Board and Directors when required.
* Contribute to the wider communications needs of the charity by drafting corporate literature.

In return for your continued smart and relevant work this organisation offers a great team focused working environment, a good salary and benefits package and the chance to further hone your Trusts skill set and capabilities.

If this role is of firm interest to you and you obtain the necessary requirements then please submit to TPP Recruitment today a copy of your latest CV and contact details.

Trusts and Foundations Manager
Home-Based (with regular travel to our office in Cardiff and Village Aid’s offices in the Peak District)

About Us

United Purpose is a movement of people and organisations that strive to end poverty and inequality across the globe. We are a leader in community-led development and grassroots innovation and for over 40 years we have worked with frontline activists, community organisations and individuals to support people to gain control over their own lives.

In 2015, Village Aid – a small international development charity based in the Peak District – joined the United Purpose family. For the past 30 years, Village Aid has been supporting communities in West Africa to define their own route out of poverty.

The United Purpose/Village Aid Trusts and Foundations portfolio has been identified as a significant growth area. As such, we’re looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to accelerate our trusts and foundations offering. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,000 - £31,000 per annum
- Work from home 
- Pension (6% contribution)
- 25 days’ holiday plus three day Christmas shutdown
- Support the success of worthy causes for two charity brands

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to work within a supportive, enthusiastic and experienced team to cultivate strategic, valuable partnerships for Village Aid and United Purpose. 

You will play an invaluable role within our organisation by generating funds and creating relationships that will enable us to support even people in poverty to take control of their own lives and forge independent futures, both for themselves and the generations that follow. 

So, if you could use your experience of managing trust and foundation relationships to transform the lives of thousands of people in some of the world’s poorest countries, we want to hear from you.

Your Role

As the Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will lead the development of trusts and foundations proposals for both United Purpose and Village Aid.

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Development, you’ll build and manage relationships with trusts and foundations, including the ongoing stewardship of current funders. You will also research, develop and cultivate new partnerships at the £50k+ level. 

Your other duties will include: 

- Developing and implementing a detailed fundraising strategy
- Increasing awareness of Village Aid’s work by developing links with local charity networks in South Yorkshire and the Peak District
- Writing persuasive and tailored funding proposals
- Working with colleagues to identify prospective new funders and match donors with appropriate funding opportunities
- Co-ordinating and submitting ongoing monitoring and evaluation reports in line with funding requirements
- Acting as an ambassador for our causes at external events

About You

To join us as a Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will need: 

- Experience of securing significant funding from charitable trusts and foundations 
- Previous experience of managing and developing relationships with key trust and foundation contacts 
- A track record of delivering income against agreed targets and timescales 
- Experience of maintaining a funding pipeline and submitting applications and reports within agreed timescales 
- Previous experience of setting effective annual budgets, targets and KPIs within a trusts and foundations context 
- Excellent research and analytical skills, as well as a high level of literacy and numeracy 
- A degree level qualification (preferably a Master’s degree), ideally in development studies or a related field 

Other organisations may call this role Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraising Manager, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Grants Fundraising Manager, Trusts Proposals Manager, Senior Fundraising Officer, or Senior Fundraising Executive. 

The closing date for applications is the 3rd November 2019. 

Webrecruit, United Purpose and Village Aid are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking a rewarding new role as a Trusts and Foundations Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

TPP are currently supporting a well-known and leading international organisation in their search for a commercially minded Trusts Manager.

As Trusts Manager you will focus on winning new partnerships with a variety of trusts and foundations worth £100k-£1m+.

You will focus on securing both UK and international donors, utilizing the excellent networks built by senior members within this renowned organisation and forming multi-year relationships with them.

A great position, this role will go beyond just writing applications and will be quite a face to face position, networking with key stakeholders both internally and externally.

A unique opportunity, this role will suit either someone from a trusts background who is keen to be more face to face with donors, or someone from with corporate fundraising experience who wants to move into trust fundraising.

To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience in either trusts or corporate fundraising, or even both!
• You will be confident in forming new relationships and writing engaging applications
• Experience in securing six figure donations
• An ambitious and proactive nature

How to apply:

Closing date - 18^th October

If you would like to apply to this position, please send an up to date CV and your contact details to TPP Recruitment today!

It is my absolute pleasure to be working with a charitable organisation that sits within the heart of Manchester, and of which the city is hugely proud. This charity tackles one of the largest medical challenges of this generation is leading within it's field of research and care.

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to be part of an organisation that is looking for a confident individual, who is able to develop and deliver a successful trust fundraising programme working within the major relationships team.

The role:
- Plan and implement effective strategies to maximise charitable income to The Christie charity by securing gifts from charitable trusts and foundations.
- Accountable and responsible for the growth of our charitable trusts and foundations income.
- Identify potential charitable trusts and foundations to approach and match to the most suitable source of funding.
- Initiate, manage and develop relationships with current and potential trusts and foundations.

Skills:
- Must have at least 3 years fundraising experience.
- Experience of managing financial budgets and working towards financial income targets.
- Knowledge and understanding on relationship building skills
- Previous experience developing and delivering strategies

If you would like to find out more, please do get in touch ASAP as the role may close before the advertised deadline. Contact Jack on [email protected] - 0161 233 1600

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

A well-established, leading and pivotal mental health charity based in Surrey are currently actively recruiting for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to development and implement the charity's income generation strategy, playing a key role in achieving the trusts and foundations target.

This will be achieved by identifying fundraising opportunities from the range of services delivered by the charity and by securing and stewarding donations from charitable trusts and foundations across all company sites.

Therefore, key duties and responsibilities for this role will include:

* Contribute to the Income Generation Department's annual budget, principally to the Trusts and Foundations target.
* Manage and develop a portfolio of existing donors to meet the funding needs of the charity using written materials, phone calls, face-to-face meetings and project visits.
* Lead and manage the Trusts and Foundations Team to prioritise and develop a portfolio of new and existing donors, ensuring first-class donor care is maintained.
* Plan and manage trust fundraising budgets, liaising with the Finance Department when necessary.
* Liaise with colleagues internally to develop new project proposals and stay abreast of developments within the organisation.
* Contribute to the development of the overall trust fundraising strategy and annual plan by identifying further opportunities for growth from the trusts and grants sector.
* Prepare performance reports for the Board and Directors when required.
* Contribute to the wider communications needs of the charity by drafting corporate literature.

In return for your continued hard and valuable work in this role this charity offers an excellent team spirited working environment, a truly passionate, dedicated and focused charity to be highly proud to work for coupled with an excellent salary and benefits package to match.

If this role sounds of firm interest to you please submit to TPP Recruitment today your most up to date CV and contact details.

• Annually: £34,000 -£39,898 plus £3,366 inner London weighting

• Region: London

• Location: Weston House - London

• Department: Fundraising Partnerships

• Vacancy Type: Fixed Term

• Working Hours Per Week: 35

• Duration of Fixed Term: 13-14 months

• Closing Date: 30 October 2019

Are you an experienced partnerships manager with an interest in media & entertainment who is motivated to win new partnerships and help protect children?

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented relationship manager to join the Volunteer Partnerships team to lead the NSPCC’s Childline Board to help secure long-term fundraising and strategic partnerships. The Childline Board consists of senior stakeholders from the media and entertainment industry. This role is also responsible for leading on developing a brand new Volunteer Board in the property sector. Knowledge of the media and property industries would be desirable.

The Volunteer Partnerships team work with well connected, influential individuals who sit on one of our three fundraising boards, to develop long-term partnerships with the NSPCC and raise significant funds. Income is generated through corporate partnerships, beneficiary activity, major gifts and events. The team has a joint annual net income target of approx. £1.5-2 million. The volunteer board members are truly committed to the work of the NSPCC and share our belief that they are part of a collective movement to fight for every childhood and influence societal change.

Since its inception in 2010, the Childline Board has created a legacy within the media industry  and has raised over £14million for the Childline service. Some successes of the board include securing support from the Financial Times, Trinity Mirror, ITV and Exterion, amongst many more.

As Senior Partnerships Manager, your workload is very wide ranging; you will be directly responsible for managing a portfolio of senior supporters and their networks in the media industry, identifying and securing new fundraising partnerships. With the support of a Fundraiser, who you will line manage, you will be required to work collaboratively across different teams and divisions across the NSPCC, to win new partnerships and maintain success.

Are you an excellent relationship manager, who can communicate effectively with senior level stakeholders both internally and externally? Are you proactive, with great attention to detail whilst being able to deal with competing demands in a fast-paced environment? We are looking for a creative individual with exceptional business development skills; an ability to identify, pitch, and secure new partnerships whilst seeking internal buy-in. Experience of successfully generating new high value opportunities is essential.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, a strategic thinker, target driven and have a track record of managing large budgets and achieving financial objectives. They will understand and be able to connect with a high net worth audience.  Most importantly, they will be commercially minded and a good communicator who can manage competing priorities.

TPP's Fundraising and Development team are supporting an iconic London-based charity with the search for a Trusts and Foundations Manager role. Joining an established team, this role will deliver against a c£600k target of year on year trust funding, and also support work to deliver match funding for an ambitious restoration and refurbishment project.

Specifically, you will:

- Devise a discrete strategy for trust fundraising and account management - ensuring this is effectively implemented by assuming ownership of the strategy from inception to delivery
- Develop and manage a portfolio of trusts, working closely with the major gifts team to ensure effective cultivation and stewardship
- Develop personalised relationships with current and historic funders, cultivating relationships with new or prospective funders with a view to achieving fruitful long-term engagement
- Research and evaluate opportunities for generating new income

In order to be considered for this role, you will bring a track record of raising funds from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources (in excess of 5/6 figures). You will have proven experience of managing high-value grant reporting, a persuasive writing style, and a good understanding of the context, trends and conditions affecting fundraising from Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources. The role will support work on a large National Lottery Heritage Fund application, so experience in this area will be highly advantageous.

This is a fast-moving role - to apply, please reply to this advert with an updated CV in the first instance. Alternatively, contact Matt Adams on TPP's Fundraising and Development Team (02071986040) for a confidential discussion.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a brilliant international development charity focused on micro- financing to assist and empower people in Africa. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Trust/Grant/Institutional Fundraiser to join their team and help with securing funds required to complete the fantastic programme of works and for future growth.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will come with a wealth of experience in working with international grants or those with experience of securing funds from Trusts and Foundations from the UK. You will naturally have great research and writing skills being able to identify opportunities and build a strong network. A passion for international development and empowerment is a pre-requisite. Add to this you will be a strong communicator who can work to strict deadlines and can apply creativity to the role. Please apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment. 

Do you have extensive experience of working in health policy and research? Do you have advanced knowledge and experience of qualitative research methods and analysis? Do you have excellent communication skills in presenting complex issues to mixed audiences?

The Nuffield Trust is looking for a high calibre individual to work across a number of health and social care projects, using mainly qualitative methods, and to oversee and support more junior members of staff.

You will be instrumental in helping the Trust in its aim to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.

You’ll spend your time:

• Leading and managing multiple research projects relating to health, health care and social care services and ensuring timely and high quality delivery.
• Designing and implementing research studies, including qualitative and mixed methods approaches, bringing together internal and external teams.
• Ensuring the effective management of both people and projects at the Trust.
• Identifying and negotiating opportunities for new projects and funding streams in collaboration with colleagues, including preparing bids and tenders in agreed areas.
• Contributing to the Trust’s response to current and emerging health policies and developments (e.g. briefings for the media; responding to select committees etc.).
• Writing in a range of formats to disseminate the results of our research and analysis (academic style reports; parliamentary briefings; journal papers and short blogs).
• Presenting (written and spoken) analytical work and research findings in broadcast and print media, journals, books, conferences, exhibitions and other forums.

We’d really like to meet you if you have:

• A relevant degree and significant experience working in settings that require a high level of qualitative research skills.
• Advanced knowledge of qualitative research methods and experience of managing mixed methods research and analysis, with excellent skills in developing research questions, appropriate methods and analysis of large amounts of qualitative data.
• Extensive experience of working in a health-related organisation in a role where an understanding of health policy and research and their development was required.
• Ability to gather, analyse, synthesise and interpret complex information derived from policy documents and research studies.
• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking/presentations and excellent writing skills. Track record of producing high quality publications.
• The ability to lead by example, supervise the work of a cross-functional team and to support colleagues to achieve their targets and goals in a timely manner.

To apply, please go to The Nuffield Trust Recruitment site and complete the online application process by midnight on Sunday 3 November.

Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as we are unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the resident labour market test. UKVI requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UKVI website.

The Nuffield Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of ethnicity, gender, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital / civil partnership status or religion / belief.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a dynamic charity focused on the issue of social exclusion of the elderly community within the UK. The organisation is working closely with partner organisation’s as well as with the government to research and provide advice on these issues as well as provide practical services. The charity is experiencing a period of positive change and at present formulating its strategy for growth and effectiveness of its services. An opportunity exists for an experienced Trust & Foundations fundraiser to join the team to assist in the research and creation of creative proposals to achieve seven figure funding targets.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will have previous experience of fundraising specifically with statutory bodies, Foundations or Trusts. You will naturally have great writing skills with the ability to articulate and capture the charities activities to potential funders. You will also be a natural communicator with good interpersonal skills often acting as the account manager to stakeholders. Finally, you will be a collaborative team player who is able to absorb new learning as well as support colleagues within the organisation. Please apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an informal discussion.