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The job of a Save the Children's UK Product Development Lead is creative and varied

• Are you a strategic thinker with previous digital project or product management experience?
• Do you have experience working with multidisciplinary teams to scope, prototype and launch successful, innovative new products into the market?
• Do you have strong analytical and technical skills in data collection and analysis (both qual and quant), particularly in monitoring product success metrics and iterating/improving features in response to insights.
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) as part of SCUK’s humanitarian department provides high-quality humanitarian capacity strengthening for the movement, as well as the wider sector, as part of our shifting the power agenda.

The HLA’s mission, as a team within the humanitarian department, is to enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries, by providing quality learning opportunities. The HLA’s approach spans from focused needs-based learning in countries hit by crises to the huge international reach of our learning platform, Kaya. They are a global team that has a full suite of in-house skills to provide and develop the offer; technical and learning experts, platform specialists, a digital and design studio, communications support and more. 

The HLA enables SCUK to offer the most effective and impactful humanitarian capacity strengthening resource for both the Save the Children movement, the wider humanitarian sector and beyond. 

Job Purpose

The HLA’s platforms have been established and as of 2022 reach over 500k individual learners, with over 50 partners utilising an existing product. Individual learners benefit from hundreds of free, online and blended courses, while the existing products provide a low-cost but highly flexible and adaptable learning management system (LMS) to partner organisations. The next step in this journey will be for this new function to further scale the platforms and products, as well as launch new, commercially viable platform products for existing and expanded audiences.

The HLA’s Platforms & Products function are responsible for developing, managing and supporting the HLA’s flagship digital platforms, Kaya and HPass, and the portfolio of paid-for products that they enable. It consists of a team of technical specialists whose responsibilities span UX/UI development, feature delivery, the set-up and maintenance of the platform

infrastructure and hosting arrangements, and individual user support; as well as end-to-end management of the platform products throughout their lifecycle, from ideation, through build and launch, to growth and ongoing technical support to the partners that utilise them in fulfilment of Service Level Agreements (SLA).

The Product Development Lead will be key to achieving this. The purpose of the role will be to lead on the scoping, testing and launching of new products that will help to realise the HLA-Enterprises’ ambitious growth plans and ultimately the HLA’s charitable mission. You will be empowered to own your product roadmaps and backlogs; establishing minimum viable products that are iteratively developed based on continuous feedback, and which are ultimately taken to scale and established within the HLA-E’s product portfolio.

Key Accountabilities: 

The Product Development Lead’s key duties will include:

• Work closely with the Head of Platforms and Products to develop new platform products in-line with the HLA-E strategy.
• Responsible for product ideation; scope/research initial ideas and generate hypotheses, in collaboration with users and partners using a range of discovery techniques.
• Finalise initial product ideas/plans, wireframe and work with the development team to build prototypes/MVPs.
• Own the product roadmaps and translate into manageable, prioritised backlogs.
• Oversee the work of the development team in the build of prototypes and ongoing feature delivery, leading designers, front/backend developers and QA testers using an agile method.
• Optimise analytic solutions and establish/monitor product success metrics and feedback loops; utilising data/insights in the iterative development of new products.

• Consult with and provide information/technical specifications to Marketing for product launch and promotion.
• Work closely with the Platforms & Products Lead to coordinate the development, integration and testing of new products on the core platforms, and to establish the necessary ongoing maintenance required.
• Connect to the sector and stay aware of external opportunities, partnerships and technological developments of relevance to the HLA’s work, including ongoing competitor, market and SWOT analysis at every stage of the product cycle

Person Profile

As the Product Development Lead you will have experience working with multidisciplinary teams to scope, prototype and launch successful, innovative new products into the market.

You will be familiar with product-led growth, particularly in a start-up environment and preferably relating to platform marketplaces and/or B2B SaaS learning products. You will be highly analytical in your thinking, using data and insights to inform decisions, but also comfortable dealing with ambiguity.

You will be keen to actively listen to, empathise with and ultimately develop a deep understanding of the HLA’s users and partners, and will play a central role in developing technical solutions to meet these stakeholders’ needs, while balanced against the business needs of the HLA.

Experience

• A strategic thinker with previous digital project or product management experience.

• Research experience, including performing competitor and market analysis for new products.

• Experience developing or contributing to go-to-market strategies.

• Experience in using discovery methods and design thinking to develop and launch new, commercially viable products, ideally within a platform/marketplace environment

• Strong analytical and technical skills in data collection and analysis (both qual and quant), particularly in monitoring product success metrics and iterating/improving features in response to insights.

• Very strong creative problem-solving skills.

Abilities

• Strong digital literacy skills and the ability to quickly adopt new technologies and approaches.
• Ability to build effective trust-based relationships and networks, with strong partnership development and management skills.
• Ability to contribute to a high performing team and work effectively across different functions to ensure maximum effectiveness and impact.
• Strong representational and communication skills; able to articulate a vision, strategy, or idea clearly and concisely and to work with multiple, cross-sector stakeholders.

Aptitude 

• Passion and energy to work in pursuit of transforming humanitarian response globally.

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

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

We are seeking an experienced Head of People & Organisational Development to join our expanding team. Jami is a mental health charity that enriches and saves lives impacted by mental illness and distress in the Jewish community. The Head of People & Organisational Development will play a key role in steering the organisation through a two-year transformation programme and be responsible for the design and implementation of our People Strategy.

The role will also lead the team to embed the Jami culture across the organisation, as well as ensuring that our policies and procedures are legally compliant and reflect our values. The Head of People & Organisational Development will also assess the training needs of our staff so we can continue to meet the needs of people who use our services.

The role will report into our Chief Operating Officer and will also have additional professional supervision from Jewish Care’s Director of HR and Organisational Development. Jami work closely with Jewish Care and the post holder will have access to their resources.  

The successful applicant will:

• Have 5 years + experience in a senior HR generalist role
• Be CIPD qualified (level 7)
• Have a robust knowledge of employment law
• Have influenced organisational change and led teams through transformation
• Excellent and variable communication skills and techniques, able to engage with a variety of stakeholders

Please see the full job description attached. 

To apply please submit copy of your CV and cover letter.

We will be looking to hold interviews for this post week commencing 8th August 2022

We are looking for an ambitious, philanthropy expert with extensive experience of proactively building relationships with high net worth individuals. You will also bring experience or detailed knowledge of Corporate Foundations and a sound understanding of Donor Advised Funds would be an advantage but is not essential.

The candidate will be an entrepreneurial self-starter able to identify and pursue new opportunities, with the ability to communicate complex information in a way that is relevant and compelling to their audience.

Responsibilities

The postholder will:

• Develop and direct a fundraising strategy and a case for support
• Develop and nurture relationships and sustainable income sources to reach annual Philanthropy team fundraising target of £3m+
• Lead OIUK’s major donor acquisition and partnership development, working with the SLT, Board and Programme team as required
• Monitor financial performance and seek ways to maximise ROI
• Develop strategic relationships with DAFs, Family Offices, Wealth Advisors.
• Manage the Philanthropy Executive, supporting them in setting and achieving objectives
• Support the Philanthropy team to develop and deliver events for donors and prospective supporters
• Embed excellent stewardship standards to enhance donor engagement
• Work with the Programmes Team to ensure accurate, timely, inspirational proposal writing and reporting

Person Specification

Essential Experience

• A minimum of 5 years in a fundraising, income generating or business development role, including management experience, with an emphasis on income growth and new donor acquisition and development
• A track record of identifying, cultivating and generating income, managing high-value relationships and securing six figure donations
• A track record of developing high-quality, high-value partnerships between for-profit and not-for-profit organisations.

Knowledge – essential

• Proven understanding of the motivation and behaviour of high net worth individuals
• Experience of delivering donor stewardship and cultivation events.
• Philanthropy and charity sector in the UK

Knowledge – desirable

• Financially literate in relation to business and financial institutions
• Understanding of UK Philanthropy Services including DAFs, Family Offices and wealth advisory services.
• Understanding of development issues in the context of Opportunity International UK’s work on microfinance

Essential Skills

• Have persuasive interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build and nurture long-term relationships
• Good verbal communication and presentation skills both face to face and remotely
• Entrepreneurial self-starter able to identify and pursue new opportunities.
• Ability to communicate complex information in a way that is relevant and compelling to the audience.

Essential Attributes

• Commitment to the Vision, Mission, Motivation & Values of the organisation.
• Self-starter.
• Target driven.
• A proactive and organised approach to work
• Self-disciplined with the ability to work independently.
• The ability to inspire, enthuse and motivate others.
• Positive attitude to team work.
• Commitment to bottom line results and goal oriented.

37 hours per week (less than full-time possible)
Fixed-term for 12 months initially with the possibility of extension
Flexible work location

Can you work with a wide range of partners to increase the role of the VCSE sector in providing home-from-hospital services and support and create opportunities for more joined-up working?

Ideally, you will have experience of building effective partnerships, an understanding of home-from-hospital services and an ability to manage projects.

For more information, please download the Role Profile or visit our website via the Apply button.

Application is by CV and supporting statement.

Closing date: Noon on Tuesday 19 July 2022
Interview date: Wednesday 27 July 2022

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for a dynamic and creative Policy & Development Manager to support the operational development of our comprehensive approach to Armed Violence Reduction. This is an exciting and varied role working across HI’s activities. You will manage a team, influence decision makers, donors and other major stakeholders, support the development of Humanitarian Mine Action and Armed Violence Reduction operations and promote HI AVR’s identity and brand in policy, partnership and proposal development. If this sounds like the next role for you, we’d love to welcome you to our friendly and dedicated team.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PURPOSE OF THE POST

The number of fatalities from armed violence is estimated to be over half a million people every year. Increasing use of armed violence through explosive weapons, improvised explosive devices, and small arms and light weapons also affects civilian populations through their longer-term impacts. HI’s strategy seeks to uphold the basic principle that all people affected or threatened by armed violence should have their rights fully respected and their protection assured through relevant and timely actions in all phases of a crisis and beyond.

Complex situations require comprehensive approaches. As the impacts of armed violence cut across the different areas of humanitarian response, a comprehensive cross-sector approach is needed. This requires practitioners to think outside their particular programming mandates and to consider the entirety of the challenges at hand.

Starting a number of years ago, HI has therefore expanded its activities from the five pillars of humanitarian mine action to include a broader set of actions aimed at reducing armed violence. Today, HI’s unique comprehensive approach combines international, national and local action to reduce the impact of conventional weapons and to protect and uphold the rights of conflict-affected people. HI implements Comprehensive Models to Mine Action (CAMA) and to Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) to maximise the benefits of a given project and to contribute to a world where people can lead safe and fulfilling lives in peaceful and inclusive communities.

To achieve this, HI is seeking a dynamic and creative Policy & Development Manager (PDM) to support the operational development of this work. Under the responsibility of the AVR Technical Director, the PDM will have three main objectives:

- Influence decision-makers, donors and other major stakeholders to adopt a comprehensive model in their approaches to budgets and policy, in order to reduce the impact of arms on civilian populations and to promote HI as a valued partner 

- Support the development and expansion of Humanitarian Mine Action and Armed Violence Reduction operations in existing or new programmes

- Manage two HQ-based project officers, a policy lead and a development support officer, bringing forward HI AVR’s identity and brand in policy, partnership and proposal development.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

Donor and Stakeholder influence 

Influence donors and major stakeholders to ensure Comprehensive Approaches to Armed Violence Reduction is in their political and budgetary agendas and that HI is their natural partner.

1. Contribute to the definition and implementation of a policy and development strategy to promote HI’s technical expertise in AVR, including supporting the policy lead in advising mainstream stakeholders and donors, promoting HI’s technical assistance in AVR, advising other AVR actors and donors to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goal commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ in the context of armed violence, and delivering targeted awareness-raising, side-events, training and/or influencing criteria for funding.
2. Influence international stakeholders’ policies and priorities so that they better reflect and include AVR priorities in their guidance frameworks, budgets and calls for proposals.
3. Influence and actively participate in major mainstream networks to raise the profile of Comprehensive Approaches to AVR.
4. In close collaboration with HI staff throughout the HI Federation, coordinate analyses of innovations and funding trends in AVR work, propose influencing tactics and support the identification of opportunities for fundraising, strategic alliances and/or consortia to develop and expand technical assistance in AVR.
5. Represent HI internationally with HMA/AVR stakeholders and relevant donors on AVR-related policy, operational implementation, deployment of partnerships and business development.
6. Contribute to advocacy initiatives within the sector, in collaboration with HI’s advocacy unit and the AVR policy lead.

Support the development and expansion of Humanitarian Mine Action and Armed Violence Reduction operations in existing or new programmes

In line with the HI Federation’s strategy and plan of action:

1. With the policy lead and the AVR specialist, consolidate a community of practice on AVR policy and development with HI’s country-based specialists, policy officers and development officers.
2. Support field teams in the development of concept notes and full proposals, and provide technical support and assistance in response to new countries who have an interest in developing AVR programmes.
3. Act as the focal point for pursuing and developing multi-country major HMA/AVR funding initiatives and contribute to the identification of new donors and the realisation of major opportunities.
4. Act as the business development focal point for the Federation for specific HMA/AVR donors, attending donor meetings to provide operational information alongside any HI National Association, as required.
5. Work with the Institutional Funding Division to develop appropriate and fit-for-purpose business development tools for planning, applying for and managing grants.

Management

1. Embody HI's values on a daily basis.
2. Understand HI’s strategy and make it explicit, translating it into operational objectives for your team and leading any necessary changes.
3. Encourage inter- and intra-departmental exchanges of practice, innovation and risk-taking.
4. Organise the operational management of your team, structuring the work around identified processes, steering performance and facilitating the resolution of problems.
5. Contribute to the development of your staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI.

The post-holder will work on a day-to-day basis with a large range of actors within the HI structure, including:

• Armed Violence Reduction technical unit
• HQ Operations staff
• Advocacy, communication and institutional fundraising teams
• Programme teams, remotely and during direct programme-support missions
• Colleagues from the HI UK team

Equal opportunities policy

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion. We recognise that discrimination shapes the opportunities that many people have in society and that people have different needs in order to realise their full potential. Addressing this requires organisations to be proactive in creating environments that encourage the inclusion and development of all. Though we still have a long way to go, inclusion is central to our identity at HI UK and we are strongly committed to the continuous work that it requires.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with disabilities and/or from minority ethnic backgrounds, to help make us more representative. If you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.

Closing date: 10 July 2022

Interview date: 14 July 2022

Our vision is to end street homelessness. At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives.

Reporting to the CEO, and working closely with the leadership team you will provide a comprehensive range of administrative support including the administration of governance processes, compliance and the processing of bids and tenders. 

You will:

• Manage and develop the team of four to ensure that the day-to-day strategic support related activities are delivered  in a timely manner whilst maintaining good and effective working relationships

• Support the Chief Executive in administration of governance systems and processes within Thames Reach including Board meetings as well as regulatory compliance
• Develop a strong customer service ethos within the team ensuring that employees using our systems and services are extremely satisfied with their experience

To succeed as the Strategic Support Manager, you will:

• Have theabilty to manage a team of four

• Have a strong record and a good understanding of the provision of administrative and project management support in complex organisations
• Be computer literate to an advanced level in Microsoft Office with experience of using databases 
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the capability to present information to a wide audience and proven minute taking skills.
• Have experience of coping with ambiguity and changing priorities with effective time management.

As well as a great working environment we offer:

• 29 days holiday
• Learning and development opportunities including Tuition Aid and training
• 6.5% employer contributory pension (with employee contributing 1.5%)
• Cycle to work and season ticket load scheme
• Employee assistance programme

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

This exciting role will be responsible for the development and execution of a plan to increase the value of partnerships and to explore new markets for two sister charities, Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) and Mission Rabies.

You will explore relationships with new partners and help the team deliver excellent stewardship to our existing partners. You will manage a pipeline while providing guidance and coaching to other colleagues to help build stronger relationships with high-value supporters and work with colleagues to maintain relationships with trusts and grant giving bodies.

Importantly, you will ensure that our partners feel engaged, informed and enjoy an outstanding experience. Your role will build long term commitment and inspire them to do more to support WVS, Mission Rabies and champion animal welfare around the world.

This role offers flexibility between remote and office-based working. The details of this will be discussed with successful applicants.

Other organisations may call this role Fundraising Officer, Partnerships Officer, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Trusts and Foundations Officer, High-value Donor Officer, Fundraising Steward, Fundraising Co-ordinator

About Us

At Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) we champion animal welfare around the world. We send vets where they are needed most, provide expert veterinary training in hard-to-reach places, and ship urgent aid supplies worldwide, every day of the year.

We deploy teams of vets and vet nurses, send equipment and supplies to help struggling organisations on the front line of animal welfare, and train vets at our international training centres in India, Thailand, Malawi and the Galápagos Islands.  We also work on one health projects such as strategic rabies elimination campaigns with Governments and NGOs all over the world. 

We work synergistically with our sister charity, Mission Rabies. This charity was established by WVS to eliminate the threat of rabies worldwide, protecting dogs and people from this cruel disease.  Despite being 100% vaccine preventable, rabies is still the world’s most deadly zoonotic disease. It kills 59,000 people annually, most of whom are children. As 99% of all human rabies cases are caused by infected dog bites, Mission Rabies follow World Health Organization guidelines to run mass canine vaccination programmes in countries like Cambodia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, and Uganda. To date we have vaccinated over 1,700,000 dogs and rabies educated over 5,000,000 children since 2013.

Both charities run from the same office and this position will have cross over between the two, offering a varied and exciting role, reporting to the Fundraising & Communications Manager.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Exploration of new markets for the charity, seeking relevant opportunities to deliver creative and inspiring engagement with new partners, ensure high rewards and grow mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Develop acquisition and solicitation plans for a portfolio of prospective partners.
• Write strong, emotive, tailored, and compelling proposals, initiate prospect meetings and confidently pitch to new partnership leads
• Work closely with colleagues across WVS and Mission Rabies to understand project detail, impact and need - in order to deliver the best possible experience for our partners.
• Manage pipelines for corporate and grant fundraising, and guide workflow on this for colleagues across the organisation.
• Working across the wider team to maximise corporate support through activities such as event sponsorship, volunteering opportunities, challenge activities and campaign partnership.
• Effectively network with local businesses and maintain a presence for the charity where appropriate at external meetings, conferences, or other networking opportunities. 
• Ensure all activities are compliant with the fundraising code of practice and all other statutory obligations

Essential Skills & Experience

• 3+ years’ experience in a comparable role.
• Excellent copy writing and communication skills – with a willingness to talk to lots of people about the work we do.
• Experience in growing corporate income streams
• Demonstrated ability to proactively generate leads, win new business and successfully convert this into longer-term partnerships
• Understanding of cause related marketing
• A good understanding of the best practice and regulatory frameworks in fundraising
• A strong team player.
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in delivering high-quality work.
• A passion for animal welfare
• Proficient in Microsoft packages - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• The ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends occasionally when the charity requires.
• The right to work in the UK

Desired Skills & Experience

• Qualified to degree level or with a relevant recognised qualification
• Successful management and delivery of events for high-value partners
• Experience of the veterinary, pet, and equine market in the UK, US, or EU.
• Experience in the charity sector

Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security. 

We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.

You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.   

 You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.

We are on the lookout for a dedicated Development, Income and Engagement Manager to collaborate and support the charity expand services in line with demand. The successful applicant will inherit a brilliant team and be given license to develop an income, marketing and engagement strategy to support service growth as we strive to reach all unpaid carers across Bedfordshire. 

Main Aim of Post:             

The Development, Income and Engagement Manager will be a valued member of the senior leadership team, contributing towards the strategic growth and development of services within the organisation. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (Meet the team) you will have the exciting prospect of developing services in line with the needs of carers in a manner that can be sustained and is impact focused.

The role oversees several functions of the charity; fundraising, marketing and communications and service development.

Utilising your team, you will; 

• Increase awareness of the charity and of carers through effective marketing campaigns 

• Ensure communications with carers are effective, efficient and impactful 

• Engage supporters, volunteers and the wider community with our mission 

• Support the team to have adequate resources to deliver the services that are needed 

• Turn ideas into proposals that are in line with the organisations strategic vision

ABOUT YOU: 

• You'll be a strategic, motivational individual who empowers, enables and leads by example.

• You will be a lateral thinker who can connect dots from a variety of sources to identify practical solutions. 

• You will be organised and able to manage competing priorities and projects

• You will be able to coach your team to build their skills and confidence in line with the charities needs 

• You will be confident in your skills and aware of where you need support 

Key Roles and responsibilities

Strategic planning 

• Evolve and deliver an income, marketing and engagement strategy in line with organisational objectives 

• Develop medium- and long-term plans as required to maintain and sustain services including through funding transitions and/or to address unmet need 

• Network internally and externally to identify development opportunities that sit in line with organisation objectives 

Income generation

• Lead the fundraising team to deliver income in line with income generation targets and meet reporting requirements

• Develop and manage short term contracts with statutory bodies 

• Monitor income and effectiveness of fundraising campaigns, producing accurate financial information and keep appropriate funding records for auditing purposes 

• Lead or support bid, tender and business case writing 

Marketing and Communication

• Monitor marketing and communication campaigns to ensure resources generate maximum impact

• Oversee and develop our range of physical and digital communication resources

• Engage stakeholders with CiBs mission to enhance engagement, donations and volunteers 

Our wish List

Proven experience of developing ideas into proposals and proposals into projects. You'll be an excellent communicator and relationship-builder, highly organised with an ability to network both internally and externally. Key skills and experience would be; 

• Experience of income generation be it through fundraising, commissioned services or tender writing

• Experience of successful team leadership

• Experience of working in or possessing the ability to work in a digital first organisation 

• The ability to work with multiple teams to identify practical developments that work to our mission 

• Experience of marketing, communications and community engagement

• Experience of working with multiple teams towards a common goal 

Whilst this is our wish list, we recognise that there are many fantastic people with equally fantastic transferable skills – if this role excites you and you believe you would be a great fit but perhaps don’t tick every box – give us a call to discuss the role in more detail.

Full details on the role are availale in our recruitment pack - downloadable from our website

Your role

Working alongside the Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager within the fundraising function of Seeability, you will support the development of partnerships with companies and high net worth individuals, as well as managing your own portfolio. Working with a high level of autonomy, but within a supportive and experienced team, you will identify and nurture your own prospects and donors who will deliver long term and sustainable relationships for SeeAbility.

Your responsibilities within the Fundraising Function

1. Develop and grow SeeAbility’s strategic partnerships fundraising income by identifying and cultivating new donor prospects, submitting appropriate and timely proposals to secure agreed annual budget
2. Manage and develop a portfolio of existing corporate and high net worth donor relationships, delivering first-class stewardship, and ensuring that all reporting is completed in line with supporter expectations.
3. Conduct prospect research and develop the prospect pipeline.
4. Work across the organisation to generate new and innovative ways to package up SeeAbility’s work to secure funding.
5. Plan and deliver cultivation and stewardship events for prospective and existing supporters.
6. Support the delivery of income and expenditure budgets, key performance indicators and annual work plans.
7. Ensure all supporter records are kept up-do-date on the database.
8. Work closely with fundraising colleagues to cultivate a supportive and collaborative fundraising team.
9. To strive to produce high quality outputs and interactions both for the people we support and each other.
10. To provide support and input, where appropriate, for other wider fundraising activity. Work in close partnership with other Partnerships team members to develop opportunities across different fundraising areas.

Other:

• Assist in maintaining a safe working environment and follow the requirements of SeeAbility’s Health and Safety Manual (policies and procedures) and any codes of set working practices.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested.
• Liaise effectively and efficiently with other departments and SeeAbility locations, undertaking tasks as required to support requests.
• Provide confidentiality at all times, working appropriately with sensitive documentation.
• Adhere to all relevant legislative and regulatory obligations relating to fundraising.

**For Full List of requirements. please see the job description attached. 

Job Title: Head of Strategic Development

Salary: £45k - £55k FTE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Flexible hours

Location: Working from home with the requirement to attend weekly meetings across Greater Manchester

Reporting to: Board of Trustees

The Role:

We are looking for an individual with strong leadership skills to develop a strategy and move the Charity into its next phase of growth. With a passion for addressing homelessness across Greater Manchester, you will be responsible for ensuring that the Charity is progressive and keeping pace with change.

Working with the Board of Trustees and leading a small team you will develop the Charity’s strategy to ensure that we deliver innovative and impactful work streams built on insight and collaboration. You will be responsible for co-designing a diverse fundraising strategy that seeks to generate income from a variety of sources.

The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity values diversity. Dedicated to cultivating and upholding a culture of inclusion, we are committed to equal opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. We seek diversity in our applicants and are particularly interested in attracting applications from candidates from historically marginalised groups.

Main Duties:

Governance and Organisational Development

• Work with the Board and staff to set the Charity’s strategy and business plan, and ensure that it is effectively executed
• Produce papers and reports for the Trustee meetings and ensure effective communication between the Board and Operational Team
• Ensure the Board is continually trained to conduct effective governance
• Ensure that the Charity is fully compliant with all statutory audit and regulatory requirements
• Ensure adherence to the Charity`s values and ethical standards in all Charity business
• Monitor and report on accountability standards and systems that track the Charity’s effectiveness and impact
• Ensure the Charity has all relevant policies and procedures in place and that these are up to date and follow best practice guidance
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of homelessness issues and policy on a local and national scale to to ensure continuous improvement and development
• Develop the Charity’s convening role, bringing organisations and people together to share learning and build knowledge as appropriate
• Develop innovative and progressive approaches to the Charity’s grant-making that embed our values and are participatory in nature
• Ensure that our funding is invested in line with the Charity's funding strategy and that it is effectively utilised by recipients

Fundraising & Grant Making

• Develop innovative and progressive approaches to the Charity’s grant-making that embed our values and are participatory in nature
• Co-develop a fundraising strategy with the Partnerships Manager that supports the Charity’s aims, includes a strong corporate supporter network, individual givers, campaigns, funder partnerships, and philanthropic income streams such as major donors, legacies, trusts and foundations
• Continuously drive the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Charity’s grant-making strategy

Operational Management

• Take overall responsibility for financial and investment management, working with our external provider and Team Administrator to deliver accurate forecasting and reporting
• Work with our external provider and Team Administrator to ensure that annual report and financial accounts are produced in a timely manner
• Provide leadership and management to the Charity team, ensuring that they are supported, and their professional development is nurtured
• Manage the process for the recruitment and induction of new Trustees and staff
• Hold the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) role for the Charity, ensuring that all major organisational risks are identified and reviewed by the Finance, Audit and Risk sub-committee and the Board, and implement effective actions to mitigate risk

General

• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

Person Specification:

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in leadership, strategic and organisational development and delivering targets
• Understanding of fundraising strategies and tools
• Proven experience and knowledge of financial management and budgeting
• Relevant experience in Charity governance and working with a Board of Trustees
• Experience setting and executing business plans based on budgets, forecasts and strategy
• Experience of using evidence and impact to steer strategy
• A clear, demonstrable understanding of issues and policies related to homelessness both locally and nationally

Desirable

• Experience managing a team of people
• Knowledge of investment management
• Knowledge of the charity sector
• Knowledge of the Greater Manchester landscape (non-profit, politics, business etc)
• Understanding of modern grant-making

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work with individuals at all levels
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to motivate others towards achieving a common goal and deliver high performance
• Analytical, creative and strategic thinking
• Excellent project management and organisation skills
• Self motivated with the ability to work autonomously

Behaviours

Essential

• Highly credible with a genuine interest in the Charity’s aims and mission
• Self-starter motivated by difficult challenges and tenacious in solving them
• A great team player and naturally collaborative working style
• Open to learning and impact focussed
• Flexible, willing and able to respond to constant change and challenge
• Highest standards of integrity and professionalism
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

How to apply:

To apply for this role please submit a CV and Cover letter, outlining why you are suitable for the role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Closing Date: 7th July 2022, 11:59pm

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Reporting to: The Chair of Trustees

Key Responsibilities: Service delivery, fundraising, communications, finance, operations and regulatory relationships

About the role:

The Chief Executive Officer is a crucial role, leading Me2 Club to provide high quality and responsive support to children and young people. Together with the Board of Trustees, you’ll set the strategic direction of the charity and be responsible for implementing an ambitious plan to achieve inclusion for all children and young people.

As Chief Executive Officer, you’ll have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the charity, working with a brilliant staff and volunteer team to manage service delivery and income generation. You’ll nurture relationships with funders and partners to raise awareness of inclusion, the impact of the charity and influence them to give their support. 

To be successful in this role you will:

• Share our vision, values and ambition for the future.
• Have demonstrable fundraising, leadership and management experience with a track recored of success and possess outstanding communication skills with the proven ability to influence.
• Possess clear organisational and management expertise.
• Have full understanding of requirements, both in terms of financial and regulatory matters, of running a charity.
• Be robust, resilient and relentless with empathy and a genuine concern for others.

About Me2 Club:

Every year, Me2 Club matches over 100 children and young people with additional needs or disabilities with committed and passionate volunteers to help them attend and take part in mainstream leisure activities, thereby tackling the impact of exclusion and social isolation, helping build confidence, self-esteem and independence.

Terms and Conditions of Employment:

Salary: £42,712 - £48,738 per annum.

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, including evening and weekend working as required.

Office Location: Wokingham, Berkshire.

Contract type: Permanent.

Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probation period.

Interview Details:

Stage One – Online/Remote week commencing 8th August

• Panel Interview with Trustees
• Written Assessment (conducted remotely)

Stage Two – In Person week commencing 15th August

• Staff Meet & Greet
• Children & Young Peoples Panel
• Panel Interview with Trustees

Application Details:

Closing date: 17:00 Monday 25th July 2022.

How to apply: A completed application form and CV should be returned to Lucy Morris, Chair by the closing date

Mission 44 is a charitable foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton. It aims to support, champion and empower young people from underserved communities to succeed through narrowing opportunity gaps in education, employment and wider society. Through grant-funding, research, partnerships and advocacy, Mission 44 is committed to driving long-lasting, transformative change to the lives of young people facing disadvantage and discrimination.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

£70,000-80,000

London/Hybrid working

Mission 44 is now seeking to appoint our first ever Director of Strategic Partnerships. This is an exciting and busy time to be joining Mission 44 as we embark on our start up journey, and the Director of Strategic Partnerships will play a key role serving on our Senior Leadership Team. As a Director within the organisation, you will work alongside the CEO in creating a dynamic and diverse staff team and implementing our ambitious strategy.

You will specifically lead Mission 44's programmatic and grant-making activities, providing excellent strategic leadership and deliver our brand new grant-making strategy. You will build strong and effective relationships with a range of partners, overseeing a programme of participatory research that builds a strong evidence base and amplifies the voices of young people.

We are seeking candidates able to work as part of a senior leadership team, with experience of programme design and strategy development. An effective and enabling leader of people, you thrive on developing and supporting others. Understanding of the grant making and foundation space is essential, and you have the ability to engage and network effectively with the wider sector. You share our passion for supporting and empowering young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to flourish and succeed.

Mission 44 offers a working environment that values and respects every individual's unique contribution. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are committed to equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. We positively encourage applications from all sections of society and are particularly interested in candidates from diverse and underrepresented groups.

To learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity, please download the position description below, and you can also contact our recruitment advisors Prospectus for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

Closing date: 20th July

Preliminary Interviews: 28th July - 2nd August

Final interviews: W/C 8th August and W/C 15th August

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Head of Strategic Planning

Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V410
Hours/Days per week: 14 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £60,000 (FTE) plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased or office based
Closing date: 10th July 2022
Interview date and Location: week commencing 18th July 2022, online

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.  We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.  We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.  We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.

Role Purpose

• To support the ongoing refining and development of strategic planning in the organization.
• Leading on our 90 day planning cycle and implementation approach
• Facilitating a capacity building approach for the organisation to implement 90 day planning and delivery in line with our strategy and KPIs
• Facilitating sessions that allow the organisation to tackle complex problems cross teams, that will then form part of the work programme for the 90 day strategic planning cycle
• The ongoing facilitation of refinement of strategy, achieved through statements and organisational KPIs

About Volunteering Matters

Our volunteering and social action programmes bring people together to overcome adversity, tackle isolation, improve physical and mental health, develop skills, and ensure young people can lead change.

What makes us unique is our approach to developing programmes in local areas. Our volunteering programmes are designed by communities, for communities, as they have the power, local knowledge, and energy to improve themselves from within.

We have nearly 60 years of experience in supporting people facing all sorts of life challenges, from financial wellbeing to loneliness or barriers to education and employment. Our projects range from mentoring schemes to social groups, from community drivers to young people raising awareness of the issues that mean the most to them.

While we share our experience and resources to create opportunities, we’re entirely driven by the ideas on the ground. Each project is built with the specific needs of a community in mind. Since we’re a national charity, we do this at scale, building partnerships dedicated to sustainable societal change across the UK.

This role

As a member of the executive leadership team, you’ll facilitate the organisation to plan in strategic 90 day cycles, ensuring that our work remains relevant to our strategy, addresses real problems and furthers the organisation’s mission.

In addition to directly facilitating this with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the Head of Strategic Planning will also have a role in supporting capacity building across the organisation, running workshops and interventions that support the rest of the organisation to take a similar approach to strategic planning.  The part time nature if this role means the capacity building element is vital, and it fits with our decentralised structure to empower teams to manage their priorities directly, in line with the strategic aims of the organisation.

The Head of Strategic Planning will also help support the refresh of our strategy and achieved through statements, at least once every three years with staff, trustees and volunteers.

Key Duties Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Executive and Leadership Team to develop 90 day plans that are relevant and focused on achieving our strategy
• Support the organisation in it’s review and refresh of strategy and achieved through statements as and when required
• Provide capacity building support to the wider organisation in the ongoing development of strategic planning and strategy initiatives across the organisation

Experience / skills & attributes:

• Experience, or transferable relevant experience, in facilitating development of strong strategic planning initiatives in a dispersed and de-centralised model
• Experience working with multiple groups, from trustees and senior leaders to volunteers and communities, to form strategic approaches in a way that they find accessible and engaging
• Belief in the Power of Communities with a desire to platform volunteers and young people always.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills and the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with a range of stakeholders through a variety of means.
• Ability to engage in the process of strategic planning development, which includes strategy writing, implementing plans and reporting on projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective relationships

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications.

Other

Location

The post will be home based, or office based. The postholder will need internet access to enable remote working. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. There is an expectation that occasional travel across UK will be required.

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.

Benefits

Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.