Strategic development officer jobs near Holborn, Greater London

RedbridgeCVS is the local umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Redbridge. We are a small, friendly team based in central Ilford - just 20 minutes by train from Liverpool Street station. Every year we support over 350 voluntary and community groups, helping them to flourish and make a difference in their communities.

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic leader to join the team as our Head of Community Development. This is a varied and exciting role which will involve leading and developing our work with and for the local VCS, including:

- Practical and developmental support

- Voice, advocacy and influencing

- Building partnerships and supporting collaboration

- Nurturing an environment in which volunteering can thrive

You will lead across the programme to ensure synergy, leading to greater impact and stronger support for the local sector. The ideal candidate will be an ambitious leader with the drive to develop and build our work to meet the needs and aspirations of our members and the communities they serve.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 25th August 2022. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 31st August.

Please note that the role will be based at RedbridgeCVS, 103 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 4PU; however, consideration can be given to a hybrid working pattern to enable working from home. Any hybrid working arrangement will be subject to a trial period and will be reviewed during the probation period.

At RedbridgeCVS, we recognise that our team is our greatest asset. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels valued, supported and fulfilled. We offer the following benefits to all our team members:

• A supportive learning culture and opportunities to develop in your role
• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• A range of workplace wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employer pension contribution
• Season ticket and cycle to work scheme

Salary: Up to £30,300 per annum

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full time 35 hours a week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 

Location: Hybrid working – Remotely  / Holborn, London 

Perks: Annual leave of 29 days PLUS public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our careers portal.  

About Us: 

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. We're committed to ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to thrive. We protect and support vulnerable children, young people and their families by giving them the practical and emotional care and support they need.

About the Role:  

Due to ambitious growth plans, Action for Children are looking for a Senior Prospect Officer working in High Value Operations – a crucial part of our Fundraising team.This is a new role to the charity, and you will be working with the Philanthropy, Events, Corporate and Regional fundraising teams to identify and research potential new supporters, and promote good database management to give donors the best possible experience.

As a Senior Prospect Development Officer, you'll be:  

• Conducting a variety of biographical and professional research on individuals, trusts and foundations for high-value fundraising teams 
• Creating corporate research profiles for the Partnerships team
• Prospecting for events which includes biographies of event attendees and event guest speakers 
• Undertaking strategic network mapping to allow engagement with current and future prospects 
• Utilising the prospect management system on Raiser's Edge to track, record and manage activity                 
• Acting as a data champion for various teams to ensure all data is collected, used and stored in line with GDPR

What You'll Bring:  

Our job description outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are: 

• Demonstrable experience within a prospect research role
• Passion and interest in the fundraising landscape in the UK as well as an investigative mind, confidence and ability to work in a team. 
• An interest in the fundraising landscape in the UK and wider economic trends 
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to build and solidify new relationships 
• Strong IT skills including MS Office, data analysis and relational databases 
• An understanding of GDPR and its application in relation to the role 

Working here is so much more than a job. It's an investment of time to truly make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK.  

We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and our ongoing commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage applications from everyone. 

We value and celebrate the diversity of those that work with us and as an inclusive workplace we want all our current and future staff to feel able to be themselves in the workplace.  

If you're interested in finding out more, click apply and visit our careers portal for more information.  

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Sarah Manderfield who will be happy to give you any support you require.  

If you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube.   

We are currently seeking a Senior Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer to join our newly formed Marketing & Income Generation team, you will join a team of passionate, talented and highly engaged people who are always looking to find new and innovative ways to achieve a greater impact to benefit cats. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, despite all of the challenges, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 389 cats a day!

You will be joining us at an extremely exciting time in Cats Protection’s history, having recently set out our ambitious strategic direction to benefit the welfare of many more cats in the UK. The Brand & Marketing team are responsible for the development and consistent activiation of our ban, we ensure an integarted and coordinated marketing approach across the charity. This will be a key role also working closely with the Corporate Partnerships team. We work with a range of valued corporate partners and have ambitious plans to grow our income each year to help the thousands of cats that need us.

Responsibilities of our Senior Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer:

This pivotal role will provide expert planning and delivery schedules for both existing and potential corporate partners as well as ensuring our plans and strategies for partner communications are audience focused and aligned with organisational activity. The Senior Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer is responsible for developing, coordinating, and delivering strategic communications opportunities that magnify Cats Protections objectives and goals through our Corporate Partnerships. The role will work closely with both the Communications team and the Corporate Partnerships team to build innovative and impactful communication strategies and marketing plans for current and new partners as well as generate creative ideas for prospects.

What we’re looking for in our Senior Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer

• Significant charity experience
• Significant corporate partnership account management experience
• Extensive marketing communications experience
• Extensive experience of developing strong relationships with supporters, clients, and colleagues
• Experience of developing bespoke propositions / presentations / proposals
• a self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, have the ability to problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills
• In addition, the post holder will need a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and will have a flexible and adaptable approach

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £33,884.72 plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme

Join us as our Senior Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 15th August 2022

Virtual/in-person interviews: 24th August 2022

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

About our role

A great opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join us on a fixed term contract. The ideal candidate will be experienced and competent in corporate fundraising as you will be responsible for supporting the Corporate Fundraising team to diversify our current corporate portfolio.

You will be generating new income from companies and organisations, helping to develop strategic corporate partnerships with the team and be effective at pitching and presenting.  You’ll work across all partnerships, including Charity of the Year pharmaceutical partnerships, sponsorship and CRM opportunities, in order to develop and build high value relationships and increase engagement for long-term support.  You will also be responsible for managing certain existing corporate partner relationships and providing first class day-to-day account.

You will play a leading role in the day-to-day development, management and delivery of a programme of corporate growth, including identifying, researching and generating new funding opportunities.

You will have the ability to Manage conflicting and tight deadlines, whilst maintaining meticulous attention to detail.

The future

The charity is at a really exciting point. We are in excellent financial health and just launched our new 3-year strategy which will give you the chance to put a personal stamp on the actions we are taking to improve the quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis. 

Our location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. But one thing we have learned from the pandemic, is that we are able to work very effectively from home. In this role, there is plenty of scope for doing that although there will be times when you will need to be at face-to-face meetings. It is possible therefore you could live almost anywhere in the country. If you want to be considered for the role but are worried about location, talk to us – it may work!

About you

You’ll be an enthusiastic, confident, highly motivated, target oriented and experienced corporate fundraiser with excellent communication and networking skills. You’ll be driven to maximise income from opportunities through your negotiation and influencing abilities and be confident in producing high quality written proposals and presenting to a range of different audiences. You’ll need experience of budgeting and financial management as well as working with databases.

If you like the sound of this position think you have what we are looking for then we would very much like to hear from you.

Job title: Analyst 

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit an Analyst to join their Strategic Partnerships & Communications team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.  

As an Analyst with Clean Air Fund, you would help to… 

• design, manage and help deliver philanthropic initiatives, including strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts, and private sector engagement; 
• support the design, management, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of projects/grants, including proposal development; 
• lead the end-to-end administration and project management of flagship projects to influence key stakeholders (such as The State of Global Air Quality Funding report) from concept formation through to delivery/launch and evaluation; 
• support colleagues to build and manage relationships with key CAF partners, such as the World Economic Forum, coordinating meetings and providing administrative support. 

To be successful in this role you will have … 

• the capability to lead projects and support the management of partnerships;
• experience in networking and building strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders;
• excellent communication skills including report writing, minute taking, delivering presentations and keeping internal stakeholders updated.

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description. 

• Closing date – 16/08/22
• Salary range – £20,600-£41,200
• Type of employment - Permanent, Full time

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups  to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Funding Project Officer to join our team based in Gilwell Park.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. We give over 400,000 4-25 year olds the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview: the skills they need for life.

Right across the UK, we’re helping young people gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright. Scouts is the place to be yourself and find yourself.

These are young people who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in, to do the right thing and think of others before themselves.

At a time when communities sometimes feel divided, Scouts brings people together. We’re building stronger communities and contributing to a stronger society. All this is made possible by the generosity of our adult volunteers. Now is a challenging time for us all, but Scouts has never been more important giving young people purpose, hope and a place to belong. With the launch of Squirrels for 4-6 year olds, and opening more units in even more areas of deprivation we’re making more of a difference than ever.

The Strategic Funding Project Officer Role:

You will support the Strategic Funding team to secure £1million external funding aligning to Scoutings strategic objectives. You will work closely with Scouting colleagues the Strategic Funding Project Officer will support the team in the day to day management of the department.

Key responsibilities as our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- Managing grant and corporate donations working with legal and finance to manage legal grant agreements, contracting, preparing invoicing and funder queries

- Managing the pipeline, updating records, creating a variety of monthly internal reports, monitoring timelines and investigating any communication queries from funders

- Work on creative briefs for Trusts, Foundation and Corporate proposals, writing copy, reviewing artwork/ copy for funder communications across different projects

- Ensure that all aspects of proposed projects are fully outlined and costed/ budgeted for accurately

- Generate increased value from our partnerships for Strategic Funders

- Research creative routes for online and social promotion and other channels

- Create and manage the timely delivery of regular newsletters

- Ensure income is appropriately invoiced, accounted for and allocated to the correct Cost Centre

What we are looking for in our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- Able to work effectively with those within the team, the wider organisation and external stakeholders

- Recognises the benefits of empowering and collaborating with volunteers and young people

- Able to demonstrate empathy with the ability to give and receive constructive criticism

- Highly motivated to meet team targets and achieve objectives

- Excellent networking and influencing skills

- Passionate about young people developing skills for life

- Enjoys working in a creative environment that values flexibility, relationships and fun, but is willing to go the extra mile when needed

- Takes pride in creating high quality, best-in-class outputs within time-sensitive processes

What we can offer you as our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service

- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year

- Life Assurance

- Simply Health Scheme

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year

- Maternity/Paternity Leave

- Childcare Vouchers

- Flexible working hours

- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits

- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Monday 15th August

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

MLC are proud to be partnered with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in their search for a Finance Manager.

IISS are a global research institute who aim to shape the strategic agenda for governments, businesses, the media and other experts around the world. Formed in 1958, they are a worldwide renowned voice on defence and national security with a focus on three areas – facts, analysis and influence.

The Finance Manager is a critical management role, reporting into a new Head of Finance in an otherwise settled finance team. The role leads on all financial accounting activities for the organisation and will play a key role in forging a great team culture.

Main responsibilities of the role are:

• Carry out month-end and year-end reconciliations for all balance sheet and control accounts and oversee donor reporting.
• Lead and manage a team of two finance assistants, supporting their career development.
• Manage the relationship with the payroll provider and completing related reconciliations.
• Work with stakeholders to prepare the annual budgets for their own portfolios.
• Support the head of finance with the preparation of year end statutory accounts.

The role will suit both newly qualified candidates and experienced finance managers who are looking for a new challenge.

To be considered for this role, the successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant
• Have a proactive mindset, pushing for improvements and change
• Be a strong character who can win over opposition when necessary
• “Know what good looks like” in a transactions/financial reporting team and be able to implement this vision.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 25th August and first interviews will be held on Thursday 1st September. For more information please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

Belong’s vision is of hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime. We inspire change by providing long term, individualised responses to conflict and crime through restorative justice, psychotherapy, mentoring, and training for criminal justice professionals.

Last year marked our tenth anniversary, and there is much for us to celebrate! Growing steadily from our London based beginnings, we now support over two thousand people who have been victims or perpetrators of crime across England each year. This year we are working from a range of prisons including HMPYOI Isis, HMPYOI Feltham, HMPYOI Brinsford, HMPYOI Aylesbury, HMP Winchester, HMP The Mount, HMP Coldingley, HMP Featherstone, HMP Brixton and HMP Send. In addition, we deliver restorative justice, mentoring and psychotherapy in a range of community settings.

Belong fosters a working environment where everyone’s voice is listened to. The culture of the organisation is one that puts people first and the charity enjoys high staff morale and good staff retention. We will provide you with the support and training that you need to do your job, as well as opportunities to develop your skills and progress within your career. 

We have recently launched our strategy for 2022-2024. This outlines our ambitions to continue to sustainably and ethically grow our reach so that we can offer powerfully unique change opportunities to even more people. Please read more about us and our work on our website. 

We are seeking a skilled Development Officer to join us and help to make our vision of a society where there is hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime, a reality. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication and fundraising skills, with experience of working in the criminal justice and/or charity sectors.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a track record of communicating effectively with a range of partners and stakeholders within the criminal justice and/or charity sectors. Supported by our Development Manager, they will support and implement Belong’s fundraising and development plan.

We particularly welcome applications for this position from candidates who are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and/or who have had personal experience of the criminal justice system.

The successful applicant will have the following key responsibilities:

• Support our Development Manager to deliver our grants and contracts fundraising plan for Belong, in line with our strategy and corporate plan.
• Conduct research into grant and contract opportunities to identify opportunities that are relevant to Belong’s strategic aims.
• Write tailored, inspirational, high-quality applications for grant and contract opportunities to trusts, foundations and public bodies.
• Liaise with Belong’s management and staff teams to plan and develop the strongest possible applications and build relationships with funders.
• Work with the Development Manager to achieve Belong’s Communication plan, by developing social media, website and newsletter content.
• Work collaboratively with Belong’s Development Manager to provide impact and evaluation reports to funders.
• Devise and update a database of past and present grant and contract funders. 

The required knowledge, skills and experience for the position are: 

• Knowledge of psychotherapy, mentoring and restorative justice interventions and their relevance to people who have been convicted of and/or been a victim of criminal offences.
• Thorough grasp of the issues that may be faced by people who have been convicted of and/or been a victim of criminal offences.
• Understanding of and commitment to Belong’s strategic aims and values.
• Two years’ experience of working within the criminal justice sector, preferably including reporting and fundraising experience.
• Experience of effectively using IT software e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience of creating and posting content for social media platforms e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
• Excellent writing and research skills Ability to create and post content for social media.
• Excellent organisational, communication and listening skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders e.g. voluntary sector organisations, funders, public bodies.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

Please apply for this post by submitting your CV and a detailed covering letter, outlining how you meet the required skills, knowledge and experience for the post. Please note that we are not able to consider applications that are not submitted with a detailed covering letter. Interviews for this post will be held in central London, on Thursday 15th September. 

Are you an ambitious communications professional looking for your next challenge? 

Are you strategic in your thinking, able to focus yourself and others on priority areas and ensure consistent use of key messaging with a focus on the impact of our funding?

Could you help to manage a team of communications officers – with press and digital specialisms - and work with them to create and deliver strategic content across all our channels that tells the story of how our funding is changing lives across the UK and supporting people and communities to prosper and thrive?

We’re looking for a proactive and energetic communications professional with at least three years’ previous relevant experience to join our busy strategic and digital communications team as a manager. Ideally, you will be confident and comfortable in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to spot content opportunities across a wide-range of topics, and the strategic skills to decide which stories to take forward.

You will be keen (and have the skills) to get the best out of people and will be used to working in a matrix organisation, with the ability to break down silos and build relationships to deliver projects and ‘get the job done’. You will also have an understanding and willingness to support engagement activity to help us understand what matters to communities and key stakeholders/partners.

Contract Type: Permanent 

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Location: London, Birmingham or Newcastle with Hybrid working – a combination of working from home and either the London, Birmingham or Newcastle office as a base, with occasional travel to other offices as required.

Interview Date: First interviews week commencing 15th August

Essential criteria

You will need to demonstrate your experience, qualifications and skills in these areas: 

• At least three years’ experience of working in a PR agency, in-house communications, digital communications, or Press Office function, with some examples of communications planning management  
• Excellent written skills and the ability to influence and convince others, with experience of developing and implementing communications plans for senior level stakeholders, such as a CEO.
• Highly organised - with an ability to think on your feet and work at pace - while being a supportive team player who shows interest in others and develops a range of contacts outside your own team to get the job done

Desirable criteria

• Be responsive to emerging issues and trends which impact on your work, the work of the team, or the Fund.
• Take ownership and be accountable for your work. Demonstrate agility, a ‘can do’ attitude and a willingness to step out of your lane where necessary, all whilst encouraging others to do the same.

• Be committed to the Fund’s vision and principles, respectful of its position as an Arms Length Body to Government, and encourage others to do the same. 

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

Job Description

International Medical Corps UK provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self reliance.

International Medical Corps (IMC) and International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK) with headquarters in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, work collaborate to maximize resources for the delivery of appropriate relief and development activities. International Medical Corps (IMC) is an US-registered independent affiliate organization of International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK), with which IMC UK shares the same name and charitable objectives and mission.

JOB SUMMARY: 

Day-to-day Headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Day to day coordination of proposals, donor reporting process for assigned countries.
• Support dissemination of country specific information with relevant departments. Support with any country specific reporting requirements from other departments and vice versa. Regularly deploys to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Monitor grant performance and overall assigned country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Regular deployment to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Ensures that donors and internal reporting is submitted on time and in fulfilment of contractual obligations for the countries covered
• External representation as required with donors

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Please note that the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction requirements of International Medical Corps UK.

Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps UK's and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one's own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps UK's policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding
It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically, a Bachelor's degree in related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 3+ year of relevant experience working supporting relief and development projects in the field, at least 1 year of field- based work experience in the sector
• Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with IMC major donors
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and the ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people
• Knowledge of Project cycle management
• Knowledge of Logical Framework project planning and design
• Proposal development and donor report skills
• Knowledge of major donors rules and regulations
• Report writing
• Good research skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret and apply donor regulations and requirements
• Strong analytical skills to determine overall grant performance
• Ability to use creativity, reasoning, past experience, information and available resources to resolve issues
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and field programs
• Excellent writing skills, excellent cross-cultural communication
• Extensive travel maybe required
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Part-time, 21 hours per week in the office or local outreach locations, no remote working.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

To give infrastructure support to local voluntary and community sector (VCS) groups and social enterprises to enable them to develop and fundraise.

The service will work with local groups to assist them to support the communities they serve more effectively. This involves a number of one-to-one meetings with groups at EHCVS premises and outreach activity.

On occasion the meetings can be set remotely on-line, emails and by telephone, dependent on the needs and practicalities.

To promote and support good safeguarding children practice amongst local community and voluntary sector groups. 

To ensure a strong representation of the local community and voluntary sector and contribute to the work of the Ealing Safeguarding Children Board and the Ealing Children and Young People’s Board.

FUNDING MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Formulate a detailed work plan for the implementation and promotion of the development and funding advice service and oversee and manage the service within the set outputs, outcomes, and budget.

To assist VCS organisations with planning and implementing their monitoring, reviewing and evaluation; and support VCS organisations with measuring and communicating impact.

To provide practical information to local groups on appropriate funding streams and their criteria by reviewing their funding proposals and offering feedback.

To advise local VCS groups and social enterprises on a range of legal structures, policies, and charity registration issues; and assist in choosing the most appropriate structures and assist with their registration process.

To plan and ensure implementation of the Training Programmes and its delivery in co-operation with other EHCVS Staff. Where training is outsourced, commission appropriate trainers to deliver relevant training courses in accordance with the training needs identified.

To provide practical information to local groups on appropriate funding streams and their criteria by reviewing their funding proposals and offering feedback.

To advise local VCS groups and social enterprises on a range of legal structures, policies, and charity registration issues; and assist in choosing the most appropriate structures and assist with their registration process.

To plan and ensure implementation of the Training Programmes and its delivery in co-operation with other EHCVS Staff. Where training is outsourced, commission appropriate trainers to deliver relevant training courses in accordance with the training needs identified.

To develop best practice and aid with; writing business plans; fundraising strategies; quality assurance; policies and procedures; and other organisational development required by organisations.

To be aware of local and national initiatives and how these relate to local issues and be able to advise and disseminate relevant information to the local VCS.

The role has specific annual external fundraising targets.

Monitoring and Evaluation

To record monitoring information; review progress of current projects on a weekly basis and manage upwards.

Prepare written evaluation reports for EHCVS, projects and services.

Support the Funding and Partnerships manager and Development Services Manager with monitoring information collated from service as and when required, Weekly and monthly reporting.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE 

Confidant and commercially aware operator who can spot opportunities and build relationship. 

Must be willing to step in and support front line work.

Strong experience of relationship management. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with suppliers, including corporates and stakeholders.

Ability to research and identify new opportunities and experience of business development.

Ability to prioritise, multi-task and work to tight deadlines under pressure, both independently and as part of a team.

Experience in strategic planning and delivery

At least three years’ experience in Trusts and Foundation fundraising 

Proven ability in producing effective, cohesive, motivating, and inspiring proposals and funding reports.

Educated to degree level.

OTHER DUTIES

Assist in producing briefings, information, and web material.

Assist in producing monitoring and evaluation information

Assist in developing and organising events

Represent Ealing & Hounslow CVS at meetings and events relevant to your project.

Undertake other related project duties as may be required

To work in co-operation with other members of the staff team of EHCVS, attend appropriate internal and external meetings.

Support EHCVS with other project developments and funding applications to funders.

To undertake, as identified by EHCVS’s Board of Trustees any occasional additional duties commensurate with the responsibilities of the post which may not be purely related to this role.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that Equal Opportunities and all other EHCVS organisational policies are actively implemented and adhered to in all areas of your work.

To work with EHCVS staff and volunteers towards the effective achievement of the organisation’s objectives.

To ensure all volunteers working with you are given appropriate induction and to provide information and support for all volunteers working for EHCVS

MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

The postholder will be employed by Ealing & Hounslow CVS and supervised and managed by the Senior Development Services Manager. The postholder will participate in monthly supervision with their line manager as well as a weekly team meeting and organisation-wide staff meetings. An individual induction and training plan will be agreed on.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The postholder will be employed for 21 hours per week.

The postholder will be entitled to 25 days annual leave pro rata in addition to 8 bank holidays. A flexible hour’s scheme will operate (subject to the demands of the service) and the postholder will be expected to attend occasional evening and weekend meetings. Time off in lieu of additional hours will be offered for any additional hours worked.

The postholder will be employed on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The post is subject to a three-month probationary period. EHCVS offers staff access to a stakeholder pension scheme with up to 3% matching employer contribution following successful completion of the probationary period.

Development Events Officer

Department: Advancement

Salary: £39,309 - £48,226 per annum

Campus: South Kensington campus

Contract type: Full time and fixed term for 12 months

Ref: PRS00183

You will be responsible for designing and delivering a portfolio of outstanding fundraising cultivation and stewardship events. These events will facilitate and foster long-term, strategic, and meaningful relationships between Imperial College London and its prospects, donors, senior volunteers, and other key stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will understand the overall strategic objectives of the Advancement Division and manage a portfolio of events that may include:

• Cultivation events for major and principal prospects, including Presidential lunches, dinners and salon events, and appropriate events during the President’s overseas visits
• Annual stewardship and cultivation events for legacy prospects, enquirers, and pledgers
• Bespoke recognition events for major and principal gift donors, for example presentation and gift signing ceremonies
• Stewardship events for Imperial’s donor recognition circles.

As the College plans and launches new fundraising initiatives, this role will also work closely with the Development Events Manager on devising the strategy for campaign events to maximise philanthropic engagement.

Essential requirements

You will have a proven track record in designing and delivering outstanding events and evaluating their success. Also essential is the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders and relationship building skills. You will be adept at cross-team working and have a solution focused approach. You will be motivated by developing new ideas and introducing innovation in special event planning and delivery. 

Further Information

This is a full time and fixed term role for 12 months, and you will be based in the South Kensington Campus.

Should you have any queries please contact: Amy Webb, Head of Supporter Engagement

Closing date: 21 August 2022.

To apply, please click the Apply Buttton and search job ref: PRS00183.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

About MHFA England 

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by reading our ‘what we do’ section on our website. 

A certified Great Place to Work, we are a friendly, inclusive, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer. Currently we are undertaking an ambitious Digital Transformation Programme so that we can achieve our digital vision to seamlessly connect and engage Customers, Clients, Members and Staff and support our mission to train 1:10 people in mental health knowledge and skills.

MHFA England are currently working in a hybrid way. Attendance in the office is expected about once per week.

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for someone who will be responsible for the curation, design and development of a member development programme of content, resources and events that supports the continued professional development of MHFA England’s members to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence within their roles. 

You will be able to:

• Think strategically and deliver the defined member journey and experience 

• Effectively manage relationships to work with key internal and external stakeholders 

• Host/Chair member CPD events 

• Input and support projects 

You will have:

• A passion of supporting people to continually learn and develop their knowledge and skills 

• Experience of using a learning needs analysis to collaborate on the creation and delivery of a rolling development programme  

• Experience of curating and creating engaging and inspiring content

• Brilliant event hosting and facilitation skills 

Desirable skills:

• Experience working in a membership organisation 

• Ability to manage own workload 

Looking after you 

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say - we are a friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first. 

What we offer: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Two wellbeing breaks, in summer and winter 

• Free Mental Health First Aid training 

• Employee Assistance Programme with a 24-hour helpline from Health Assured, occupational health and counselling

• Free flu jab to protect your health in winter 

Employee benefits after probation period: 

• Investing in your professional development, including qualifications and mentoring 

• Death-in-service and critical illness cover 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave 

• Free eye test and £55 towards glasses 

• Cycle to work scheme with an interest free loan to buy a bicycle 

• Matched pension scheme (up to 5%)

• Flexible working hours and access to flexible ways of working 

• Commitment to volunteering 

• Fun Club, festive events and celebration 

• Team lunches and events 

• 'Bonusly' employee recognition and reward scheme 

Interested? How to apply 

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached documents. Go to our website for further information.  

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for this vacancy is 14th August. However, early applications are encouraged as we may look at applications as they come in, or we may choose to extend the deadline.

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from candidates regardless of sex, race or ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, parental or carer status, education, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or maternity, or any other characteristic protected under equality legislation.   

We are especially keen to encourage and welcome applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and candidates who are Black or People of Colour.  

By applying for this job you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed.  

ROLE: ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

Reporting to: Executive & Operations Directors

Hours: 21h– work pattern to be agreed based on organisational needs and circumstances of the successful candidate.

Location: INQUEST operates a hybrid model of working, with a combination of home working and a minimum number of days working from our office in London Finsbury Park.

Salary: £30,400 pro rata + (including a 5% 2022 cost of living increase)

Contract: Permanent

Other benefits: INQUEST offers a very generous package of staff benefits, including 30 days (pro rata) of annual leave and an annual employer pension contribution of 8%.

INQUEST is an equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from racially minoritised communities and other under-represented groups.

ABOUT INQUEST

INQUEST is the only charity providing expertise on state related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians. Our specialist casework includes deaths in police and prison custody, immigration detention, mental health settings and deaths involving multi-agency failings or where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question. This includes work around the Hillsborough disaster and the Grenfell Tower fire.

INQUEST’s policy, parliamentary, campaigning and media work is grounded in the day to day experience of working with bereaved people. Employing an integrated model, this brings together casework support, family participation, identification of thematic trends, statistics and analysis that feeds into the organisation’s work on campaigning, information sharing and policy and parliamentary work. At the heart of this unique model are the experiences and needs of bereaved people. 

The INQUEST team currently consists of twenty staff members, who work closely and collaboratively to ensure our work has significant impact on changing systems and practices. The whole team is multi-skilled and collaborative, with most staff members contributing to all aspects of the organisation’s work. This makes for an exciting and engaging working environment, which is also highly pressured as we work to keep on top of an ever-changing political landscape.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Administration Officer who will also act as the Personal Assistant to the Executive Director. Organised, system-orientated, a strong communicator and comfortable with handling telephone calls, databases, administration systems, as well as key IT software packages, the successful candidate will also have significant experience in organising meetings and overseeing the logistics of organisational events. 

They will understand databases and will be a key administrator of our new CiviCRM platform. They will also be responsible for the administration of our INQUEST Lawyers Group, including membership management. Committed to the values of INQUEST, they will play a key role in administering key organisational processes and platforms, including project monitoring, and our organisational calendar.