We launched IWM membership in 2017 and currently have over 33,000 members supporting us. We are now at a critical point of development and have big plans to grow our membership. Our membership vision is to reach millions of people, connecting them with our cause and inspiring a long term commitment to support IWM. In order to do this we need to put our members at the heart of everything we do.

Key Duties

1. Assist the Head of Membership in creating direction, energy, capability and collaboration across all IWM teams to achieve ownership and support for IWMs membership vision and strategy. Be and lead the change required to embed the behaviours and culture of a membership organisation.
2. Responsible for developing and implementing member acquisition and retention plans including performance and success measures in line with our membership strategy.
3. Responsible for the successful implementation of all member communications and events programming in line with our membership strategy and member acquisition and retention plans. To include collaborating with Customer Experience, Volunteering, Marketing & Communications, Commercial Events, Retail & Admissions, Public Engagement and Learning and Collections Management.
4. Responsible for co-ordinating, tracking and communicating internal performance reports and taking a lead role in ensuring action is taken as a result across all channels.
5. Lead, motivate and empower all direct reports and peers in the delivery of agreed membership KPIs. In particular help drive a membership and supporter experience culture across all our branches and public engagement work.
6. Accountable for ensuring that training, support and resources are in place for all Face-to-Face staff.
7. Responsible for managing income and expenditure budgets.
8. As part of the Membership Team play an active role in the ongoing development of IWMs membership strategy and business model.

Vacancy with Community Housing & Therapy (CHT):

Referrals and Business Development Coordinator
 

Location: Vauxhall
Hours: 40 hours per week
Starting Salary: £25 – 30K
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave, pension, life assurance, an employee assistance programme, training opportunities

Company Profile:
Our Charity, Community Housing and Therapy (CHT) is a growing provider of Psychologically Informed Recovery Communities - 'where relationships are the treatment'.  CHT works with adults and young people who have challenging and complex presentations, and who have experienced negative childhood experiences or trauma, to enhance our beneficiaries’ development, health and wellbeing, with the aim of enabling them to lead successful and productive lives – providing a life changing experience.

We offer a good working environment as part of a small organisation that is passionate about providing high quality support to young persons and adults experiencing mental distress and complex psychosocial disorders. We have a strong sense of values, a clear treatment and support model, a strong training programme and ethos, and a highly supportive management framework.

About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CHT’s Central Office team to coordinate the referrals and marketing functions of the charity.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and motivated candidate, the charity is in a period of growth and this role offers the right candidate experience across the marketing and business development areas of the charity, and there will be opportunities for growth and development as the charity expands.

About you:

You will be a friendly and approachable person with a pro-active approach to work.  You will be someone who is highly driven and motivated, able to work both independently as well as being a team player. A strong candidate will have an understanding / experience of working within the care / charity sector as well as experience of sales and marketing. Enthusiasm and a commitment to the charity’s aims are vital.

Closing date: 25th October 2019 Interview date: 31st October 2019

For a job description please contact Maria Miranda on the recruitment email

Application by CV and covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

But we could not do this without our supporters. Inspiring and engaging with the public is at the heart of Unicef UK’s strategy – we want more people to know, love and give to our work than ever before. Achieving this in such a complex and changing environment will be a huge challenge. That’s where you come in.

As Head of Supporter Acquisition, you will develop and implement ambitious plans to recruit new supporters. You will provide strategic direction and leadership for a multi-functional team, with strong digital, broadcast and face-to-face programmes. It is a rare opportunity to lead such a talented, sector-leading supporter acquisition team.

To succeed, you will have experience of developing and implementing successful marketing strategies, either in-house or agency side. As an experienced leader, you will be able to motivate and inspire team members, including coaching and developing them to deliver our ambitious plans. You will have excellent communication skills and a track record in successfully engaging senior stakeholders, both internally and externally.  And finally, you will have experience managing a large-scale marketing programme with expenditure of over £1million, so you will be comfortable managing complex financial, risk and compliance factors.

Are you ready for the challenge of transforming our membership experience and helping us reach our ambitious fundraising targets?

Do you share our passion for enabling millions more people to get on bikes?

Cycling UK is seeking an experienced Fundraising Manager to join our Income Generation Team. This team is both responsible for our 68,000 strong membership base and for the development and implementation of our first ever fundraising strategy.

You’ll have at least three years of experience across individual fundraising and/or marketing within the charity or membership sectors. This role will lead on acquisition and retention of our members, as well as our individual giving activity including legacies and raffles. You will use a wide range of marketing and communications skills, including digital expertise; be able to lead complex projects; and be an integral part of helping to shape our new strategy. 

Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is looking for a Director of Supporter Relations to develop sustainability of income and long-term relationships with donors.

As the East Midlands’ only hospice for children and young people, Rainbows is a place where children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families can find care and support. Their incredible team of people help with end of life care, symptom management and respite care. They also support parents and siblings through their bereavement. Last year, Rainbows’ day care facilities welcomed over 1000 children and young people through their doors.

The Director of Supporter Relations role will provide leadership and direction to the Supporter Relations team and will develop and implement an overall fundraising strategy aligned to the business plan of the organisation. They will also create a high-performance culture within fundraising. The post is responsible for four fundraising departments - Individual Giving, Organisational Giving, Supporter Care and Retail - to meet the needs of the ongoing challenge of provision of funding for the charity’s vital services. Including fundraising costs, it costs the charity £6.6 million every year to provide their high-quality care.

The hospice is seeking a motivational leader with strong organisational, interpersonal, and statistical and analytical skills. You will have an excellent understanding of donor acquisition and retention, and a proven track record of achieving significant targets within agreed timescales. You will also need to have managed a medium-large fundraising team and be a positive and dynamic self-starter, capable of working under pressure.

If you have the relevant skills and experience and want to help Rainbows be there for even more families when they need them the most, then find out more by clicking though to our recruitment pack.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be shortlisting as we receive applications, so please apply early to register your interest.

Marketing Campaigns Manager - Acquisition, an excellent opportunity for a talented marketer to join a known National Charity, based in Central London.

As the Marketing Campaign Manager, you will be responsible for managing individual giving acquisition campaigns, aimed at attracting new supporters to the cause, along with the initial supporter journey, to increase overall income.

You will be responsible for;

• Day to day management and optimisation of supporter acquisition campaigns and welcome campaigns through multiple channels such as; DRTV, telemarketing and digital.
• Coordinate campaigns from briefing, delivery and evaluation, working with agencies; creative agencies, media agencies, printers and fulfilment houses.
• Assist with creative ideas and write copy where required.
• Source compelling stories and information in order to produce appeals, fundraiser materials and other information for supporters.
• Ensure all campaigns are delivered on time and to budget

We are looking for a talented marketer with a passion for supporter engagement who has proven knowledge and experience of:

• Direct marketing to individuals, with ideally experience in one or more channels: telemarketing, Direct Response TV (DRTV), managing Face to Face agencies.
• Working with a variety of suppliers (e.g. creative direct marketing agencies, face to face or telemarketing agencies) to deliver acquisition campaigns
• Experience of planning, scheduling, allocating and evaluating work and suppliers.
• Experience of monitoring results and income and expenditure performance versus budget

We’re recruiting a Legacy Marketing Manager to join our Legacy Team in the Income Generation Department at the RSPCA!

Each year, the Society receives circa 2,700 legacy notifications and up to £84m in legacy income (2018), consistently contributing over 50% to the Society’s overall income. The Legacy Marketing team controls a budget of approximately £2m per annum which is focused on activities to recruit and retain new supporters that will maintain and grow this income stream.

This role is fundamental to raising awareness and maximising response through new and existing marketing programmes and products. The legacy marketing team manages circa 6,000 Home for Life registrants, 34,000 legacy pledgers, and 22,000 legacy enquirers and intenders, this role is responsible for increasing this volume primarily from newly acquired supporters..

What you will be doing:

Within this role you’ll develop and implement marketing strategies that will maximise  future legacy revenue to the Society from individual supporters, through recruitment from targeted audiences to generate a high volume of hand raisers with maximum opportunity to convert to leaving a gift in their Will.

Develop and implement the annual Legacy Marketing Recruitment strategy and operational plan, using market, organisation and department analysis and knowledge to develop a programme of activities and tactics to deliver against the five year Legacy Marketing Strategy and Income Generation Directorates strategic objectives.

In conjunction with the Head of Legacy Marketing and Legacy Marketing Manager (Development), shape and refine the five year Legacy Marketing Strategy.

Identify, develop, test and roll out product stretch and development opportunities to continue to grow opportunity within this very competitive marketplace.

Prepare annual budget plans for all legacy marketing recruitment activity:

Forecasting of income from prospective supporters to report to the organisation and inform expenditure required to meet organisational and department targets

Prioritising expenditure in order to continue to feed enquirers, intenders and pledgers into the legacy pipeline, necessary to maintain and over time grow legacy income to the organisation

What we are looking for:

• Degree level education, or equivalent

• Marketing and/or Fundraising specific training and qualification is desirable e.g. CIM or IOF

• Consummate direct marketer, running programmes across multiple acquisition channels including DRTV and online, gained on either agency or client side - minimum of five  years.

• Proven ability to provide strategic direction and team leadership across a specialist marketing/fundraising area 

• Experience of setting, managing and analysing significant multi-discipline income and expenditure budgets - minimum of three years. 

• Significant experience in managing and motivating teams - minimum of four years. 

• Application of market analysis to drive strategy.

• Demonstrable understanding of direct marketing and fundraising financial models and strategic mixes.

• Experience of managing agency and supplier relationships.

• Excellent demonstrable strategic thinking and decision making skills.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent networking and negotiation skills.

• Highly numerate with the ability to guide others in budget management.

What’s in it for you:

You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales.

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site

How to apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter including your salary expectations to: Resourcing team quoting reference LMM 282 by the closing date of 10:00 Sunday 20th October 2019. Please see the RSPCA website for details.

 We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received.  Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing Team.

 No agencies, thank you.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

 Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

The organisation

HelpAge International is the secretariat to a global network of more than 149 organisations working in nearly 90 countries for the rights of all older people to lead dignified, healthy and secure lives. Our mission is to promote the wellbeing and inclusion of older women and men, and to reduce poverty and discrimination in later life. 

The post holder will help grow HelpAge International’s influence through strategic global communications. There is a particular focus on digital communications, which includes overseeing and running the HelpAge International websites and social media channels.

This will be a fixed term contract, up to 12 months. Based in London.

Key Responsibilities

• Continually improve and optimise the HelpAge website to influence audiences and raise awareness of our work and older people’s rights, with potential to support with the development of a new website.
• Design a social media strategy ensuring consistent messaging and engaging content. 
• Design and develop creative content, including case studies, which is impactful and can be used across different comms channels.
• Day-to-day running of social media channels, using analytics to measure and improve engagement and influence.
• Supporting global communications colleagues through digital training and capacity building.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Experience running social media channels and building engaged online communities.
• Excellent website management skills, with a sound understanding of user experience, content management systems, content strategy and analytics.
• Project management skills including scheduling, budgeting and working with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in writing for the web, social and traditional media channels, with an understanding of accessibility, SEO and digital acquisition.
• Experience of managing the production of engaging multimedia content.

Our Benefits

We offer flexible working, a competitive benefits package:

• Salary - £34,000 to £35,000 gross per annum
• 8.5% employer pension contribution
• Scope for flexible working, including working from home
• Opportunity to work for a leading organisation working with and for older people globally

Other benefits include 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), life insurance, enhanced maternity and adoption pay. We also actively support our staff with a variety of flexible working arrangements to help balance work and home life.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE EXISTING RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Closing date: Thursday 31st October 2019

HelpAge International is an equal opportunities employer.

HelpAge International is committed to providing our staff with continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to thrive within an inclusive and diverse environment. As part of our commitment to promoting gender diversity, we are a member of the Business in the Community gender campaign.

Please do not email any of your personal details (such as date of birth, marital status and religion), unless you are completing an Equal Opportunities form.

• Ewell (zone 6), Surrey

• Permanent, full-time

• 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday (flexible hours and home-based working offered)

• Salary Circa. £45,000 per annum + Competitive Benefits

There has never been a more exciting time to join Samaritans, with a refreshed brand, new website and additional investment in the Income department. Leading the development of the individual giving programme, this post holder will be responsible for the recruitment and development of all new and existing supporters across channels and products.

We are looking for a real team player who has a strong understanding of individual giving fundraising with a proven track record of excellent leadership, strategic and campaign management skills.

About the role/person

Are you an expert individual giving fundraiser with a proven track record in supporter recruitment and development? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

As Individual Giving Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing and developing a high performing team, generating over £4m each year. Improving and delivering audience insight led engagement strategies and supporter journeys, the post holder will develop the individual giving programme to convert and retain prospects and supporters.

Creating inspiring storytelling to build long-term relationships with donors, the Individual Giving Manager will manage campaigns and projects effectively, ensuring that best practice and regulatory guidelines are followed.

We can offer flexible hours and home-based working to the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will have excellent leadership, communication, project management and direct marketing skills, and be passionate about the work of Samaritans.

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

Our location

Our Central Office is located in a converted mill in Ewell, Surrey which is in zone 5, and just over 30 minutes by train from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon.

As an employer, we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, wellbeing days, free parking, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

To apply

Your CV and covering letter should be emailed  no later than 9:00am on 28th October 2019. 1st interviews will be held on Friday, 8th November.

£28,500 - £32,500 inclusive of car allowance + Excellent Benefits

Are you sales professional ready to help us beat cancer? We are looking for someone who is bright, flexible and hard working to join our South Wales team with fundraising, new business and acquisition.

At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our Fundraising Managers inspire and engage with our communities to enable us raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join us working for the UK’s leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution!

We are looking for an ambitious, confident and engaging natural fundraiser based in areas around South Wales to...

• Recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential

• Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups and high potential individuals

• Inspire and bring out the best in our supporters, corporate partnerships and fundraising groups, engaging them with Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work over the long term

• Enable our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals

• Be an ambassador for CRUK in the community, working with colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities.

We’re a team that combines experience from the private, public and third sector so we would like you to join us with...

• Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Previous experience of managing charity fundraisers

• Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people​

• Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships

• Proven ability to track and report on income

• Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events.

We want you to help us build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions, allowing us to grow our department’s annual income of over £42 million.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional home-based team. No two days will be the same as you’ll be working with individuals, groups and corporate's, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions. The regional team is part of a growing national team, offering brilliant career development opportunities for talented individuals.

What else?

We value the hard work our staff put in and therefore offer fabulous benefits to ensure your employment with us the best it can be:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and half days on Christmas Eve
• Dedicated regional learning and development teams to support you
• 12% employer contribution towards your pension available!
• Much more!

Please see the following link for a full role profile:

Please note this role is known internally as 'Local Fundraising Manager'.

Closing date: 22nd October 2019, 23:55

A refreshed brand, new website and additional investment to develop a new programme of supporters makes it an exciting time to join this charity.

Job specification

• Leading the development of the individual giving programme, the postholder will be responsible for the recruitment and development of all new and existing supporters across channels and products
• Seeking a team player with a strong understanding of individual giving fundraising and a proven track record of excellent leadership, strategic and campaign management
• Responsible for leading, managing and developing a high performing team, generating over £4m each year.

Person specification

• Requires excellent leadership, communication, project management and direct marketing skills, and passion about the cause
• Proven track record of developing a wide individual giving programme, including acquisition and retention, is essential.

Flexible working available

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Janice Hardy at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Individual Giving Manager
Mental Health Charity, Surrey
£45,000

Mental Health Charity based in Surrey are looking to recruit an Individual Giving Manager to lead on the development of the individual giving programme; this post holder will be responsible for the recruitment and development of all new and existing supporters across channels and products.

There has never been a more exciting time to join The Charity, with a refreshed brand, new website and additional investment in the Donor Engagement team. As Individual Giving Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing and developing a high performing team (5 direct reports), generating over £4m each year. Improving and delivering audience insight led engagement strategies and supporter journeys, the post holder will develop the individual giving programme to convert and retain prospects and supporters.

Creating inspiring storytelling to build long-term relationships with donors, the Individual Giving Manager will manage campaigns and projects effectively, ensuring that best practice and regulatory guidelines are followed.

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Experience of developing a wide Individual Giving programme including acquisition, retention and legacy
• Able to deliver donor engagement strategies and journeys that are optimised for income generation across different channels
• Excellent people management skills and experience of developing staff
• Experience leading integrated campaigns including digital and offline channels
• Demonstrate understanding of using data and databases
• Experience of new product development and proven ability to set up testing programmes
• Experience of managing external suppliers and agencies, and negotiating contracts
• Experience of analysing and interpreting results/trends to inform strategy

Interested candidates should send their CV in the first instance to Ben Garner at Charity People

This is an exciting opportunity for a partnerships & Philanthropy Manager with a background in Corpoate and/or Major Donor for an inspiring health charity.

The Charity

An incredible health charity leading the way in pioneering research. With approx a 4m turnover and a staff of 25, they offer a relaxed supportive environment with great benefits, including the offer of working from home once a week.

The Role
Create acquisition and donor development strategies to identify new corporate partners and major donor prospects, implementing cultivation plans to secure long term support.
Achieve and exceed annual income, expenditure budgets and other relevant KPIs in line with the strategy, implementing best practice in research, profiling and networking to ensure a strong pipeline of long-term partnerships and major donors.
Design and implement stewardship programme to strengthen relationships with partners and donors, continually seeking to deepen insight into motivations, networks and capacity to engage.
Create appropriate engagement opportunities and host prospects and donors at the highest levels, using compelling methods of communication to build positive relationships with influential people and negotiating effectively to achieve a positive outcome.
Develop strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, influencing effectively to secure favourable outcomes for the work of the charity.
Effective management of income and expenditure budgets, accountable for the analysis and evaluation of performance information, income and expenditure, monitoring and reporting against objectives, pipeline reporting, outcomes and KPIs for internal and external audiences.

The Candidate
Extensive experience in high value fundraising, preferably across major gifts and corporate partnership fundraising.
Demonstrable success in personally cultivating and engaging high value partnerships and/or major donors.
Proven track record of generating significant gifts from high net worth individuals (min. 25,000+) and/orsecuring strategic corporate partnerships.
Experience of developing and delivering successful strategies to secure income across individual and corporate philanthropy.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Fundraising Manager to lead on the development and delivery of an ambitious fundraising strategy to support the work of Scripture Union England and Wales. Ideally, you will:

• be an experienced fundraiser who has a sound knowledge of the UK Christian marketplace and the attitudes and motivations of Christian donors
• be an excellent communicator with a proven track record in project managing, fundraising and marketing campaigns from concept to delivery
• have a good understanding of new donor acquisition and donor retention principles and strategies across a range of offline and online channels
• be an enthusiastic team player, and be competent at working effectively on your own, as well as part of a team
• have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally
• have a good understanding of the principles of direct marketing, with an ability to develop persuasive propositions for religious audiences.

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 4 November 2019
Interview date: 20 November 2019
Interview location: Milton Keynes