As we enter a major expansion phase to develop more services that Deaf people want and need, we are looking to appoint a Funding Bid Writer who can help us make these services sustainable. You will write bids for funding from national and local goverments, education and health bodies, Lottery, trusts and other grant-makers to provide accessible services that meet Deaf people's needs.We offer flexible working and generous pension contributions to the right candidate.

Essential skills required for the post are;

• Proven ability to produce winning bids, in the range £5,000 - £100,000
• Clear, succinct and positive writing style; excellent grammar and editing skills
• Experience of prioritising workload when working on and managing multiple tasks
• Organised, detailed orientated and able to meet challenging deadlines
• Highly motivated, with energy, enthusiasm and flair to work hard and achieve ambitious targets
• Flexible and positive approach

This post is subjecty to two references. Both have to be satisfactory to RAD.

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th July 2020

Interviews to be held on:Tuesday 4th August ( interviews to be held in London).

2020, the start of a new decade in which we want to do more and better, together – doubling our impact by 2025.

To achieve this we are investing in creating an exciting and new Fundraising and Donor Engagement team to provide stewardship to an ambitious Business Development strategy.

We are looking for two inspirational, energetic and committed individuals to pioneer and take us forward on this exciting journey.  The fundraising and donor engagement function will be broad, interfacing with all One YMCA’s services across family support, housing, gyms, youth, community hubs and nurseries.

We envisage that no one person will have the full breadth of experience we are asking for in the attached job description but we do ask our people to have a desire to learn and teach others what you know.  We are looking for people with an excellent track record in fundraising strategies including;

Donor relations and engagement (communities, individuals and groups),
Digital Fundraising,
Bid writing for funds from grant making trusts,
Corporate partnerships and sponsorship,
Individual giving and event fundraising,
Cause-related funding appeals/campaigns
Direct marketing and
Fundraising through storytelling

The final areas of responsibility will be shared depending on the skills and expertise of successful applicants.  You will have the opportunity to evolve as an individual and develop your skills into new areas of fundraising and donor engagement as we progress and establish the service.

You will receive full support in achieving your own, and our, ambitions for this role from an inspirational and visionary executive and senior management team.  We are a Charity with a deep-rooted desire to succeed in doubling our impact and we are not afraid to take risks along the way to meet the unprecedented demands on our service users.  If you want to be a part of our exciting mission, or find out further information about the role, get in touch today!

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please send us your CV clearly headlining your fundraising achievements, and a letter of application no longer than 2 sides of A4 addressing the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.

Closing date: 09.00 6 July 2020

Summary

With a brand-new new strategy in place, The Climate Group is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support the organisation’s ongoing development, growth and expanding influence. This is an exciting time to join our fundraising team as we are well-positioned to build on our successes from recent years and use these to drive greater impact in the economic sectors most relevant to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. You will be supporting this effort by diversifying our institutional funder base, broadening the range of bilateral, multilateral institutional donors and large-scale foundations we engage with as well as responding to opportunities we receive throughout the year from our existing supporters.

About The Climate Group

The Climate Group is an international not-for-profit organisation with a mission to accelerate climate action. Our goal is a world of no more than 1.5oC of warming. We bring together networks of businesses and state and regional governments to shift global markets and policies to this end. We act as a catalyst to take innovation and solutions to scale, and we use the power of communication to build ambition and pace. Our priority is to focus on the greatest global opportunities for change. Founded in 2003, we are headquartered in London with offices in New Delhi and New York.

About the role

The role of Institutional Donor Manager will be critical for building up a strong network of strategic relationships between The Climate Group and focus donors, identifying and creating opportunities for collaboration with our programmes, as well as delivering strong growth in our restricted funding pipeline. Key income streams under management will include government funders as well as charitable foundations. Foundations and government grants have reliably formed the largest proportion of The Climate Group’s income in recent years, and it is our ambition to build on these achievements by continuing to invest and grow this area of fundraising. 

You will report to the Head of Development, EU but work directly with project leads, finance and governance departments to research and analyse opportunities, develop and monitor engagement plans and lead/support proposal development processes from opportunity to award. Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience of raising funds from bilateral/multilateral and large-scale foundations and a good understanding of decision-making processes within these institutions.

This role will be suited to an individual who wishes to bring this expertise to a fast growing international organisation committed to deliver a world of net zero greenhouse gas emissions, and who is simultaneously keen to gain further experience in fundraising, donor stewardship and product development across a broader portfolio of funding sources and global geographies.

The successful candidate will thrive in a start-up environment, be organised and focused, have an ability to drive and motivate others to achieve a common goal and proven experience in securing large grants and contracts. This is a hands-on role with opportunity for personal growth. As a member of The Climate Group, you will be joining an international staff community based in five continents and a fundraising team of ten.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify new institutional funding sources to support the implementation of the organisation’s new strategy and help ensure a healthy pipeline for future years
• Engage regularly with key government agencies through varied types of communication and provide the team with updated intelligence on focus institutional donors, key funding partners, funding opportunities and contract terms and conditions
• Manage proposal development processes, including development of workplans, coordination with different internal departments and participation in technical workshops as needed
• Secure long-term financing for TCG’s programs by writing, adapting and editing primarily six- and seven-figure proposals and concepts for a variety of funders in collaboration with technical and finance staff
• Manage and coordinate TCG’s relations and funding opportunities for a portfolio of government donors and foundations, ensuring regular and efficient internal and external communications 
• Support development of reports for selected institutional donors, ensuring consistency with funder requirements and high level of content and quality
• Support the development and/or improvement of organisational tools and processes relating to bid management and donor compliance for increased organisational efficiency and impact

About you

Essential:

• Significant institutional fundraising experience with proven track record of securing six and seven figure government grants
• Good understanding of the ways of working of key European institutional donors such as UK BEIS, NORAD, IKI, SIDA, Foreign Ministries etc.
• Strong bid writer that is detail oriented, resourceful, and able translate complex, technical information into persuasive proposals
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (both written and verbal)
• Strong numeracy and analytical ability, with ability to understand and design complex budgets
• Good knowledge of approaches to monitoring and evaluation and logical frameworks
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving attitude, and ability to work both independently and as a collaborative team player
• High degree of organizational skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines
• Experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment, preferably within a global organisation

Desirable:

• Exposure to negotiations with funders and consortium partners a plus
• Dutch, German or Scandinavian languages a plus
• Knowledge/previous experience of working on the topic of climate change, sustainability, environment & development a plus
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM system

Key Competencies: 

• Communication skills: in verbal and written form; is able to articulate with conviction the work and aims of the organisation; adapts style to situation and audience
• Negotiation & problem solving: is able to negotiate and overcome obstacles to reach mutually agreeable outcome
• Teamwork: supports collaborative teamwork made by sharing information, open communication, showing appreciation and building partnerships
• Working smart: committed to efficiency, able to adapt to changing circumstances and evaluate and learn from mistakes

Location

This role can either be taken on as a full-time permanent position based in the UK or as a consultancy agreement for which the candidate could be based in any EU country.
Successful candidates can initiate the role working remotely until the end of the year but are encouraged to join our team in the UK or Amsterdam office as soon as The Climate Group resumes regular in-person operation (time TBD).

Terms & Conditions

If based in the UK, the candidate will take on a full-time permanent position. The salary is commensurate with experience. Additionally we offer the following benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday pro rata, plus public holidays; additional leave following three and six years service
• 10% non-contributory pension scheme following three months’ service
• Private healthcare and Cash Plan on completion of probation
• Life Assurance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Season ticket loan
• Bike loan
• Volunteering day on completion of probation

We encourage candidate based elsewhere in the EU to apply. However, this option will be offered as a 12-months consultancy agreement which opportunities for renewal after a year. We would expect occasional travel to our London or Amsterdam office once The Climate Group resumes regular in-person operation (time TBD).

How to apply

Use the ‘Apply’ button to apply for this vacancy. You will be directed to The Climate Group job board where you can submit your application. 

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter (max 1 page) and your CV (max 2 pages). The closing date for submitting your application Monday, 13th July 2020. 

The requisite eligibility criteria, or work visa to work in the UK or the Netherlands are a requirement for this position and no relocation and/or sponsorship costs can be borne by The Climate Group.

FUNDRAISING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Reporting to: Executive Director 

Based at Choices Offices (390 Caledonian Road, N1 1DN) or at home during lockdown

Salary: £28,000 pro rata plus pension contributions in line with the Government’s statutory requirement

Hours of work: This is a part-time role of 2.5 day/week (20 hours). You will occasionally be required to work out of hours and flexibility will be expected.

This contract is for one year with the possibility of extension

Safeguarding: Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

About the role:

This is a varied and interesting role in which you’ll play an important part in supporting Choices and its growth. The Fundraising and Operations Manager will manage and develop our community fundraising (individual giving and events) and support the Executive Director with running our grant application fundraising.The role also involves developing new areas of fundraising (e.g. corporate; major gifts; mid-level giving), as well as ensuring the smooth running of our office and operations.This is predominantly a fundraising role which includes the management of our office and programmatic operations, given the overlap of impact reporting and data management responsibilities.

About the candidate:

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, creative and self-starting, bringing relevant experience to the role. This job would suit an experienced fundraiser returning to work after a career break, or someone earlier in their career who is ready to take on more responsibility and play a key role in Choices’ future development. As a part time role, it would suit someone looking to work in fundraising and operations whilst also pursuing other interests or meeting caring commitments.

One of the benefits of working in a small charity as a key member of a friendly team is that you can make your role your own and develop it further according to your interests and skills. The successful candidate will therefore be able to demonstrate they are an entrepreneurial self-starter who would relish this opportunity.

About Choices:

Choices is charity that operates from a Christian ethos of compassion, care and respect, delivering services in the community and in prisons including:

-       Non-directive, non-judgmental support for those facing unplanned pregnancy

-       Counselling support for those coming to terms with a decision to terminate a pregnancy or facing anxiety during pregnancy

-       Befriending services for pregnant women and new mothers facing low income, isolation and anxiety

-       Counselling for women in prison supporting them through issues of child separation 

There is an occupational requirement attached to this role requiring you to be a practicing Christian.

Job Description: The Fundraising and Operations Manager will be responsible for two main areas of work and time will be split between the two as the work dictates:

1) managing and developing our fundraising work, with a focus on individual giving, campaigns and events, but also exploring the development of new income streams (e.g. mid-level giving; major donors)

2) managing office operations, and supporting programmatic monitoring and evaluation

Specific tasks include (but are not limited to):

1.  FUNDRAISING

• Stewarding existing supporters through existing means (e.g. sending out newsletters via MailChimp) and developing a more creative and sustainable stewardship programme

• Communicating with individual givers via email and phone

• Identification of mid-level and major donor prospects among individual givers, and proactive prospect research and cultivation

• Supporting external grant-writers to apply for grants, and report-writing

• Managing, recording and submitting monthly appeals to trusts and foundations

• Organising both fundraising and stewardship events

• Running online campaigns and appeals, including creating assets, writing copy, merging emails, using social media platforms.

• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of grants and securely storing all fundraising data (e.g. donor data, Gift Aid forms) in accordance with GDPR)

• Managing all fundraising data, including managing and developing the use of a CRM database (currently Salesforce) that is also used to store client data.

2.  OPERATIONS

• Running our office processes and procedures (eg Health & Safety and insurance, managing office services, utilities, petty cash, data storage, updating policies, general office upkeep including stationary, office supplies etc)

• Operational support for different project areas (eg collating statistics, updating the database, creating evaluation reports, managing volunteer applications, etc)

• Taking responsibility along with other staff for answering phone calls, booking appointments for clients

• Developing the CRM for recording client data and impact reporting in addition to donor data

• Attend Choices Management Team meetings (on Thursdays) and occasionally attend Board meetings as required (weekday evenings)

PLEASE NOTE: This job description gives a broad overview of the types of responsibilities but is subject to change in discussion with line manager/trustees based on needs/demands in the work of Choices Islington.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential:

•  Mature Christian faith. In order to safeguard Choices’ Christian culture and ethos and in keeping with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9 Para 3) Choices’ Trustees have applied an occupational requirement to this role whereby the post holder will be committed to upholding and modelling Choices’ Christian ethos.

• Supportive of the work of Choices

• Experience of working as a fundraiser (ideally within individual giving and community fundraising)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders

• Ability to proactively build and develop positive relationships internally and externally 

• Excellent organisation skills

• Strong project management/administration skills, preferably in the charity sector

• IT and social media literate (experience of mailing systems e.g. MailChimp is desirable)

• Experience of working with CRMs/databases 

• Self-motivated and confident working alone

• Solutions-focused

• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player

• Capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small, but growing charity

Desirable:

• Entrepreneurial thinking

• Knowledge of safeguarding

• Knowledge and experience of using Salesforce (CRM)

How to apply:

Application is by CV and covering letter with reference to the job description and person specification. Please set out clearly what skills, experience and qualities you will bring to the role and how your Christian faith informs your understanding of Choices’ work and vision.

Please include the name and contact details of two referees: one to be your most recent employer and the other a senior leader at your church who knows you well. References will not be sought prior to the interview.

The closing date for applications is 10.00am on June 30th, but we may close before this if we find the right candidate. You will be notified if you have been shortlisted for an interview.