The Prince’s Trust is looking for a passionate and skilled Media Relations Manager to join our talented Media Relations team!  This is for a 12 months fixed-term maternity cover. 

You will manage key media projects, delivering campaigns in line with The Trust’s overall communications plan and annual campaign timetable. You will be proactive in delivering issues-based media relations for The Prince’s Trust, responding to the news agenda and maximising coverage across all forms of media.

 As part of the Media Relations team, you will play a key role in delivering The Trust’s media relations activity, reaching young people and also engaging more partners, organisations and individuals in the charity’s work to ultimately increase support for young people.

Our Ambassador Programme Manager leads engagement and education of a passionate community of young people. You will drive a strategic vision to increase reach, impact, and opportunities with inclusivity and accessibility at its heart.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Every year, up to 3,000 participants - aged 16-18 years old - take part on our ground breaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project, hearing from a Holocaust survivor, and joining a one day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz Birkenau. They become Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust, invested with a powerful responsibility to share what they have learnt, to ensure the Holocaust is remembered, and to speak out against antisemitism, racism and hatred when they see it. Our Ambassador Programme provides opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Holocaust, and equips them to become advocates of Holocaust remembrance.

As the Ambassador Programme Manager you would oversee and lead our efforts to engage and educate an ever growing, dynamic and passionate community of tens of thousands of young people across the UK. The successful candidate will drive a strategic vision – a vision which is fearless, and looks towards ever increasing reach, enhanced impact, provision of robust and engaging educational opportunities, true youth engagement and empowerment, and with inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of our programme. You will coordinate efforts across the Ambassador team, and between different Ambassador projects, leading the overall program with attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. You will be responsible managing the Ambassador team and ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Ambassador Programme is of the highest standard, and that your team is able to deliver an exciting, engaging and impactful programme of events throughout the year (inclusive of workshops, conferences and international study visits.) All delivery will be monitored and evaluated, with our Ambassador Programme Manager championing and driving quality monitoring, learning and evaluation systems.

As our Ambassadors work hard to ensure that the Holocaust is remembered, the Ambassador Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Ambassadors have access to inspiration and guidance through our Ambassador Programme – the Trust will continue to support our Ambassador community in all their efforts.

The Ambassador Programme Manager will require these skills/qualities:

• Ability to drive strategic vision, to generate continued growth and impact of a programme, as well as increase reach;

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to nurture and develop individual staff, and a team, to deliver an excellent programme, and engaging projects and initiatives;

• Excellent understanding of how to devise, develop and deliver robust educational content (to be delivered on and offline), and building educational content which will engage, inspire, and educate our Ambassador community;

• An understanding of how to devise and manage a communication plan as part of your engagement strategy, with particular confidence in understanding the ways in which young people engage with and consume information, communications and correspondence;

• Effective project management skills – able to manage a range of initiatives and projects (sometimes with conflicting deadlines), devising new and innovative ways to ensure those projects are engaging target audiences;

• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, and confidence in creating frameworks that allow teams to implement learnings within the project cycle;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people, particularly young people aged between 16-26 years old from a variety of backgrounds;

• Excellent organisational skills, and a strong eye for detail;

• Passionate about youth engagement and activism, with knowledge of trends in youth culture and how these trends can be used to engage with audiences;

• Understanding of Safeguarding, issues for consideration within youth engagement delivery, and an ability to implement robust safeguarding assurances within the context of informal educational settings;

• Energy, enthusiasm and positivity;

• Creativity;

• Confident facilitating workshops with young people.

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Ambassador Programme – its aims, deliverables, and impact / reach of the programme to date. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to develop a contextual understanding of the sector, and how young people engage with Holocaust education and remembrance, as well as broader youth engagement.

• Contribute to plans for the Ambassador Programme’s upcoming programme cycle (academic year 2021/22) and support the Ambassador team as they delivery on projects and initiatives. This will include oversight of the development and delivery of a new digital platform, bespoke to the Ambassador community.

• Line management of the Ambassador Programme Coordinators, including direction and support as they delivery on the Ambassador Programme annual calendar of projects and initiatives, and inclusive of creating individuals development plans for your direct reports, harnessing their skills and driving growth across the team. Work with Education Team Manager to ensure project structures across the Education Team (inclusive of the Ambassador Programme) are uniform. Within this context, you will ensure the appropriate project proposal, planning and delivery structures are in place across the Ambassador Programme team. 

• See delivery of our Ambassador Programme first hand, and start building relationships across our Regional Ambassador networks – engaging with them to better understand what inspires and engages them; to see first-hand how their enthusiasm and passion manifests itself through their activity; to consider what our Ambassadors want to see through our Ambassador Programme.

• Familiarise yourself with the Trust’s Safeguarding policies and processes, and establish yourself within the safeguarding team (understanding your responsibilities within the context of the safeguarding team, and the Ambassador Programme). Ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a central component within all work you oversee.

• With support from Director of Programmes and Education Team Manager, lead on strategic planning for 2022/23 academic year and beyond, this will include ensuring efficient, smooth and professional delivery of the project cycle of our Ambassador Programme,  setting our a vision for the programme’s future, directing on agreed programme objectives and KPIs, and communicating with the team what we are delivering.

• Ensure that the Ambassador Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks are effective in capturing the detail and information we require, and where necessary amend framework to allow the team to implement learnings within the project cycle.

• Draft relevant budgets for the Ambassador Programme; monitor expenditure, and work with the Fundraising Team on relevant grant or funding applications;

• To lead on the development and delivery of a new digital platform for the Ambassador Programme.

• Support the Lessons from Auschwitz Project team in a logistical role on our one-day visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (up to three visits per year).

Do you have experience engaging with and inspiring a team of volunteers (Ambassadors) and stakeholder partners?

Can you build constructive relationships and find creative and innovative approaches to campaigns? 

Have you any knowledge and worked in stem cell (bone marrow) registrations, donations, and transplantations?

If you have answered yes to at least 2 of these questions, YOU may be the person to join our team as our National Development Manager. 

We are working with a well-known disability charity who are looking for a Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer, to join their fantastic fundraising team.

As part of this role, you will be within the High Value Relationships team, where you will be responsible for managing existing and securing new business from trust, foundations and statutory income.

You will provide a customer focused approach communicating to trust contacts as well as providing timely feedback to the funders. There is a warm pipeline of trusts and this role is very much set up for success.

This organisation works very collaboratively across fundraising, and you will have a lot of involvement with the special events and major donor team.

For this role, it’s important for you to demonstrate key experience in:

• Proven previous experience of securing significant income from Trusts, Foundations and Statutory
• Experience of producing compelling cases for support
• Experience of working in a large and diverse organisation

Salary: £33,000

Location: London based office with flexible working

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Lucy on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is proud to be working with a regional supporter-led disability charity at a pivotal time of growth and ambition.

As part of their operational strategy, they are looking for an experienced fundraiser to join the team as a Fundraising Manager to develop a new income generation function.

Focussing on the development of bids and Trusts & Foundations, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the board and SMT to develop something long term that has direct impact for the service users.

This role offers so much with the opportunity to develop corporate partnerships, individual giving and legacies in the future.

We’re looking for someone with the appetite to take on a sole-fundraiser position (closely working with senior management) that offers the opportunity to develop and implement a varied income generation function for the charity.

The role is offered as hybrid working with new offices in West London.

Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

London with Hybrid Working

Salary - £30,000 - £35,000 on experience

Duties will include:

• Working closely with the CEO and Senior Management team to identify a wide range of fundraising opportunities with a focus on Trusts and commissioned services
• Manage a portfolio of relationships with Trusts and identify new funding partnerships.  
• Developing compelling cases for support and funding reports
• Contributing to the strategic development of the organisation

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven track record of maximising income from Trusts  

• Experience of developing successful applications to a range of Trust funders and management of funding relationships
• Experience and skill in developing strategy and plans for Trust fundraising
• Excellent organisation skills, managing multiple priorities, providing a high level of customer care

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Location: Coram’s Fields, Kings Cross

Salary: £36,000-£38,000

Hours: Full-time, 35hrs per week, some home working may be considered however, the majority of the role will be based on site.

Since its inception in 1936, Coram’s Fields has existed for one reason only, to provide a space dedicated to the children of London, where they can roam freely and safely in an environment that remains unique to this day.

85 years on, our work remains rooted in its founding principles however, over the eight decades since the organisation was established, the needs of the community for which we serve have changed considerably. As a result, our services have needed to evolve to tackle the many complex issues facing children and young people growing up, in what is a densely populated area of London, where 48% live in poverty and over 60% are on the children’s social care register.

Today, alongside the provision of a seven acre park, playground and sports facilities, we deliver a wealth of services that include; an under 5’s drop in, a thirty five place nursery, after school clubs, holiday schemes, a free – five day a week sports programme and youth programme delivered from our state of the art youth centre.

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the charity’s finances and we are still in the process of recovering from the pandemic. Government grants, our most successful public fundraising campaign to date and generous support from trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies have provided a strong foundation for our recovery. More importantly, they have ensured that we have been able to continue to provide vital support to the hundreds of children that we work with every single week.

As we emerge from the COVID crisis, our main fundraising focus will be on increasing support through our new corporate programme, Connecting Futures, our major donor programme and through the growth of individual and regular giving, whilst maintaining and extending support from trusts and foundations.This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role and one in which you will be able to see the immediate impact of your success.

Our Connecting Futures programme has, since being launched in May 2021, secured support from a host of companies, ranging from London law firms to global media, construction and brand/lifetyle businesses. Alongside this, the success of our public emergency fundraising campaign in 2020, demonstrated the importance of Coram’s Fields to the local community and saw over 1,000 donors collectively raise over £110,000 to protect the charity’s future.

The opportunity to grow and develop our corporate partnerships and harness the support of the local community, to deliver life changing support for young people, and a sustainable income base for the charity, should drive your interest in the role.

As the principle fundraising resource, you will be adept at working under your own initiative however, your role as part of the Charity’s SMT will see you work closely with a committed senior team.

You’ll be joining an organisation with a strong history of delivering outstanding services for its beneficiaries and a staff team committed to changing the lives of young people for the better. A commitment to training, development and organisational wide support will ensure that you will be working in an environment created to enable success in all areas of your work, and one that balances opportunities for autonomy with clear strategic direction.

Your passion and commitment to the cause will be critical to your success, as will your ability to articulate with great confidence, the immeasurable impact that Coram’s Fields has on those that it serves.

You will be an ambitious professional, for whom the opportunity to shape the future of this unique organisation and make your own mark on it will hold huge appeal.

To apply, visit our website through the link at the top of the listing.

The final deadline for the role is 9am on Monday 6th December 2021 however, applicants should note that applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview before the application deadline.

Coram’s Fields is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Coram’s Fields is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of all children and young people. All those applying for a role with the charity, are subject to robust safeguarding checks and will need to demonstrate clearly, their commitment to safeguarding. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and all post holders are required to register with the DBS update service.

We’re looking for a talented and tenacious fundraiser, with strong communication and relationship building skills to join our team. Is that you? 

About the role

As a Senior Trusts Executive you’ll build on and expand our Trusts Mailing Programme as well as manage a portfolio of smaller Trusts and Foundations, donating up to £50,000  (and higher, depending on experience).

You'll provide a high level of personalised donor care and stewardship to encourage and maintain long term support to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

You'll enjoy taking the initiative to research, develop and engage with new prospects, helping to deliver fundraising strategy, in line with the wider Philanthropy team's objectives, and achieve ambitious income targets.

Everything we do comes back to funding lifesaving research for all heart and circulatory conditions including heart failure, stroke and vascular dementia. The donations we receive are used to make people’s lives healthier and longer. As part of the philanthropy team, you’ll make a significant impact funding the advancement of our life saving research in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases.

This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your Home and our London Office. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working.

About you

With experience in working in a high value major gift environment, you'll have previous project management experience and will be able to write compelling proposals and reports.

Ambitious and analytical you'll be able to interpret complex data and communicate it compellingly and present a convincing case. You’ll have experience in managing spreadsheets and budgets and be conversant with Microsoft packages, BBEC and Raisers Edge.

You’ll have a flair for building long-lasting relationships quickly and will be able to provide a high level of personalised donor care and stewardship to encourage and maintain long term support.

An innovative and creative thinker you'll be able to help identify and maximise funding opportunities and be knowledgeable of trusts and foundations fundraising with an understanding of the resources available.

You’ll have strong communication, networking and influencing skills able to engage with both external and internal stakeholders and enjoy building a collaborative working environment.

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams.

How to apply

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

Saferworld has worked in South/South East Asia since 2007 and Central Asia since 2010. Over the years, we have supported programmes in across the region. Together with civil society partners, we conduct research and analysis, strengthen the capacity of communities (including women, youth, and minority and marginalised ethnic, religious, and gender groups), civil society, and authorities (state and non-state) and facilitate space from them to address the drivers of insecurity, conflict, and violence and to advocate for more people-centred security provision in order to build sustainable peace.

We are looking for someone to oversee the effective grant management of Saferworld’s Asia programme.  S/he will be responsible for ensuring systems, processes and workflows are in place, and work with Saferworld teams and partners to ensure contractual compliance, delivery of high quality and timely donor reporting, strategic programme planning at inception and close-out phases, robust and collaborative grant monitoring, constructive relationships with donors, and support to wider process of programme development.

• £37,500 per year 

• Full time

• Permanent role

• Based in London Borough of Bromley 

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £5M, over 150 staff and 200 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

As part of the Community Mental Health Transformation work in Bromley BLG Mind are working in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to develop services to operate as a front-door to mental health support as well as a step-down support for people ready for discharge from secondary care.

This work aims to:

• Deliver support across both Primary and Secondary Care;

• Ensure there is no ‘wrong door’ into mental health support for those who need it and make it easier to access the right support at the right time;

• Provide support that focuses on both clinical and social needs;

• Work well as a multi-disciplinary team. 

This is a new role requiring excellent leadership, management and partnership working skills. The successful candidate will be required to manage a team of voluntary sector staff and work closely with our partners at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and across the local mental health system. 

You should have experience of managing services, supporting individuals and of working with people with mental health problems. You will be a key person in maintaining quality within service delivery and maintaining clear communication and representation with clinical teams and team leaders. 

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days’ holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. See our website for more reasons to work for Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind.

BLG Mind offer flexibility for hybrid working (some days at home and some in the office) where this supports staff wellbeing and fits with the needs of clients and the charity. As a people-focused organisation, we expect all staff to spend regular time at their work base as part of these arrangements.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

• Young people

• Disabled people

• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.

BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems. 

Closing date: Sunday 5th December (11.59pm)

Likely Interview date: Week beginning 13th December

Please apply via our website

Fundraising Manager

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Forever Colours in their search for a Fundraising Manager. This is brand new role working across four main revenue streams (High Net-Worth, Individuals, Trust & Foundations, Corporate Partnerships and Mass Donations) within a young and fast-growing charity that's had a substantial amount of support and funding. This role is 1-year fixed term.

About Forever Colour

Forever Colours Children's Hospice is a new community-based Hospice in Buckinghamshire supporting families with babies, children and young people who have life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families. Forever Colours also supports babies, children and young people who have Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).
Forever Colours Children's Hospice aims to meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of babies, children, young people and their families giving them the support they need to empower families with more options at potentially the most difficult times.
Forever Colours offers families support with short breaks specialist play advocacy, events and activities for the whole family, as well as supporting the end of life and post death.
At Forever Colours we believe that all babies, children, young people and their families should have the access to the care and support they need, whenever and wherever they need it.

Cultures & Benefits

- Small, friendly team of 7 + volunteers
- UK wide charity. Primary base London and Buckinghamshire - Flexible working
- Competitive salary (£30,000 - £35,000 per year pro rata, negotiable depending on experience)

About the role

In this newly created role, you will develop income from high-net worth individuals, trust and foundations, corporate partnerships and mass donations. You will identify strategic funding opportunities and develop relationships that make them possible.

With high net-worth individuals you will identify opportunities for new funding that will have the potential to have continued support for the charity. With trusts you will write compelling applications that get to the heart of Forever Colours and all they do for their supported families.
With corporates you will facilitate partnerships with organisations who wish to provide financial or in-kind support to Forever Colours initiatives

You will also identify mass donation opportunities including special events, challenge events, auctions, buck collections, etc to generate extra income and support for the charity.

You will join a driven and hard-working team who will strive to make things possible. You will also take the lead in growing and developing all four different revenue streams and implement a successful Fundraising Strategy in collaboration with the CEO, Directors and Trustees of the charity,

About you

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing income from a relationship based fundraising programme. You will have strong networking skills, be confident at liaison with individuals at all levels (particularly high-net worth) and ideally have some experience securing funding from trust and foundations.

You will be pro-active, enthusiastic and personable with the ability to identify opportunities and the confidence to start conversations with prospects that result in financial and in-kind support.

You will have excellent writing skills, and the ability to create emotionally compelling stories when presenting and/or meeting with stakeholders.

To apply please send your CV to Charity People or for more information please call Tanya White if you wish to talk about this amazing opportunity. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Permanent – Full Time – 35 Hours

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

In these unprecedented and challenging times, Mind is and will be needed more than ever and our trust and statutory funders play a huge role by helping us raise the income needed to deliver life-changing services. In the last few years Mind’s Trust and Statutory team has grown, with an increase in major partnerships from high-profile funders.

As we move into our new strategy period the team will have the opportunity to engage a wide range of funders to deliver programmes that will transform the quality and availability of mental health support for some of those worst impacted by the pandemic.

We are looking for an organised and motivated Trust and Statutory Assistant to join our high-performing and friendly team at an incredibly exciting time. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about fighting for better mental health.

You will have responsibility for:

• Coordinating a rolling trust programme targeting small trusts and foundations.
• Proactively identifying and researching new prospects for the Trust and Statutory team
• Coordinating intro letters to newly established trust and foundations
• Administrative support that will enable this business-critical team to achieve its goals, this includes things like processing income, thanking donors, ensuring all data recorded on our database is accurate and GDPR compliant and providing administrative support for stewardship events.

Closing date: 28th November 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team).

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Delighted to be working with leading International Development health charity that is looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to join its high-achieving team. This role will lead on raising money for Operation Smile’s programmes from a portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, working with the Executive Director to develop and implement a strategy for this income stream.

This position will build and manage a portfolio of trust & foundation donors, delivering end to end management of the proposals, maximizing income from existing relationships as well as identifying new opportunities.

The successful post-holder will have demonstrable experience:

• Developing and managing strategies to grow trust & foundation income support
• Researching Trusts & Foundations pipeline keeping a note of active prospects and ensuring that applications are sent to organisations by relevant deadlines
• Successfully securing income from Trusts and Foundations of fivefigures.

Location: Battersea office, open to highly flexible working

Salary: £32,000-£37,000

Deadline: asap

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Christina on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Salary range: £40,000-45,000 depending on experience

Full time (flexible working considered)

Largely remote working with a phased transition to more in person time under consideration

As the Grants manager you’ll secure, manage and develop relationships with our funders and partners. Your remit will include every aspect of the grant, funding and partnership lifecycle from developing new opportunities to reporting on live delivery to evaluating completed work.

You’ll play a leading role in managing our grants and partnerships with our funders. In the UK we have secured funding from public sector contracts including for example European Structural Funding (ESF) in London and Leeds and devolved Adult Education Budget, DforE, and DCMS funding from Combined Authorities in Manchester and the West Midlands, and a wide range of corporate & foundation partnerships including Microsoft, the JP Morgan Charitable Foundation, the MacQuarie Group Foundation, Barclays, and others.

You will ensure key milestones, requirements and timelines are captured for each funder, reporting is timely and accurate and our processes and systems are compliant. This will include our large ESF contracts in London and Leeds as well as work with our leading corporate sponsors.

Management of existing funding will form the main part of the role, however you’ll also play a role in securing new partnerships, grants and funding opportunities.

You’ll work closely with and report into the Head of Growth, Data & Operations as part of a small team that shapes and designs Generation's growth strategy in the UK, tracks our performance, develops and manages funding partnerships and launches new initiatives and programmes.

ABOUT GENERATION

Generation is a charity in the UK with the mission to train, coach, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible.

The models consist of free, profession-specific boot camps with matchmade employer interviews and ongoing one-to-one mentoring/pastoral support for youth (Generation) or mid-career learners (ReGeneration).

Our work focuses on supporting those from diverse groups facing barriers to employment - with a focus on NEET youth aged 18-29. To date our learners have been >70% BAME, >30% previously FSM eligible, >30% unemployed for at least 6 months, and <40% with degrees.

For these learners, we have achieved an industry leading 80%+ job placement rate within 3 months of programme completion with learners now placed at >300 employers including the FT, Sainsbury’s, Sony Playstation, and more...

Our innovative boot camps train learners for roles in high demand including cloud computing, data engineering, software engineering, health and care, IT support, customer support, and data analytics. We also recently launched an exciting new programme placing people into emerging roles tackling climate change in the retrofit.

The pandemic has exacerbated the issues we set out to solve as young people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds have disproportionately suffered its economic disruption.

By joining Generation UK&I now, you will become part of an organisation committed to social impact and determined to play its part in changing the system in this context. The work is fast-paced, exciting, and innovative. The impact is clear.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The role has the following key responsibilities:

1. Manage and develop our existing grants and funding partnerships (Primary focus)

• Keep a clear record and summary of all our funding contracts and partnerships including their milestones and requirements
• Draft and collate reports for existing partners on the progress of our work pulling input in from across the organisation
• Meet with existing funders to discuss progress on existing projects, problem solve challenges, celebrate successes and build lasting relationships
• Lead reviews and evaluations of completed projects
• Lead our two European Social Fund contracts to include aggregating reports; acting as internal authority for compliance; documenting, allocating owners for and tracking initiatives and actions arising from funder recommendations and audits

2. Identify and manage a pipeline of new opportunities and develop proposals to secure funding (Secondary focus)

• Research and network to identify new funding and partnership opportunities in the UK & Ireland
• Create and manage a pipeline of opportunities with the potential to drive our growth to hit our targets
• Prioritise opportunities in terms of alignment with our priorities
• Submit expressions of interests, secure introductions or reach out cold to begin building relationships
• Meet funders and partners to understand their needs and desires from funding
• Lead workshops with colleagues to scope and design innovative, impactful, and deliverable proposals
• Write effective proposals end to end drawing on expertise and support from colleagues where you need it
• Pitch and present proposals to funders

3. Contribute to the wider success and growth of Generation in the UK & globally

• Feedback on organisational plans and actively participate in reviews of past performance
• Work closely with colleagues, including the global partnerships team, to feed in learnings and learn about what works
• Support development of Generation UK’s playbook, specifically with regards to best practices for securing and managing funding partnerships creating a bank of best practice proposals
• Get close to our impact and work as a charity, devoting time to supporting our delivery and getting to know beneficiaries

ABOUT YOU

Here are the core attributes we think you’ll need in the role:

• You’re a highly organised and self motivated professional, able to manage multiple projects independently whilst always staying focussed on your overarching goals.
• You’re detail-oriented, willing and able to dot the is and cross the ts in a report, proposal or budget
• You’re a people person, excelling at quickly building new, lasting relationships with funders through
• You’re an effective communicator, comfortable delivering difficult or complex messages to colleagues and partners alike in writing or discussion
• You’re passionate about the cause, with a demonstrated interest and motivation to support those from a disadvantaged background and see the importance of what we are trying to achieve in the long term

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed, we think you’ll need…

• Experience managing and reporting on 6 figure grants and contacts, from kick-off through to completion and review
• Experience managing relationships with multiple funders and partners at the same time
• Experience identifying new funders and partners to support charitable or social enterprise growth
• Experience writing bids for and securing 6 figure grants, partnerships and contracts
• To be comfortable in a fast-paced and fluid environment

Additionally, we think it would be beneficial to have...

• Knowledge of the education, skills and training funding landscape in the UK
• Knowledge of ESF and AEB/ILR funding contracts and processes
• Experience with the Google suite (sheets, docs, slides etc.), slack, zoom or equivalent tools
• Knowledge and passion for social impact and specifically disadvantage as it relates to barriers to employment

You must have the right to work in the UK, and all staff members are required to pass a basic DBS check.

THE OFFER

• 25 days annual leave
• Flexible working balancing the office and work from home
• Focus on professional and personal development
• Purpose and social impact in the heart of your work

A FAIR CHANCE

Every role at Generation is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone; regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well, you.

We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become. More than just encouraging your application, we're committed to conscious inclusion that (we hope) cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We go further together. It’s this philosophy that drives us towards our mission. We open our doors to those who share this mindset.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates from marginalised groups. We will assess applications on a rolling basis and close this posting as soon as we have found the right candidate. We look forward to hearing from you.

Want to use your skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
Join WaterAid as an exceptional Philanthropy Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.
As part of the WaterAid Philanthropy & Trusts team you'll play an integral role in growing WaterAid's valuable individual philanthropic relationships. You will contribute to the team ambitious strategy and growth plan, whilst raising significant funding towards WaterAid's work.

As a driven and passionate Philanthropy Manager you will manage and grow ongoing partnerships, have a proven track record of business development and lead new and exciting projects to help continue to grow philanthropic networks.
In this role, you will develop new business and provide first class stewardship to WaterAid's incredible and influential supporters.

You will:
* Provide high quality relationship management across a diverse portfolio of valuable and strategic partnerships.
* Build a sustainable pipeline of new business prospects with the potential to give at £100k+ per annum, moving them through the solicitation stages from "Identify" to "partnership".
* Develop high quality funding propositions and reports in line with donor requirements.

Join us to change normal for good - apply today. To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in a single document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close 23:59 on 30/11/2021. First round of interviews will take place on 10/12/2021 and second round interviews on 16/12/2021. Interviews will take place virtually.

To be successful, you'll need:

• Have a proven ability to manage a successful philanthropy portfolio, achieve targets as part of a strategic plan and maximise income from new business.
• Be able to develop strong relationships with individuals, identifying opportunities for growth and innovative engagement.
• Have experience of compelling proposal and report writing for a philanthropic audience.

Salary: £33,300 - £35,000 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits

• 36 days' holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Additional Information:

WaterAid is located in Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. Please be aware that this role is UK based only. WaterAid is open and supportive of flexibility. We are currently defining our approach to hybrid working. The right balance between office and home-based working should be agreed with your line manager. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us via email.