Active Development Manager Jobs in Westminster, Greater London
mySociety is a small, purposeful charity which uses digital tools to help people to participate more fully in democracy, make governments and society more transparent and help people work together to address societal challenges. We’re looking for an experienced fundraiser who has the research, proposal writing and budget development experience to deliver on our fundraising strategy by securing new sources of income from grant making foundations and government programmes, coupled with the strategic planning and management skills to further diversify our income by building our individual donations. You’ll be providing maternity cover and working as part of a nimble, digital-first, and entirely remote team - you can work from anywhere in the UK! You will have the opportunity to meet your colleagues face to face at our quarterly in person team meetings.
The role requires developing existing connections and leads and identifying and building new relationships in order to deliver ~£1 million a year in funding. You’ll be our sole fundraiser, coordinating with our Chief Executive and brilliant, friendly, multidisciplinary programme teams to develop workable, fundable proposals, and to manage and report on grants, acting as the main relationship holder for funders. You will need to be inventive in seeking out potential new funders, and to quickly grasp how the organisation works, with a good understanding of how our technology-led climate, transparency and democracy programmes sit within and extend the reach of broader systems of impact.
The ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator, proactive and tenacious at finding and following up leads, flexible and collaborative in approach, with good knowledge of the broader funding landscape and relevant and active connections and networks.
This is a full-time fixed term maternity cover role for 9 - 12 months, starting in February or early March 2025. Ideally this would be a full time role, four days might be considered for the right candidate.
No recruiters or agencies, please.
What does the role involve?
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Deliver on and refine our four year fundraising strategy, building and maintaining a good understanding of the needs of each of our programmes, priorities and desired charitable goals
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Frame our current and planned activity to appropriately align with the priorities of potential funders
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Identify new leads for unrestricted grant funding to support our existing and core activity
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Identify relevant restricted grant funding for projects that align with our existing priorities and new adjacent areas
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Lead on writing and submitting grant proposals, developing appropriate budgets, logframes, etc in collaboration with other members of the team
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Maintain effective monitoring practices in order to identify new funding opportunities
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Maintain our database of funders and potential funding contacts
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Contribute to the development of the organisation’s wider strategy, through knowledge of the funding landscape
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Produce regular reports on fundraising progress against targets
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Develop mySociety’s broader income generation work, building individual giving and other approaches as appropriate
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Own the relationship with existing funders and be their main point of contact within mySociety
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Lead on grant agreement/contract negotiations and compliance
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Ensure all relevant team members are fully briefed on the terms and conditions of funding agreements, including key deadlines
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Provide regular updates to funders on progress, and share insights and news with them
Requirements
We think this position would suit you best if you have some or all of the following:
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Demonstrable fundraising track record; both quantitatively in money raised, and qualitatively in organisational fit and sustainability
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A proactive and resourceful approach
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Great personal rapport and people skills, able to quickly make connections and build productive and effective relationships
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Breadth of experience and interest in developing different income streams
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Excellent communication skills, both written and oral - able to capture the breadth of our experience and summarise it tailored for the needs of each proposal
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Ability to develop the strategic relationship between communications, events and fundraising
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Strong sector experience, ideally within civic technology or related fields
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Practical and organised for record keeping and reporting
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Able to assess grant opportunities and comprehensively break down proposal requirements into manageable tasks
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Tech savvy with proven experience of relevant databases and applications
Interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills? Please apply anyway! We support learning on the job and rearranging tasks within the teams to suit the skillsets of the best applicant. Please let us know in your covering letter what your relevant experience is and where you might need to learn as you go.
Got questions? Drop an email to Yolanda Gomes
Benefits
This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract with a pro-rated salary in the range of £55,000 to £65,000 per year, plus pension (4% employer, 4% employee).
You must be based in the UK and you need to have the right to work in this country (sorry, but we can’t offer help with visas or relocation expenses).
Deadlines and dates
The application deadline is 10pm Sunday 15 December 2024 and interviews will take place in early January 2025 via video conference. We will aim to notify applicants of whether or not they will be invited to interview by the end of December 2024.
This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract ideally starting February or early March 2025.
Application instructions
Your application should consist of a CV and covering letter. We’ll rely on your covering letter to show us why your skills make you a good fit for this role when we are shortlisting candidates, so take your time getting it right. There will also be a practical exercise for longlisted candidates to complete.
We are particularly interested in improving the diversity of our team and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled and experienced people, and particularly from candidates with Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic heritage, in line with our EDI strategy.
We are monitoring our recruitment processes to ensure we are doing everything we can to encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We would ask you to please complete our optional equalities monitoring form. The information you share in the form will be anonymous and will not influence the assessment of your application.
We will shortlist all applications anonymously. So please use your initials rather than your name on your CV and cover letter, and don’t include identifying details such as your name or email addresses on these attached documents.
Please apply directly on our website or via Workable.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a part-time Head of Finance to join our Operational Leadership Team (OLT) for three days a week.
You will have a compassionate heart and be deeply motivated by your evangelical Christian faith, with a passion to serve your persecuted family in Christ.
You will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to identify the level of internal and external resource that is required to develop a hybrid delivery model to operate financial management in the most effective and efficient way possible.
Your proven track record and experience of operational financial management will ensure the accurate delivery of this, as well as oversight of the day-to-day financial operations. Your clear communication skills and accounting qualifications, knowledge and experience will enable you to convey financial information in a practical and insightful way to a number of different audiences that have varying levels of financial understanding.
If you believe God may be calling you to fulfil this important new role and you understand the importance of excellence in the stewardship of our precious resources, then please apply for this part-time position which is based at our office in Orpington, Kent, with some agreed flexibility to work from home.
Applicants must be committed to Release International’s evangelical Christian beliefs (occupational requirement).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
1 year Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity.
The role:
Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers - both as a Council and a community. The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe, and can access the support that is available.
Currently 800 people are seeking asylum in Hackney, and Welcome Hackney provides access to timely and effective support while they await the outcome of their claim. Hackney has also welcomed over 400 Ukrainians to the borough since 2022, as well as a number of Afghan families through the UK’s resettlement schemes.
This role sits within the Welcome Hackney (Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker) Service. They provide direct support and casework to refugees, migrants and/or asylum seekers in Hackney, using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.
Support is focused on creating a welcoming environment for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Hackney, by offering support through:
- Information advice and guidance
- Casework and advocacy
- Integration support
- Partnership working
Specialisms in a particular area, such as housing, domestic abuse, mental health etc, are welcomed.
Skills & experience:
- Experience working with refugees, migrants and/or asylum seekers, and an understanding of the challenges faced
- Working with safeguarding systems and processes, and recognising risk
- Use advocacy skills to speak on behalf of refugees, migrants or asylum seekers, ensuring an understanding of their goals and speaking only to those goals, without adding personal interpretation
- Ability to deliver in a person-centred manner, using trauma-informed practice, and ensuring an anti-racist approach
- Keep clear and detailed records, work with a number of partners, and build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, managers, commissioners and staff.
About us:
Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
We are passionate about diversity and want our workforce to reflect our community and encourage all those who possess the essential criteria to apply to work for Hackney.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.
When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience
Key Accountabilities:
There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.
When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.
This application process replaces a supporting statement.
Closing date for applications: 24 November 2024 (22:59).
Interview date: 11,12,13 December 2024.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.
The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available.
Position: Senior Campaigns Officer
Type: Full time (35 hours a week), Permanent
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £32,301* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Charity
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £32,301 per annum, increasing to £34,320 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £36,338 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
With a new UK government, elections upcoming in Scotland and Wales, a new MS Society strategy in the wings for 2025, it’s an exciting time to join our campaigns team as we look to take our campaigning up a gear.
Whether it’s about making sure people access groundbreaking treatments, tackling the poverty people face when living with MS, or making sure the right support is there when people need it most, as a Senior Campaigns Officer you’ll be working directly on campaigns to empower, inspire and mobilise our community to become change makers.
Do you want to craft digital campaigns that hit the right note, emails that pack a punch and bring energy and creativity to our campaigning? Are you keen to join a team where we will prioritise personal development and foster a culture which supports learning, innovation, testing and giving things a go? Do you want to support people living with MS to be more involved in our campaigns and develop activities to embed co-production throughout our work?
If this sounds of interest we’d like to hear from you.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Thursday 21 November 2024
Anticipated interview date: Friday 6 December 2024
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser
Up to £30,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)
Leatherhead, Surrey flexible working options available.
About the role:
We are looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser to secure new corporate partnerships to help fund the growth of our care services, and to build relationships with companies to help them achieve their CSR goals.
Reporting to the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager. You will be part of a team to drive Rainbow Trust’s Corporate income, building and maintaining the pipeline through effective networking, prospecting, and stewardship. You will be responsible for a varied and fulfilling portfolio of accounts to whom you will become a main contact and provide excellent corporate account management. Some accounts raising six figure sums, to whom you will become a main contact and provide excellent account management.
You will work collaboratively towards a ‘one team one target’ approach across the Fundraising and Engagement department and ensure that the use of technology is maximized and all processes are subject to continuous improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity to maintain a breadth of fundraising experience to position yourself for future fundraising roles with increased responsibility.
What we’re looking for:
· Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships. An ability to empathise and communicate effectively about our work with children and families is key. You are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated
· A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you will enjoy preparing and presenting high-quality presentations
· Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide excellent relationship management
· You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.
· Confident use of MSOffice and some experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.
Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of building relationships and raising income– working to secure new business and providing exceptional account management.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Time off in lieu
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping
· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.
How to Apply:
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to us via the link.
Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others, and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
Salary range £53,000 – £57,000 per annum | 35 hours per week | Permanent
Hybrid working pattern (2 days in the office)
About us
Women and Girls Network (WGN) was established in 1987 and has spent over 30 years supporting women and girls across London affected by gendered violence. This includes childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, prostitution (including trafficking and sexual exploitation), female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called ‘honour’ based crimes such as forced marriage.
Our goal is to promote, preserve, and restore the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls, to empower them to make a total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence. VAWG crimes, which include domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault, stalking, and harassment, accounted for 20% of total police recorded crime in England and Wales between 2022 and 2023. Do you want to make a difference? If so, read on.
About the role
We are excited to be advertising this newly created role as part of WGN’s growth. This role will be the lead on the finance function. Reporting into the Director of Finance and Resources, the role works closely with stakeholders across the organisation including executive leadership, with a specific focus on working closely with the Director and external auditors. The role will have two direct reports – Finance Business Partner and Senior Finance Officer. This is a hands-on role and will have full responsibility for the finance function on a day to day and medium-term basis. The Financial Controller is to lead on all financial systems set up and upgrades.
Although the organisation is well established, this is a growing sector, and the organisation has gone through rapid change over the past few years and is therefore offering the right candidate a great opportunity to deliver change and make a real difference to WGN’s staff and clients.
Role Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the management and development of the Finance Business Partner and Senior Finance Officer.
- Preparing the year-end statutory accounts and liaising with external auditors.
- Responsible for ensuring that all financial controls are implemented and adhered to within the organisation, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Supporting non-finance colleagues and stakeholders in understanding all requirements related to the funding agreements.
- Leading the month-end process with the support of the Finance Business Partner and the Senior Finance Officer.
- Leading on all financial systems set up and upgrades.
- Ensuring that all restricted funds are used in accordance with the funding agreements.
- Responsible for treasury and investment management across the organisation.
- Ensuring all payroll payments are made on time.
- Leading the procurement function across the organisation.
About you
If you are someone who has strong financial reporting, budget setting, and year end processing skills, with a keen eye on details and drive to facilitate change and enhance the finance function this role would be for you.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have experience in working with the charity sector in a similar role for at least two years.
- Work well with non-finance colleagues and trustees in delivering key financial reports in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Be a qualified accountant.
- Be comfortable working in a hands-on environment
A commitment to WGN’s goals is key requirement, as well as a pro-active and collaborative working approach.
Interview details
Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 18th November, however, please note that dates may be subject to change.
Further Information
Employee benefits are competitive for our sector and size and can be found on our website or can be requested from the HR team.
We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.
This post is subject to satisfactory references, DBS check, and social media check.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Youth Participation and Support Worker will work with care experienced young people subject to immigration controls, to tackle the injustice and inequity of the systems, policies and procedures that define their lives.
They will support young migrants to evaluate what they have learned through their experience of being in care and going through the immigration system so that young people are able to recognise the skills and strengths they have developed. They will support young people to engage with a range of opportunities to develop and use their learning, skills and strengths through our Young Community Leaders programme.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Experience of working in a practical support role with refugee, asylum seeking, unaccompanied asylum seeking and migrant children and young people in the UK.
- Experience of delivering group activities to young people.
- Ability to build trusting and empowering relationships with young people.
- Knowledge of the issues faced by care experienced migrant children and young people.
Our organisation:
SLRA is a well established local migrant support organisation working alongside refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants who are at risk or in crisis due to immigration issues. Our committed, supportive team works alongside local volunteers to provide a range of services including advice and casework, supportive group sessions, youth casework and activities for families and young people.
The benefits:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Being part of a committed, supportive and inclusive team
- Cyclescheme
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.
To ensure that migrants live safely with access to justice and opportunity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Child Bereavement UK helps children and young people (up to the age of 25) and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
Their mission is to tackle the inequalities that exist in the availability, accessibility and quality of bereavement support and training across the UK and to build capacity within communities to manage the impact of child bereavement.
In addition to supporting families experiencing bereavement, the charity also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
As Philanthropy Officer, you will join a passionate and collaborative Fundraising Team, working closely with the Head of Corporate, Philanthropy & Events and other CBUK departments. With support, you will take personal ownership of a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects, contributing to the charity’s Major Donor strategy. You’ll be part of a supportive team that fosters creativity and teamwork, working together to secure essential funding that directly impacts the lives of bereaved families across the UK.
We are seeking someone creative and analytical who has strong research, administration, relationship management and database skills, and who can provide excellent donor stewardship.
As Philanthropy Officer, you will:
- Identify and research new potential major donors supporting a team income target c.£1.5m
- Manage a portfolio of major donor relationships at 4-5 figure level
- Develop donor cultivation and stewardship plans
- Implement a patron and celebrity stewardship plan
Ideal skills and experience:
- Fundraising experience from core income streams such as major donor, corporate or trusts and foundations
- Experience of prospect research and preparing donor materials
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Managing records using CRM systems like Raiser’s Edge
Expert recruitment for fundraisers and charities.
Finance Director
Permanent
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits
London N1
Full time – 37.5 hours a week
We're a hybrid working employer, meaning you're currently required to come into the office a minimum of 2 days per week, currently Tuesday and either Wednesday or Thursday.
Closing date: 5pm, 14th November 2024
First Interviews: 21st/22nd November 2024
Second interviews: 26th/28th November 2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, dynamic and internationally minded individual to lead the finance function at World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF Intl).
WCRF Intl is a not-for-profit organisation that leads and unifies a network of cancer prevention charities. These charities are based in Europe, the Americas and Asia, giving us a global voice to inform people about cancer prevention. The finance function, International Financial Services (IFS), is a central service, split across the London and Arlington, VA office and is the hub for supporting the charities in all areas of financial processing and management.
The Finance Director will be responsible for the oversight of all financial aspects of the network charities, including strategic financial planning, managing financial risks, financial reporting, and ensuring sustainable economic health.
The successful candidate will be a highly strategic thinker with a passion for finance, and the drive and commitment to make a positive impact on WCRF Intl’s long-term financial sustainability. They will inspire confidence and motivate others with strong interpersonal skills and effective team leadership aimed at delivering an outstanding service. With exceptional communication skills and the capability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, they will maintain high levels of integrity and attention to detail in all they do.
Application Details:
If you are interested in this role and feel you possess the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.
Please note: Your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF and equip you for the role.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
WCRF is a UK cancer prevention charity. We look at how diet, weight and physical activity affect the risk of developing and surviving cancer.
Do you have what it takes to engage, inspire and enable thousands of students across the UK, to take action to welcome refugees to the UK?
STAR is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual with great communication skills and experience of running a student society or similar. You will work with the Student Network Manager to provide support to STAR group leaders based at universities and colleges across the country, helping them to set up and run their groups, organise engaging events, coordinate creative campaign actions and keep them up-to-date with what’s happening across the network and in UK asylum policy. You’ll also be involved in organising national events and training.
Do you want to make a real difference and gain a huge variety of experience, including campaigning, volunteer management, communications and events organising? Then this is perfect role for you.
STAR is committed to operating as an equal opportunities organisation. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from people with refugee backgrounds.
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th November at 9am
NB: To apply, please head to our wesbite and complete the application form attached and return it to us. For more details, see the job description.
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Background information about Student Action for Refugees:
Student Action for Refugees is the national network of students building a society where refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed and can thrive. Set up by students at the University of Nottingham in 1994, we are an inclusive network with UK students, students from refugee backgrounds and international students working together to make change.
We are a membership charity and the members are STAR student union society groups. A small staff team train and support the network and lead on national projects, campaign and advocacy work.
People who arrive in the UK after fleeing war and persecution face many challenges in both claiming their right to asylum and in building new lives. Challenges that result from a hostile policy environment, negative public attitudes, unhelpful media narrative, a lack of access to services and barriers to higher education.
Our network of STAR student societies and activists is creating a more understanding, just and welcoming society. We do this by: providing practical support and connecting communities through local and national volunteering activities; improving access to university; campaigning for policy change; learning and sharing information about asylum and the lived experience of refugees to shift the narrative.
Impact: Last year, our network of STAR student groups spanned 39 universities and were run by 213 student leaders. We supported 741 refugees and people seeking asylum in 30 community projects and hosted 345 events to train & inform people about asylum and community projects and hosted 345 events to train & inform people about asylum and refugees
Together we:
● Campaigned for the right to work for asylum seekers, an end to immigration detention, improved refugee family reunion rights and improved access to university and more.
● Volunteered in partnership with 21 local charities recruiting 323 STAR student volunteers for 30 projects supporting 741 refugees – providing academic support for volunteers for 30 projects supporting 741 refugees – providing academic support for children, English conversation clubs, sports clubs, fun community events and more.
● Organised events, providing a platform for experts by experience, academics, activists and organisations, to inform about asylum and the experiences of refugees.
● Supported universities with scholarship development, 289 activists to campaign for Equal Access at their institutions, and we provided information and advice to prospective students and university staff.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Term: Full time, permanent
Salary: Circa £100,000 per annum plus generous benefits, and 30 days’ annual leave.
Location: London (Victoria) – hybrid (one to three days in the office as a minimum), with some travel around England required
Closing date: Wednesday 13 November, at 12 noon
Interviews: w/c 2 December 2024
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million staff.
We are looking for someone with a breadth of communications skills and strengths. Our communications directorate encompasses 18 people, and the director of communications has responsibility for two direct reports and sits on our executive management team (EMT), also helping to shape strategy and development across our 100-strong organisation. As director of communications, you will play a pivotal role in developing and strengthening our communications directorate. This will include ensuring we operate in an integrated way across our communications, policy and strategy, development and engagement and corporate services and finances directorates, enabling us to build on our success as an outstanding membership organisation.
You will provide strategic leadership for the organisation’s communications, marketing, media, digital and design functions, providing high level advice and support to the chief executive, deputy chief executive, chair and board, as well as playing a key role as part of the NHS Providers director team.
To apply, please send a CV (no more than three sides) or equivalent biographical information, a short covering letter that explains your motivation and responds directly to part one of the person specification, to NHS Providers’ HR team.
Please also complete the online interactive equal opportunities monitoring form as part of your application.
If you have any queries about the role, please email these to us and someone from the team will assist.
NHS Providers is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality, beliefs, or disability. To be successful in this role you will need to be personally committed to being anti-racist and support our broader diversity work across all protected characteristics.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Family Support Worker
£23,000 pa + benefits (including 25 days annual leave, company car and pension)
London
South East and East London (London boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, Greenwich, Merton, Sutton, Hackney, Tower Hamlets)
About the role:
We are is looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our London and South East Care Team.
Reporting to the Family Support Manager out of our London and South East team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.
Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you will have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss, and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact.
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care.
· A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly.
· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines.
· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)
· A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates
· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes.
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.
We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Interviews will take place via Teams or in person with a date to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate the team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
As Population Matters looks to embark on the next phase of our evolution, we are seeking dynamic and visionary individuals to join our Board of Trustees, including a new Chair. We are a nonprofit organization with a strong commitment to our vision: a future in which humanity co-exists in harmony with nature, recognises and respects ecological boundaries, and prospers on a healthy planet. One in which future generations of children grow up in a regenerating, wildlife-rich world, sustained by resilient, thriving ecosystems.
We catalyse positive action through fostering choices that will help achieve a sustainable human population and regenerate our environment. We do this by promoting positive, practical, ethical solutions – empowering people everywhere to choose smaller families and championing more sustainable consumption. We foreground human rights, women’s empowerment and global justice. We are informed by experts with input from our Expert Advisory Group, our Patrons and other key stakeholders and partners.
Role: Trustee
Term: Three years, renewable once
Commitment: Approx. one day per month (voluntary, reasonable expenses covered)
Responsibilities:
- Develop and agree on long-term strategies, ensuring that Population Matters pursues its charitable purpose.
- Safeguard our values and good name, ensuring compliance with charity laws and financial stability.
- Provide leadership and governance while holding the Chief Executive to account.
- Work collaboratively on board papers, strategic decisions, and organisational oversight.
- Attend four board meetings a year (two in person, two online) and contribute to committees.
Person Specification:
- Commitment to Population Matters and its goals.
- Strategic vision and independent judgement.
- A team player with good interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of the legal duties and responsibilities of trusteeship.
- Adherence to Nolan’s seven principles of public life.
- Expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas:
- International development
- Environmental causes
- Reproductive rights and family planning
- Education
- Advocacy and campaigning
- Financial management and oversight
- Governance and legal frameworks
- Communications and public relations
- Fundraising and income generation
Role: Chair of Trustees
Term: Three years, renewable once
Commitment: Additional 0.5 – 1 day per month beyond trustee responsibilities
The Role:
The Chair plays an essential role in ensuring the smooth running and effectiveness of the board, providing leadership and guidance as Population Matters continues to grow. You will facilitate good decision-making, lead governance, and ensure that the board delivers on strategy and organisational goals. As an ambassador for Population Matters, you will represent the charity with external stakeholders, regulators, and significant partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the board, ensuring effective governance and a collaborative team environment.
- Set the strategic direction and ensure the board receives the necessary information to make informed decisions.
- Chair board meetings, supporting trustee engagement and active participation.
- Work closely with the Chief Executive, offering support and challenge, ensuring their development.
- Build and nurture external relationships, representing Population Matters with credibility and knowledge.
- Person Specification:
- Significant leadership experience at a senior level, ideally within the environmental or international development sectors.
- Strong ambassadorial skills, with experience in external representation with key stakeholders and funders.
- Financial literacy and understanding of charity governance.
- Collaborative approach with a proven track record in team leadership and development.
- Commitment to Population Matters’ mission and values.
- If you are passionate about making a tangible difference in the world and shaping the future of our planet, we invite you to consider joining our board. Together, we can drive positive action towards a sustainable future.
Location: Board meetings held in London SE1, with some meetings online.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for the Trustee and Chair roles with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 2nd December
Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Summary
We are looking for a Fundraising Events Coordinator to join our high performing Community & Events Team. The team are driven to maximise opportunities, striving to reach ambitious targets and provide an excellent supporter experience.
The Fundraising Events team raises funds through a range of bespoke and third-party events such as One Million Steps Challenge, Swim 22, London Marathon and Great North Run. Since the pandemic, events at Diabetes UK have seen a strong come-back and we are now in a position to achieve significant and sustainable growth. The Fundraising Events Coordinator is a key role within our Engagement & Fundraising Directorate, helping deliver incredible experiences for any supporter that chooses to take on an event for Diabetes UK.
We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.
Interview(s) date: 28th November 2024
Package
What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
- A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
- Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working (not applicable to roles with fixed shift patterns)
- 2 Days TOIL in recognition of fixed shift patterns (pro-rata for part-time)
- Discounts on gym membership
- Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
- Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
- Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
- Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
- Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.
Main Responsibilities
As a Fundraising Events Coordinator you will provide an excellent customer experience to participants taking on fundraising events for Diabetes UK. The Fundraising Events Coordinator will provide professional, timely and engaging support that enhances supporter stewardship and maximises income generation.
You'll be supporting the Fundraising Events Managers, acting as first point of contact for our supporters, providing admin support through telephone, email, and social media channels. You'll build and manage relationships with existing and new supporters. From registration to the end of their supporter journey, you'll help create amazing experiences for our event participants, from the moment they engage with Diabetes UK, building loyalty that lasts beyond event day. This role works with data through maintaining our database and you'll also need to update records on platforms like JustGiving and Enthuse. This requires accuracy and working under the requirements of GDPR.
Assigned 'lead coordinator' on high profile events, you will support the Event Manager with the development and delivery of events from setting up registration forms all the way through to post-event thanking. You'll also work with other teams and suppliers that support the planning and delivery of our activity. You'll help engage with our digital adverts and identify compelling supporter stories.
You may also be responsible for management of your own projects as well as maintaining & optimising administrative systems and processes.
You will work collaboratively across the organisation to deliver events that help us achieve our mission. This is an exciting time to join us as we focus on our commitment to create a world where diabetes can do no harm.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be a confident, conscientious team player, with excellent customer service skills, who is quick to learn, highly organised and a proactive problem solver. They will have worked in a customer service focused administrative role, preferably in the charity sector. They will also have strong abilities in managing competing deadlines and organising their time effectively to prioritise workload. They will be able to effectively build working relationships with colleagues in a professional manner and demonstrate high standards of written and verbal communication.
Job Title: Victim Support Case Worker (London)
Salary: £23,616 (29,250 pro rata) + London Weighting (£4,723 for inner London, £3,542 for outer London)
Hours: 30 hours per week, or 0.8 FTE.
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (continuation subject to funding)
Annual Leave: 18.5 days plus 6.5 bank holidays
Based: Hybrid, London
About NUM:
National Ugly Mugs (NUM) is an award-winning charity with a mission to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers.’ NUM provides a mechanism for sex industry workers to report crimes and harm they experience and share this information within their communities to warn others of potentially dangerous individuals and situations. We have a dedicated casework team of industry experts who support sex workers to further access criminal justice remedies and other services as determined by these victims/survivors to cope and recover from crimes they experience. We also host a range of other projects in racial justice, mental health, drop-in support (Scotland), and vocational exploration.
Role Summary:
National Ugly Mugs are looking to recruit a Victim Support Case Worker to provide greater access to justice and protections for sex workers based in or touring in London. The post holder will work across multiple agencies, from London victim support services, Citizens Advice, SARCS/Rape Crisis, specialist sex worker support organisations to those providing services to sex workers, and sex worker-led groups. They will work with police and Met officials via working groups or direct engagement with BCU SPOCs to support reporting to police.
The Victim Support Case Work plays a part in maintaining a wide network of practitioners and officials both local and national, to ensure that we are victim-centred and provide resources in ways that are individualised and safest for sex worker survivors as part of prevention, victim support and recovery. As such, the post holder will be supported by partners from sex worker-led groups and rights activists, and provided with relevant training and clinical supervision to support them in the role.
If you are passionate and knowledgeable about sex worker rights and victim support, you could be the person we are looking for!
Applications from people with lived experience is desirable.
Job purpose:
To provide a pro-active victim support to marginalised and racialised sex workers when they are victims of crime by working within and outside of the criminal system and in partnership with other frontline support services and the police.
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Provision of victim support case work to London-based sex workers
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Risk assess and help members keep safe.
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Support members to access resources in keeping with their rights and entitlements.
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Support members to access (mental) health and other services they require.
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Monitor and keep members informed of case progress.
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Provide support through the criminal system from report to court and beyond.
Documents below contain and a full person specification and the main responsibilities of the role.
How to Apply:
Please send a CV and a cover letter, explaining why you’re interested in the post and how you fit the person specification, to admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org, or apply via Charity Job by 5:30pm (UK time) on Tuesday 19th November. Interviews will take place on 5th December 2024.
We actively encourage applicants of all different ages, genders, social and economic backgrounds, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations, and from people with disabilities. If you have any access requirements related to applying, please contact admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org. We can also be contacted for any queried relating to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.