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Organization Overview:
Living Potential Care Farm is a therapeutic farm located in Sicklinghall, Wetherby, dedicated to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for individuals with various needs. We empower people through engagement with nature, farming, and community activities, promoting well-being, personal growth, and social integration.
Project Overview:
We are embarking on a large-scale project to expand and enhance the facilities and services of Living Potential Care Farm. This project aims to develop new therapeutic areas, upgrade existing infrastructure, and introduce innovative programs to better serve our community. We urgently seek an experienced and dynamic Fundraiser to lead our fundraising efforts, ensuring the successful realization of this transformative initiative.
Role Summary:
The Fundraiser will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to support the expansion project. This includes identifying and securing funding from diverse sources such as grants, corporate sponsorships, individual donations, foundations, and lotteries. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising for large projects, excellent communication skills, and a strong network within the philanthropic community. Due to the urgency of this project, the candidate must be able to start immediately and hit the ground running.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a detailed fundraising plan for the project.
- Research and identify potential funding sources, including grants, trusts, foundations, corporate sponsors, and lotteries.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with current and potential donors.
- Prepare compelling funding proposals and presentations.
- Organize and coordinate fundraising events and campaigns.
- Monitor and report on fundraising progress, ensuring targets are met.
- Collaborate with the project team to align fundraising activities with project milestones.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in fundraising, particularly for large projects in the non-profit or care sector.
- Strong understanding of different fundraising methods and channels, including experience with foundations and lotteries.
- Demonstrated success in securing funding from grants, trusts, foundations, corporate sponsors, and lotteries.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with donors and stakeholders.
- Highly organized with excellent project management skills.
- Ability to start immediately and work under tight deadlines.
- Passion for the mission and values of Living Potential Care Farm.
Location:
The role is based in Sicklinghall, Wetherby, with some flexibility for remote working. Occasional travel may be required for donor meetings and events. Application Process: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and motivation for applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work within our policy, evidence and influencing team to achieve change for people with breast cancer in Wales.
You’ll play a key role leading the development and delivery of our policy and public affairs work in Wales. You’ll develop evidence-based policy positions, and design and deliver public affairs and policy influencing plans in line with our strategic aims. This will include focusing on topics such as waiting times, screening, and secondary breast cancer.
You’ll also support the roll out of campaigning activity and act as a key spokesperson for the charity in Wales, representing us in the media as well as with campaigners and senior stakeholders.
About you
You’ll have experience of working in relevant policy or public affairs roles developing policy positions and materials, and a proven ability to build strong external contacts.
Along with strong analytical and communication skills, you’ll have the ability to work well independently while managing a varied workload, and the capability to lead projects and work with teams across the UK.
You’ll have a good understanding of the current health policy landscape in Wales or the UK as well as knowledge of Welsh or UK parliamentary processes and legislative systems.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our Cardiff office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions, please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 9.00am
Interview date: Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 July 2024
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive press officer to help raise the profile of the charity and promote the charity to external audiences.
The principal aims of this post are to lead the charity’s news flow and media relations, achieving as many accurate and favourable mentions as possible in the primarily national, but also the international, equine and regional media which reflect World Horse Welfare’s organisational values, campaigning agenda and key messages.
Reporting to the Head of Communications, the role requires that you have journalistic experience or training along with excellent writing and interpersonal skills. You will have a good nose for a story, be able to write copy to tight deadlines and use your creativity to spot opportunities to promote the charity. The successful applicant will be a self-starter with an understanding of print, broadcast and online media. Horse knowledge and contacts within the national and/or equine press are desirable but not essential.
Working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, this is a truly fantastic opportunity to make a mark in your career and a real difference to horses worldwide.
Benefits include a generous pension scheme and cash health plan, paid employee sickness absence scheme and a minimum of 31 days’ holiday (including bank and public holidays and mandatory shutdown between Christmas and New Year). Death in service, free parking.
World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.
World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant will be expected to share these values.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced programme manager who is passionate about dogs?
We’re looking for a Portfolio Manager, who will design and implement a portfolio management framework to ensure Dogs Trust realises its strategic objectives in the most efficient way.
About this job:
As Portfolio Manager, you’ll:
- develop a portfolio plan, which will provide senior leadership with insight into key activities across the organisation, facilitating their ability to make effective decisions,
- work closely with other members of the Programme office to identify the best approach to integrating programme plans into the portfolio plan,
- design and present targeted, strategic reporting to help leadership make effective decisions,
- design and implement effective portfolio controls, allowing stakeholders to meaningfully understand the implications of any changes to scope, timescales and resource on the portfolio of programmes.
About you:
To be successful in this key role, you will need recent experience of managing a complex portfolio of programmes, pulling plans together into a clear organisational roadmap. Relationship building is a fundamental part of this role, which works very closely with senior leadership. The ability to have difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy is crucial, as well as influencing and motivating stakeholders. You’ll need to be a critical, strategic thinker, who acutely understands the ‘big picture’, proactively ensuring the organisation stays focused on it’s objectives. Above all, a commitment to the aims and objectives of Dogs Trust is essential.
About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
To apply for this position please visit our website. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
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Communications and Fundraising Assistant
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised individual to gain experience in both communication and fundraising within a dynamic and impactful environmental charity.
You will play a crucial role in supporting the charity’s efforts to engage supporters, drive fundraising, and ultimately contribute to the organisation's mission of inspiring people to address environmental crises through the power of natural green spaces.
This is full time, hybrid working role.
Position: Communications and Fundraising Assistant
Location: Abingdon OX14/Hybrid
Hours: Full Time 35 hours per week
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 26+ days holiday per year, pension contribution, flexible working arrangements
Closing Date: 4th August 2024. (We may close the advert sooner, subject to volume and quality of applications, so don’t hesitate to apply if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for.)
The Role
The 5-year strategy – Connecting Communities for Change – sets out the organisations commitment to engage more people – in more ways – with the natural world, changing the way we think about the charity’s role and impact, and supporters are a vital part of this. As such, engaging with more supporters and increasing income is vital to the successful delivery of the strategy.
You will enable the teams to focus on strategic initiatives and high-impact activities by providing essential support in data management, content updates, and reporting. Your work will directly contribute to these efforts to engage supporters, drive fundraising, and ultimately support the mission of inspiring people to address environmental crises through the power of natural green spaces.
Accountabilities include:
- Data Management, Reporting, and Analysis
- Digital and Offline Communication Support
- Strategic Research
You will be joining a small but motivated team who are passionate about making a difference to climate sustainability, biodiversity, environmental impacts and health and wellbeing through engaging more people and making a positive impact.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has knowledge of best practices in digital communication and fundraising.
You will have experience of:
- Working in a similar support role.
- Data entry, database management, and CRM systems (e.g., Beacon, Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, or similar).
- Website content management systems (e.g., WordPress) and social media platforms.
- Email marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp, Constant Contact) is desirable.
- Basic graphic design and content creation using tools like Canva and/or Microsoft Publisher.
If you have the skills and experience we are looking for and a passion for engaging children, young people and adults with the natural world… then apply today!
You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter describing why you are interested and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
The Organisation
This environmental charity with 40 years’ experience in caring for and inspiring others with the natural green spaces, believes that we all have a responsibility to care for nature and understand our role within our ecosystem. The organisation cares for 500 hectares of woodland, farmland, wildflower meadows and wetlands, which receive 200,000 visits a year. These amazing places engage and inspire people to demonstrate nature based solutions to climate, biodiversity and public health crises.
Alongside a competitive salary, you can benefit from generous annual leave, volunteering opportunities, family friendly, flexible working wherever possible with forums and inclusive facilities to support staff.
You may have experience in other areas such as Communications, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Fundraising, Campaigning, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Fundraising Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser. #INDNFP1
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project management professional to shape how we use our skills, knowledge and resources to deliver projects that will enable us to make the greatest impact for people affected by breast cancer.
In this role you’ll manage and deliver significant, cross-organisation change projects from initiation to implementation, taking ownership of project planning and delivery. You’ll lead work to assess our project management needs and develop our organisational approach to managing projects. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and subject matter experts to identify project requirements ensuring that the solutions meet the needs of the business and collaborate with key stakeholders to understand their goals and objectives.
You’ll also provide expert project management support for teams across Breast Cancer Now, developing tools and resources that will be pivotal in ensuring our projects are well-planned, executed, and evaluated, contributing to the overall success of Breast Cancer Now’s initiatives.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is experienced in using a range of project management approaches to deliver strategically important projects in line with milestones, timescales and budgets.
You’ll be excellent at project planning and implementation. You’ll have strong communication and influencing skills along with the ability to inspire and motivate others to deliver on time and the confidence to lead and challenge appropriately to keep projects on track. You’ll have the experience and knowledge to establish an organisation-wide approach that meets a range of project management needs.
You’ll enjoy sharing your skills and experience to support staff at all levels to manage projects effectively, building Breast Cancer Now’s ability to reach our vision that by 2050 anyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live and be supported to live well.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role can be based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date Monday 29 July 2024 at 5pm
Interview date Wednesday 7 August 2024
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!
About the position
Are you a highly-creative communicator with a sharp eye for visual impact and a way with words and design? Can you help us tell the story of our programmes, including School Plates, which makes school meals healthier and more sustainable, as well the upcoming Hospital Plates and our policy work? We want to create engaging content to explain the need for better public sector food, to showcase our services, and to illustrate our impact.
As well as being a strong writer, you’ll be a creative designer, comfortable with handling design requests among your other tasks in a busy workload. Reporting directly to the UK Director, you’ll also work closely with the rest of the UK team as well as some international colleagues.
Responsibilities
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Complete a range of design tasks including printed materials such as leaflets and banners, as well as slides and digital assets for social media and newsletters, ensuring all designed materials align with brand guidelines
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Write and distribute our various newsletters on Mailchimp and LinkedIn, while also building and engaging our supporter base
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Create relevant web content including regular news stories, recipes and blogs
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Improve SEO
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Manage and grow our social media channels with creative and engaging content focusing on School Plates
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Contribute to written reports, often liaising with external designers
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Proofreading and editing all external content before publication
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Produce detailed case studies to support our School Plates programme, including some occasional UK travel
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Provide communications support for School Plates across the different UK nations including Scotland
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Provide technical/logistical support for Zoom webinars and meetings
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Liaising with external partners/alliances and working together where appropriate to raise brand awareness and further our mission
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Managing and building Ambassador relationships, identifying opportunities to reach a wider audience through celebrity/influencer engagement
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Help to identify opportunities for UK PR work, and support the drafting of press releases and media approaches
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Provide ad hoc fundraising support
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Setting and monitoring overall annual and quarterly comms objectives and key results
Personal Specification
Essential
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At least three years’ experience within digital communications, marketing or design
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Confident designer with experience of using Canva and Adobe
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Excellent communication skills with an ability to write effectively for a range of audiences
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Track record of growing online presence and reaching new audiences, as well as managing, scheduling, and monitoring social media channels
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Strong attention to detail and proofreading skills
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Solution-focused and resilient
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Team player
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Passionate about food systems change
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Ability to work well unsupervised, with experience of working in remote teams
Desirable
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Video content creation skills and experience
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Published writer
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Fundraising experience
Benefits of working with us
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career development support.
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Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
Application process and timeline
Please submit your application using our online form including your CV and cover letter. By submitting your application you agree that your personal data will be processed by and shared with our UK entity (ProVeg C.I.C.) and German entity (ProVeg e.V.). We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
The recruitment process consists of:
1. Online Cognitive Aptitude test + Personality test
2. Online trial task
3. Interview with Senior Management
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!
Role summary
You’ll be raising funds primarily for School Plates, the flagship UK programme, to help school menus to become healthier and more planet-friendly by increasing the quality, quantity, and uptake of plant-based food.
The programme is growing rapidly. Now working with 70 major school caterers feeding over 1 million children daily, we’ve roughly doubled our reach in each of the last two years. With a new educational programme to teach children about their food choices launching this year, and our School Plates Awards and Global Plant-based School Food Network both expanding considerably, there is a need to significantly grow our income.
The role is primarily a combination of major donor and corporate fundraising to complement our existing trusts and foundations fundraising. You’ll be an experienced relationship builder, a driven and enthusiastic self-starter, and an excellent project manager. Are you also passionate about improving school food and changing the food system? Can you match our ambition?
Responsibilities
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Lead on UK fundraising, focusing on major donors and corporates.
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Develop a creative 3-year fundraising strategy, and draft annual and quarterly objectives.
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Research, identify, and secure new major donors, and develop individual cultivation strategies for prospective donors, moving them along a prospect pipeline.
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Support the stewardship of existing major donor relationships, keeping them informed and involved in our work to secure their continued support.
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Draft theories of change, cases for support, and other relevant written materials.
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Build on our vision for a successful ‘donor circle’.
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Devise creative ideas for corporate partnerships, and develop relationships with a range of organisations sympathetic to our aims, developing cultivation plans for each.
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Contribute to drafting applications to trusts and foundations, if required.
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Contribute to the fulfilment of our reporting requirements.
Person Specification
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5+ years of experience of fundraising at an NGO.
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A track record of identifying and securing significant or multi-year, five-figure funds from donors and/or corporates.
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Evidence of writing successful proposals and reports.
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Excellent project management and organisational skills with the ability to lead and work collaboratively.
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Significant experience in researching and developing strong stakeholder relationships.
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Strategic and impact-driven.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective listening, objection handling, and negotiation skills.
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Excellent interpersonal skills, including confident demeanour and experience in engaging with a diverse range of high-net-worth individuals.
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Experience with organising or contributing to inspiring events for major donors.
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Willingness to travel nationally
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Passion for and commitment to ProVeg's mission.
Preferred:
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Knowledge and understanding of the plant-based food sector.
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Membership of a professional fundraising body.
Benefits of working with us
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career development support.
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Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
Application process and timeline
Please submit your application using our online form including your CV and cover letter. By submitting your application you agree that your personal data will be processed by and shared with our UK entity (ProVeg C.I.C.) and German entity (ProVeg e.V.). We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
The recruitment process consists of:
1. Online Cognitive Aptitude test + Personality test
2. Online trial task
3. Interview with Senior Management
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Resource Futures
Our vision is to create a sustainable world. We work collaboratively with governments, businesses and the third sector to help speed up the transition to a circular economy and manage resources and waste in a more sustainable way.
We are non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit team of 50+ trusted employees who collaborate across various areas of the business. We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent, we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of a creating a sustainable world.
The opportunity
This is a great opportunity to make your mark on a fantastic community project as part of a small and friendly team. Using your excellent organisation and communication skills, you will support the existing Community RePaint (CRP) schemes and help to develop new schemes in order to substantially increase the volumes of paint collected and redistributed in local communities across the UK. You will promote and raise awareness of CRP online across multiple platforms, develop the CRP brand, lead on communications, and assist with promoting ReColour remanufactured paint. You will work with community organisations, paint manufacturers, retailers, businesses, decorators, and housing associations across the UK to increase the supply and distribution of surplus paint into the network and onto walls in local communities. An important aspect of the role is to develop and secure new schemes to join the network and find creative ways of encouraging paint reuse.
What you will be doing
Line managed by the Network Manager, you will have their support and guidance, to deliver the following;
Supporting the CRP network
- Proactively engage and respond to scheme enquiries, providing excellent customer service through email, phone, and social media accounts, troubleshooting to find quick and helpful solutions.
- Provide support and advice to all schemes, sharing relevant information and resources, and assisting with operational issues.
- Improve the ‘networking’ element of existing schemes, to increase the number of network functions and opportunities.
- Undertake visits to schemes across the UK, both independently and with CRP colleagues.
- Organise, devise, and deliver training materials, presentations, and events to support existing and new schemes.
- Respond to external enquiries via telephone and email.
- Liaise with external organisations in order to better assist local schemes and customers.
- Manage the project’s customer relationship management (CRM) system, liaising with developers and ensuring it is being fully utilised.
Growing the CRP network
- Contribute to the development of the CRP strategic delivery plans.
- Work with the Network Manager to develop and establish new schemes, identifying appropriate organisations, making contact, and supporting their onboarding.
- Support and, as appropriate, lead on developing new partnerships.
- Identify new and innovative ways of growing the network.
Marketing and communications management
- Produce and manage the CRP communications plan, working with the CRP Network Officer and Resource Futures communications team to deliver outputs as set out below.
- Support the Network Officer with the production and distribution of:
- Monthly Paint Pad (to CRP schemes) and bi-monthly RePaint Roller (to external organisations) newsletters.
- Regular press releases.
- CRP network promotional materials.
- Produce marketing content (including photographs and videos) for use across the network’s communication channels.
- Assist individual schemes with the production of tailored communication and publicity materials.
- Oversee maintenance and update of the CRP website content, liaising with our website partners when complex amendments are needed.
- Oversee the maintenance and development of social media accounts – Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok.
- Conduct monthly reviews of social media activity, performance and website statistics with the Network Officer and assist with content planning for the month ahead.
- Deliver presentations to external organisations, to promote the work of CRP.
- Manage stocks of marketing materials, organising print of new materials, as necessary.
Other responsibilities
- Line management and professional development of the Network Officer.
- Analysis and reporting of quarterly and annual statistics.
- Monitor progress of schemes.
- Manage and maintain key project documents – ReColour database, scheme information, photos, information sheets, guidance documents etc. ensuring GDPR compliance for all data.
- Comply with company project management practices in line with our Integrated Management Systems.
The essentials
- Knowledge and experience of waste prevention, re-use and recycling projects or initiatives.
- Community/voluntary sector knowledge or experience.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
- Experience of communications and/or public engagement through industry, local authority or third sector, including creation of video and photography content for promotional purposes.
- Competent IT user, particularly Microsoft Office and Adobe suite (including video editing), and the web, with experience of conducting desk-based research tasks.
- Experience of building, maintaining, and developing website and social media content.
- Ability to synthesise information from a variety of sources, and to organise and present information in a logical manner.
- Excellent problem solving, organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines, performing calmly under pressure.
- Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ambition to use your career to make a difference.
- Commitment to sustainable resource use and sustainable development.
Great to haves
- Graphic design skills.
- Experience using a customer relationship management (CRM) system.
- Experience of paint re-use operations.
- Knowledge of design and print processes.
Benefits
- Embedded flexi working culture.
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year (pro rata for part time employees) - flexibility to work or use bank holidays for annual leave.
- One volunteer day each year (pro-rata for part time employees).
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Scottish Widows Ethical Series 1 pension plan – the company will match up to 7% of your contribution.
- Life assurance cover.
- Healthcare portal offering 24/7 GP access, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
- Mental health and wellbeing group with trained mental health first aiders and responders, maintaining a focus on support for our team.
- Cycle to work scheme and on-site secure bike parking and showers at our Bristol office.
- On-site charging points for electric vehicles at our Bristol office.
- Subsidised professional membership such as CIWM or IEMA.
- An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future of our business.
- Access to our Consultative Group platform – a representative group of employees that provides an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues and engaging senior management.
- Regular line manager 1:1’s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
- Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunch and Learn’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all roles.
- Two annual team activity days, each followed by evening socials.
- Green Bristol location, surrounded by nature, and only 10 minutes’ walk to the harbourside.
- An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.
Our vision is to create a sustainable world. We support organisations, people and communities to thrive using material resources sustainably.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Knowledge & Communications Manager
Nature-based Solutions Accelerator
Job reference: REQ000780
This is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months.
£36,486 pa
Woking GU21 4LL / Hybrid Working
This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.
The scale of the challenge facing nature requires game changing programmes.
As part of our Climate Solutions Partnership with HSBC and the World Resources Institute, WWF-UK has created an exciting Nature-based Solutions Accelerator. The Accelerator is founded on a shared ambition to help remove the barriers to widespread and large-scale adoption of nature-based solutions.
We now have a unique opportunity for a communications expert with an understanding of the nature-based solutions (NbS) or conservation finance space to join us as Knowledge & Communications Manager and support our work in the NbS Accelerator at a crucial point in the project.
As Knowledge & Communications Manager, you will collaborate with colleagues to write outputs from the Accelerator targeted to priority audiences as well as deliver user-friendly external guidance, tools, articles, webinars and events. This may involve overseeing partner suppliers to ensure work is produced on brief, to budget and within deadlines. You will support the development and delivery of the Accelerators’ stakeholder engagement events and create content and articles within the wider Climate Solutions Partnership too. You will also look for opportunities with colleagues to support content commissions, including photography, film or infographics to help illustrate the work of the Accelerator. Important will be the ability to stay up to date with outputs from other accelerators or similar operations for investment in Nature-based Solutions or financing nature restoration.
For this key role, you must have knowledge and an understanding of NbS and conservation and been involved in creating compelling content. Comfortable working in international and specialist teams, within multi-organisational projects and overseeing suppliers, you will have experience running or supporting webinars or events to communicate key messages and engage stakeholders. You will also be effective at synthesising complex technical information and translating this into impactful advice and communications. You will have knowledge of impact investment or sustainable finance in the social or environmental space, multilateral or blended funding or NGO corporate partnerships too.
A confident communicator, you will be effective at influencing others and good at prioritising your workload and building strong external relationships.
If you have the talent to ensure the NBS Accelerator meets its aims, we would love to hear from. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
Application closing date: 23/07/2024
Interviews are planned for 1st August.
WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
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Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
Learning and Development Adviser (Fixed-Term)
Reference: JUL20240152
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term role for 12 months
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
The work that we do at the RSPB makes a real difference to the world we live in, and we can't do that without our people. Our Learning and Organisational Development Team are at the heart of this. We are looking for an experienced and talented professional Learning and Development Adviser to join us.
The role is part of our Core Skills team creating content and delivering workshops (in person and virtual). Development and delivery of a programme aimed at site managers, and developing role specific local induction content.
Part of the role will also involve coaching colleagues within the organisation.
You will be working collaboratively with the wider Learning and Organisational Development Team, HR Teams and other colleagues across the organisation.
With a dispersed workforce across all four countries of the UK, it’s important that we utilise technology and a blend of development products to support and sit alongside workshops.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience in developing and delivering engaging programmes. From needs analysis through to delivery and evaluation.
- Experience in creating and designing local induction for specific roles.
- Ability to effectively coach.
- Ability to collaborate on large programmes of work.
- Delivery focused attitude with the ability to drive tasks forward and meet demanding deadlines.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Facilitation skills.
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday, 28th July 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 5th August 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Bgen Coordinator
Looking for a remote, highly flexible role that makes a difference? Submit an application to become the next Bgen Coordinator. Bgen, the Botanic Gardens Education Network, is a specialist support network for professional plant and natural world educators across the UK. The Bgen Coordinator is vital for our charity, supporting training and conference events, handling membership renewals, facilitating communications with our 300 members and supporting the Chair and Board of Trustees. If you have a passion for the natural world and education, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Bgen Board and legal services:
a. Organise 4 Board meetings a year, prepare and circulate agendas and documents, take notes and share minutes.
b. Produce a quarterly activity report to the Bgen Board.
c. Organise the Annual General Meeting.
d. Maintain up to date records of Trustees, and ensure they have access to Governing Documents, including notification of legal obligations.
e. Submit annual returns to the Charity Commission on time and help ensure compliance.
2. Member services:
a. Act as the first point of contact for current and potential members.
b. Support the Board with planning and promotion of training events (online or in-person), booking speakers and managing bookings.
c. Advise on and help implement an effective communications programme.
d. Update the Bgen website and promote on social media as required.
e. Keep membership records up to date and manage renewals annually.
f. Organise and distribute online mail-outs and newsletters.
g. Organise the jobs and volunteer opportunities service for members.
3. Conference planning
a. Coordinate annual conference (online or in-person) with support from the Training and Conference workstream.
b. Book speakers and workshop facilitators.
c. Help promote the conference with members, partners and wider sector via newsletter and social media channels.
d. Manage bookings, participants list and send out conference pack.
e. Organise catering with venue and relevant workstream.
f. Coordinate conference logistics and event management.
4. Finance
a. Work closely with the Treasurer, Treasury group and bookkeeper in preparing financial reports.
b. Administer general accounts – invoices, receipts etc.
c. Manage conference budget.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 11th August, Midday
Interviews: Will be held online in last two weeks of August, and will be offered flexibly to suit candidates availability over the summer holiday.
Start: Flexible, but aiming for September start date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as North Suffolk Coast reserves' Visitor Operations Manager.
Visitor Operations Manager - North Suffolk Coast Reserves
Reference: JUN20247875
Location: RSPB Minsmere, IP17
Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Are you a strong and engaging leader? Are you energetic, positive and solution-focussed? Do you love working with others to achieve something special? Do you have a passion for providing excellent customer service?
If you've answered yes to these questions, we want to hear from you.
We're looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking business leader with first-rate interpersonal and communication skills to lead, develop and help set direction for the visitor operations of the RSPB’s North Suffolk Coast reserves. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in leading and motivating teams, in areas such as retail, catering, membership and events, and the necessary expertise to achieve income growth targets.
A passion for providing the best possible visitor experience will be key, helping to connect our visitors to the amazing wildlife of the North Suffolk Coast reserves and inspiring them to take action for nature.
At Minsmere we welcome around 100,000 visitors each year, with a busy shop and café and incredible wildlife spectacles that make the reserve one of the top nature destinations on the Suffolk coast. Minsmere is an internationally important nature reserve with visitors coming from all over the country, and indeed the world, to get closer to nature here. Maintaining our visitor offer will be vital over the next few years as construction will be taking place for Sizewell C, which is on our southern boundary. We also welcome visitors to Dingle and North Warren, where we also aim to provide a rewarding experience.
You will lead a fantastic team and support a culture of exceptional customer service, maintaining the highest standard of visitor welcome and experience.
Day-to-day this role will involve:
- Managing a team and building strong working relationships.
- Developing income streams.
- Monitoring finances and visitor data.
- Developing successful events.
- Overseeing publicity and interpretation.
- Managing staff and volunteers.
- The role involves working to targets and will involve some weekend and bank holiday working.
This is a great opportunity for someone to have a big positive impact on RSPB income and support, building a cohesive visitor team, and engaging and inspiring both new and traditional audiences at Minsmere nature reserves. There will be opportunities for wider working in collaboration with other RSPB reserves in the area.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- A natural leader who can build and maintain strong working relationships and motivate and inspire people at all levels.
- Sound understanding of systems and procedures necessary to run a commercial visitor operation.
- Sound knowledge of how to deliver the highest standard of customer care.
- Experience of successfully recruiting, leading and developing a team of volunteers and staff to deliver a joined up, coherent and high-quality visitor offer for all visitors to the reserve.
- Experience of proactively promoting the visitor offer through all available channels to target audiences.
- Proven track record of setting and achieving agreed targets and KPI’s for income generation, quality of visit and footfall targets for the reserve.
- Experience of maximising opportunities for visitor engagement and converting visits into support.
- Experience of organising events and activities with supporting documentation to ensure relevant procedures and legal compliance requirements are met.
- Competence in the full range of Microsoft 365 software.
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 28th July 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 12 August 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
Location: Hybrid or Homebased
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time
Salary: £34,000 to £40,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, occupational sick pay, dog friendly offices.
Are you a talented corporate fundraiser with a proven track record of success looking for a new challenge? This could be the role for you!
Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Partnerships Manager to join our dedicated fundraising team.
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
The Senior Partnerships Manager is responsible for driving significant growth for Canine Partners through corporate and community fundraising.
You will be passionate about providing exceptional supporter care when identifying, cultivating, and maintaining high-value corporate partnerships. You will lead the community engagement team, giving support and direction in building strong relationships with small businesses, schools, social groups, and other community partners.
You will create and foster good relationships with both community and corporate volunteers; developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to recruit, engage, and manage volunteer networks.
What we\'re looking for:
• Proven track record of success in corporate fundraising.
• Experience in developing and implementing fundraising strategies.
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and achieve fundraising targets.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
• You will be confident in your ability to work on your own initiative and as part of team. Ideally, you will have previous experience in community fundraising and writing funding proposals.
• Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Year-end closure period
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Charity sick pay
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing portal
• Free on-site parking and accommodation
• Dog friendly offices
This role can be delivered from our purpose-built training centre in the rural countryside of Osgathorpe, Leicestershire (hybrid), or remotely from home with some travel, including to our training centre, for events, meeting with fundraising partners and related activities as appropriate. You must have a full UK driving licence and/or the ability to travel in line with the requirements of the role (claimable expenses for business travel as required). We will provide a laptop and mobile phone for use in the role.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.
Please be aware we reserve the right to close this advert ahead of the closing date should we find a suitable candidate before then. Please be assured that we contact all our candidates on the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.
First stage interviews are scheduled to take place online (via MS Teams) in the week commencing 19th August 2024.
Second stage interviews are scheduled to take place at our National Training Centre, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire in the week commencing 26th August 2024. We recognise the benefit of diverse experiences; we welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
You may have experience in the following: Partnerships, Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Senior Partnership Development Manager, Strategic Relationship Manager, Senior Collaboration Manager, Senior Partner Relations Manager, Community Fundraising Manager, Senior Community Partnerships Manager.
REF-215412
We’re recruiting a talented Supporter Care Officer to join our fundraising and marketing team at Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Supporter Care Officer
Salary: £23,874 - £30,509 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Part time (0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week)
Multiple locations:
- Bickley Hall Farm, Malpas, SY14 8EF
- Hollybank House, Poole Lane, Thornton-Le-Moors, CH2 4JF
About You
Do you enjoy working with people, looking after customers or supporters?
Are you self-driven and able to organise your time to handle several different administrative tasks at once?
Are you able to plan and host simple in person and digital events that allow supporters to experience the tangible difference they’re individually making to local wildlife?
Well, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
As Supporter Care Officer, you will provide excellent experiences to our members, donors and other financial supporters. You will steward them to maximise value, retention and alignment with the Trust’s charitable aims. You will focus on delivering the supporter journeys, using written communications, storytelling and events to create experiences that retain and develop existing supporters. This is all so that we as a charity can do more to bring wildlife back – for everyone, everywhere.
About Us
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is the region’s leading independent wildlife charity working across Cheshire, Halton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington and Wirral for over 60 years.
We are a small and friendly organisation employing around 70 staff supported by a network of delivery partners, volunteers and trainees. The people who work for Cheshire Wildlife Trust are passionate about the natural environment and local wildlife conservation.
We have a highly motivated and committed team who are driven to succeed, and we believe that our staff thrive best in a culture of creative freedom within a strategic framework
This role will be based at both our gorgeous Bickley Hall Farm Nature Reserve, near Malpas (SY14 8EF), and our Hollybank House office, near Chester (CH2 4JF).
Closing Date: Thursday 29th July 2024
Interviews will take place on Monday 12th August at our Bickley Hall Farm HQ.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
No agencies please.