Area Fundraising Manager Jobs in Northern Ireland
You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising. You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence. You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.
We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team. This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy. Now couldn’t be a better time to join.
We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post. We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers. Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country.
Essential Skills & Experience
-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management
-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.
-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.
-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.
-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.
-Strong writing and presentation skills.
-Experience of working within voluntary sector.
Desirable
-Experience of organising volunteer events.
-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.
-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.
-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.
Soft Skills
-Leadership
-Empathetic
-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead. Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.
-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements
-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.
-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.
-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.
-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.
-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.
-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.
-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.
If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply. Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:
1. A CV.
2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience.
If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell
One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom.
1st panel interview Online, 18th March
2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March
We exist to create a world that makes space for stammering. Where a stammer is embraced as just a difference.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Nordoff and Robbins
We stand for music and believe in the value of music for all people in our society. Every day we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life-limiting illness, trauma, isolation, social exclusion or disability.
Our goal is to bring more people together through the power of music. We can only do this if we pioneer creative new approaches to marketing, communications and digital that help us engage more people and grow our fundraising.
We need courageous, curious, agile, innovative change makers and music lovers like you to make this happen. This role is your chance to help us achieve our ambitious goal of transforming more people’s lives through music.
The culture
If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together and collectively come to work with strong backs, soft fronts and wild hearts, we could be your next team.
Could this be the place for you?
If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!
About the role
Music Services is the delivery arm of Nordoff & Robbins and encompasses the provision of music therapy and related activities including education, training and research. The Music Services Administrator will work closely with the Regional Manager and alongside other Music Services Administrators to ensure that the admin function is well run, organised, efficient and effective, and that clients, visitors and callers have a positive experience when they spend time with us. Many of our clients lead challenging lives and include vulnerable children and adults. This role is therefore subject to a basic DBS check.
We are also looking for you to:
· Be a confident, clear, honest communicator, able to speak to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
· Have a collaborative work ethic and ability to engage positively with all stakeholders
· Have a professional approach and ability to work without close supervision
· Produce work with accuracy, diligence and attention to detail
· Effectively use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
· Be mission led and values driven, putting the client front and centre of what we do
· Be flexible, adaptable, proactive, thoughtful, decisive and recognise opportunities for improvements and share these with the team
· Full UK driver’s license and access to a car would be desirable
What we offer:
· The ability to work within the largest regional team in the UK, supporting work in over 50 Partner Organisations
· Direct support from and working alongside the regional management team
· The ability to work flexibly and remotely in this role
3 best things about the job (in our humble opinion)
· You will be witnessing examples of the impact of music therapy continually, as you engage with 20 therapists in the team and develop an understanding of how music therapy services function in a wide range of settings.
· You will be fully supported as you learn and develop in the role and able to learn from very experienced colleagues
· You will get to work with all areas of the organisation, especially the fundraising and communications team, and have the opportunity to support at our award winning events.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to be musical, but you do need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity and especially music therapists to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.
This role is currently home based with occasional travel to partnerships around the Northwest and West Midlands region. This may change in the future if Nordoff and Robbins opens a Music Therapy Centre in Greater Manchester.
This role is part time working 24 hours per week spread over 4 days
A salary of £16,859.04 per annum (£28,098.40 FTE per annum)
Pension scheme
31 days annual leave (pro rata)
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work
A true People First charity with training and career development at our core
An inclusive culture – and lots of music!
We have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles and values that we all commit to:
1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff & Robbins
2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need
3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT
Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.
4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of N&R as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.
5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE
To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role: Finance Manager
Salary: £38.000
Location: Work remotely
Status: Full time (35 hours per week) permanent.
Part time will be considered 4 days per week minimum
Reports to: Executive Director
Treasurer
Start date: ASAP
Closing Date for Applications: Sunday the 9th of February
Online finance test: Friday the 14th of February
Online interviews: Thursday the 20th of February
About Children Change Colombia
Children Change Colombia is a UK registered charity with 33 years' experience in defending children's rights in Colombia. Today we are the UK's largest charity working exclusively in Colombia. We work with children whose rights to a safe, happy childhood, and a fulfilling future, are threatened by poverty, inequality and violence. We work with the children most at risk, to keep them safe and defend their rights in the long term, to tackle neglected issues that few others address and to strengthen children's organisations.
Through local partnerships, we currently work on three neglected issues:
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Sexual and gender-based violence
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Access to education
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Forced recruitment into armed groups and reintegration into society
We believe that, with knowledge of their rights and the confidence to assert them, children can transform their own lives, their communities and Colombia itself.
We are a small and lively organisation and you will quickly become an essential part of our friendly team, involved in all areas of discussion and supporting the many areas of our work. Since 2020, we have tripled the number of beneficiaries and doubled our number of projects, geographical areas of work, and annual income —all while keeping administrative costs low.
In 2024 alone, our programs positively impacted the lives of 4,320 children and 1,920 adults in Colombia, plus 126 children from London, and their families. We also conducted three workshops with our local partners - online and in person - as part of our capacity-building programme. In 2024 we supported 7 local grassroots organisations with 11 different projects.
Purpose of the role:
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To keep the Executive Director and Trustees informed on the charity’s financial status through the production of management accounts and other financial reports
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To introduce and supervise the implementation of systems, procedures and controls to ensure the smooth running of the charity’s finances and maximise accountability.
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To ensure that Children Change Colombia complies with its statutory obligations – specifically those relating to Charity Commission, Companie House and Inland Revenue.
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To work closely with the Executive Director to help run CCC.
Key Financial responsibilities
UK Finance:
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Prepare annual consolidated statutory accounts, guaranteeing compliance with SORP requirements, liaising with external examiners, consolidating with Colombian accounts.
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Prepare monthly management accounts, regular analytical reports on budget performance and cash flow forecasts for Executive Director (ED), Trustees and Treasurer at Finance Committee meetings, highlighting any specific areas of concern.
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Attend Finance Committee and Board meetings.
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Check and authorise bank payments and transfers in the UK office.
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Data input into Quickbooks of all accounting transactions, monthly reconciliation of 10 UK bank accounts, plus all balance sheet accounts. Keep the chart of accounts up-to-date, create new income or expenditure accounts and restricted funds when necessary, and ensure these correspond correctly with live projects.
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Run the monthly payroll & pension process.
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Maintain procedures and financial controls, ensuring their compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House guidelines and guaranteeing their application by Fundraising and Project Management teams.
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Coordinate production of the annual income and expenditure budgets (full budget and unrestricted budget). Enter these onto Quickbooks, to allow Actuals v Budget reports to be run from Quickbooks. Also create a mid-year re-forecast.
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Process grant transfers to the Colombia Office, to ensure project funds and Colombian operating costs are cash flowed in a timely manner.
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Oversee financial reporting for statutory and large funding sources.
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Prepare and submit Gift-Aid returns. Enter Gift Aid declarations onto the database.
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Update Finance Manuals for the London office and the Colombia Office annually.
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Provide guidance and financial information as requested by all.
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Liaise with Programmes regarding our partners & their accounts i.e. their financial health.
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Assist with funding applications, project budgets & financial reporting to funders.
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Download and code monthly fundraising reports for all online income platforms (including CAF, Donorbox, JustGiving, Benevity, Stewardship, Facebook) and Payroll Giving platforms (including Charitable Giving, Charities Trust). Code into Quickbooks.
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Process all cheques received into the office by scanning, coding and depositing into the bank; and compile a list of donors to be thanked.
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Maintain the list of Major Donors.
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Maintain the Newsletter income analysis document.
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Annually recalculate the Reserves traffic light values for monitoring unrestricted reserves.
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Monitor Treasury management under the approval of the Treasurer, manage savings accounts, open new savings accounts when needed, ensure funds are held within the Financial Services Compensation Scheme safety levels.
Colombia Finance
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In collaboration with JGS (our Colombian accounting firm) process and approve all Colombian payments to partners, suppliers, core staff and project staff.
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Ensure supporting documents are provided for all Colombian expenditure and file on the drive accordingly.
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Enter all Colombian financial transactions onto Quickbooks using the correct exchange rates, and ensure details match those recorded by JGS in Siigo Nube.
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Monitor expenditure in Colombia against the Colombia office budget and project budgets.
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Reconcile 2 Colombian Bank accounts and 1 Colombian credit card on a monthly basis.
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Consolidate Colombian annual accounts into CCC’s UK consolidated annual accounts.
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Check the Fundraising Grants Tracker monthly to ensure the project funds match the information recorded on Quickbooks.
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Lead a monthly meeting to ensure all staff are aligned with the latest project details.
Key Governance responsibilities:
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Keep Charity Commission and Companies House records updated and ensure that annual accounts and annual returns are submitted on time.
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Inform Charity Commission and Companies House of any changes to constitution or Trustee membership.
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Ensure CCC complies with Inland Revenue requirements and the Colombia equivalent.
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Ensure CCC’s insurance policies are renewed and reviewed annually on time. And that all projects are correctly covered by liability insurance.
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Ensure CCC remains up to date in meeting its obligations set by the Pensions Regulator.
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Support maintaining the financial aspects of the Risk Register.
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Renew the annual Microsoft Office and Antivirus subscriptions, providing links to all relevant staff.
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Monitor the info@childrenchangecolombia account, forward emails to relevant staff.
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Write Finance Committee minutes after each meeting.
Key HR responsibilities:
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Ensure staff understand their choices regarding pension deductions.
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Calculate entitlements and set up the annual leave chart annually.
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Calculate annual salaries based on pay rises or changes approved by the Finance Committee.
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Send expense claim & DBS information to new Interns, and pay their monthly expenses.
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Support updating HR policies.
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Run DBS checks for all staff, Trustees and volunteers, making sure these are renewed every 3 years, and keeping records of these.
Person Specification:
Essential
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A professional accounting qualification and- or finance experience
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Experience working in the Charity Sector ideally International Development
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A sound understanding of the need to differentiate between unrestricted and restricted funds
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Proven experience of using computerised accounting systems
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Experienced leading on the budgeting and forecasting process
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Experience of working in a cross-cultural environment
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Good IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word and Excel
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Accuracy and attention to detail, as well as the ability to maintain a management and strategic overview of the finance function
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Great interpersonal and communication skills
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Empathy with the aims and objectives of our organisation
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Ability to use QuickBooks or similar accounting software
Desirable
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Basic Spanish - spoken and written. We can offer Spanish lessons.
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Ability to use Civi CRM Database
Application Process
To apply please send your CV (2 pages max) and a short cover letter (1 page max) to Executive Director, Angela Carreno. In the cover letter please state clearly why you want this role and the skills and experience you possess relevant to this post and how you meet the person specification.
We will acknowledge all applications, but to minimise administrative costs we cannot provide feedback if you are not preselected for an interview.
Children Change Colombia is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We particularly encourage applications from people with diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), as well as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities. Diversity is not just a legal requirement for us, but the value found in our differences adds enormously to our work and enriches our lives.
Our mission is to support, empower and protect children and young people that are victims, survivors or at risk of the neglected issues in Colombia.
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Job Title: Data and Insight Manager
Department: Fundraising and Development
Reports to: Head of Supporter Engagement
Direct reports: Supporter Engagement Administrator
This role will also oversee agency resource.
Location: Home based, with occasional travel to offices in London and Lingfield, Surrey
Salary: £36,780 - £41,176 depending on experience (FTE per annum).
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, all year round
Closing Date: 13th February 2025
Young Epilepsy and St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and promotes the welfare of all learners.
As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process.
An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.
Your Role
Are you passionate about driving data-driven change and improving the lives of children and young people with epilepsy? Join the team at Young Epilepsy and take on an exciting new role leading data and insights within fundraising and development.
As Young Epilepsy's expert in data and analysis, you will be responsible for delivering clear, actionable insights that enhance our understanding of our audience and inform decision-making. You’ll play a key role in helping us become a more data-driven, audience-focused department that drives income growth and insight across fundraising and development.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Lead the delivery of Young Epilepsy’s fundraising and development insight.
2. Develop and deliver a strategic fundraising and development insight approach.
3. Oversee and optimise the CRM database, including improving KPI tracking and reporting functionality.
4. Lead data analysis efforts and recruit/manage an agency for segmentation, benchmarking, and insights.
5. Drive an audience-focused culture, interpreting data to inform income generation, campaigning, and marketing.
6. Manage and improve data processes, automations, and digital technologies to enhance efficiency.
What we need from you
- Significant experience in supporter-focused roles, with a strong understanding of data analysis and CRMs
- Proven success in using supporter/customer data to enhance marketing or fundraising efforts
- Expertise in data management, reporting, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to communicate complex insights clearly
- Highly analytical, data-driven mindset with excellent project management and Excel/Office 365 proficiency
- Collaborative, proactive, and passionate about the charity’s aims, with strong time management and problem-solving skills
Your benefits
- Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
- Generous annual leave
- Occupational pension scheme
- Subsidised dining room
- Gym membership options (on and off-site)
- Your Rewards, giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits
- Free parking on campus
- Access to a working farm and horticultural area
We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car
About us
Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. Our purpose is to create a society in which children and young people with epilepsy are enabled to thrive and fulfil their potential. A society in which their voices are respected, and their ambitions realised.
We work with children and young people across the country, as well as many of those people and organisations who shape their lives - parents, health and care professionals, researchers, teachers, policymakers and more.
Informed by young people and drawing on our strong legacy of expertise in education, health
and research, we have developed and published our 2020-2025 strategy. This focuses our work around 3 key offers: health and research, voice and support and St Piers special education. Within these key offers we aim to:
- Coordinate research that improves diagnosis and treatments, and deliver cutting-edge health services
- Campaign for children’s rights, supporting them in school and college and providing innovation tools, information, and practical help for living day-to-day life
- Provide an innovative and creative environment for children and young people with epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties.
No agencies please
Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.
Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).
If you do not hear anything within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful..
Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Pratham is one of the largest and most respected education charities in India. We developed a model that can teach a child to read and do basic maths in as little as 30 days for £14. We also have preschool, vocational and women's education programmes. We work closely with JPAL who have run a number of RCTs on our work, and it was also recomended as just one of three smart buys by the What Works Hub for Global Education.
We have strong support from the UK Indian diaspora and are in a period of significant growth, having tripled in size in three years. We now raise £1.5m a year and are ambitious to at least triple again.
While you will work in a small, fully remote team daily, you will be part of the global Pratham network. The team in India has over 6,000 staff, and they raise $28m locally. Pratham USA has 14 chapters and produces around 12 galas annually, contributing to its $30m income. We have recently launched Pratham International, and we will work with them to reach more children worldwide in the years ahead.
The Senior Grants Manager is a key strategic role focused on securing large grants for Pratham’s flagship Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) program and vocational training work in India, while also supporting Pratham International’s expanding global initiatives.
You will play a vital role in building meaningful relationships with institutional donors, trusts, and foundations across the UK and Europe. With a strong evidence base underpinning our programs and global recognition of Pratham’s impact, this role offers significant scope for both growth and influence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background:
We’re a charity working tirelessly to build a world where no animal suffers for science. We’ve been around for 50 years, contributing significantly to eliminating the use of animals in a range of areas including cosmetics testing. We know that real, lasting change takes time and although it might take another 50 years to achieve our mission – every day, week, month, and year brings us closer to our goal.
About the role:
We’re looking for a thoughtful and proactive individual to join our small but passionate team to help support our vision of a world where no animal suffers for science. You could help us move forward by supporting our individual giving fundraising activities including managing our new London Marathon places for 2026-2029.
This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, Digital Engagement Manager, and wider Team to support on fundraising activities in particular our regular giving programme, Facebook fundraising and our new London Marathon bond places.
The role will work to embed regular giving, challenge, and community fundraising, as well as communicate with our donors via our twice-yearly mailing. You’ll also be establishing our challenge fundraising starting with the recruitment and support of London Marathon runners. There’s an opportunity to support on Corporate, Trust, Legacy, and Major Giving fundraising if of interest to the successful candidate and their development goals.
We currently have a modest base of current donors who collectively donate around £15,000 annually across several channels including online, social media, and cheques. We were also successful in the recent London Marathon bond application and have guaranteed places for the coming 4 years.
We’re a small, dynamic team and all staff members are required to take on some core administrative tasks needed to keep our flat structure organisation running. We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels with an interest in fundraising for a better future, for animals and humans.
Before you apply:
Please thoroughly read the job description for full details of the role and what we are looking for in an Individual Giving Executive. When answering the questions on the application form, please give as much detail as possible and refer to the person specification for the role.
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We’re a charity working tirelessly to build a world where no animal suffers for science.
The role of Supporter Care Officer is a key post in the organisation working to maximise CLAPA’s income from the community. It’s a very exciting time to join the CLAPA team, we have an ambitious Income Generation Strategy in place to increase our income diversity. This role will play an active part in this strategy by providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our donors, community fundraisers and event participants.
You will be responsible for delivering and supporting outstanding customer service to supporters, so that their experience of CLAPA is second to none, leaving them feeling valued and committed to on-going support. You will act as the first point of contact for our supporters when they contact CLAPA by phone, email or in person, with all manner of queries. With excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, you will be self-motivated and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.
The role focuses on the key areas of:
· Supporter Engagement and Communication
· Donation Processing and Acknowledgement
· Data Management and CRM Administration
· Administrative Support and Process Improvement
An empathetic, friendly and helpful attitude will ensure that our supporters feel valued and respected, and you will take great pride in responding to and thanking them in a consistent and timely manner. You will work closely with the Fundraising Coordinators to develop and implement processes to ensure we are delivering an excellent service, every time. Alongside this, the team are responsible for financial processing - ensuring income is captured correctly on our database, Salesforce.
Please see the recruitment pack for a full list of key tasks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Field Based in Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen
Salary: £33,485 - £36,395 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Contract hours: Full time
Weekly hours: Monday to Friday
We have an opportunity for an experienced Regional Senior Fundraiser to join our Income Generation team to help us ensure that when a child’s life will be short, Tŷ Hafan will walk alongside their family every step of the way – through life, death and beyond.
This is an exciting time to play a key role in a highly ambitious and driven team. You’ll be an expert in your own geographical covering Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen, building key relationships with truly dedicated supporters.
About you:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Community Fundraiser working in Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen. As the ideal candidate you must have 3 or more years experience in a Community Fundraising team, with the ability to work on your own autonomously. You’ll have new ideas and a positive attitude.
You will be comfortable meeting with diverse groups of people and developing relationships as well as looking for opportunities to engage. You will have excellent relationship management experience and the ability to work on various project at the same time. You will have experience working with and recruiting supporters and volunteers.
This role is home based but involves occasional travel to our Head Office based in Sully, as well as regular travel throughout the geographical region. Therefore a driving licence and access to a vehicle is needed.
The ability to work flexibly to include evenings and weekends and to align working hours with the needs of our supporters is essential.
The benefits of working for Tŷ Hafan include:
- Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%
- Holiday entitlement of 30 days (rising to 32 days with service) plus Bank Holidays
- Life assurance (death in service benefit)
- Wellbeing support - employee assistance program, which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support
- Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health experts
- Healthcare Cash Plan – claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical or physio
- Cycle to work scheme
- Technology, mobile phone and will writing schemes
- Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts (including 25% off all purchases from any Ty Hafan Retail shop)
- When onsite free secured parking.
Ty Hafan’s ambition is that when a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. Sadly, we know that thousands of families in Wales are struggling alone through the fear, exhaustion and uncertainty that comes with caring for a child whose life will be short. We believe that no family should have to live this on their own and we are determined to walk alongside every family through life, death and beyond.
At Ty Hafan we are experts at caring for children with life-shortening conditions and our services support families in our hospice, in community settings, local hospitals and in families’ homes. We understand that the needs of each child and their family are unique and we know that caring for a child with a life-shortening condition is often extremely demanding. Our aim is to make sure that no one doing this is alone. Our colleagues, volunteers and supporters are crucial in the delivery of our ambition – we know that everyone plays a huge part in making sure that no family faces their child’s short life alone.
Our Vision: A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need.
Our Purpose: No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart of all we do, we provide free care and support in our hospice and in the community, offering a lifeline throughout the child’s short life, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond.
Our Values: At Tŷ Hafan we make a difference by living our values: Demonstrating Compassion, Providing Excellent Service, Working Together and Taking Ownership.
About the role:
Reporting to the Community Fundraising Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading on all Community Fundraising within their geographical area.
You will be responsible for developing and growing income and engagement within a defined region whilst also delivering first class account management to existing and new fundraisers.
Working within the Income Generation Team, you will work closely with the Corporate and Major Giving Teams as well as Events and Philanthropy to ensure that all opportunities are maximised.
This role is varied – no two days are the same and will require someone who is able to work autonomously whilst being an integral part of a team.
Tips for candidates – all applications and interviews will be assessed using the person specification included within the job description.
Our recruitment system will automatically time out after 120 minutes of inactivity. To ensure your application is submitted successfully, we recommend either saving your progress as you go or preparing your responses in a Word document and copying them into the application form. This will help you avoid losing any information in case of an unexpected timeout.
Please note this role is subject to the outcome of a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, two satisfactory references and pre-employment medical clearance.
Tŷ Hafan is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
Closing Date: Sunday 16th February 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025
A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they need.
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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!
The role is multi-faceted and fast paced and we’re looking for someone with extensive project manager experience, an interest in and knowledge of social care policy and advocacy, and the ability to juggle priorities. The role is home based and the job holder is required to represent the Charity at external meetings as required. You need to live within easy reach of London to avoid incurring large travel costs, and ideally have experience of working in adult social care in the UK. This is a varied role which will bring with it opportunities for you to continue to develop your skills, increase your knowledge and network and to work with a passionate and committed small team in a charity which has a focus of supporting care workers. The role is home based and there will be some travel to London for meetings.
IMPORTANT: Please read the Job Descripton and Person Spec carefully before applying. We are not looking for Project Manager experience in the tech or I.T. fields.
- You'll be managing our innovative flagship project, liaising with funders and working with care workers and stakeholders on this high visibility exciting work which has a focus on advocacy and policy.
- As line manager to one direct report, you'd provide supervisory and other support to your team member.
- You would author think and opinion pieces, write press releases and produce articles relating to our projects and advocacy work
- You would represent the CEO and the Charity at external meetings as required
- You'd be responsible for managing spend against budgets, processing payroll and other expenditure using our banking system
- You'd look for funding from trusts and foundations to help us continue our work and would work collaboratively with your colleagues
What's in it for you?
· Home working most of the time apart from when travelling to meetings and events
· 25 days annual leave
· Working from home allowance
· Mental Health and Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible working patterns available
· Friendly, supportive and inclusive team culture
Please read the job description/person spec before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
It’s an exciting time to join Regional Engagement. We’re a growing team with big ambitions over the next 5 years. Success in your role will enable Alzheimer’s Society to campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today.
Area role covers: Lancashire and Cumbria
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Regional Fundraiser to join our rewarding and growing team. This is an exciting role that would suit someone looking to build and develop their relationship fundraising or broaden their sector experience in a major national charity.
From multi-year partnerships and supporters to managing volunteers and raising awareness in our communities, the team you join is talented, fast-paced and on a mission to create a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
The successful candidate will be able to deliver first-class relationship and account management, maximizing retention and driving opportunities to secure new income within Lancashire and Cumbria (from prospecting through to pitch development and delivery).
Our team have a wealth of experience and skills to support you and being a team player is essential. Recruiting, managing, and appreciating the value of our supporters and volunteers is essential. You need to inspire and motivate them to develop lifelong support.
This is a homeworking role. You will be required to regularly travel across Lancashire and Cumbria to meet supporters and occasionally attend internal meetings at locations across the country, including our flagship offices (London, Birmingham, Warrington, and Belfast). You must reside in the UK and have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK.
About you
- Experience in relationship and community fundraising or ability to demonstrate transferrable skills.
- Good understanding of budgeting and financial management
- Experience in identifying and acquiring new business opportunities.
- Experience in delivering excellent supporter stewardship and/or customer care.
- Able to analyse data and information to make decisions.
- Proven track record in achieving financial and non-financial targets.
- Ability to work remotely and independently and travel across an extensive patch.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact [email protected]
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
SUMMARY
This maternity cover role will be responsible for the Lab's internal workings - people, culture, ways of working and operations. As an Executive level role, it will share overall responsibility for the Lab’s impact with the other members of the Exec (CEO, COO, Director of Programmes and Campaigns).
The role will be specifically responsible for:
- the people function, including team days, our annual retreat, and internal communications, as well as Human Resource management and our staff handbook),
- programme support, including stewardship of our Monitoring, Evaluation, learning and Planning system),
- coordinating the team’s fundraising work, and
- managing other areas of our operations, such as IT and infrastructure, including our new CRM system.
- The post-holder will be responsible for line managing the Operations Manager.
The post-holder will work closely with the COO, who will be leading on finance and governance. Together, they will be responsible for drafting the plan for the Lab’s Operations function in 2026.
This post is a 13 month fixed term contract, running from mid-May 2025 to mid-June 2026.
LOCATION
The team work remotely for the majority of the time, but as this role is responsible for people and culture ideally you will be able to attend monthly ‘team together days’ in London (travel paid if outside of London area) as well as an annual two-night retreat elsewhere in the UK in November. However, we don’t want this to be a barrier to applicants, so you can let us know at the interview stage if this would not be possible or will cause you challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES
People: Ensure we recruit, retain, support and nourish a strong staff team and maintain a culture that reflects our values of ambition, collaboration and empowerment.
- Lead implementation of the Lab’s people and human resources strategy (together with the COO), in line with our core values, to maximise the team’s contribution to our mission (including team structure and roles, recruitment, onboarding and retention, staff handbook, and professional development).
- Develop and hold our team culture (together with the COO), aligned to the Lab’s core values, and ensure that the organisation maintains an effective, efficient and human working environment. Help ensure that we live our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, in general as well as in areas that fall under your remit.
- Lead internal communications, ensuring that the team are informed about and involved in new developments as appropriate, including planning and coordinating team away days through the year.
- Support effective management of staff: Line manage the Operations Manager. Support Heads of Programme and others to develop and manage staff and freelancers, ensuring that we treat all our people fairly and responsibly.
Operations: Oversee effective systems and support colleagues who manage those systems.
- Oversee and support the Operations Manager to ensure that our core processes run smoothly; we have the infrastructure to support our growth, including office space and IT, and supplies; and that they are able to effectively support the programme team with reports, events and other projects.
- Oversee the Lab’s fundraising process, including identifying and researching potential new funders, maintaining our overview of our fundraising pipeline, funder timelines, monthly priorities, and record keeping. Support the Lab team to manage funding proposals and coordinate the development of funding proposal budgets, working closely with programme leads. Ensure funding reporting requirements are met, including supporting programme leads to draft programme reports, and the Finance Manager to prepare financial reports.
- Coordinate and oversee the Lab’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Planning system ensuring the team have what they need to complete the various elements, meet deadlines, and get the most out of the process. [RSS1]
- Ensure high standards of information management across the organisation, enabling staff to share and access resources, insights and know-how. This includes maintaining high standards of data protection and privacy that embody the Lab’s commitment to responsible use of data, and maintaining the Lab’s new CRM system.
Executive Team support: you will be a collaborative and engaged member of a strong executive team.
- Lead and manage organisational development projects to ensure that the Lab has effective, appropriate operational policies and processes, and that staff understand and implement these policies and processes.
- Be a collaborative, engaged and supportive colleague and be willing to take on or change responsibilities to help the organisation operate effectively, including offering general support to the other members of the Exec as needed.
YOUR PROFILE
Ideally you will have the following key skills and experience, but we know that all candidates will vary and we are looking for the best fit, not the perfect unicorn.
We hope you will:
Be a caring, collaborative and effective people manager, team player, and organisational culture builder committed to creating an ambitious, collaborative and empowering culture.
- You will love supporting others to succeed, helping them to learn and grow, and develop their resilience and self-care, but also to support and care for people when work or life are difficult.
- You will have experience and a passion for ensuring recruitment, induction, personal development and other processes and culture work to attract, recruit, retain and support high quality, committed staff.
Be a well organised project and function manager with a strong understanding of systems and operations, supporting the team, board and CEO to keep on top of organisational systems such as monitoring, evaluation, learning and planning (MEL-P) and fundraising, as well as day-to-day coordination of various other processes
Have a strong commitment to the vision, aims and values of the Lab.
- A desire to work in a collaborative, empowering and ambitious organisation, and develop the Lab’s culture with care, sensitivity energy and good humour, taking pride in enabling others to succeed.
- Demonstrable dedication to equity, diversity, inclusion and justice and an understanding of intersectionality.
See the full job pack (including interview dates and information) and apply via the link.
We believe in a financial system that serves people and planet.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.
We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life, through 3 ways:
- Growing and transforming our direct care and support
- Delivering more practical information and support
- Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience
Your role in our mission…..
As a vital contributor to the Regular Giving team's strategic objectives, you will support the management of impactful annual direct marketing recruitment and loyalty programs. Collaborating with a passionate team of 14 fundraisers, collectively raising approximately £11.3 million annually for Marie Curie, I will help drive meaningful results for this critical mission.
Main responsibilities:
My role will focus on the Regular Giving Team's core areas, including the supporter magazine, warm and cold telemarketing, supporter welcoming and thanking, donor journeys, and loyalty and upgrade initiatives. Through this, I will be central to delivering a robust stewardship program designed to engage, retain, and nurture supporters for long-term growth.
By partnering with internal stakeholders, including regional teams, you will lead the development and delivery of newsletters, oversee telemarketing campaigns for reactivation, upgrades, and retention across various donor programs, and ensure operational excellence. With a focus on analysing performance and optimizing strategies, my efforts will aim to strengthen supporter relationships and ensure the continued success of the program.
Key Criteria:
- Experience in direct marketing
- Proven ability in campaign management
- Excellent team working and project management skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. Clear and accurate written skills and copy editing
- Ability to work at a detailed level as well as develop campaign strategy
- Able to prioritise, multitask, organise own workload and brief others.
- Good office skills, including a thorough knowledge in the use of word processing and spread sheets
- Good numerical skills and ability to manage and prepare financial information, and analyse campaign results
- A strong problem solver who can work through an issue and find a solution
- Willing to be flexible, use initiative and have the confidence to make decisions in tight time frames
Please see the full job description here:
Application Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. Please cite your preferred location.
Close date for applications: Wednesday 12th February
Salary: £26,370 - £29,297
Contract: Full time, 12 Month Contract (MAT Cover)
Based: Fully remote
Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services.
We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [email protected]
Sightsavers are looking for a Subsidiary Finance Executive – to help support our financial transactions and processes as well as internal and external reporting requirements.
Salary: Up to £38,475.00- salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract:Permanent
Hours: This is a part-time role (3 -4 days per week) with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
We are looking for a well organised and experienced Finance Officer with a proven track record of delivering to deadlines in a busy and dynamic environment. This is a varied role that will process transactions, perform reconciliations, and help ensure that financial controls and policies are followed across the charity and its trading subsidiaries.
Key duties will include:
• Supporting the Subsidiary Finance Manager in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial records and the preparation and delivery of the subsidiary statutory reports and external audits within agreed timetables.
• Assisting with the monthly close process of the subsidiary ledgers, preparing recurring monthly journals to deadline.
• Performing reconciliations of the subsidiary ledgers to review non-bank balance sheet and key profit and loss accounts monthly to ensure the accuracy of the monthly management accounts, maintaining appropriate documentation to support the audit.
• Preparing necessary journals to rectify and clear incorrect or irrelevant balances and mis-postings in the subsidiary ledgers
• Monitoring and actioning the subsidiary finance service desk tickets
• Liaising with the group accounting team, treasury team and subsidiary offices to ensure accuracy of information in the subsidiary ledgers and efficiency of processes.
• Driving continuous improvement
This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing finance and accounting experience within a supportive and proactive team. We are looking for an individual with a high level of IT (Information Technology) skills, especially in integrated accounting and reporting platforms. You will have strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Previous experience in finance and accounting areas
- Previous experience of performing reconciliations
- Understanding of the International Charity Sector and regulatory environment.
- A relevant professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or be part qualified with relevant experience
Please read the full job description for further details.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW).
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on Thursday 13 and Thursday 20 February 2025 and the evaluation process may include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.We are keen for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please note that this role must be worked from the UK and applicants must have existing and ongoing Right to Work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campaigner (Maternity Cover)
Working Arrangements: Remote working, permanent, regular or ad hoc (with frequent travel to London if not London-based). Please note that we also have approximately 3-4 team retreats per year which could be located anywhere nationally.
Closing date: Thursday 20th February at 9am.
Reporting to a Campaigns Manager, the Campaigner is responsible for delivering a range of critical aspects of both our long term campaigns and our reactive work, mobilising 38 Degrees’ supporters into action on the issues that matter to them and the country.
In this fast-paced role, the Campaigner will implement activities such as: writing and building high-quality supporter emails, often under tight timeframes; developing campaign tactics; optimising content; working on organisational critical projects; and monitoring and evaluating the outcomes achieved from campaigns.
Your background and experience
This job is for you if you’re passionate about making the country fairer, more respectful, and more sustainable – and if you have the skills and drive to run creative, impactful, people-powered and digital first campaigns to make it happen. We’re looking for someone with experience at running campaigns – in particular, email driven campaigns – that engage huge numbers of people and make meaningful change. The right candidate will have a proven track record of making skillful use of technology to achieve this.
There are no formal education requirements for this role. As long as you can show us that you have the skills we don’t mind where you got them from! To be successful in your application you must answer the questions below, which are part of the selection criteria.
Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.
About us
38 Degrees is one of the UK’s biggest campaigning communities, involving over a million supporters who campaign to make the UK a better place. We’re united by a shared vision to create a fairer and more respectful UK and a more sustainable world.
In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.
38 Degrees is fiercely independent. We are primarily funded by small donations from hundreds of thousands of members of the public from all over the UK. This independence means we never have to hold ourselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to our supporters.
Full Job Description
Why you’ll want to work here
The 38 Degrees culture is honest, kind, supportive, courageous, and respectful. We move fast, and frequently change plans to respond to events. We work hard but we also have fun. We regularly enjoy team away days and social hours.
Benefits include:
27 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays); Office closure between Christmas and New year; 9-day fortnight (office closed every other Friday); 4pm closure on the alternate Friday; Flexibility to work 90 days per tax year (30 day maximum per travel in any location as per approval process); one month paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of service; Employer pension contribution; 24 hour employee assistance programme; Enhanced family leave policies; Cycle to work scheme; employer paid annual flu vaccination; Rental deposit loan; Contribution to eye tests/glasses; Learning and development budget.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We’re especially keen to hear from people who’ll bring lived experience of the issues we work on and who’ll make our team more diverse as a result. So if you’re Black, Asian or from any other minority ethnic group, if you’re disabled, LGBTQIA+, or if you’re from a working class home, your application will be especially welcome. And thanks to our flexible home working approach and network of offices, we have a staff team that is increasingly based across the UK. We’re keen to continue diversifying geographically, so that we’re rooted in our supporters’ communities.
To make sure that we are able to reach our goal of a diverse team we have equal opportunities monitoring requirements. Your application will not be complete without the equal opportunities monitoring form.
38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practices, so during the application process we commit to:
- Paying for childcare whilst you’re at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks
- Paying for your travel costs to the office and back – and for overnight accommodation if you’re travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online using zoom.
- Making any reasonable adjustments – for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreters organised in advance if you’d need one
- If there anything else you’re concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.
To be successful in your application you must meet the essential requirements for this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.
- What attracted you to apply for this role at 38 Degrees?
- As a Campaigner, you will be responsible for writing and building high-quality supporter emails, developing campaign tactics, and optimising content for digital-first campaigns at 38 Degrees. Can you tell us about a campaign tactic or piece of content you have delivered in the past? How did you make sure that the content you created was of a high quality?
- Please give an example of a successful campaign that you were responsible for. What was your role? What made the campaign successful in your view?
- Please tell us about a great campaign you’ve seen in the last year which was primarily driven through social media channels, and what lessons that campaign has for 38 Degrees.
Please ensure you have answered the supporting questions- upon receipt of your application an equal opportunities form will be emailed to you for completion.
For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.
Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable
For further information on what we do, our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.
Our research has highlighted the lag faced by the community sector in its transition to net zero – no longer burning fossil fuels – compared to the domestic housing sector. To respond to this challenge SIB is launching a Heat Development Company, which will work closely with community initiatives seeking to decarbonise their heating – moving from boilers that burn gas or oil – and engage with their communities to support them through the net zero transition. This role will be integral to the success of this new initiative, working closely with our customers and wider stakeholders to make the community case for electrification and away from gas. Please see page 5 for further information.
About the Role
Reporting to the Deputy CEO this is an exciting role supporting one of the UK’s leading social investors in our pioneering work on heat decarbonisation.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work we do, is organised and has excellent attention to detail. Someone who is flexible with a “can do” attitude and who has a desire to get involved within a fast-paced team. If that is you and you can also bring in new ideas and are keen to get involved with the wider team projects as well as collaborate across the organisation then this could be a really exciting opportunity be a part of our values led organisation. For further information please refer to the background information available below.
Key responsibilities
1. To co-create and implement an effective community engagement strategy for the new Heat Development Company involving the three existing grantees on the programme, in particular giving consideration to the ways in which the Heat DevCo’s new investees can best work with local residents to make the case for electrification. To be the first point of contact for the pioneer grantees, and for the programme’s first set of development sites, ensuring that excellent communications are designed and implemented, and that questions and concerns are answered in a timely and informed way.
2. To manage any community consultants engaged as part of the programme, or working with project management partners.
3.To coordinate regular stakeholder engagement with key interest groups: grantees & investees and their communities, the social sector, and the decentralised energy sector. To be creative in developing these contacts, and to consider new and innovative ways of carrying out outreach and ongoing engagement reflecting the differential impact of analogue and digital methods of engagement, their reach into communities, and their replicability and cost.
4. To lead on qualitative research on decarbonisation and electrification for the Heat DevCo, in particular to support the Deputy CEO and research and data team in exploring the potential of heat as a common pool resource.
5. To work closely with the policy and communications team to ensure that stakeholder engagement reflects SIB’s policy priorities on decarbonisation and electrification, and that feedback from stakeholders is reflected in policy and communication outputs. To support the policy and communications team in its development of new policy and communication assets, and to work with the data team to incorporate the best evidence into outputs across SIB’s platforms. To work with external groups on the best approach to public information campaigns on electrification, and to ensure that SIB has a voice in wider efforts to encourage electrification in the UK.
6. To develop a calendar of useful events in heating decarbonisation and electrification, to attend relevant events or conferences and to ensure that the senior team prioritise the best set of opportunities to raise SIB’s profile and progress leads and partnerships. Through attendance to present the Heat Development Company, answering questions and reporting key feedback, ensuring that internal development work effectively reflects a wide set of views and experiences. To be an accessible and responsive contact point for SIB’s work on heat decarbonisation, taking a creative and inclusive approach to outreach and information sharing.
7. To support the coordination and project management of business development in community energy, heating and cooling, social investment fundraising and capacity building, supporting Business Development colleagues with relevant case studies, customer viewpoints and grassroots experience.
8. To provide regular and timely updates on the development of opportunities in heat decarbonisation and electrification to the senior team. These updates should both support effective information sharing across the organisation, and, in particular, reflect the grassroots and community perspective. This should enable SIB to make the best use of its resources and pursue its strategic priorities in an inclusive and accessible way.
9. To contribute to high quality bid responses for invitations to tender from funders, investors and other key client groups in heating, community energy, decarbonisation and electrification, to ensure that these are well-written and represent stakeholder and grassroots viewpoints.
10. To coordinate and contribute to a clear strategy and objectives for decarbonisation and electrification at SIB.
11. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
12. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
13. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
14. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.
15. To work within the organisation's values, principles, and processes to achieve operational excellence.
Core competencies
- A good understanding of net zero and decarbonisation. A background or experience in working in this area is helpful but not essential.
- Excellent relationship management skills both with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of different interest groups including communities and grassroots organisations.
- Effective time management.
- Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Flexible and adaptable as a team player.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion
Desirable competencies
- Understanding of the social investment or grant-making market in the UK
- Understanding of community energy schemes
We believe in the power of the social economy to build a more equal society.