Assistant Programme Manager Jobs

• Reports to: Individual Giving Officer (Retention)
• Direct reports: none
• Location: 27 Swinton Street, Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9NW* (minimum of 3 days per week in office)
• Status, hours: Permanent, full time
• Salary: Grade E, salary in the range £24,551 to £27,586** (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus benefits
• Closing date: strictly 9am, 10 March 2025

* We intend to move to a new office in March 2025, located closer to Farringdon
** A 2.6% inflationary adjustment has been agreed from 1 April 2025

Role summary

This role will support the expanding Fundraising team with all fundraising activities to ensure that good relationships are maintained with all Alcohol Change UK supporters. The Fundraising Assistant will undertake the financial administration and recording of all fundraising income as well as being the first point of contact for the team ensuring Alcohol Change UK delivers high levels of supporter care.

How to apply

Please see the candidate pack for details

Applications are reviewed anonymously. Question responses and CVs are separated on review, so please do not reference your CV in your answers. 

We monitor for use of AI in responses and will reject applications containing AI generated answers. 

Deadline for us to receive your application: strictly 9am, 10 March 2025. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications. 

We will aim to get back to you by: 11 or 12 March 2025.  All applicants will receive a response. 

Interviews: 19 March 2025 (please save this date!)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Receptionist and Challenge Event Assistant, with strong communication and collaboration skills.

The Challenge Events team sits in the Community Fundraising team and manages our participation in some of the UKs biggest events, including the London Marathon and Royal Parks Half Marathon, as well as managing our own bespoke treks and cycles. We provide support to thousands of patients and their friends and family who take part in runs, treks, cycles and many other challenges which raises millions for the Charity every year.

This role is the first point of contact for many supporters of the Charity. It is also an integral part of the Challenge Events Team, assisting with managing a portfolio of third-party challenge events. Dealing directly with supporters and liaising with teams across the Charity, the role requires an effective communicator, with great attention to detail, who is proactive and has a passion for fundraising.

Please see full details in the job description.

Are you passionate about dogs and their welfare? Are you looking for an exciting role in a team that aims to improve dog welfare legislation?
We’re looking for a Public Affairs Assistant to support the important work we do to ensure policymakers consider dog welfare in their decision making.

What does this role do?
As Public Affairs Assistant, you’ll:

• administratively support the work of our Public Affairs team; by maintaining engagement spreadsheets, collating and submitting returns to political registers, and assisting the team with expense claims,
• support various meetings and events, internally and externally, including booking meeting rooms, drafting agendas and minute taking,
• help share our message, through contributing to our membership newsletters, analysing reporting information to provide insight into, and support the teams work,
• organise travel and materials required by the team.

Could this be you?
We're looking for someone with some administration skills and a passion for the work we do. This is a busy role, so the ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise tasks, while maintaining a flexible yet methodical approach is essential. You’ll also need to be able to work as part of a team, but also unsupervised, with the ability to use your initiative to get tasks done.

Please note, Dogs Trust is a wholly independent organisation, free of association with any political party. Our independence is critical, as it allows us to pursue our mission to campaign on dog welfare issues, on behalf of the UK’s dogs and their owners. For our public affairs roles, the ability to display political neutrality in the public eye or when working with MPs is essential.

What do we do?
The Public Affairs Team works across Westminster, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the EU, to ensure the health and welfare of dogs is always taken into consideration by policy makers. In addition to our direct political engagement, Dogs Trust chairs the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) which aims to combat growing concerns regarding the irresponsible advertising of pets for sale, rehoming, and exchange. We also provide the secretariat for the EU Dog & Cat Alliance, through which we engage with EU policy makers, and call for EU action to build a better Europe for dogs and cats.

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 click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note, on rare occasions, we may close vacancies early if we receive an overwhelming response, so to avoid potential disappointment, please apply at your earliest convenience.

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.

About Wicksteed Park

Wicksteed Park, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of the UK's oldest leisure parks, founded in 1921 by Charles Wicksteed. Managed by the Wicksteed Charitable Trust, it offers over 25 rides, 281 acres of parkland, playgrounds, and walking trails, catering to all ages. The park also hosts events including live entertainment and workshops, with venues available for weddings and parties. Entry to the parkland is free, making it an ideal destination for families and nature lovers to enjoy year-round.

Role Outline

Reporting directly to the Head of Fundraising, the Fundraising Assistant will support the Trust’s long term funding strategy. The position plays an integral role in both current and future fundraising initiatives and campaigns, including capital, annual, programmatic and legacy campaigns. Collaborating closely with the Marketing and Finance teams, this position encompasses managing administrative and operational tasks, aiding annual, planned, major, and transformative giving efforts, and offers both technical and strategic support throughout the donor life cycle. This role is responsible for providing timely and accurate quantitative and qualitative data and material handling, overseeing customer relationship activities, and preparing reports and presentations.

The ideal candidate will have previous fundraising or charity experience, with strong communication and relationship building skills. 

This is a full-time position on a temporary contract for an initial period of three years, with potential to become a permanent position.  Wicksteed Park operates a 40-hour working week, primarily based onsite. Consideration will be given to requests for flexible working.

With thanks to the players, this role is initially funded under a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund: Securing a Sustainable Future for the Home of Children's Play.

About Us

Inspire is a charity based in East London. We inspire children and young people across London and beyond, using data to understand the barriers they face and connecting them with a range of employers and opportunities to open doors to their success.

We have over 40 years of experience in delivering high quality services and programmes to children, young people, schools, local authorities and employers. Working alongside our large network of employer volunteers, our programmes inspire and support children and young people to create a positive future for themselves in their journey from the classroom to workplace.  We provide them with independent careers guidance, high aspirations and strong employability skills.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, enthusiastic and confident individual to join us as Programme Manager to develop and manage delivery of Phase 2 of the Early Connect Programme. Following successful delivery of Phase 1, Inspire has been selected to deliver Phase 2 of this pilot programme alongside the GLA/DfE and lead partners Rinova.

This role has responsibility for developing and delivering work related learning activities for young people with the aim of enhancing their skills and understanding of future career opportunities and transitioning into apprenticeships.

All delivery is aimed towards enabling young people to learn about apprenticeship opportunities and how to position themselves to apply and move into employment as an apprentice. You will work closely with young people, employers and business volunteers to deliver fun, engaging and labour market-relevant careers related support and workshops to young people participating in the programme in both online and in-person formats. You will have the chance to be creative through planning, delivering and evaluating the programme to ensure that services are current and meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Managing development, delivery and coordination of work related learning activities for phase 2 of the Early Connect programme.
• Accountable for achieving agreed outcomes, outputs and personal targets including recruitment, employability training and learner progression targets.
• Managing a caseload of participants requiring Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG), confidence building and employability training.
• Accurately managing data and reporting requirements of funders of the Early Connect programme.
• Identifying suitable referral partners including the Jobcentre and training providers, from which to recruit job seekers and course participants.
• Maintaining and building effective relationships with programme participants and stakeholders.

Please see our job description for further details.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter.

Inspire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. We will review applications as we receive them and aim to appoint as soon as we meet the right person.  We reserve the right to close the application process early if we find a suitable candidate.

Interviews will include a skills based test.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

This is an ideal role for someone who wants to take a leadership position in a fast paced, cause-driven dynamic environment and get a diverse range of opportunities across social enterprise. You will be highly organised, with strong attention to detail, and the sort of person who gains satisfaction from juggling multiple priorities and working with multiple stakeholders. You must thrive in a busy environment and be excited about working for an agile and passionate social enterprise. You will be responsible for managing the programme across the regional, so should be happy working autonomously whilst always having the support of the central team. This is a great opportunity to work for a growing social enterprise, ambitious about making a real difference to the lives of people in the local community and expanding our reach into new areas in the UK. 

Background To The Role

Well Grounded runs the UK’s first series of specialty coffee training academies, connecting people looking for work with sustainable careers in the coffee industry. We are looking for a motivated and passionate individual to join our team, as Programme Lead for our Bristol academy and impact. Since 2023 we have been running training programmes from Bristol with 73% of completers going into work. We are looking for someone to build our presence in Bristol as our first permanent team member in Bristol, working closely together with our central team in London. You will be responsible for running our programmes in the area including overseeing recruitment of candidates (‘trainees’) for our programmes, working with local community organisations, coffee employers and potential funders.

About The Role

As the local lead, you will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of our social impact in the local area, liaising with local employer partners, recruiting learners onto our programmes and ensuring onward employment for Graduates. To ensure the long-term success of our Bristol academy, fundraising will also form a part of this role, so we are looking for someone entrepreneurial with strong networking and partnership building skills. You’ll be equally comfortable connecting with local government contacts as with local coffee industry leaders to create new funding opportunities and partnerships. Safeguarding, monitoring and reporting are essential to this role and we will provide safeguarding training as part of your induction.

We want to meet the right person for the organisations’ plans for the future and support you to grow and develop based on your strengths. Most importantly you will have a strong conviction in the potential of all people to achieve their goals.

Perks:

• Free coffee

• 36 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between Christmas and New Year, prorated

• Employee Assistance Programme offering free counselling

The LEAP programme launched in January 2019 and this role was created in 2022 as an outcome of an interim programme evaluation. The aim of the role was to embed the LEAP Programme within MSF and to facilitate the understanding and functioning of the programme, both at field level and within the MSF HR network.

The postholder works closely with the LEAP Programme Manager and MSF HR departments and across the movement, including at field and operational level.

The role now focuses on:

1. Working with HR colleagues and key stakeholders to implement the programme effectively.
2. Supporting current and prospective students to address the barriers which they face. This is particularly through targeted recruitment and support efforts for those coming from specific staff demographics which are underrepresented in the programme.

DEPARTMENT: Programmes

HOURS: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday)

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

LOCATION: Any MSF office (OC, partner section, or branch office) within + / - 3 hours of London/UK time zone, with 2 days per week minimum working in that MSF office. Expected core working hours 10:00-15:00 London/UK time. Ability to travel occasionally (within the UK and, if needed, to a European office) is required.

SALARY: Salary: £45,643.41 per annum

Internal salary grade: 15.1

Job Title: Assistant Manager, Weybridge

Salary: £23,400 FTE, £18,720 pro-rata

Team: Retail

Hours: 30 hours

Location: Weybridge Shop

About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Manager, Weybridge Shop to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.                                         It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we are looking to expand our retail portfolio over the next few years.

About the role

Your key purpose will be in the absence of and alongside the Shop Manager, to manage a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures

About you

This role requires experience of working in retail and preferably of managing a team.  You will have excellent customer service skills and be sales focussed and target driven. You will have cash handling and excellent administrative skills.  You will also be willing and able to work flexibly across 7 days.

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please apply online or send a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.

Closing Date: Friday, 24th January

Interview Date: Wednesday, 29th January or Friday, 31 January

**To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.**

The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £25,213

Hours: Full-Time (4 days considered), Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation, situated with direct and fast links to London

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

River Church has wheelchair access. Please feel free to contact the church for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Key Responsibilities

Oversight of the Spear Programme

Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions plus a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there. ​

• Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
• Oversee all aspects of the programme coordination and delivery.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report to Resurgo and the church on enrolment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees, as well as their ongoing progress.

Partnership liaison and relationship management

• Build and implement a strategy for developing and maintaining relationships with local referral partners to build the profile of the Spear programme within Ipswich and ensure the young people who would benefit from the programme are able to access it.
• Steward relationships with young people after initial point of contact, to encourage enrolment and ensure a full cohort is enrolled for each programme.

Line management and training

• Manage the Spear Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
• Work with and be managed by River Church staff locally, and by a Church Partnerships Manager from Resurgo on a national level, to ensure the flourishing of the Spear centre, its team and young people, and to ensure the fulfilment of our shared mission in Ipswich.
• Work with and report to Resurgo teams on KPIs, and use outcomes data to maximise the effectiveness of the programme.

Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry

• Establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement of church members and to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
• Work with the Head of Operations and the Fundraising Assistant to prepare grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
• Attend and participate in the life of River Church, keeping the congregation updated on the Spear programme to ensure it is a seamless part of the church’s missional work.

Personal qualities we're looking for:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• A dynamic and engaging individual with an enthusiasm for and experience of group and 1-1 coaching and training.
• A creative, ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A strong leader with experience of line managing and developing others in a high support, high challenge style.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence developing internal and external relationships, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!

Title: Project Assistant, Inclusive Education

Location: Kampala, Uganda
Contract:  12-month fixed term contract
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Sightsavers are seeking a Project Assistant to lead on project implementation of our Inclusive Education project, The post-holder will work alongside the Programme Officer and partners to ensure a successful roll out of the project. Working to enhance the quality of the project delivery from inception through to completion.

Strong technical and capacity building experience, advocacy, partnership collaboration and partnership creation, inclusive education project experience for children with disabilities are all key to successfully deliver on this project.

If you have previous experience within international development in a similar role  this could be a great opportunity to develop your skills further within an international organisation.

Knowledge, skills and experience for the Project Assistant Inclusive Education

Essential:

• Knowledge of current issues, best practices and the local education system, particularly relating to the education of children with disabilities.
• Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability/human rights and education
• Substantial experience implementing programmes, including experience of the education sector.
• Experience of designing/managing/supporting education programmes for children with disabilities.
• Experience in policy and/or advocacy work in education, particularly education that is inclusive of children with disabilities.
• Previous project assistant experience in an NGO environment.
• Experience in working in partnerships more so with Government
• Project management skills
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Good written English skills
• Good IT skills
• Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports
• Field experiences in education
• Current and ongoing right to work in Uganda
• The Project Assistant, Inclusive Education is a highly varied role and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please do read the full Job Description for a complete understanding of what the role entails.

The deadline to submit your completed application is 3 March 2025

The interview process will consist of two stages. The first stage will be a virtual interview lasting up to one hour. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to attend a final interview at the country office in Uganda. This final interview will last up to one hour.

Next Steps 

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, simply click on the ‘Apply’. Please ensure you answer all related questions during the application process. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

As an equal opportunity Employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls. 

Happy to talk about flexible working”

Are you a highly motivated and organised individual looking for a new challenge? 

Do you want to join an innovative and trail blazing charity retailer who has been awarded UK charity shop of the year for 2024/25 and help make a difference by raising income to help fund care for our patients and families?

Birmingham Hospice is looking for a Relief Assistant Shop Manager (RASM) to join its Retail Team to provide assistance and area cover in our Hobs Moat, Solihull and local area shops.

As a RASM you will be assisting the shop manager to run the shop and covering their days off and holidays. 

No retail experience is required as we can train you; we just require the drive and determination to do a good job. 

As RASM you will:

· Own the daily operations in the absence of the Shop Manager

· Achieve income targets by maximising sales & donations

· Provide the highest level of customer service to donors and customers

· Lead by example and support to be able to accept, sort, price, steam & display goods for sale to maximise income within agreed guidelines

· To effectively lead the shop volunteers, respectfully supporting their usual tasks and commitments to meet the shops KPI requirements

· Understand & lead by example to develop a positive team spirit & actively promote the work of the Hospice

· Use of social media to promote the shop

In return, we offer the opportunity to be part of an amazing growing charity retail team, generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing programmes, comprehensive training and the opportunity to develop your career in retail management.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we’d love to receive your application.

We are looking for a Senior Evidence and Evaluation Manager to work in a dedicated Impact and Evidence directorate, working at the heart of Youth Futures Foundation. You will be central to our ambition to create the largest repository of robust evidence and evaluations of what works to support young people into good jobs. In the directorate, you will work with two Heads of Evaluation and the Deputy Director and Director to ensure all Youth Futures’ investments are designed to provide robust evidence of what works.  

The Senior Evidence and Evaluation Manager will primarily lead on the design, commissioning, and management of evaluations and evidence generation, including new large scale evaluation projects launching in 2025 as well as a portfolio of existing large-scale and complex evaluations.

You will also work with Impact & Evidence and Policy colleagues to help develop new programmes to improve the evidence base on supporting young people into good work by, for example, working with partners able to run larger scale trials.  

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in London, Birmingham or Leeds.  We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

The young people we aim to serve – and the challenges they face - are all unique. We are looking to build a team that reflects this diversity. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, class, religion, identity, and experience forms the cornerstone of our work. We are an equal opportunities, Living Wage and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds representative of our communities.  We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace, where employees are encouraged to have a voice.

We are seeking a dynamic, creative and results-driven Fundraising Manager to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for fundraising, relationship-building and supporting the growth of a small charity. As the Fundraising Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Income Generation to manage and implement our fundraising strategy across multiple channels. You will work closely with senior leadership, colleagues and volunteers, as well as our community, to build and sustain our donor base while helping to diversify our funding sources
 

Hours: 22.5-30hrs per week (0.6-0.8 FTE)

Location: Homebased within the UK with a requirement to travel to occasional meetings, mostly held in London, and to support fundraising events

Reporting to: Head of Income Generation

Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, 28 days of annual leave (FTE pro rata for part-time) + 1 day for your birthday, pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

Key relationships: Head of Income Generation, Fundraising Assistant, Finance Manager, Communications & Engagement Manager, Digital Marketing Manager 

Salary: £21,000-£28,000 (£35,000 per annum FTE)

Contract: Permanent

About Overcoming MS 

Are you an experienced fundraiser, ready to make a meaningful impact at the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity? We are seeking a motivated and experienced Fundraising Manager to help us expand our world-class support services and empower an engaged global MS community. 

In this role, you will help lead the delivery of one of our key strategic objectives:  to develop our financial growth and independence by increasing fundraising via diversified activity. 

Join us in our ambition to support and empower people living with multiple sclerosis. Your expertise and passion can help people to live well with MS. 

At Overcoming MS, we are here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing. We provide clear, practical actions for people to take and a supportive community to help people living with MS. The Overcoming MS Program uses substantial scientific evidence to show how lifestyle choices, alongside medication, benefit physical and mental health. 

Knowing people with MS can reduce their risk of disease progression through lifestyle choices gives hope to us all. Our vision is a world in which living a full and healthy life with MS is possible for everyone. 

Once people with MS know about the potential impact of a healthy lifestyle, they need to feel that the information is coming from a reliable source, to believe in it and adopt the key changes. The Overcoming MS Program is based on broad-based, high-quality scientific evidence, and lifestyle is an area that has growing interest and development. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Fundraising Planning and Execution

· Donor Relationship Management

· Event Management

· Collaboration and Team Support

· Reporting and Analysis

About you

Essential attributes

· Fundraising experience

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

· Strong organisational and project management skills 

· Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a small team. 

· Willingness to work closely and effectively with community members to design/curate compelling fundraising initiatives. 

· A ‘digital-first’ mindset: confident with integrating digital platforms and channels across all fundraising activities 

· A passion for the mission and values of Overcoming MS and a genuine desire to make a positive impact. 

Desirable attributes

· Creative thinker with the ability to develop new and innovative fundraising strategies. 

· Enthusiastic, with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to inspire others. 

· A strategic approach to relationship-building and donor stewardship. 

· Ability to build effective relationships with third party suppliers, platform providers etc. 

· Experience with customer relationship management systems

· Excellent eye for detail.

· A proactive approach to their work and able to identify opportunities and solutions.

 Working location and hours 

You are comfortable working remotely within the UK, as part of a small team, and happy to travel occasionally to London and other locations for meetings and fundraising events.

You have a clean driving licence and have access to a vehicle to use for business purposes.

 What can we offer you? 

Our staff benefits include: 
• 28 days annual leave (FTE - pro rata for part-time) plus a day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Flexible working 
• Remote working 
• Pension 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

How to apply 

Please send your CV and a covering letter by 10am on Monday 10 March 2025.

In your covering letter, please let us know: 

· Your motivation for applying for the role

· Your notice period 

· Your current location. 

Please respond ASAP, as we will start screening candidates as soon as we receive applications. 

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We make hiring decisions based on merit. If you fill most or all the requirements, please apply. [SP1] 

No agency contact, please. 

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.

FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people, and many others. 

Purpose of role: 

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we bring in annually over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community, and events. In the next year this is set to grow as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. 

The Fundraising Assistant (FA) is a new entry-level fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with donor, corporate and events administration and looking after our community fundraising income stream. This role will enable lots of learning experiences in donor support processes and systems, compelling copywriting, data management and supporter stewardship. 

The FA will be responsible for the development and day-to-day administration of our community fundraising income stream for individuals and corporate community groups, from bake sales to sponsored skydives. They will represent FSSW at events and steward community groups that are fundraising for FSSW, acting as an ambassador in promoting our work across the whole south west. 

This role will primarily be based in our central Bristol office with the option for some hybrid working and occasional travel to our Plymouth and Bristol warehouses and events locations. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to work on very occasional weekend or evening events, accruing time off in lieu. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Community and Events 

• Engage community groups e.g. Women’s Guild, local faith groups, FSSW volunteers and school/university group who wish to raise funds for FSSW, acting as the primary contact

• Provide outstanding stewardship of both individual and group fundraisers, where necessary support with JustGiving and other fundraising pages and providing tips on promoting their fundraiser. 

• Develop a calendar of sporting events and other fundraising opportunities to engage new and existing supporters. Work with the FSSW communications team to promote opportunities. 

• Work closely with Supporter Care Officer (SCO) in instances where individual donors engage with fundraising events, as part of the wider strategy of donor engagement.

• Work with the Communications Officer (CO) to promote develop digital/print collateral and delivery of targeted materials and narratives to ensure strategic/resource-efficient approach to recruitment of community fundraisers. 

• Provide opportunities to create a fundraising culture amongst wider staff team. 

• Work closely with the HOF and SCO to ensure onward stewardship of fundraisers as potential long-term supporters.

Corporate Fundraising 

• Support corporate fundraisers raising money through community and events activities, contributing to the success of our corporate income stream.

• Support the HOF and volunteer team in the strategic development of the Corporate Volunteering Programme. 

Database Management 

• Management of the fundraising Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database, Donorfy. Ensure that information held on the fundraising database is accurate with regular general data cleaning tasks, and responsibility for overall upkeep. (Full training will be given). 

• Keeping all records, permissions, and data preferences up to date. Ensuring that CRM is GDPR compliant. 

• Work with the SCO and HOF on monthly processes such as reconciliation of payments and analysing data to support our campaigns.

• Develop a good understanding of the capabilities of the CRM to be able to pull detailed reports and support wider fundraising and comms team with analysing data. 

• Hold primary responsibility for updating the fundraising database with information on individuals, groups and corporates taking part in community/events fundraising, as well as corporate volunteering data. 

Supporting the Fundraising Team 

• Provide excellent supporter service to enquiries from members of the public, via phone, mail and in person, and encourage their support.  

• Be a first point of contact for individuals and community groups wishing to support FareShare South West financially. Work with the SCO and wider team to appropriately triage all enquiries. 

• Support the wider fundraising team to deliver fundraising campaigns, events, and appeals. This includes liaising with other stakeholders to source pro bono support e.g., professional services or raffle prizes.

• Work with the wider FSSW team on cross-departmental campaigns and events such as warehouse open days.

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, supporting the SCO and HOF to diversify our supporter base e.g., creating opportunities for volunteers to engage with fundraising. 

• Represent FSSW at events, such as speaking at local faith/community groups. 

• Assist on monitoring progress, impact, and success against KPIs 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of FareShare South West’s impact and operations. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duties to support the operations of the charity. 

Person Specification  

Essential knowledge, skills & experience – evidence required: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Excellent people skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively. 

• IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 

• A clear commitment to the ethos of FareShare South West, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement. 

• A willingness to do some travelling within the south west. 

• Confidence in answering the phone and responding to incoming enquiries. 

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience: 

• Work experience in communications, marketing, fundraising, or relationship-building. 

• Experience working with a database. 

• Understanding of fundraising principles, relationship marketing and supporter care. 

• Experience in public speaking or acting as an ambassador for a cause. 

• Presentation skills. 

Why work for FareShare South West 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme including free legal advice, HR support and counselling 

• Access to a free professional external coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training 

• Staff wellbeing group and trained Mental Health First Aiders 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering, and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your access needs.