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ABOUT US
Action Village India (AVI) is a small UK based organisation that since 1989, has been supporting Indian partner organisations who work alongside villagers in some of the most remote parts of rural India so they can improve their lives, livelihoods and resilience. We work towards an India which is just, fair and inclusive, where all people regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, caste, religion can benefit from the country’s economic development and lift themselves out of poverty.
At the heart of our work, are our partnerships; many of which have spanned decades. Our partner organisations are led by Indians and whether these are large or small organisations, or social movements, all work directly at the grassroots level across rural India – from Bihar and Jharkhand in the North, in Odisha and down to Tamil Nadu in the South. The communities they work with, are some of the poorest in India. They are experts in their fields and work hand in hand with local people to design and inform projects to best serve their local communities and secure rights and social justice for women, men and children.
We accompany our partners for the long term, solidarity with our partners and their communities is at the core of how we work. This means we have developed relationships over the years, based on mutual respect, reciprocity and transparency. We are not governed by donor funding cycles and agendas but are led by our partners and the needs they identify and are committed to shared learning and collaboration. We keep our UK costs to a minimum with core staff and rely on an active and engaged set of Trustees, volunteers and supporters. Both staff and Trustees of Action Village India have relationships with staff from our partner organisations, created through ongoing dialogue, partner and community visits and participation in learning forums.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Fundraising and Partnerships Manager
Job Purpose: To develop fundraising proposals and raise funds from trusts and foundations. To raise funds for Action Village India through our trading activities and events.
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: £30,000 pro rata
Hours:21 hours per week (equivalent to 3 working days) – ideally including Wednesday and Thursday.
By agreement there is an option to work an additional 11 events days over the full year. This is related to WOMAD and our other events. This is revised annually based on the agreed workplan.
Location:Dalston, London (5 Balls Pond Road, N1 4AX)
Contract: Permanent, pending a successful 6-month probationary period
Annual Leave: 25 days (pro rata)
Pension scheme: Action Village India provides access to an auto-enrolment pension plan through the Pensions Trust for all staff who have completed 6 months of satisfactory service with 3% employer contribution.
In line with legal requirements this post is subject to a Right to Work check.
Accessibility: We would like to offer our sincere regrets that due to the location of our office this position isn’t suitable for anyone with additional accessibility needs. The Action Village India office is on the second floor with a narrow staircase and no lift. If this situation changes in the future, we will update the information for any future vacancies.
FUNDRAISING
1.1 Fundraising Management and Donor Liaison:
- In line with Action Village India’s project funding priorities, research and develop fundraising proposals for new and ongoing projects to be submitted to major donors, trusts and foundations as well as other appropriate sources.
- Keep up to date spreadsheets and databases tracking donor deadlines, the status of applications and reporting deadlines.
- Ensure that material from partners for monitoring reports is developed as needed and work to ensure that reports are submitted as required and to agreed deadlines.
- Support the Executive Director with fundraising and reporting to individuals and trusts.
1.2Events
- Plan and manage, in collaboration with the Action Village India team, the events for the year
- Attend Action Village India fundraising events (evenings and weekends as agreed with the team)
- Attend WOMAD festival and support the Action Village India team with the successful running of the Action Village India stall and presence at the festival.
1.3 Individual Giving
- Planning and delivering our regular appeals and engagement communications.
- Develop new ways to engage our supporters’ base and grow income from Individual Giving products.
- Build engaging journeys to retain existing supporters and develop more supporters.
1.4 Communications and Development Management
- Create communications content that inspires supporter engagement and promotes loyalty.
- Contribute relevant material and content to Action Village India newsletters.
- To design and produce communication materials – Annual Report and Appeals
- Supply project information to support appeals to individual donors, and at public events including WOMAD; co-organise the exhibition at WOMAD.
- Work with partners to generate engaging communications and marketing materials about the progress of their work, including visual content.
- Work with partners to generate material on which to base awareness-raising and educational work in the UK, where appropriate.
- Manage the creation of the organisation’s content, for example, leaflets, webpages and annual reports.
- Work closely with the Communications and Administrative Assistant to support the creation of social media content and other customer relationship material, ensuring this feeds directly into the Communications Strategy.
- Support the Executive Director in monitoring and assisting with formal progress reports to funders, and any other work based on the organisation’s requirements.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent Action Village India as required.
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- Keep confidential any personal, private or sensitive information.
- Cover for colleagues or undertake other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post as necessary.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
- Ideal minimum of three years proven experience in fundraising from trusts and foundations, events and individual giving.
- Proven experience in writing project proposals and reports for funders.
- Proven success in raising funds from trusts and foundations in the UK, working alone or perhaps as part of a larger fundraising team.
- Experience co-organising events and fundraising activities.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
- Knowledge of Trusts and Foundations and institutional fundraisers particularly in the UK.
- Knowledge of the international solidarity and development landscape and/or familiar with funder processes, databases and requirements.
- Knowledge of Charity Law, Data Protection, Fundraising Code of Practice and other relevant marketing or fundraising standards in the UK.
- Ability to produce high quality written project proposals, narrative and financial reports and communications materials for a range of audiences.
- Ability to absorb, filter and re-present information for new audience
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- A passion to support humanitarian activities that benefit the most vulnerable.
- Excellent communication skills: presenting complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively.
- Proficiency in using Excel.
- Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face of changing priorities and multiple demands.
- Ability to self-manage your workload and be suited to working in a very small team, being flexible and able to take initiative.
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to work systematically to deadlines.
- Demonstrable interpersonal and relationship building skills, including, if possible, building cross-cultural relationships and working remotely with organisations in other parts of the world.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
- Experience of working in partnership and solidarity with national and local NGOs.
- Ideally, experience of working in international development with a specific focus on Asia and India.
- Clean driving licence
- IT skills
- Photoshop and Indesign experience
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary (in particular, WOMAD festival which falls on the last weekend of July).
- Able to travel to rural India if required
- Commitment to equal opportunities, anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practices.
- Ability to apply awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion issues to all areas of work.
- Commitment to the values, vision and ethos of Action Village India.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 9 AM, Monday 16th September
Selection Process and timescales:
- 9am Monday 16th September 2024
Deadline for applications - Wednesday 18th September
You will receive an email from us whether or not you have been selected for an interview. You will also be asked to complete a written exercise(s) before the interview. - Monday 23rd September 17:00
Deadline for submission of written exercise(s) - Thursday 26th September
Interviews - You will be informed of our decision on your application and interview as soon as possible after 26th
- Wednesday 2nd October or when discussed and agreed
First possible starting date or starting date when discussed and agreed.
Salary: £31,500 - £35,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience
Hours: Full Time (35 hrs per week)
Place of work: Remote/Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, approximately twice a month and for 4 x All staff days per year.
Join Our Team!
As we seek to scale and take our owned mass participation events to the next level, we are excited to be inviting applications for a new Events Fundraising Officer to join our growing Community & Events fundraising team.
Do you have experience and a passion for developing unique and engaging events, designed to provide a platform for people to raise vital funds and awareness for a cause that is close to their hearts? Do you enjoy finding new and unique ways to attract participants, reaching those hard-to-reach people through creativity and innovation? Are you committed to providing the best possible supporter experience for people taking part in the events you have lovingly curated and created?
Then we want to hear from you!
You would be joining a passionate, bold, talented team, harnessing your skills of designing and delivering exceptional, engaging events (whether virtually or in-person).
About you:
We’re looking for an experienced events fundraiser, with a flair for project management and the end-to-end development and delivery of events.
You’ll be a confident communicator with strong marketing experience and focused on exceptional supporter experience whilst being accomplished at building great relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Combined with excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst keeping to deadlines, you’ll bring your knowledge, creativity and new ideas to help continue to shape the future of our Mass Participation challenge events team.
You will be adept at using data and insight to identify potential areas of growth and be a proactive self-starter, responsible for the complete event cycle of the events you manage and be comfortable analysing performance and making recommendations for change where necessary.
Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive benefits that include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
How to apply:
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 9th September
To apply for this position, please attach your up-to-date CV and supporting statement giving evidence and examples of how you meet the criteria of the person specification and what you feel you would bring to this role.
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This vacancy involves a unique opportunity to be the Program Coordinator of an exciting new regional partnership program alongside National Ugly Mugs and POW (Notthingham) funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund. Based with Basis Yorkshire but supporting all 3 partners, this role will have responsibility for managing the program and monitoring the performance of the 3 partners including the 3 specialist Sex Worker ISVAs as well as supporting each organisation to influence policies relevant to the program including health, housing, addiction, policing etc. We are currently also advertising for 3 SW ISVAs in connection with this program; please see the vacancy sections on the 3 partners (Basis, NUM and POW)if you are interested in these.
Basis Yorkshire is an award-winning charity that was founded in 1995 and now operates across Yorkshire. This is a unique opportunity to join a challenging and vibrant organisation, working with women who are involved in sex work. For more information about what Basis Yorkshire does and its values, please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Parish of Mother of Unfailing Help, which comprises Leeds Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Rosary, Chapeltown, is looking to recruit a dynamic and experienced individual to play a key role in the running of this busy Cathedral Parish.
The role will include some evening and weekend work.
The post holder will play a key role in establishing the operational infrastructure necessary to support the running of a wide range of activities at Leeds Cathedral, Cathedral House, Wheeler Hall, Holy Rosary Church and the newly refurbished Holy Rosary Community Room.
This is a new role whichrecognises the evolving demands of parish life and the advantages of introducing lay involvement in the operational management of our parish structure. The role requires excellent people management skills and will have day-to-day line management responsibility for a small team. It has a particular focus on facilities management and a key aspect of the role will be improving income generation from Wheeler Hall and the Holy Rosary Community Room as well as the day-to-day administration of the Parish, including the parish finances and administration associated with the Sacramental Programmes. The role promises to be very rewarding and would suit an applicant who is looking for the variety of a broad role, who thrives on collaborating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and who enjoys taking ownership of tasks. It is suited to someone who is adaptable and willing to work in a challenging environment.
The Parish is funded primarily through the offertory collection (donations) from parishioners. Some specific works may be grant-funded. We are part of the registered charity of the Diocese of Leeds. It is therefore essential that the postholder is mindful of the good stewardship of parish resources, is comfortable working to tight budgets and seeking value for money at all times.
The primary location of work will be Leeds Cathedral, which as well as being the Mother Church of the Diocese of Leeds, is home to the celebrated Diocese of Leeds School Singing Programme and Keyboard Studies Programme. This makes the Cathedral a particularly busy and often musical place to work!
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKER (OASIS HUB OLDHAM)
PART-TIME, 32 HOURS PER WEEK
FIXED TERM, 1 year *
SALARY: £20,857 per annum pro-rata (26,072 for 1FTE)
LOCATION: Oldham
Want to make your community a better place?
Will you support young people to recognise and reach their potential?
Are you passionate about supporting young people and communities impacted by violence?
Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?
Oasis are now in a position to employ an experienced Youth Development Worker to work alongside the children’s, youth and community hub team in Oldham. The role will be focussed on the Oldham South community (surrounding Oasis Academies Oldham and Limeside) working closely with the academies as part of Oasis Hub Oldham.
As a Youth Development Worker you will;
· Work as part of the community hub team to plan and deliver youth services that address the needs of the local neighborhood, including open access, holiday and community activities.
· Deliver targeted programmes of work for young people impacted by youth violence.
· Build positive and supportive relationships with young people to develop their skills, knowledge and aspirations.
· Strengthen and sustain working relationships with local partners to provide holistic, sustainable and bespoke support for young people.
· Support communities impacted by critical incidents.
Amongst other requirements, the successful post holder must have:
· Relevant experience OR qualification in Youth & Community (JNC), Social Work (QSW) or SEND.
· Proven experience working with young people ‘at risk’.
· Reliability, with a flexible approach to changes and able to work unsociable hours.
As part of the package, Oasis offers:
- A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
- A generous holiday allowance and training opportunities.
- A supportive, friendly work environment, with flexible working arrangements.
If you are interested in this position, please email a CV and covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for this role. For further information please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers to application, please let us know.
*This can be a secondment opportunity for existing Oasis Trust employees.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am 12th September
Interviews will take place on W/C 23rd September.
Oasis is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families in 10 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Director of Fundraising & Communications
Based at The Vassall Centre Bristol c£60k + excellent benefits
Bristol Charities mission is to provide opportunities and support for people and communities to improve lives through grants, housing and charitable projects.
They are at a very exciting time in their development and have created a new role of Director of Fundraising & Communications to help them on their journey. This a new role that will play a crucial part in shaping the future of the charity as well as securing the resources to deliver sustainable growth in the work and impact of the charity.
Going forward their work will be delivered though a distinctive and coherent Community Hub model, which will be holistic, person-centred, integrated, joined-up, and promote a partnership approach. They also purchased The Vassall Centre in 2021, with long term plans to redevelop the site for community benefit.
In the short term they plan to relaunch the Vassall Centre as a standout, accessible, and affordable workspace venue for charitable organisations. Their community Hubs will include directly delivered Bristol Charities programmes/projects, services delivered by local partners, and services delivered by their strategic partners. They are also looking to increase the number of housing units they manage, either through development of their existing sites, through acquisition of new sites or through partnership working with other local housing providers, and any new Housing Schemes will incorporate the new Hub model.
Bristol Charities now need to recruit an experienced, passionate, and entrepreneurial fundraising professional; someone who is capable of not only overseeing a small but growing communications function, but who also recognises the importance of aligning fundraising and communications strategies and activity.
With this role, there will be the opportunity to build a fundraising function from scratch and lead on the fundraising and communications strategy for the charity, at a time of exciting change. The work would go across a range of sectors and will provide an opportunity to impact the city in lasting and tangible ways.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of Fundraising will play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team by providing thoughtful and creative leadership and productive working relationships with other Directors, teams, and colleagues, helping to set the direction for the charity and tackling strategic challenges.
For this role, we are seeking:
· Extensive fundraising experience in a compatible context, specifically across key areas of income generation.
· Must be target driven to achieve income objectives set.
· Relevant professional qualifications or qualified through experience (either fundraising or communications).
· Leadership at a senior executive level with experience of managing relationships with key stakeholders, colleagues and Trustees to deliver fundraising and marketing objectives.
This is an exciting new role, and the person will be responsible for creating, developing and implementing fundraising plans to support delivery of all projects and programmes. This involves leading partnerships with funders including proactive approaches to drive further income growth, packaging our programmes and services to attract new funding relationships.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role on offer and receive the briefing pack, please contact Vanessa Moon or Sandy Hinks using the contact details found in the Recruitment Pack. Details on how to apply can also be found in the Recruitment Pack. Completed applications with CVs and EoI should quote reference MC2477.
Closing date midnight, Sunday 22nd September.
Bristol Charities have retained Moon Charity Practice to manage this campaign and are therefore unable to accept CVs from third party agencies. All CV’s and expression of interest received will be forwarded directly to Moon Charity Practice for consideration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ID: 1255 National Youth Practice Development Lead
Salary:
- starting at £41,723 FTE per annum, rising to £45,782
- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum
Location: Home Based
This role is national and require flexibility and regular travel with some overnight stays.
Hours: part or full-time (22.2 - 37 hours per week).
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate, and motivated leader to join us on our journey to develop and embed our youth services across the organisation.
The post holder will hold a strategic leadership role for Youth Practice within Family Action and will lead on the development of an inclusive youth model.
This is a national role, which will support the implementation and ongoing development of our existing and new youth services, across the organisation. We are looking for an individual with sound knowledge of the youth framework, a dynamic individual, with a creative approach, who can drive and lead change and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels with key stakeholders.
Main Responsibilities:
· Lead the development of youth services in the organisation.
- Ensure youth participation at Family Action is at the core of the service delivery, ensuring young people voices support and shape organisational planning.
- Contribute towards developing policies and procedures for the organisations youth services, ensuring they are translated into practice with support and training.
- Contribute towards implementing identified practice improvements to drive high quality and performance.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Professional and relevant youth qualification (Youth Work Degree). JNC Professional Youth Work Status.
· Significant, professional experience of effective delivery and management practices in children’s and young people’s settings.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Complete the Application Form and send tosubmission inbox 27 (details on the advert document below)
· Closing Date: Monday 9th September at 9:00am
· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack (accessible via our website)
The process will involve two interviews of which one will be with young people’s panel.
Interviews are scheduled to take place from 18th – 30th September 2024 virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Sue Rogers. (details on the advert document below)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.
* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to assume the role of Director of Finance and Governance.
This is your opportunity to be at the heart of NZF, driving our financial strategy and ensuring robust governance that aligns with our mission to empower the UK’s Muslim community.
As part of our senior leadership team, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding NZF towards its strategic goals with financial integrity, outstanding governance, and effective resource management.
Your work will be crucial in ensuring we continue delivering impactful programs that transform lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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 members of our Support Services team are highly skilled, passionate and committed, so we are looking for a leader who can both support and inspire them. The successful candidate will be skilled in leading a team as well as able to work as part of the team, hands-on if needed. They also will be personable, reflective, and tenacious, always striving to provide what best helps Carers, and the people they care for, to lead fulfilling lives.
As well as being a Line-manager, you will be part of the ‘Senior Leadership Team’ led by the CEO. To enable your professional wellbeing and development, you will have regular supervision, be supported by a Senior Manager as well as your peers, and have access to external training and mentoring chosen by you.
The post-holder will have experience of overseeing, developing and evaluating services for Carers, or perhaps mental health, wellbeing, or similarly targeted information, advice or support services or projects. You must demonstrate experience working in partnership with health, social care and other voluntary sector organisations and have a good understanding of, and be flexible to, the needs of Carers as well as the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.