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Background

The Maypole Project supports children and young people with complex medical needs and their families across the UK. Our vision is that all families with a child with complex medical needs will have access to our support from diagnosis, for as long as they need.

Our unique model provides emotional and wellbeing support through counselling and therapy services for parents/carers, siblings and other adults involved in caring for a young person with complex medical needs. 

The Maypole Project has been providing vital services to families for over 21 years and is in an exciting phase of development. We are expanding our management team to provide the capacity needed to grow and extend our provision to meet the needs of more families who would benefit from our unique model of support.

Role Purpose

As a member of the senior leadership team, the role will have strategic and operational oversight of all clinical and therapeutic services and activities, ensuring the Maypole Model of support is delivered effectively, to high-quality standards and is appropriately resourced. Working to the Maypole vision to provide access to support for everyone who needs it across the UK, through appropriate outreach, the role will work closely with colleagues and external partners to support the development and expansion of our service offer to meet the needs of families and grow our income.

Key Responsibilities

Service Management

• Line Management of the Senior Counsellor, Senior Child Therapist, Activities Manager and Clinical Supervisors.
• Overall management of the Therapies team, fostering positive communications through regular team meetings/socials, and building a collaborative and collegiate working culture across the organisation.
• Ensure all staff receive appropriate training and have access to further professional development opportunities.
• Holding a counselling caseload of 3-4 clients, in line with postholders professional qualifications and experience.
• Oversight of all enquiries and referrals from initial contact, through assessment and end of support, with assistance from the team administrator.
• Facilitate the provision of a Clinical Supervision for the therapies team.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the organisation ensuring safeguarding cover is always available via nominated deputies in your absence.
• Contributing to case conferences as required and convening internal “Maypole Team around the family” meetings to discuss our work and ensure seamless working both within Maypole’s provision and with external providers as necessary.
• Contract management: act as the main point of contact for our contractors with which we have service level agreements for the provision of therapy services.
• Data: Manage the client database and associated systems for recording of clients in relation to appointments, payments and impact reporting.
• Ensure premises are fit for purpose for therapy services and activities programmes, ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations, accessibility and confidentiality policies, in liaison with Head of Developments, CEO and other responsible personnel.
• Business/Service Development
• Contribute to strategic and operational plans for business and service development including delivering the aims of our strategic plan for growth in the following areas:
  •  service uptake and expansion across a wider geographic area
  •  developing service provision, quality and resourcing
  • development of training and other consultancy services to external professionals
• Monitoring and Evaluation: ensuring standardised ways of recording data and disseminating the impact of our services in communications to a range of stakeholders including for contracts/grants as well as for key supporters and internally the Board and staff team.
• Support the CEO and Head of Development in developing external relationships and partnerships, instigating discussions regarding potential new contracts and partnerships and opportunities for collaborative working.
• Act as an Ambassador for The Maypole Project, advocating and promoting our work throughout relevant networks. Working with the Head of Development, seek opportunities to give talks and presentations to a range of audiences with the aim of building relationships with external contacts and potential partners.
• Reporting: provide written reports as required for the CEO, Board of Trustees, funders and contract clients.

Finance

• Contribute to setting the annual budget for therapies and activities.
• Monitor monthly income and expenditure accounts for therapy services, highlighting any discrepancies or potential for significant over or underspends.

General responsibilities

• Attend regular supervision, line management and whole team meetings.
• Adhere to the codes of ethics and practice adopted by The Maypole Project, in line with our service model and with other relevant Counselling Professional bodies.
• Comply with legal and statutory requirements including the Data Protection Act, Health and Safety at Work Act (always ensuring H&S of self and others).
• Comply with all organisational and departmental policies and procedures.
• Undertake the required CPD as identified in annual appraisals and line management processes.
• The postholder is expected to carry out additional duties commensurate with the role.

We are a youth movement for young people with refugee experience to build community, become leaders and flourish in the place they call home.

There are thousands of displaced young people arriving in the UK every year. We believe in the unbounded potential of these individuals and are driven to help them thrive. 

Our activities include:

• Residential Programmes

• Leadership Training Programme

• Youth Hubs

RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising (70%)

• Support the CEO with writing creative and engaging applications and reports to Trusts and Foundations.

• Research and identify new prospects within Trusts and Foundations, and engage with potential and existing contacts by phone and email.

• Maintain the fundraising database and keep track of targets against organisational budget.

• Support on the planning and delivery of fundraising events and challenges that resonate with our supporters.

• Where the opportunity arises, develop new fundraising campaigns and asks to engage donors and new supporters.

• Create and maintain fundraising material and content, including cases for support, crib sheets, template reports, and supporting information as required.

Social media, communications & storytelling (30%)

• Working with the staff and volunteer team to deliver our regular social media activity, reflecting the impact of our work and engaging both new and existing supporters.

• Develop graphics, images and other assets as required.

• Follow the latest news and trends to identify and engage quickly with any opportunities to share our story or capture new ones.

• Build relationships with staff and volunteers to capture case studies that demonstrate the impact of our work.

• Responsible for collating and sending out newsletters.

• Convey our key messages succinctly and effectively.

• Develop passionate, emotive stories about our work that can be used to fundraise and report to key funding partners.

• Create copy and design for assets like flyers as and when required under the guidance of the CEO and Marketing & Communications Lead.

ABOUT YOU

• Proactive, enthusiastic and collaborative, with a can do/let’s get this done approach.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience of creative, outstanding storytelling with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences 

• Passionate about supporting refugees and people seeking asylum, and aligned with OSH’s values.

• Online/digital communications experience to engage both new and existing audiences, growing the number of beneficiaries, volunteers, and supporters

• Experience in managing social media, creating engaging content and engaging with others online 

• Experience of using design tools such as Canva

• Knowledge and understanding of the use of social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Facebook and social media management/scheduling tools like Hootsuite.

• IT literate, including Google Drive, Docs & Sheets, and knowledge of or willingness to learn about Wix and SEO

• Ability to work within a team as well as remotely

• Ability to visit our stakeholders and capture their stories

• A keen eye for detail and accuracy

• Excellent time-management skills are essential as the role requires managing day-to-day social media interactions and funding applications

• Experience of capturing and editing photo and video 

Alongside artistic excellence, fundraising has been vital to AAM’s success since it registered as a charity in 2000. The orchestra’s financial strength stems from the ongoing generosity of an ever-expanding family of supporters who donated more than £430k last year to sustain AAM’s work.

Overall, the orchestra is funded by a mixture of income generated by concerts in the UK and abroad, royalties and other residuals, Orchestra Tax Relief and a large group of private donors (individuals and trusts & foundations). AAM does not receive regular public funding, though the current season marks the beginning of a four-year collaboration with the Arts and Humanities Research Council which will have a significant impact on the core funding of the organisation, as well as our ability to deliver several extraordinary projects.

Individual giving at AAM is supported by three membership schemes: Academy, Associates and Friends. Together, these make up the orchestra’s closest group of supporters. These individuals are at the heart of our work, and we are committed to developing deep and long-lasting relationships with them all. Alongside membership, the AAM Legacy Circle was established in 2013 to recognise AAM supporters who have informed us of their intention to remember the orchestra in their wills. Dame Emma Kirkby, one of AAM’s most distinguished collaborators, is the Circle’s Founder Patron. To date, the vast majority of individual giving has been from UK residents, though we plan to explore investment strategies in the coming years to increase our presence in North America, hopefully driving capacity for giving there.

AAM has an established track record of generous support from trusts & foundations, as well as from public funders. The orchestra was an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation from 2012-15 and has received numerous Grants for the Arts and other support from that funding body. Further, our current season is the first of four to be sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, a division of UK Research and Innovation.

Coming seasons will see continued expansion of our international touring work, delivery of several significant recorded, filmed and digital initiatives, and the further development of AAMplify Artists, our innovative side-by-side education scheme. As such, this position is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated, capable and experienced fundraiser to join our small management team at a pivotal moment and help drive the next chapter in AAM’s already storied history. He or she will be well supported by the Board of Trustees, its Chair, the Chief Executive and the Development Board; as well as a Development & Events Co-ordinator, who provides excellent day-to-day departmental support.

We’re on the look out for a new member of our team, a new member of our Executive Team, and someone that is going to be part a key part of this inspirational organisation, We Are Survivors. 

Could you be our new Criminal Justice Services Director?

Are you the person that wants to lead an amazing team of therapists working both outside in the community and inside prison and secure settings?

Do you want to inspire a team of ISVAs, the first male focused ISVA team in the UK to do more for those victims/survivors in the criminal justice process as the system across England and Wales is straining?

Do you, like us, think that every person has the capacity to create change and so want to be part of an organisation that is not only ground breaking but now the largest male victim/survivor organisation in the UK?

The Criminal Justice Services Directorate is an incredibly important part of our organisation, delivering services in the community and in secure settings including Prisons, with a range of individuals and groups that have all been impacted by sexual harms (including sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation, or boys and men) alongside the impact on their families and friends.

Over the past 15+ years we have grown as an organisation, both physically and metaphorically, and we’re now supporting approximately 2,500 male survivors every single year across all our services in the Community Services Directorate and the Criminal Justice Services Directorate. The current state of the criminal justice system, the difficulties in the mental health system, the cost of living and other societal pressures will make the next few years both challenging and fascinating and you could get to help shape our local and regional response, along with influencing the national discussion on tackling sexual and domestic abuse, gender-based violence, and the ever-growing prison population.

This role is one that will give you the opportunity to use your:

• strategic planning skills;
• systems leadership experience;
• people management and influencing; and
• governance and performance leadership.

You’ll work with the Community Services Director and the Operations Director, and alongside the Deputy Chief Executive Officer to be part of the Executive Leadership team; whilst supporting and working with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure we make our vision a reality.

Norton Housing and Support is a small, dynamic, passionate team committed to enabling those accessing our service and support to begin ‘not just coping but living’.We are a person-centred and trauma-informed organisation and whilst we have been established for 40 years in Leicester, we still maintain a small but effective working environment with a very supportive, open and value-based culture.

We are currently recruiting for a Partnerships and Communications Executive, 24 hours per week.

We offer -

• A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills.
• A small, friendly team. In our most recent survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work.
• Regular support from your line manager and colleagues.
• Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
• Health plan, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
• Access to a Blue Light Card
• Attractive pension scheme
• Mileage paid for car usage
• Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working

The salary for the role is £21,216 per annum (£33,150 FTE)

Norton Housing and Support is Investors in People Accredited.

You will be joining Norton Housing and Support at a challenging time for the sector but most importantly an exciting time for our organisation as we begin to deliver our new Business Plan in our 40th Anniversary Year.   You will contribute to the growth of our organisations' fundraising strategy by creating new and innovative fundraising opportunities, writing compelling funding proposals and helping to develop new relationships with stakeholders to help secure essential support for the expansion of our supported housing and related services.

As the Partnerships and Communications Executive, you will also be responsible for our external communications, helping to build a robust profile and strategic approach to promotional activities that drive positive interest, advocacy and support for the charity.

You will take the lead in seeking out and establishing new relationships and work alongside the CEO in stewarding and maintaining these developing income-generating opportunities from across a wide range of organisations, businesses and individuals.

You

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of working with diverse stakeholders and who can demonstrate their ability to influence at senior levels. As a great communicator, you will possess engaging and impactful presentation skills and be creative in your approach to communication and engagement opportunities.

As we are a small team you will need to be able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, you will need to be happy to get stuck in, spending as much time focused on delivery as you will be on strategy and ideation. You will be passionate about improving the lives of our residents, appreciate and understand the importance of Mental Health Support and Supported Accommodation and be committed to our organisation’s growth, goals and values.

Roles and responsibilities

Partnerships & Income Generation

• Support the development and lead the implementation of a comprehensive fundraising and communications strategy in line with the organisation's new Strategic Business Plan.
• Seek new relationships with potential funders and stakeholders and maintain quality engagement aiming to increase funding and support, to help sustain the charity and its growth plans.
• Seek out small and large opportunities to add additional value to the work of the organisation through philanthropic and CSR engagement.
• Prepare compelling fundraising campaigns and develop supporting materials.
• Support in the creation of funding applications.
• Collaborate with the CEO and colleagues to develop a pipeline of prospective funders and social investors aligned with NH&S mission and goals.
• Support the CEO and other heads of service/lead roles in preparing progress reports and updates for funders and stakeholders.

Communications

• Develop and implement an external stakeholder engagement strategy,
• Lead the organisation’s public relations and branding efforts, overseeing and contributing to the day-to-day communications including social media.
• Act as an ambassador for NH&S, speaking at external events and representing the organisation at conferences, events, and sector forums
• Lead on the delivery of NH&S 40th Anniversary Plans and other ongoing opportunities to profile the charity.
• Prepare reports and updates for trustees as required.
• Prepare internal communications to ensure all staff are aware of important information and events

The duties as outlined in this job description are not exhaustive.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. To this end we actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups, including members of our black and minority ethnic communities.

Any offer of employment is subject to proof of right to work in the UK and two satisfactory references (one of whom should be your last or most recent employer, where applicable). Due to the nature of the role, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check is also required. More information about our approach to DBS checks and employment of ex-offenders can be found on our website.

Interviews will be conducted in 2 stages and will start week of 16th December. 

Stage 1 - ½ hr online interview

Stage 2 (if successful at Stage 1) Formal Interview Process (approx. 1.5hrs)

Norton Housing and Support are an equal opportunities employer, please make us aware should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

We are seeking an experienced and energetic finance professional to join St Margaret’s House (SMH). As Finance Manager, you will work independently to lead SMH’s day-to-day financial operations including budgeting, financial reporting and compliance, while also providing strategic insights to guide the charity’s long-term financial planning. You will report directly to the Executive Director (Co-CEO).

You will join an ambitious, values-led organisation that has a newly appointed leadership team in place, a highly skilled, dynamic multi-disciplinary staff team, network of volunteers, all supported by a motivated and engaged Board of Trustees.

SMH delivers a broad range of activities. An arts and wellbeing programme is delivered by a team of freelance practitioners, a busy café staffed by kitchen and front of house teams, a thriving charity shop, and multiple properties that are let to other organisations that provide their own services that support our community. SMH’s Finance Manager will be responsible for financial processes across all these areas of the charity’s activity.

SMH is looking for someone with a strong background in finance, ideally within the charity or non-profit sector, who is passionate about making a difference.

To drive global process and wider systems safety forward by ensuring the IChemE Safety Centre is a world-leading source of expertise and support for partners, IChemE members and others on safety of process and complex systems across sectors – working in partnership with and providing complementary support to other leading sources and Centres.

The Director, IChemE Safety Centre, will be a highly credible, global leader in process and systems safety, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the commercial acumen to grow significantly the reach and impact of the ISC. The person will be a demonstrated leader, able to work globally with industry, academia and other organisations of all sizes and sectors, whilst developing a vision that is in concert with key stakeholders. Ultimately, the successful candidate will remain committed to the vision, mission and strategy of the IChemE and will maintain a real commitment and a personal passion to raising standards in process and systems safety across the board.

As a senior role in IChemE, the Director, IChemE Safety Centre has a key part to play in enabling the Institution to meet the ambitions set out in Strategy 28+ of “Engineering a sustainable world”. In particular, the ISC is crucial in enabling the IChemE to provide individual as well as corporate members with access to knowledge, training and skills development around process and systems safety and driving up standards in safety across the board.

The vision of Wild Impact (registered as Africa Foundation) is a future where the communities we partner with are (i) actively advocating for, and supporting, the restoration and conservation of the wild landscapes and seascapes we’re working in; and (ii) deriving meaningful socio-economic benefit from these areas.

Wild Impact currently works in 11 landscapes and seascapes situated in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya, and are expanding to work in additional landscapes and seascapes in Africa, South Asia and South America.  It works in close collaboration with &Beyond, with a shared Impact Vision guiding and shaping the development and implementation of all projects.

The Wild Impact Theory of Change is structured around 4 focal areas:

• CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS - supporting improved conservation of the natural ecosystems and biodiversity associated with these landscapes and seascapes
• FUTURE FOUNDATIONS – supporting improved access to primary health care and early-childhood, primary and secondary education in the communities that are the custodians of these landscapes and seascapes.
• TOMORROW’S LEADERS - supporting improved tertiary-education level skills and environmental education in the communities that are the custodians of these landscapes and seascapes.
• THRIVING COMMUNITIES - supporting improved climate change resilience, enterprise capacity, youth employment and sustainable tourism activity in the communities that are the custodians of these landscapes and seascapes.

To support the growth in Wild Impact’s conservation and sustainable development impact, it is recruiting a UK based Senior Partnerships Manager, who will be responsible for developing and implementating a UK and W. Europe focused fundraising drive. Expectation is that the successful individual will be able to increase our existing annual fundraising level of ~$750,000 by an additional ~$ 750,000 by 2026, and thereafter increase their personal fundraising contribution by at least 20% per annum.

The successful applicant will report jointly to the Wild Impact South Africa CEO and the Trustees of Africa Foundation (UK) and work closely with the worldwide Wild Impact Fundraising and Partnerships team.

KEY OUTPUTS:

Development and management of a UK and W. Europe based fundraising and partnerships strategy that will enable the implementation of the shared Wild Impact and &Beyond Impact strategy, including:

o The drafting and submission of all project profiles and grant applications.

o Development and dissemination of all donor and partner communications.

o The delivery and progressive improvement of all donor and partner reports.

o Actively engaging with all donors and partners, which will include significant regional and international travelling.

o Representing Wild Impact at Fundraising events and relevant conferences and workshops focused on Conservation and Rural Community Development.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum of a Graduate degree.
• Good understanding of biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and sustainable rural development.
• Proven experience in developing, leading and nurturing fundraising strategies, including individual, corporate, government, bilateral agency and foundation partnerships.
• Proven ability to establish and nurture Impact partnerships.
• Excellent communication, Information Technology, and financial management skills.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Diligence, tenacity, self-motivated, ability to influence, disciplined.
• Strong knowledge of project implementation, data management, analysis and reporting.
• Fluent in English with excellent written, digital, and visual communication skills.
• Experience in conservation, climate resilience and / or sustainable development fund raising in Africa. Additional experience in Asia and South America would be beneficial.
• Passion for working in a not-for-profit environment.

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to not make an appointment.

Initial interviews with UK board members will be in UK. both in person and online. Candidates should preferably live in the Home Counties but not a rule breaker. Employment will be in Wild Impact UK but reporting to CEO Andrew Ventner in Johannesburg our HQ

We are looking for an early career fundraising professional to build on the recent fundraising successes of Everyone’s Invited. This role is a unique opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual to leave their mark on Everyone’s Invited and the sector. As part of our small team, you will be given the opportunity to work closely with the CEO and own a number of key processes and fundraising streams. You will be able to gain further experience in all elements of fundraising and financial management, all while working in a supportive and dynamic environment. 

NOTE: the application deadline has been extended until the 8th of January.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for the full details of the role. 

Who we are looking for: 

Essential:

• 2+ years of experience in a fundraising role in the non-profit sector

• Comfortable with sensitive content to do with rape culture

• Strong track record of managing funding relationships and achieving financial targets, alone or as part of a team 

• Excellent communication skills, particularly in persuasive writing and interpersonal relations

• Strong background in strategic planning, budgeting, and performance monitoring

• Organisational abilities with a keen attention to detail

• Ability to shift priorities quickly and problem-solve effectively

Desirable:

• Experience working in a small charity and spearheading/contributing to a range of processes across funding streams

• Experience managing large grants valued over £200,000+ 

• Knowledge of restricted grant management and reporting

• Proven experience of securing repeat support from extant standing donors

• Experience of monitoring and evaluation within a non-profit programmes context/experience of social science research in a university setting

• Experience with CRM software 

Note: We encourage all interested applicants to apply even if they don’t meet all criteria in the person specification

Timeline: 

Deadline for applications: 8th of January, 23:59pm GMT

First interviews (online): w/c 13th of January 2024

Second interviews (in-person): w/c 20th of January 2024

Harris Hill is recruiting for a Head of Finance & Investments for this Charity based in Surrey

• Salary: £50,000pa - £60,000pa FTE
• Reports to: Chief Executive
• Position: Full time(with part time considered with a minimum of 30 hours per week across 4 days)
• Hybrid Working: 4 days a week are required at their offices in Surrey. (3 days if working Part Time)
• Management: 2 Part Time staff

Job Purpose:

• Strategic financial support to the CEO and senior leadership team
• Strong financial controls
• Excellent Investments experience

Principal Accountabilities:

• Accountable for all aspects of the finances for the charity, including VAT returns, payroll, gift aid, and the administration of investments and pension arrangements.
• Act as strategic financial partner to the CEO
• Provide monthly and quarterly reports, to include income and expenditure, cashflow and investment etc.
• Work with the Treasurer and Chief Executive to manage the annual programme for the Finance and Investment Committee.
• Manage all arrangements associated with the annual audit of accounts.
• Ensure that appropriate financial controls are in place.
• Work with the Treasurer and Trustees to assist them in making decisions on investments.
• Work as part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) to lead the day-to-day running of the charity.

Do you have a passion for supporting young people’s mental health and a desire to make a difference? Are you motivated, organised, and able to be flexible to cope with the changing demands of a growing organisation. If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join a small, local charity as our Centre Manager. 

Location: Twickenham, Greater London (TW2 7DE) Hours: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: £23,467 per annum (£32,000 FTE) Contract: Permanent, Part-time

About Us

The Purple Elephant Project is a dynamic charity providing vital therapeutic interventions for children and young people in Greater London. Our mission is to alleviate mental health distress by working through challenging and traumatic early life events using Play and Art Therapy. We're seeking a dedicated Centre Manager to join our growing team and help us continue making a difference in young lives.

The Role

As our Centre Manager, you'll be the backbone of our daily operations, while ensuring our Twickenham centre runs smoothly and efficiently. You'll play a crucial role in supporting our staff, therapists, and volunteers, while also providing a welcoming environment for the families we serve.

Key Responsibilities:

·Oversee day-to-day centre operations, including opening/closing procedures and security and ensuring the facility runs smoothly and facilities are well maintained. 

·Manage the Centre Coordinator 

·Coordinate centre scheduling, including therapist sessions and other meetings

·Provide administrative support to the CEO and handle enquiries

·Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and charity policies

·Maintain personnel records & IT access

·Oversee the client record keeping system and support staff users 

·Support staff recruitment and induction processes

·Recruit and manage volunteers

·Keep our website up-to-date 

What We're Looking For:

·Excellent administrative and organisational skills

·Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence with IT systems

·Strong communication and interpersonal skills

·Ability to work independently and as part of a team

·Empathy and understanding for the families we support

·Flexibility to adapt work to support the changing needs of the charity 

Desirable Qualities:

·Understanding of children's mental health

·Experience in office management

·Experience in volunteer management

·Driver's license and own vehicle

What We Offer:

·A chance to make a real difference in children's lives

·A supportive and collaborative work environment

·28 days holiday (pro-rata, including bank holidays)

·Workplace pension scheme

·Opportunities for professional development

The Purple Elephant Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and provide references.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Closing date: Thursday 9th January 2025 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held in person on Wednesday 15th January 2025

Are you looking for a new role in governance?  Would you love to work alongside a group of dedicated trustees and colleagues to help end youth homelessness in the UK? Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity to find their new Governance Coordinator. This youth homelessness charity exists to ensure that no young person’s life is defined by homelessness. Alongside their partners, the charity supports over 16,000 young people every year and is campaigning to end youth homelessness altogether by 2037.

This role is available on a permanent contract and full-time basis. The salary band is £30,000-£35,000 and is based at the London office in Aldgate, with flexibility to work from home up to two days a week. Core office days for the team are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, however flexibility will be required during busier periods.

The Governance Coordinator is a new role and will report to the Head of Governance & CEO Office. The role is responsible for supporting the trustees to discharge their duties as well as supporting the wider organisation to maintain high standards of governance.

Reporting to the Head of Governance and CEO Office, this is an exciting time to join the team as you will be supporting the Head of Governance & CEO Office to design, implement and co-ordinate the governance function. You will provide administrative support to the Board of Trustees, it’s committees and additional subject groups, coordinating and supporting logistics and arrangement of governance meetings. You will also overseeing high quality record keeping and system administration, including taking minutes and collating actions. You will be working alongside the wider CEO office team, which may include coordinating governance of strategic initiatives as needed.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have experience of providing administrative support to the governance function of an organisation including preparing papers, meeting logistics and management, minute taking, and maintaining systems and records. You will need to possess strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and Adobe Pro, a strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, an understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the ability to be discrete at all times. You will enjoy working as a part of a team and with colleagues across the organisation, as well as being able to work under your own initiative.

Desirably, you will have experience working in the charity sector.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Development Director | Full-time 35 hours per week (part time at four days per week will be considered) | £50,630 - £56,173 
Based at our offices in Clapham, near Settle, with a mix of office and home working.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, results-oriented fundraising or development professional to help shape the future of YDMT, a growing charity with a current annual income of c£2million. 

Leading our fundraising and marketing team you'll play a crucial role in developing our fundraising strategy to grow voluntary income and deliver large-scale funding bids, ensuring we can create the maximum impact through our work.

About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust 

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is a Charity doing big things to help protect and enhanace People, Landscape and Wildlife in the Dales. 

For 27 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.6 million trees and securing the future of more than 850 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area.

About the role 

Our ambitious fundraising strategy has enabled us to grow and maintain our annual voluntary income above £1.5m.  We aim to continue to secure new partnerships to increase our ability to help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and connect more people with nature. We are committed to providing the highest level of stewardship to our donors and partners, inspiring them to continue to make regular donations and multi-year commitments.

The Development Director will play a key role in creating and implementing a new fundraising strategy, aiming to build on the charity’s success.

As a member of the YDMT Executive Leadership Team, supporting the Chief Executive, you will help provide leadership, vision and direction, assisting the Board to set and implement the strategic direction of YDMT. You will also support the overall development of staff, and be a role model for our values and behaviours.

We believe the role will be a highly rewarding one, and a real opportunity for someone to develop their skills in a fantastic organisation, whilst benefiting this wonderful area and its communities.

About you

We're looking for someone with a background in fundraising or development who can combine strategic planning with excellent leadership and relationship building skills.

Your role will focus on growing our income from a variety of fundraising streams - using your knowledge of funding sources and a successful track record in closing six figure gifts.

You will be a natural networker and ambassador, who can confidently develop strong relationships with our stakeholders and provide inspirational leadership to our fundraising team. 

Underpinning all of this is your ability to work within our culture – which means sharing our values of being creative, caring, honest and enabling.

Job Overview 

Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 medical humanitarian projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers. Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need. 

Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £10m for overseas programmes, helped 20,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all. 

As Head of Fundraising and Communications, you will manage a high-performing team of two staff: Individual Giving and Database Manager and the Communications Manager. Your key priority is to raise the income required as per the agreed annual income budgets for the organisation, managing all relevant income streams that include Trusts and Foundations, Events and Community, Corporate, Statutory and Overseas and Individual Giving. You are also responsible for ensuring that all communications messaging is strengthening our brand and engaging our supporters.

Finally, you are an active member participating in the Senior Management Team contributing insights and strategies that align with the charity’s development goals. By engaging in this leadership role, the Head of Fundraising and Communications role will help to drive the charity's mission forward, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply. 

For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile. To speak to someone about the position please contact Shadia Chowdhury to arrange a call with the Executive Director.

Benefits

- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Additional leave days, on top of the 28 days per calendar year:

o Birthday leave

o Religious leave

o 2 days for volunteering

o 1 day for moving house/relocating

- Pension

- Cycle to work scheme

- Flexible working: operating on a 35hr working week

- Registered as a London living wage employer

- Eye tests and subsidised glasses/contact lens

- Blue light card

- Breastfeeding arrangements

Salary & Contract

Full time 35 hrs per week

£51,300 per annum

Closing Date:

Friday 20th January at 9am.

Interviews:

W/C: 27th January however we endeavour to review the applications on a rolling basis and may look to interview sooner than the deadline if the candidates are suitable for the role.

How to Apply 

To apply, please submit your CV & Covering Letter with the following details:

Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Interview dates TBC.

Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted.