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Job title: Development Manager

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Location: Hybrid/ Knowsley-Liverpool

Contract type: Permanent  

Hours per week: 35 hours Full Time

Salary & Grade: £30,598-£32,208

About FareShare

Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”. 

We are UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups.  Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

There has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.  For more information visit our website.

FareShare is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.

We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us!

The role

This is an exciting time to join FareShare as we enter a period of expansion, recruiting to three identical roles across FareShare UK-owned sites in Merseyside, East Anglia (Ipswich) and Southern Central (Hampshire). These roles, reporting into the Regional Manager of each site, have been created to sustain, and in time, increase the financial sustainability of these operations. Whilst the income generating opportunities may vary by area, you will become a support team to one another.

Each post holder will be expected to build positive working relationships with the local on-site team and be embedded in the FareShare operation at their respective site.

These new roles will also enable FareShare UK to test a regionally-led approach to income generation, testing new initiatives and ways of working. In collaboration with the Senior Network Fundraising Manager, these learnings will help inform our work with the wider network of FareShare network partners who operate across the country.

Main areas of responsibility

As the Development Manager in FareShare Merseyside, you will be responsible for driving income generation and raising awareness of FareShare’s work in the region. This includes the development of a fundraising strategy, the prospecting and securing of new partnerships and funding, with oversight and responsibility of all income generating streams.

The key focus of the role will be:

• Developing a strategy for growth: Lead the development and execution of a fundraising and income generation strategy to grow FareShare Merseyside’s partnerships and income streams. You will use your business development skills to develop meaningful and impactful funding propositions to attract and retain supporters.
• Ensure a diverse income portfolio: You will use your knowledge and experience of income generation within Merseyside, to increase funding from across multiple income streams, offering opportunities to give which appeal to the local community – this could include from trusts and foundations, local/ regional businesses, fundraising and awareness-raising events, individual giving and major donors.
• Stewardship and relationship management: You will deliver a positive experience for any funder or supporter of FareShare Merseyside, and by doing so, maximise on their potential lifetime value.
• Mutually beneficial partnerships: You will work closely with key funders to develop partnerships that are about more than just income, ensuring that our goals, as well as theirs, are met.
• An innovation mindset: You will take the lead in reviewing new fundraising ideas and opportunities, creating business cases where needed. You will develop a pipeline of income generation opportunities, ensuring FareShare Merseyside is set-up for long-term growth.
• Using data and insights: You’ll use data to drive decision-making across all income streams, frequently looking for ways to innovate and diversify funding sources, evaluating the impact of your work, with a willingness to change and adapt your approach.

What this looks like day-to-day

• Build and manage a portfolio of high value strategic partners and funders to support FareShare Merseyside’s growth, with development plans in place for all key relationships.
• Oversee the development of a healthy pipeline of funding prospects, with an eye on ensuring long-term sustainability and multi-year funding and partnerships.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify new income generating opportunities – across both high value and public fundraising.
• Identify and set-up new income streams to ensure a healthy income mix that is not over-reliant on one income source or type.
• Maintain effective systems for managing funding partnerships and other income streams, using tools like Salesforce to keep financial and partnership records up-to-date.
• Lead the onboarding of new funders and partners including contract negotiation and due diligence.

In addition, you will...

• Work within regulatory guidelines to ensure you are fundraising legally and responsibly.
• Be mindful of, and help drive FareShare Merseyside’s commitments to reducing carbon emissions and waste.
• Manage and work within FareShare’s IT systems and other key policies.
• Undertake training and skills development and adopt a continuous learning approach to your work, particularly in light of these being new roles.
• Undertake other duties as required.

This role is likely to involve meeting with funders, supporters and partners across the region – both on and off-site. The ability to travel when needed would be helpful, but there is flexibility in how this is managed/ achieved.

What you’ll bring to the role

We have listed below, the experience and attributes we’re looking for, but we understand that not everyone will tick every box. So don’t worry. If you can demonstrate the core competencies, and more importantly, have the drive and passion for the role – we’d still love to hear from you. We’re committed to supporting your development in the areas where you may have less experience.

• A proven track record in developing and managing funding partnerships in either the charity or commercial sector.
• In your career, you have engaged, managed and grown relationships with funders/ partners, increasing their financial support over time.
• You have worked on partnerships that deliver both financial and non-financial value and understand all the possible ways in which a company can support a charity’s work, including cause-related marketing campaigns and volunteering.
• Experience of income generation within a charitable setting with demonstrable results from at least two of the following income streams: Trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, major donor, individual giving, community and events fundraising.
• The ability to develop and execute fundraising strategies, turning them into successful operational plans.
• You’re an excellent communicator – both written and verbal and can win hearts and minds, both internally and externally.
• You know how to use data to make informed decisions and spot new opportunities.
• An ability to manage multiple projects and strands of work simultaneously.
• You have experience in influencing and managing people, building strong internal relationships to deliver results.

If you have skills and experience in these other areas, we’d love to hear about them, as we believe they’ll help you in the role… but these are a nice-to-haves and not an essential part of our criteria.

• Knowledge of the funding landscape within the Merseyside area.
• Experience of working in a federated or network organisation.
• Experience of working in a dotted line or matrix management structure.
• Experience of working in a predominantly volunteer-led organisation.     

Benefits

• Hybrid/ flexible working
• 28 days of annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Employer's pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan

Brooklands Museum is an ambitious organisation that prides itself on its history and how this can be used today to inspire the next generation of innovators, risk takers, engineers, and creative thinkers.

Our vision – inspiring people to shape the future through Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour - informs how we think, develop new ideas and implement all our programmes. We are at the early stages of an exciting new development plan that will see long term investment in our built heritage, our galleries, and core activities that will transform the Museum experience for future generations to enjoy. This is an exciting time to be joining the Brooklands Museum team as we progress these plans and the Individual Giving and Grants Manager will play a vital role in this process. This is a new role and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to help shape our future development and fundraising strategies, building on the success of Brooklands Museum’s track record.

The Individual Giving and Grants Manager plays a pivotal role in advancing the vision and strategic goals of the Museum by overseeing and managing all aspects of the individual grants and giving programmes. This role is responsible for raising financial support through donations, legacies, trusts, foundations and businesses as well as grant funding and individual giving. The Individual Giving and Grants Manager ensures the effective administration of grants, from proposal development through to funding being secured, whilst fostering strong relationships with funders, existing and potential donors and stakeholders.  

We are looking for someone who has demonstrable fundraising experience, ideally in the cultural sector, through new or reinvigorated fundraising programmes. The successful candidate will have an interest in the history of Brooklands Museum and knowledge of fundraising databases and donor management systems. You will be a confident self-starter who is proactive in their approach and has the credibility and ability to liaise with major donors and support trustees and volunteers, enhancing their fundraising activity and success. 

How to apply

Please apply via our recruitment website where you will find the full job description and further information about working at Brooklands Museum. You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how your experience could help us in this role and how you meet the requirements of our person specification. Please keep your covering letter to no more than two sides of A4.

The hiring managers will review all applications once the role has closed on the 3rd March 2025 and we will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding an interview after this date. 

Please note:  if we receive a high volume of quality applicants, we may close this vacancy earlier so please don't wait to apply!

Benefits 

We offer a number of benefits to suit your lifestyle and include:

• Annual leave of 25 days in addition to Bank Holidays and Christmas Eve off
• Flexible Bank Holiday policy enabling you to take Bank Holidays at a time that suits you
• Flexible working to help you manage your home and working life
• 4% employer contribution into your pension
• Free Onsite parking
• 20% discount in our onsite café and Museum shop
• Free access to all that Brooklands Museum has to offer
• Access to our Reward Website providing access to deals and discounts for hundreds of shops online and in store, helping you save money on everyday shopping
• Full access to our online wellbeing hub providing access to a 24/7 telephone support line, telephone counselling sessions and expert support
• Access to our team of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development

Working at Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Museum is a fast paced, unique and fun place to work, you’ll need to be able to keep a number of plates spinning every day but that just what makes Brooklands Museum the special place it is. We are proud to have been a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021, a finalist for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022 and winner of the Museum & Heritage Award for Learning Programme of the Year in 2023.

Brooklands Museum is for everyone. We are active in ensuring we are inclusive, so everyone can feel welcome and benefit from Brooklands Museum; including our visitors, members, volunteers, trustees, and staff, as well as our stakeholders and supporters. We have invested in our organisational culture over recent years and encourage everyone to be their true self at the Museum. The team have committed to ensuring we all feel involved, supported, and appreciated, by working as one team, communicating thoughtfully, being proactive and showing we care.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Salary: £43,000 - £45,000
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: London – 1 day per week in the office
Deadline: Reviewing on a rolling basis

Waiting for the perfect opportunity to step up as a Trusts Manager? We’re delighted as always to be working with a national health charity as they look for a driven Trusts Manager to join their team.

You will be joining a growing team and have significant impact by driving the delivery of a diverse portfolio of partnerships with grant makers & building strategic relationships with donors funding operations across the UK. This role will also see you identifying and securing new partners & Trusts for the charity, with a focus on multi-year funding.

This is a lovely opportunity to step into an amazing health & campaigning charity to lead and inspire a small team. This team have been working closely with the Programme team to consolidate and develop proposals & pipeline, meaning this individual will be able to hit the ground running.

As Trusts Manager, you will need:

• Experience of successfully securing six to seven figure multi-year funding from major grant funders and charitable foundations
• Experience of researching and developing relationships with senior stakeholders plus current and prospective funding partners
• Track record of managing and developing successful teams

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Jake on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Calling All Trust Fundraisers!

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact at Bowel Research UK?

With a new CEO and Director of Fundraising at the helm, we're at an exciting stage of growth. Our pioneering medical research is transforming lives for those affected by bowel cancer and bowel disease, and we need your expertise to help us expand our reach.

We're looking for a talented individual to join our dynamic team and contribute to our ambitious goals. At Bowel Research UK, we offer a supportive environment where you'll receive mentorship, coaching, and professional development to ensure you thrive in this role.

If you have five years of experience in Trust and Foundation fundraising and are eager to take on a position with significant potential for growth, this is the perfect opportunity to help boost both our impact and your career.

Dates:  

Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 25th February 2025

Initial Interviews (online): w/c Monday 3rd March 2025 

Final interviews (if required): w/c Monday 10th March 2025

The Job

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Senior Trust Fundraising Manager with proven experience in trust fundraising, and management, to lead our successful Trust Fundraising Team.

The role is based full time at RBLI’s HQ in Aylesford, Kent and provides the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the life and impact of the charity across support for homeless veterans, disability employment and older care.

The postholder line manages two Senior Bid Writers and one Trust Fundraiser, as well as freelancers, securing over £1m annually for varied revenue projects. The projects include:

Lifeworks – RBLI’s award-winning national employability support for unemployed veterans

STEP IN – RBLI’s holistic support for veterans overcoming homelessness

SBMC and BBMC – RBLI’s outstanding social enterprise factories employing 70% workers with disabilities and health conditions

The post holder will lead on the creation of persuasive grant applications and sponsorship proposals, mainly for charitable trusts, lottery and statutory funding opportunities, but also works with the wider fundraising team to support and co-ordinate with major capital, corporate and HNWI approaches.

The Company

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a national charity that has been helping those in need for over 100 years, providing support to the Armed Forces community, those with disabilities and those who have found themselves unemployed.

Each RBLI division offers a service to help veterans live an independent life with whatever support they require resulting in the successful delivery of a full-care pathway on-site to help veterans of any age or background from across the three services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and results driven arts professional to join the RSNO team. The purpose of this post is to maximise income from the Trusts and Foundations sector through compelling and persuasive funding applications and proposals related to the RSNO’s artistic, digital, and creative learning projects.

The post-holder will work with teams across the organisation to shape innovative projects; identify funding opportunities; monitor project delivery to manage funders’ reporting requirements and develop excellent relationships with Trusts and Foundations supporting the RSNO.

We are looking for a highly motivated and results-driven individual with a keen interest in the arts, creative learning programmes and digital technologies. The role involves extensive drafting of compelling funding proposals with comprehensive supporting materials. Exceptional written skills, impeccable attention to detail and a highly analytical approach to complex information are a pre-requisite for this post.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Trusts, Foundations and Statutory Income Generation
1. Prepare persuasive and compelling project applications and proposals with comprehensive supporting materials to tight deadlines to secure income from Trusts, Foundations and statutory funders against agreed targets.
2. Undertake research to identify new Trusts, Foundations and statutory sources of income for the RSNO.
3. Work closely with the Head of Development (Trusts and Projects), Engagement Team, Digital Team and the Artistic Planning Team to identify, scope and develop creative projects in response to identified funding opportunities.
4. Undertake research to ensure the RSNO’s portfolio of projects is forward-looking, inclusive, accessible and competitive within the wider arts sector.
5. Work with colleagues across departments to monitor the delivery of projects funded by Trusts and Foundations.
6. Develop excellent relationships with Trusts and Foundations, liaising with staff, Trustees and Directors, as appropriate. Ensure that key contacts at Trustee and Director level are networked with key individuals across the RSNO, including the Chair, Chief Executive and Director of External Relations.
7. Support the stewardship programme for Trusts and Foundations and other funding partners. This will include swift acknowledgement of all donations, ensuring all reporting requirements are met and ensuring key representatives from the funding bodies are engaged with the RSNO and the projects they are supporting.
8. Maintain an excellent quality standard for written documents and presentations developed by the Trusts and Projects team.
9. Work with Head of Development (Trusts and Projects) to ensure that the outcomes of funding partnerships are clearly defined, agreed in writing and communicated to relevant teams.
10. Develop effective networks in the Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sector, promote the RSNO and use external networks to identify opportunities for support of the RSNO’s work.

Project Management and Administrative Duties
11. Regularly attend project meetings of the External Relations and Engagement project group and record project details on appropriate internal progress reports.
12. Develop strong working relationships within the organisation to facilitate effective communication and to enable the development of a strong case for support for RSNO projects and priorities.
13. Prepare progress reports on Trust and Foundations fundraising for discussion with the Head of Development (Trusts and Projects) at regular meetings.
14. Ensure that all records of funding partners and prospects are fully and adequately maintained on Spektrix.
15. Support the work of the Trusts and Projects Team via necessary administrative duties.
16. Adhere to the highest standards of fundraising best practice as set out in the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practice and ensure that all activities comply fully with relevant Data Protection law and any other relevant legislation.
17. Play a full role in the department with a flexible approach to meet the varying demands of a small team. Collaborate with other members of the team to achieve their targets.
18. Promote and manage invitations to RSNO concerts and cultivation events for representatives of Trusts and Foundations and other funding bodies.
19. In liaison with the Head of Trusts and Projects, identify and undertake professional development opportunities relevant to this role. 

The RSNO is an equal opportunities employer. The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government and local authorities in Scotland.

We are looking for a training professional to bring their skills, enthusiasm, and personal credibility to the team and lead on the training governance, strategic policy, and implementation of training requirements across both our volunteer staff and employed workforce.

This role is key to ensuring Army Cadets training meets the governance requirements of the MOD, and follows required process and procedure, whilst forging its own dynamic and flexible youth training policies to meet the needs of a modern youth organisation.

This position is a permanent full time post (40 hours per week) which will be office based in Cadets Branch, HQ Regional Command in Aldershot, however significant homeworking will be permitted.  The starting salary for the post will be £34,190.73 per annum.

Essential Skills

• Experience of delivering strategic training policy for a large organisation

• Professional training qualifications

• Demonstrable success in establishing effective working relationships across a range of organisations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).

· The ability to work both from home and from our Aldershot office.

· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.

· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).

· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).

· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):

o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.

o An additional five days of volunteering leave.

· Support for qualifications and personal development.

· Employee Assistance Programme.

· Season ticket loan.

· Railcard (if you are eligible)

· A caring and supportive team environment.

Interviews will be held (virtually) during the week commencing Monday 24th March 2025.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.

About the role

Are you motivated by the opportunity to play a key role in delivering Clan Childlaw’s vision of a Scotland where all children and young people are empowered to use their rights? We are looking for someone who wants to work as part of a dynamic, supportive team on the development and implementation of a bold fundraising strategy that will secure diverse and robust funding to sustain our important work. There is also significant scope and opportunity for the Fundraising Manager to develop support for our work through individual giving and corporate partnerships.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser with a genuine drive to make a meaningful impact, who is comfortable with responsibility If you  have  a proven track record in securing significant grants from trusts and foundations, through writing compelling funding proposals and managing donor relationships, then we want to hear from you.  You will need to be a highly effective and engaging communicator with exceptional organisational skills who is confident with responsibility for securing funding and managing funder relationships. 

“There is nobody else like them in Scotland. They have got credibility, integrity and reach as well. There are lots of advocacy providers, and that is really important, but actually being able to legally represent young people in Scotland, there is nobody else that does that, not as purely as they do it, other people do it attached to other law firms but that complete commitment to the upholding of children’s rights is a really unique thing”. (Stakeholder).

About Clan Childlaw 

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means children and young people need: 

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices  
• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.  

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to take ownership of their rights.  We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyers work directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that unique practice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helpline supporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’s rights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do  

• We stand with others who help children use their rights – 

Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’s lawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacy in Children’s Hearings  provides  adults that support children and young people information and guidance that they can use to empower young people to stand up for their rights. 

• We stand out through the excellence of our work – 

We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about what they need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop and design the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young people need lawyers.  

• We stand for change –  

We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings, and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take cases that make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy and practice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practicing lawyers for children and young people, to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that children and young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values 

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive:  We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other. 

We are bold:  We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people.   We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.  

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed. 

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
•  Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the option to choose the base location that works best for you.
•  Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours within the hours of 7am to 7pm, and the option to work from home some of your working week.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development. 

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team 

Closing date for application is noon on Wednesday 5 March and we expect interviews to take place on Monday 17 March via Microsoft Teams. If this is not suitable, please let us know and we will endeavour to accommodate an alternative interview format. 

Clan Childlaw is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Please note: To become an employee at Clan Childlaw you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work and undergo a basic disclosure check

About you

Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, to live longer and better lives?

Myeloma UK is looking for a motivated and highly pro-active Trusts and Grants Officer to join our Philanthropy team within the wider Fundraising directorate. We welcome applications from people with prior experience or transferable skills who want to explore trusts and grants fundraising and/or fundraising within the health sector. The successful candidate will have a passion for writing, excellent organisational, presentation, communication and record-keeping skills, with an ability to understand and interpret financial data.  The post holder will need to be self-motivated and a team player, with flexibility and a willingness to develop and expand the role. In this exciting position, you’ll have the opportunity to draft compelling proposals, identify and cultivate relationships with grant making organisations, and secure gifts ranging from £100 to £10,000.

Experience of fundraising from charitable trusts and foundations, building project budgets and the use of the Raisers Edge CRM system as well as knowledge of prospective funders within the trust and foundation and corporate sectors would be advantageous, but not essential.

About the role

Myeloma UK has an ambitious plan for income growth. We launched a new organisational strategy in 2024 and will launch our new research strategy in mid-2025. We’re making amazing progress in the research and treatment of myeloma – but we need to go further, faster. This position will play a critical role securing grants of up to £10K from trusts, foundations, and grant funders for a range of innovative and life-changing programmes – including patient and family support, research and advocacy.  The role will work closely with the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer, who leads on the medium and large grants programme, and income from pharmaceutical partners.

The post holder will deliver the grant process from start-to-finish including administration, research, and managing and growing a pipeline of small trusts. You will work with colleagues from across the charity to build high quality proposals and develop reports for funders. You will also work directly with funders to understand their priorities and offer excellent stewardship.

About us

At Myeloma UK, we are making it possible to live longer and better lives with myeloma. Through research and treatments, we find new ways to a cure. As the only UK charity focused exclusively on myeloma and related conditions, we have transformed treatment and care over the past 25 years, helping quadruple life expectancy for many patients. But we need to go further, faster – because people with myeloma can’t wait. We are uniquely placed as an organisation to improve the lives of people affected by myeloma by investing in innovative, life-changing research, advocating for patients to get access to new treatments on the NHS, and providing free information and support services to patients and their families.

We are at a pivotal moment in our journey. Our new strategy, developed in collaboration with the myeloma community, alongside clinical, research, and policy leaders, focuses on three core areas: preventing myeloma, treating myeloma, and living well with myeloma. In the first year of this strategy, we have already made significant impacts: convening global leaders in early-stage myeloma to investigate prevention, securing the provision of three next-generation treatments on the NHS, and launching the Myeloma UK Survivorship grant to fund research into improving patients’ quality of life. But there is more work and achievement to come. Join us on our journey!

Our culture

This is a hybrid position, with travel to the Edinburgh office at least four times a month.

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.  We offer our employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working from home with hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme and we are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

How to apply

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact us. 

If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:

1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role

2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

Applications close on 24 February 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 3 March 2025.

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:

· sex

· race

· disability

· age

· sexual orientation

· gender reassignment

· religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Fundraising Manager to join our small and dynamic team during an exciting period of growth for the organisation. This newly created role will be a crucial role in developing and implementing fundraising strategies to support our mission and ensure the financial sustainability of the Charity.

It will include identifying new funding opportunities as well as creating strategies to build our regular donors, discover and work with high-net-worth individuals, develop corporate partnerships and legacy campaigns. This role will also consist of overseeing community fundraising initiatives and managing one member of staff initially (a community fundraising co-ordinator). 

We are looking for someone ambitious and creative with a positive attitude, happy to roll their sleeves up and get involved to enable us to achieve our goals.

This senior role will be part of our communications and fundraising team reporting to the Marketing Director.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for someone who is driven, innovative, and committed to making a positive impact across Neuroendocrine Cancer UK (NCUK) to build a new fundraising team.

OUTpatients is seeking an experienced high-value Fundraiser who can help our small charity continue to grow. Over the last 5 years, we've successfully raised over £1million to deliver our lifechanging  services for LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer.

This role is new to our charity and you will be taking over as lead Fundraiser from the CEO, allowing you to be hands-on and bring your expertise and leadership skills to the position.

We expect you will mainly focus on Trusts and Foundations (including Lottery), strategic corporate partnerships, industry grant programmes and commissioning, and philanthropy. This will involve both continuing existing relationships with well-known funders and industry partners as well as securing new income streams.

You will be accountable for managing all fundraising activity and overseeing fundraising income and expenditure, supported by the CEO and staff. You’ll work collaboratively with the team to develop and implement a long-term strategy to deliver fundraising growth and sustainability of our income sources.

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Responsibilities

Fundraising

•  Build a diverse pipeline of trusts, foundations, corporate partners and high worth individuals to support our ambition

•  Manage funder relationships, preparing contracts, funder updates financial reporting, interim and end of year reporting.

•  Work with the wider OUTpatients team to identify fundable projects and priorities.

•  Develop compelling and persuasive applications and cases for support.

•  Work with OUTpatients colleagues to launch integrated fundraising campaigns and amplify fundraising opportunities through OUTpatients communications channels.

•  Take a proactive approach to sharing our mission with donors, funders, and commissioners.

•  Developing and mantaining a robust pipeline of funders.

•  Identifying and applying for research funding opportunities.

•  Best practice for fundraising compliance and using our ethical policies and due diligence tools, at all times.

Leadership

•  Work with the CEO on an updated fundraising and income strategy.

•  Become an expert on our charity and its mission.

•  Report on the fundraising efforts and use data and insights to inform future strategies and activities.

Charitable mission

•  Expand awareness of the charity in the LGBTIQ+ community.

•  Effectively represent our mission to the general public and press.

•  Identity key stakeholders, organisations, and patrons who can promote our charitable mission.

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Person Specification

Essential

•  Previous experience of fundraising within a trusts, statutory or grants role, or other relationship management/business development positions.

•  Demonstrable experience of securing funding for charities of a similar size.

•  Highly developed writing skills specific to charity sector fundraising.

•  Skills to produce effective applications for small programmes as well as 5 and 6 figure grants.

•  Ability to translate health equity projects into easy-to-understand applications.

•  Experience of researching and developing proposals for funders, clients, or other stakeholders.

•  Desk research and financial skills to appraise funders.

•  Appraisal skills to manage risk and compliance with our due diligence and ethical policies.

•  Ability to manage and grow a diverse portfolio of funders.

•  Experience with CRM and financial management tools.

•  Ability to manage funder relationships, including difficult conversations.

•  Ability to work on own initiatives and as part of a team.

•  Keen interest in LGBTIQ+ rights and healthcare equity.

Desirable

•  Experience of leading on reports to funders.

•  Understanding of cancer and the broader cancer sector (professional or personal experience).

•  Experience of working in a small team.

•  Understanding of risk management.

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Staff Benefits

•  Additional days of annual leave between Christmas and New Year's Day when the office closes to support your relaxation and wellbeing over the festive period.

•  Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available to suit applicants’ needs (subject to CEO approval).

•  Time off in Lieu (TOIL) policy that recognises and honours the additional hours you provide to the charity e.g. working a Pride event at the weekend.

•  Wellbeing scheme that allows for limited staff expenses to promote wellbeing alongside the work we do.

Our business is truly special; We are a group of companies operating in the construction, water, civil engineering, property development and facilities management sectors, we employ c970 people. Our reputation is built upon our Chairman’s founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted. Wholly owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose.  Forward thinking and people focussed, we retain our traditional values and are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference every day. Our business would not be the business it is today without its people, we strive to develop and nurture talent, provide a positive healthy environment empowering our people to be the best they can be.

The role

Recognising the growth of the Trust’s charitable operations, this newly created role will support the Head of Operations in maintaining high standards of governance, financial oversight, and regulatory compliance.  

The Eric Wright Charitable Trust awards grants to charities across the North West of England and supports:

• Water Park Adventure Centre: an outdoor activity centre fostering life skills and personal growth; 
• The Eric Wright Learning Foundation: offering education, training and progress support to young people. 

As Governance and Finance Manager, you will ensure the financial health and compliance of the Trust by preparing monthly management accounts, processing payments, and overseeing regulatory requirements. You will also support governance activities, including preparing board papers, updating policies, and ensuring compliance with the Charity Commission and Companies House. This is a hands on, team-oriented role offering the chance to drive process improvements, shape key processes, and support the Trust’s activities in a supportive and collaborative environment. 

We are looking for someone to work part time (18 hours or 2.5 days per week). 

Responsibilities include

Financial Reporting: Complete the financial reporting for the Trust, Water Park and the Learning Foundation.

This includes:

• Prepare monthly management accounts including detailed analysis and reporting of financial performance
• Assist in annual budget preparation and financial forecasting
• Reconcile bank statements and manage the accounting system
• Process and manage the grant payments for the Trust

Governance and Compliance

• Stay informed on legislation changes affecting charity governance and ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements, including Charity Commission guidelines and financial regulations 
• Conduct financial assessments for grantee applications 
• Assist with the development, implementation, and review of policies, processes and procedures to uphold governance best practices 
• Prepare documentation for audits and liaise with external auditors as required
• Assist with producing quality reporting for board and sub-committee meetings
• Recommend and oversee training for the Board of Trustees and the support functions
• Support the Head of Operations and other staff with financial and compliance-related inquiries and projects

Process Improvement and Team Support

• Collaborate with team members to ensure efficient operations at the Trust and provide support for the outdoor activity centre and Learning Foundation 
• Identify opportunities and implement improvements for finance and governance processes 
• Comply with Group rules, policies and procedures at all times

About You

The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills both verbal and written, with excellent administration skills. 

Essential:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or have equivalent experience
• Experience in financial management and charity governance
• Strong administrative and policy development skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams while managing multiple priorities
• Current knowledge/skills in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams) 
• Excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills
• GDPR/Fraud awareness

 Desirable:

• Familiarity of Evision software, Jet report writing
• Understanding of corporate social value principles

In return we offer

• Competitive Salary 
• Enhanced annual leave starting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service
• Learning and development - we offer a range of learning opportunities to develop talent at all levels within our business focussing on technical competence, upskilling, compliance and governance and career development.
• Pension — 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future
• BUPA - optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)
• Company sick pay scheme - Up to 20 days full pay in a rolling 12 month period
• Group Income Protection – 50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness 
• Enhanced Paid Family Leave - maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more
• Hybrid working - manage your own diary, working in the office, at home or out with clients
• Onsite Nursery – Our Sceptre Nursery is discounted for our employees and based on site at Head office
• Onsite gym – we have a gym on site at Head Office which is free to use
• Company Doctor – for when you can’t get to see your own or if you have any health concerns
• Virtual GP - 24/7 access for when you need to speak to a GP
• EAP – Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.
• Mental Health support – through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.
• Savings scheme – Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future
• Recognition awards – awards for long service and special birthdays
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy focussed on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing

Our Ethos

Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned 100% by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies. Our reputation is built on our Chairman's founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.

We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff and clients and expects all staff to share this commitment.   Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.  We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery.  All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible. 

Contract: Fixed-Term – 6 months 
Hours: 5 days / 37.5 hrs -week 
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 PA- pro rata 
Start date: ASAP, March 2025 (until August) 
Location: Hybrid, 3 days in central London offices 
Reporting to: Head of Grants and Impact 

We Are Global’s Make Some Noise 

Make Some Noise is Global’s official charity which supports crucial grassroots projects across the UK through funding and development. Our goal is to make sure that nobody is left facing life’s toughest challenges alone. We raise money and awareness of the biggest issues affecting society, harnessing the power and reach of Global’s radio brands including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold. To date, we've supported 480 UK charities, helping over 200,000 lives in communities right across the UK.

Your Role: Senior Grants Manager 

We are looking for a motivated person to join our grant team for six months to support us in our efforts to harness opportunities for small charities in the UK through funding, learning and development opportunities, awareness-raising activities and in-kind donations. This exciting projects-led role will help the team deliver several strategic projects. You will: 

Lead the delivery of a new initiative for Small Charity Week 2025 (23-27th June) - partnering with Big Give and NCVO to deliver an exciting match-funding campaign. Working to a high level of independence, you will utilise your expertise in the grantee selection, running decision-making panels, grant management, and evaluation of grants, as well as help optimise the campaign’s delivery, and impact through charity/beneficiary storytelling. 

Support the Head of Grants and Impact to deliver an engaging and impactful Learning and Development Programme to facilitate collaboration, connection and learning amongst small charities professionals. 

As a member of the Grants Team, contribute to the other key deliverables for the year working together with internal and external stakeholders to innovate and deliver outstanding activities. 

Key Responsibilities 

Grant Selection and Decision-Making: 

• Own the coordinate and participate in the partnership panel(s) to complete the second stage of the grant selection and decision-making process.
• Ensure funding is distributed equitably across geographic regions, cause areas, and underrepresented communities, aligned with the partners’ funding priorities. 

Grantee Relationship Management: 

• Act as point person for grantees and address queries efficiently and equitably post funding distribution 

Impact Measurement and Reporting: 

• Contribute to the creation of the evaluation report, capturing key insights and outcomes, including narrative and quantitative data. 

Storytelling and Communications: 

• Identify and source impactful stories from grantees for Small Charity Week marketing and communications campaign activities. 
• Input and advice on strategies to maximise the engagement of grantees in storytelling while respecting their resource constraints. 

Managing Learning and Development Opportunities:

• Work collaboratively with partners and GMSN’s internal team to deliver meaningful and engaging learning and development opportunities for GMSN grantees.

Administrative and Financial Oversight: 

• Ensure all grants are accurately recorded in Salesforce or other systems as required. 
• Coordinate with GMSN’s finance team to oversee timely disbursement of funding payments and reimbursements to grantees. 
• Oversee the scheduling, sign-up, travel and accommodation arrangements for charities attending learning and development opportunities.

What You’ll Need 

• A proactive attitude and the ability to work to a high level of independence as part of a collaborative and supportive team. 
• Experience in grant-making, particularly with small charities or community-led organisations. 
• Experienced in delivering projects as a consortium. 
• Strong understanding of equitable funding practices and the challenges facing small charities. 
• Expertise in impact measurement, reporting, and storytelling within the charitable sector. 
• Practical know-how of developing capacity-building learning and development opportunities and community coordination. 
• Ability to thrive in a multi-faceted role, be well-organised, able to prioritise, and manage a busy and varied workload. 
• Proven ability to manage relationships with grantees and external partners. 
• Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and grant administration processes. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. 

What You’ll Love About This Role 

Think Big: Deliver impactful initiatives supporting the amazing work of small charities across the UK and driving meaningful change. 

Own It: Take full ownership of the Small Charity Week shaping this project with real autonomy. 

Keep it Simple: Streamline processes and ensure efficiency in grant distribution and grant management, making a tangible difference for small charities. 

Better Together: Work alongside a passionate and supportive team, collaborating with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve collective success.

What You Can Expect From Us 

• Respect for the individuality, uniqueness, and value of each person with whom we work. 
• Enjoy the camaraderie of a team that is both enjoyable and goal-orientated, fostering a workplace with driven colleagues who are committed to a supportive work environment. 
• A team committed to your personal and professional development, ensuring your growth and success in the team. 
• Personalised onboarding plan and support, IT, and other necessary work equipment, ensuring seamless integration into your role. 

Everyone Is Welcome 

We believe that true impact comes from embracing diversity. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment where everyone—regardless of background, identity, or lived experience—feels valued and empowered. 

We know that stronger communities are built on different perspectives, experiences, and voices, and we actively encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, disabilities, sexual orientations, faiths, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

Would you like to be at the forefront of providing essential funds to cash-strapped human rights organisations both in the UK and abroad?Do you have the necessary skills to make a real difference?To identify, develop relationships with and monitor organisations which do important and sometimes unsung work?

The Human Rights Fund gives grants to progressive groups and organisations which actively promote and defend human rights and seek transformational change.We don’t fund the fashionable and well-endowed, but rather seek to identify where there is real need and where we can make a genuine difference.We typically fund organisations which may be doing unique or unusual work, often in challenging circumstances.We are sympathetic to new and recently-founded organisations and those which have difficulty in raising funds.We are pro-active and do not accept unsolicited applications for funds (which explains why we do not have a website).

We are looking for someone who is a self-starter, well organised and numerate.You should be well-informed about, and have an understanding of, one or more of the issues which our grant-funding programme addresses, namely:

• Palestinian rights
• Alternative media
• Violence against women and girls 
• Social justice 

You are likely to have experience in either grant giving, working for an NGO or campaigning.  You will research potential grantees, conduct due diligence, monitor grantees (which includes developing good relationships) and review grants.

You will help administer our current programme and identify organisations that would benefit from our support.Do you have the experience, drive and necessary skills to make a real difference and help us progress to the next level? If so, then we’d like to hear from you.

Key Tasks

• Within agreed parameters, identify and research potential grantees including due diligence and meeting with leadership of potential grantees 
• Considering core versus restricted or project funding 
• Monitoring grantees and ensuring compliance with grant requirements 
• Annual reviews of grantees including reviewing annual reports etc. 
• Keeping an account of grants using Excel

• Assist in reviewing our portfolio of existing grants 
• Help develop our grant making strategy
• Help review process for awarding grants and identifying impact 

• Keeping our template agreement and other documents under review 
• Arranging verification of charitable status of organisations not registered as UK charities 

• Analysing whether we make a difference 
• Liaising with other funders, fiscal sponsors or charities

Experience and Skills

       Essential

• Understanding of and commitment to human rights 
• Experience with an NGO, charity or campaign, preferably in areas relevant to the Fund’s work
• Well-informed about, and have an understanding of, one or more of our funding tracks – Palestinian rights, alternative media, violence against women and girls, and social justice

• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Good level of numeracy and the ability to understand a basic budget
• Good IT skills including good working knowledge of MS Office, Excel and other relevant software

• Well organised self-starter, methodical and accurate with good attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and on own initiative

       Desirable

• Experience in the human rights sector
• Experience of grant-making, fundraising and/or campaigning 
• Experience of undertaking research and writing reports
• Ability to understand accounts
• Familiarity with social media 

Terms

• The position is 2 to 3 days (up to 21 hours) per week, working from home.We are flexible on working hours and will discuss exact hours and working patterns with candidates at interview. 
• You will meet regularly with and be responsible to our Founder and Executive Committee who are based in London.You will therefore need to be in London or within easy travelling distance. 
• Salary: circa £32,000 to £37,000 (FTE) depending on experience
• Other terms:pension option, 25 days annual leave (pro rata), probation period.