Charity Development Manager Jobs in Birmingham, West Midlands
About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity supports the health and wellbeing needs of the Fire Services Community and offers a broad range of services tailored to meet individual need. The Charity is there to support the UK fire family at different times during their lives and for different reasons.
About the role
We are currently seeking a Welfare Caseworker, with experience within a social work, advocacy or social welfare setting, to join our Charity wide Welfare Services team.
You will be joining our team to provide welfare advice, information and support services to the Fire & Rescue Community. To carry out assessments of need and implement cost effective solutions to meet service users needs and improve quality of life, empowering individuals and families to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives. If you are looking to develop your skills in a forward thinking, responsive sphere of health and social care this is an excellent opportunity.
Working within a national team you will undertake assessments of need that assist recovery and improve quality of life for members of the Fire and Resource Services Community. You will create individually tailored packages of support which respond to the needs of the service users, who may be experiencing unforeseen circumstances in respect to poverty, ill-health and disability needs. Most of your cases will be managed digitally, though some travel to visit service users is required (and may be facilitated through the occasional night away from home).
This role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About you
You will need experience of undertaking holistic and recovery focused assessments, and planning person-centred support, as this role works collaboratively within a multi professional team.
To be successful in the role, you will have:
- Previous experience working within an adult social welfare setting with a broad knowledge and skill base
- A working knowledge of welfare benefits, social care legislation, regulations and guidance and statutory provision. Evidence of application in a practical setting
- Demonstrated experience in maintaining accurate and confidential records, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
- Experience of data collection (outcome and experience measures)
- An NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance or Health and Social Care for adults (or equivalent)
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications
More information about the role can be found on our website.
To Apply
To apply please submit an application including your CV and introductory letter stating why you are interested in both the role and The Fire Fighters Charity
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
We anticipate first round interviews will take place during the weeks commencing 18 and 25 November 2024.
We offer specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to live happier and healthier lives
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Work with us to shift our mindset as an organisation, moving from primarily receiving income from public sector bodies to proactively seeking funding from a wide variety of organisations. We want you to develop an income generation strategy and plan to enable IRISi to have a sustainable business model harnessing our existing knowledge assets and skills.
By the end of this project, we would like the following:
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an understanding of new potential customers and funders for IRISi and our value proposition to them
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an income generation strategy and plan.
We’re open to consultant suggestions regarding what shape this work might take. But to give an idea, we would be looking for things like:
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Horizon scanning to identify income generation opportunities
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Cultivating relationships with potential customers and funders
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Research about short-term income generation opportunities (3-6 months)
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Testing value propositions with target audiences
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Recommendations of where we should be focussing our income generation efforts and targets for each income stream
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A generic case for support, which can be repurposed for a variety of funders.
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Facilitation of workshops with staff members and potentially board members to surface existing ideas to generate income and barriers to implementation
Skills and experience
Essential
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Experience developing effective income generation strategies for social enterprises and charities, particularly as part of wider organisational strategy development and/or review
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Strong charitable and/or commercial bid writing skills
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Significant experience in successfully generating income from a variety of sources for social enterprises and/or charities
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Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills including at senior levels
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Commercial awareness
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Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
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A creative approach to work and seeking out new opportunities
Desirable
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Experienced fundraiser for charities and/or social enterprises, particularly for health and/or VAWG sector organisations
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Understanding of gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence
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Knowledge of/contacts with funders in the health and gender-based violence and higher education (including health care professional training) sectors
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Understanding of the health system and and higher education structures across the UK and in particular, England and Wales
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Workshop facilitation skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Policy and Campaigns Manager is responsible for leading on CLAPA’s campaigning and policy work across the UK. This is a new direction for CLAPA and a key part of the role will be to develop a clear strategy and action plan to ensure a focused and targeted approach to this area of work.
The post-holder is responsible for ensuring that work is delivered to the highest standard and that the wider staff team and board of trustees are kept informed on progress and development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Nystagmus Network is seeking a Development Coordinator to help build on our core services and develop new ones to meet the growing and changing needs of the nystagmus community and to support income generation to ensure those services can continue to be funded. You will need to be passionate about what we do, have the drive and enthusiasm to succeed and also be sensitive to the need to involve volunteers and stakeholders in service development and delivery.
You will plan to reach out to ever wider groups of potential beneficiaries and supporters through your communications, networking and business development skills, in collaboration with the Executive Information and Development Manager and Trustees and take the initiative on approaches to new partners. You will have a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion in the way we reach out to people in every aspect of our work.
Applications will not be considered if there is no accompanying cover letter.
Our mission is to champion the cause of the nystagmus community we support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Contract type
Permanent
Location
Whittington with some flexibility for remote working
Hours
Full time (37.5 hours per week) with flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required
Annual salary
D1 £29,688.36 to D3 £36,305.99
Review Date
17/11/2024
The Fundraising Operations Manager reports into the Head of Fundraising, their remit is to focus on the management of supporter/ donor data and care, including financial reconciliation. This position involves leading and motivating a team to ensure that fundraising administration is efficient and effective, maintaining accurate and compliant supporter data, and ensuring that all fundraising income and expenditure are appropriately recorded and reported.
The purpose of this role is not only to oversee the day-to-day operations but also to look to implement new ways of working in line with our organisational strategy to be sustainable and grow our income. Digitalisation will play a huge part in these changes.
The Fundraising Operations Manager provides the foundation for strong relationships with supporters/donors.
Just so you know:
This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role; this may be earlier than the closing date.
If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit our website for our Privacy Policy. This is in extension to Charity Job Privacy Policy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Partnerships Manager – Full Time
Hours:Full-time working to broadly office hours Monday to Friday
Location: West Midlands based, with hybrid working across Birmingham, London, Stratford upon Avon and some home working supported
The Rigby Foundation is the charity of the Rigby Family and their wholly owned family business, the Rigby Group PLC. In 2023, the Trustees appointed an Executive Director, the Foundation’s first member of staff, to support them in setting their future strategy.
The Foundation is now a place-based funder, with donations focussed on the West Midlands. Support is prioritised for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged between eleven years and twenty-five years, and on evidence-based charity programs that enable young people to succeed in education and have the best chance of securing meaningful employment. The Executive Director is in the process of establishing the Foundation’s ‘Inspiring Futures’ program, that will include 9 secondary schools and one FE college in Birmingham and 11 specially selected charity partners.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with The Rigby Foundation to recruit a Partnerships Manager. This exciting new post will play a crucial role in ensuring that Inspiring Futures and other Foundation funded programs enable the best possible outcomes for young people in the West Midlands.
The role:
The principal role of the Partnerships Manger will be to support the development, launch and management of The Rigby Foundation’s Inspiring Futures program. This will include managing relationships with Foundation partners, leading on impact measurement for all partnerships, preparing regular partnership reports, being responsible for inspirational communications that raise the profile of the Foundation’s work, representing the Foundation at internal and external events and deputising for the Executive Director as appropriate.
The person:
To succeed in this role, you will need to:
- Have substantial experience in developing and managing effective partnerships within the not-for-profit sector
- Demonstrate experience of leading on impact measurement
- Develop engaging project reports
- Support employee engagement in charity programs
- Demonstrate experience of developing impactful communications including - websites, case studies, award submissions and social media coverage
- Be a passionate self-starter committed to supporting young people
- Take ownership of programmes and be able to work on your own initiative
- Work collaboratively in a small team
- Be a confident public speaker able to engage a variety of audiences
- Represent the Foundation professionally internally and externally
- See this role as a fantastic opportunity to be part of making a real sustainable difference to the lives of young people in the region.
Ideally this person will be based in Birmingham or the surrounding areas in the West Midlands. This is a place-based funding role in which local knowledge and understanding of regional issues will be very important.
Salary: £25,400 pro-rata per annum (£31,750 FTE)
Hours: 30hrs a week
Location: Homebased
Are you a supremely organised and motivated individual who is looking to join an exciting organisation that’s truly making a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people across the UK?
The Jon Egging Trust (JET) is seeking to find an exceptional Operations Manager to help us deliver our next exciting phase of growth. Reporting to the Director of Operations and Finance, the successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing our people and culture ambitions, continuing to enhance our ways of working and infrastructure to ensure JET remains the best possible workplace for our talented team to keep changing young lives.
The role requires:
· A track record of operational management and driving efficiencies within a charity or medium sized organisation
· Competence in HR legalities and its administration, with a particular interest in shaping the foundations (processes, systems and practices) that create a fantastic employee experience.
· Experience of Learning & Development initiatives, with a willingness and innovative mindset to build a new approach from the ground up.
· Confidence managing information systems and databases, able to provide input on systems development and commissioning.
· A positive ‘everything is figure-out-able’, ‘let’s find a way’ attitude to solving challenges and seeking operational excellence.
· Exceptional people skills, able to interact and work proactively with internal teams, and comfortable liaising with board and committee members, as well as external parties.
· An understanding of and commitment to good practice around inclusion, diversity and equal opportunities.
You will be joining a fantastically motivated and committed team of home workers who are all passionate about improving the lives of young people through our specialist youth programmes. The successful candidate will be experienced and highly proficient at HR management, adept at process and systems maintenance and improvements, all wrapped up in a multi-tasking, problem-solving, super organised do-er!
We are looking for a person who is self-motivated, a brilliant team player and communicator, but also happy to work autonomously and independently as required. Please see the candidate information pack for detailed information on remit and responsibilities for the role.
We welcome applicants whatever your stage in life, so if you are returning to the workforce after a period away, or even seeking a change of pace, please get in touch.
About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)
At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.
Our benefits package includes:
· Flexible working
· Enhanced annual leave
· Homeworking allowance
· Occupational pension scheme
· Occupational sickness scheme
· Special paid leave provision
Child and adult at risk protection policy statement
The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
To apply
Please complete our online application form.
The closing date is 3rd November 2024 at 23.30 we encourage early submission of your application as we may close the process early.
Intention is to hold interviews on Wednesday 13 November 2024 in Bristol.
Questions?
Contact us via our website: Jon Egging Trust – Inspiration, Teamwork, Leadership, Employability
Please note: To become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Please note the role can be:
Remote (UK only) or Hybrid (Brighton/ Sussex)
Full time with design experience, Part time 4 days if not
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced, driven and brilliant marketer who will help create, execute and evaluate multi-channel marketing and campaign strategies and continuously assess impact and ROI. You will be a superb campaigns manager that has a passion for excellence and delivering high quality outputs that show impact. From planning with Head of Marketing and Communications to developing and delivering alongside internal teams and external partners, you will thrive on achieving impressive results. There is a very strong focus on all aspects of digital campaigning for this role and you will be fully knowledgeable about Google ads, Google analytics, SEO, PFA, PPC, SEM, CRM, mobile, social media, website design and content creation, podcasts, blogs, vlogs and email creation. You will be at a significant advantage if you have design and WordPress experience. You will be a part of a small but dynamic and friendly marketing and fundraising team and involved in many aspects of our life-saving work including sales plans for our training courses, raising our profile, protecting our brand and reputation and supporting our fundraising activities. You will have no paid reports to you, but recruiting suitable volunteers is something we would encourage.
Please reflect that grit and resilience is required for this role given the remote working, subject matter, fast paced and flexible, multi-tasking required and the need to be highly accountable, goal and results oriented.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
· Drive engagement, increase visibility, improve our course sales and fundraising targets
· Manage our national and localised digital awareness campaigns from development stage to presenting results and assessment of impact
· Manage and optimise our website and landing pages for improved user experience and conversion rates
· Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in digital marketing
· Help develop social media engagement strategies with our social media officer
· Coordinate email marketing campaigns, including audience segmentation, content creation, and performance analysis
· Conduct audience and market research to identify new opportunities and target audiences
· Collect, manage, process and analyse data, making recommendations to inform future strategy
· Engage different audiences on different channels such as writing press releases, website pages, podcasts, blogs, socials, and press releases
· Manage and write award entries
· Design marketing collateral such as posters, leaflets, web pages
· Work closely with our Senior Fundraising Manager on increasing fundraisers, fundraising income and volunteers
· Do any duties to support the Head of Marketing and Communications and Fundraising.
To be successful in this role, you must be responsive, flexible, have pride in your attention to detail, be extremely organised, meet deadlines and be driven to exceeding your targets. You will need to be self-motivated and work comfortably on your own as a remote worker but enjoy working in a team (online). You will enjoy working mostly operationally as well as having a strategic approach to your work.
For this role, you will need:
- Evidence of leading and implementation of successful digital campaigns
- Project management of campaigns and communicating tasks to project teams effectively and efficiently
- Proven track record of multi-media marketing
- Experience of copy writing and proofreading for different audiences on multi-channels
- To be an excellent verbal and written communicator
- To be a confident negotiator and presenter
- A genuine passion for the Grassroots Suicide Prevention’s mission and values
- To have a positive “can-do” attitude and enjoy adapting to different tasks and challenges, sometimes daily
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Willingness to learn and grow from the support and direction from Head of Marketing and Communications and step in when asked
- Ability to make risk-averse decisions and considered judgements acting as brand and reputation ambassador
- Represent Grassroots Suicide Prevention on external groups and promote our services and expertise.
Bonus points for:
- Demonstrating resilience to working hard remotely and being self-driven and motivated
- Design skills and ability to use Canva and/ or InDesign
- Experience of project management of large campaigns
- Design and publishing of web pages
- Experience of PR
- Experience of sales, particularly of courses
Please read the full JD attached
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position: Fundraising Manager (reporting to CEO/ Head of Operations)
Location: Work from home (within 2 hours commute of London) – ability to attend meetings in London and national programmes on adhoc basis
About the Organisation: The Aleto Foundation is a dynamic and forward-thinking charity committed to promoting social mobility and empowering talented young people to reach their full potential. Our mission is to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through our diverse range of programmes, we aim to foster leadership skills, cultivate resilience, and unlock the potential of future young leaders. Founded by Sir Ken Olisa in 2010, The Aleto Foundation has helped to develop over 1,000 young people through leadership and mentoring programmes to date. As we continue to grow and expand our reach, we are seeking a talented and passionate Fundraising Director to join our team.
Position Overview: As the Fundraising Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving our fundraising efforts to support our mission. Working remotely, you will lead and implement innovative fundraising strategies to secure funds from a variety of sources, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and government grants. Your expertise will be instrumental in enabling us to reach our financial goals and make a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and Implement Fundraising Strategies: Create and execute comprehensive fundraising plans to achieve annual revenue targets, focusing on major gifts, fundraising campaigns and corporate partnerships.
Cultivate and Manage Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders to enhance their engagement with our mission. Develop and implement donor stewardship programmes.
Grant & Trusts Bid Writing: Lead grant and trust fundraising efforts by researching opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, ensuring compliance, and fostering relationships with funders to secure vital financial support for the charity's mission and programmes.
Innovative Campaigns: Lead the development of creative and effective fundraising campaigns to engage existing donors and attract new supporters. Utilise digital platforms and social media to enhance fundraising efforts.
Collaboration: Work closely with the executive team, head of programme delivery, and communications staff to align fundraising strategies with the overall organisational goals and messaging.
Budget Oversight: Manage the fundraising budget efficiently, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to achieve maximum impact.
Qualifications:
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Proven experience in fundraising, with a focus on major gifts, corporate partnerships, and grant writing.
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Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
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Demonstrable track record of meeting and exceeding fundraising targets.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to work independently and remotely while maintaining a high level of productivity and motivation.
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Familiarity with social mobility issues and a passion for making a positive impact on individuals' lives.
Application Process: If you are passionate about fundraising to help make a difference to the work Aleto does to positively impact the lives of talented young individuals, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your CV, along with a cover letter outlining your relevant experience, salary expectations and why you are interested in the role.
The Aleto Foundation is an equal opportunity organisation. We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Thank you for considering joining The Aleto Foundation and contributing to our mission of empowering young leaders and fostering social mobility.
The Health Team is an ambitious and dynamic team, with a focus on what Barnardo's needs to deliver to ensure we become an integrated Health & Social Care charity.
Barnardo's has a new 3-year corporate strategy “Changing Childhoods, Changing Lives", which identifies the need to support children and young people struggling with their mental health and wellbeing and the Health Team are integral to ensuring the success of the strategy.
We are looking for a Programme Manager for Mental Health to help drive our Children and Young People's Mental Health programmes of work. This role will support the Strategic Programme Lead for Mental Health in the practical delivery of the aims and objectives of the Corporate Strategy. The overall ambition is to ensure that Barnardo's can deliver better mental health outcomes, sustainably, for more babies, children, and young people across the UK, making sure they are safer, happier, healthier, and more hopeful.
The Programme Manager position is ideal for candidates who have operational children and young people's mental health delivery experience but are now looking for a new challenge and seeking a role that delivers transformational change at scale and pace. For candidates with a health background, joining the voluntary sector can offer more flexible working with high degrees of autonomy and independence. It is a dynamic sector, often leading the way with new ideas and innovative solutions. In this role you will develop a deep understanding of the needs of children, young people, and families, which will enable you to creatively design, plan and deliver outcome-focused programmes. It is a fantastic opportunity to be closer to the action, where you will see the real difference, you make to the lives of children and young people.
You will need to be a driven and dynamic team player who has proven ability to support and influence project implementation and will have experience working within or alongside a range of health sectors and with a variety of health stakeholders. The role will involve the successful production of accessible reports, papers, project plans, risk assessments and management information.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a charity that focuses its efforts and energies where it can make the biggest difference for children and young people and part of a health team that is involved in supporting transformational change to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people,
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work for the largest children's charity and provider of children's services
- 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and a Barnardo's Recognition Day.
- Chance to develop, grow and scale provision.
- Support to access learning and development opportunities to pursue your career goals
- Company pension scheme
Salary shown is a salary range, the starting salary can be negotiated for exceptional candidates.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Region Home based
Post Type Permanent
Working Pattern Part time – 15 hours per week
Role Type Strategic
Salary Range £35,000 per annum pro rata
Pension The Company operates an auto enrolment pension scheme
Annual Leave 30 days per year including statutory and public holidays pro rata
Security checks DBS check required
About Us
The National Flood Forum (NFF) is the only independent national charity dedicated to supporting and representing people at risk of flooding. Established in 2002 by those affected by flooding, we passionately put people at the heart of flood risk management. Our goal is to empower individuals and communities to recover from flooding and get the best possible outcomes. We put people first. We act as an honest, trustworthy and independent broker on behalf of flooded people.
We work across four key areas:
- Providing information via our helpline and website
- Recovery Services in flooded areas
- Flood Action Groups
- Policy and Advocacy
With over 300 Flood Action Groups across England and Wales and handling more than 1000 calls annually through our helpline, NFF plays a crucial role in supporting and representing flood-affected and at-risk communities. We collaborate closely with flood risk management agencies, local authorities, and government bodies. We also aspire to a collaborative, supportive, and solution-focused environment for our staff.
About the Role
This is a key role to support our Operations Co-ordinator with accounting and financial administration of the charity.
Responsibilities
- Managing and recording all financial transactions of the business, journal entries, sales ledger and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations, general ledger management, banking, making payments, staff expenses, credit control, weekly and monthly reporting to management, closing the sales ledger and purchase ledger at the end of each month, ensuring all month end journals are posted and any other duties as required by the organisation
- Process timesheets, Gift Aid claims and payroll
- Carry out Partial Exemption calculations for VAT purposes
- Reviewing draft contracts for financial implications
- Kashflow software experience preferred but not essential
- Ensuring restricted grants are analysed and allocated accordingly
- Support the organisation with projects and tasks as required
- Respond to queries over the telephone, email and face to face
- Previous experience in a similar role for a charity
How This Role Contributes to Our Strategy
- Community Support: Supporting management team with good financial practices enabling savings and better value for money
- Partnerships: Developing strong relationships with partner organisations.
- Income Generation: Supporting income streams through excellent financial practices and supporting business development activity with financial analysis
- Collaboration: Fostering a collaborative approach within the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The Role:
- The PR Manager is accountable for the planning, development and delivery of high performing UK wide integrated Public Relations (PR) activity.
- This role is responsible for leading, inspiring and developing a team of 3 Senior PR Officers to deliver the PR strategy, through the work of the Trust.
- The PR Manager will work collaboratively with the Social Media Manager and Influencer Manager to integrate and amplify shared activity to enable maximum exposure for the Trust.
- The role is also responsible for issues management, safeguarding the Trust’s reputation alongside the Lead Social and PR Manager.
- This role sits within the Social, PR and Influencing team, led by the Lead Social and PR Manager. This team is part of the wider Brand and Comms Directorate.
- This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Attendance at Head Office in Grantham is expected at least once per month, along with other visits as required. The role will also involve visiting sites and events to support PR activity.
The Candidate:
- You will be an inspiring leader with substantial experience in leading PR or related teams.
- You’ll have an in-depth understanding of PR at national level and strong experience of stakeholder management.
- You’ll be confident in crisis communications and responding to reputational issues.
- You’ll have experience leading and developing teams, embedding new ways of working, and managing change.
- You will hold strong influencing and negotiation skills, be comfortable working under pressure and have highly developed organisation and prioritisation skills.
- You’ll be confident setting KPIs and direction for the teams and will have proven success leading integrated PR and Social campaigns.
- Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.
Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.
We expect interviews to be held w.c 9th December 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
Myaware is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to the care and support of people affected by myasthenia related conditions. Our vision is that all people with a myasthenia condition can live well now, and in the future. To achieve this the charity provides support for people with myasthenia conditions, and their families and carers. Members of the charity have access to a wide range of educational resources, online events, peer-to-peer support groups, and a welfare benefit advisory service. The organisation campaigns for better medical services for people with myasthenia and raises the awareness of healthcare professionals in acute and primary settings. In addition, the charity develops and promotes worldclass leading research in the treatment and prevention of myasthenia conditions.
About you
We’re looking for the best of the best to be part of our caring and innovative organisation. The Communications Manager will be a skilled communications professional with strong campaign and project management experience and a passion for driving the conversation about healthcare. They’ll be a proactive team player with excellent writing skills, experience of engaging across different channels, from PR to digital and a track record of delivering communication campaigns with impact, writing educational resources and audience-led website content. The Communications Manager will work collaboratively across the organisation to support the timely and effective delivery of large communications projects. They will put strategic thinking into action to help identify key communications priority areas across the charity and facilitate the generation of creative content.
It is an exciting time to join Myaware UK, as we have recently had a change in leadership, with a new CEO at the helm and a dynamic members-led strategy to support the delivery of our objectives and long-term goals. We need your drive, knowledge, creativity, fun and sensitivity to help us raise awareness of the purpose of the charity, enabling people with myasthenia to be supported throughout their lives, and for our scientists to continue to work towards finding new therapies, treatments, and a cure.
Key Benefits
· Flexible working
· Generous holiday allowance
· NEST workplace pension scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Life assurance after 6 months of service
· Investment in your personal and professional development
Your Role
The post holder will be a strong planner, organiser, pro-active team player and hands-on campaigner. You’ll be a key member of the Communications Team and use your strong collaborative skills to work effectively with our Fundraising and Membership Support Teams to create powerful, transformative communications and campaigns.
You will be results driven and enjoy managing multiple communications projects across different channels to increase engagement levels with different stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing charity and directly contribute towards improving lives of people living with myasthenia.
Line Manager: CEO
Line Management Responsibilities:
Line management of our Digital staff, but we are looking to grow our Communications Team and hope to have a Social Media specialist soon.
Your Responsibilities will include:
Campaign development and management:
· Develop and project manage a programme of integrated communication campaigns that grab attention and encourage action to support our vision and mission.
- Work closely with the Fundraising and Membership Support Teams to develop aligned messaging and campaign assets and to deliver these across a variety of platforms.
- Lead on the creation of compelling campaign assets and content (e.g. educational and self-help, online actions and campaign toolkits).
- Manage campaign timeframes and budgets seeking a good, quantifiable return on investment.
- Responsible for the organisations membership database (currently on Raisers Edge) and champagning the charity to grow its membership base.
- Gather and present audience insight to inform our campaigns and ensure our campaigning work is evidence-led.
- Set and measure campaign KPIs, conduct campaign de-briefs and write campaign evaluations, encourage a culture of testing and learning and growing our campaigning approach.
- Seek relevant external collaboration opportunities with allies and partners to amplify our campaigns.
- Where appropriate, commission and manage the relationship with external creative, campaigning and advertising agencies.
Projects and events management:
- Organise, plan and deliver our involvement at online and in person events, and help showcase the different types of support Myaware UK has to offer the myasthenia community.
- Design, deliver and project manage cross-organisational communication activities which will raise the profile myasthenia related conditions.
- Support the CEO to deliver the organisations new website aimed at supporting the needs of people living with myasthenia, raising awareness of healthcare professionals, and championing world-class research.
- Support the Fundraising Team with the communication requirements for events, the Research and Partnerships Team with communication about new research and medical advances, and the Membership Support Team with communication about our services.
Cross-functional collaboration
- Work closely with the Fundraising and the Membership Support Teams to integrate campaign efforts and identify the relevant campaign issues, priorities and opportunities for fundraising, influencing policy and network membership growth.
- Support Myaware UKs broader communications that are strategically aligned with locally focused communications activities, projects and events.
- Collaborate with freelancers, consultants, agencies, volunteers, supporters, and stakeholders to amplify our communications and campaigns reach and impact.
- Represent Myaware UK alongside other team members at events, workshops, conferences and more to advance our communication and campaign objectives.
Innovation and improvement:
- Stay current with sector and specialist trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously grow our communications and campaign effectiveness.
- Implement feedback and lessons learned to refine and improve our communications and campaigns approach.
Skills, experience and behaviours
1. Education:
Essential
- An undergraduate degree or equivalent professional training or at least 5 years relevant experience in a relevant subject area (e.g. Communications, Campaigns, Marketing, Media, Social Campaigns)
Desirable:
- A professional qualification in a relevant subject area (e.g. CIPR, CIM, CIDM)
2. Experience:
Essential:
- At least three years' experience leading in a communications and campaigns role in a comparable organisation, leading successful campaigns to further organisational objectives.
- Proven experience in executing multi-channel paid and low/no cost integrated communications campaigns (owned, earned and bought) to drive advocacy / behaviour change.
- Experience in managing communication projects resulting in effective events or activities.
- Experience in creating and implementing innovative, bold and effective communications ideas that gain traction.
- Experience of evaluating communications and campaigns and measuring impact.
- Experience in managing budgets and financial planning for campaigns.
- Proven experience of adapting communications approaches for a range of stakeholders to create maximum impact.
- Experience of briefing, commissioning and collaborating with communications, campaigns or creative freelancers and / or agencies.
- Experience working in a sector relevant to Myaware UK - understanding the UK healthcare landscape.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in communications and campaigns in a membership-led organisation.
- Experience of working in communications and campaigns in a fundraising context.
- Experience of working in communications and campaigns in an advocacy context.
- Experience of working in communications and campaigns in healthcare.
- Understanding of the workings of national, local and devolved governments.
3. Skills:
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for effective engagement.
- Strong organisational skills with experience in managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Ability to use digital campaigning tools and Client Relationship Management systems.
4. Personal qualities:
Essential:
- Proactive, creative and flexible, with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively and autonomously from home, while also working collaboratively as part of a caring team.
- Has a passion for campaigning and what it can achieve in shifting behaviour and enabling more rewilding to happen.
- Creativity, with the ability to unlock innovation as an individual and a team player.
- A professional qualification in a relevant subject area (e.g. CIPR, CIM, CIDM)
- Understanding of the workings of national, local and devolved governments.
- Experience of working in communications and campaigns in a fundraising and advocacy context
This job description is not all encompassing and may change to reflect need. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
We are a fun team who work from home and/or co-working spaces. We will support you to achieve a suitable virtual working environment. This role will be involved in coordinating and attending events and meetings face to face across Britain, so a willingness to travel with occasional overnight stays is essential.
Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a tailored cover letter.
Applications close at: Thursday 14th November 2024 11:59 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 18th November 2024. Interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams.
This post, due to its nature, duties and responsibilities, will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS. This is funded by Myaware UK.
We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, and we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date at any time.
Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with Lupus UK in their search for a Finance and Resources Manager to take lead responsibility for the effective and efficient day to day operation of the organisation's finances. This is a part-time (4-days a week), permanent role offered remotely, hybrid or office based.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which is uncommon, complex and poorly understood. It affects the immune system and can cause lasting damage to the kidneys, skin, heart, lungs and/or brain. Lupus disproportionately affects women and people from Black African, Caribbean, and Asian ancestries. Around 50,000 people in the UK are thought to have lupus (approximately 1 in 1000).
LUPUS UK is the only national charity supporting people living with lupus and those that care for them. We hold an ambition for a world where people with lupus can live full and active lives. We work hard to empower people by providing information about lupus and offering support, so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively.
Reporting to the CEO, the Finance and Resources Manager will ensure the effective, accurate and efficient day-to-day management of all financial matters, including preparing monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasts. The postholder will be responsible for providing strategic financial advice and analysis to the CEO and Board by preparing and presenting finance papers. Additionally, the postholder will lead on the relationship with Landlord, HR, IT and legal service provides. The Finance and Resources Manager will play a full role in the senior leadership team, contributing to the overall development of organisational capacity.
To be successful, you will have considerable experience of day-to-day financial management in a comparable role. You will have detailed knowledge of accounting principles and proficiently in accounting, with an accounting qualification beneficial, but by no means essential. You will have demonstrable charity sector experience, including strong knowledge of Charity SORP, gift aid claims and restricted/unrestricted charity funds. You will have excellent communication skills, able to be a strong team player and contribute to the overall development of the organisation.
To discuss this role further, in the first instance please apply with your CV only. Strong candidates will be contacted for a more in-depth conversation and the full job description.
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.
Important Note: Due to the nature of the role we will only consider applications from candidates based in or around Birmingham.
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, hold a deep knowledge and connection to Birmingham and are capable of working with and supporting changemakers and community groups across the city.
We have worked in Birmingham for five years and the need and urgency for our work is greater than ever, with the many live grassroots campaigns across Birmingham mobilising people to come together to save libraries, youth services and social housing. We know that a shared root cause of all of these crises is the city’s economic system.
This role leads our work across Birmingham to help build our collective capacity to analyse, strategise and take action for economic system change in the city. It will coordinate our Programme team to deliver different initiatives that support a growing movement for economic justice across the city - particularly focused on building support and engagement amongst grassroots changemakers and communities experiencing economic injustice. It will manage projects and resources, conduct programme development and delivery, oversee outreach and partnerships, changemaker recruitment and contribute to fundraising - ultimately play a key role in shaping our regional impact. This position is crucial in coordinating our work across Birmingham and driving meaningful collaboration with local and national stakeholders, in particular working collaboratively with Economic Justice Brum, a long term initiative working on local economic systems change.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
Birmingham Programme Development
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of People’s Economy’s strategy into a programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, identify the resources People’s Economy needs to deliver its strategy in Birmingham and contribute to fundraising for the organisation’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with community and civil society partners, including members of the Economic Justice Brum
- Working closely with the Head of Community, lead the development of People’s Economy’s programme of outreach and relationship building with changemakers in Birmingham including current grassroots campaigns such as Save Birmingham, Save Birmingham Youth Service (SBYS), Ladywood Unite, Save Druids Heath and the Birmingham Fair Housing Campaign.
Birmingham Programme Delivery
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham and ensure it is well embedded, integrated and supportive in the local economic justice landscape
- Play a leading role in our collaborative work with Economic Justice Brum ensuring consistent coordination, support and relational working
- Lead our work on developing and delivering a creative communications plan for Economic Justice Brum, as People’s Economy is its appointed communications partner
- Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers from Birmingham to opportunities within People’s Economy’s training and support programmes
- With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions when appropriate
- Facilitate spaces and workshops for our changemakers, partners and other stakeholders
- Maintain relationships with changemakers from Birmingham while they are involved in People’s Economy’s programmes and act as a key point of contact
Supporting other work strands
- Feed into the development and implementation of other work strands including community building and the organisational communications strategy
Managing projects and people
- Work with the Head of People and Operations to recruit freelancers to help deliver People’s Economy’s programme work in Birmingham
- Line manage freelancers contributing to People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham, and any staff roles which (in future) report to Programme Manager Birmingham
- Manage (or contribute to) non-programme projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
- Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
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