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Join Our Team as a CRM Manager

Are you passionate about leveraging data to make a tangible difference in people's lives? At St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, we're seeking a dynamic CRM Manager to enhance our supporter engagement and optimize our fundraising efforts. In this pivotal role, you'll manage and develop our Donorfy supporter database, providing technical expertise, guidance, and training on our CRM systems. Your analytical skills will drive insightful campaign selections and analyses, directly supporting our mission to combat homelessness. If you're ready to apply your CRM expertise to create meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you!​

Job Title: CRM Manager

Responsible to: Head of Individual Giving

Line Management: none

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, but we are open to flexible working arrangements, part-time or compressed hours for the right candidate

Hours: 35 per week

Location: Runway East, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London. WC1A 2SN. Bloomsbury & Holborn Coworking & Private Offices (runwayea.st) 

We offer flexible and hybrid working, but office-based work will be expected regularly.

Salary: starting from £43,000 per annum

Benefits: includes 25 days holidays with length of service increments (plus bank and public holidays), contributory company pension, flexible working options, enhanced family friendly and sick leave policies and more…​

Main Purpose of Role

• To manage and develop the charity’s supporter database Donorfy ensuring the database is used to optimize fundraising activity
• Provide technical expertise, guidance and training on the charity’s CRM systems.
• To manage and deliver insightful, robust campaign selections and analysis to support fundraising activity, planning and monitoring.

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Main Responsibilities

CRM Management

• Management and development of our Donorfy database in line with fundraising income and engagement plans.
• Provide user training and ongoing support to colleagues on how best to use the CRM
• Develop ways to integrate payment sources and platforms with the database andmanage new data sources and data exchange between systems.
• Maintain data quality through regular data cleansing processes.
• Manage the timely collection of Gift Aid income. Assist the team with maximising this income from supporters.
• Develop and maintain accurate documentation for all data processes.
• Manage & develop processes for our regular giving programme, alongside this develop regular reporting needed to deliver this activity.
• Support the Head of IG with the technical delivery of our BBC Radio 4 Christmas appeal, specifically liasing with BBC to make sure our platforms are compliant and integrated with our database.

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  Insight & reporting

• Deliver regular reporting to the team, measuring supporter engagement, retention and campaign performance.
• Deliver insightful and robust campaign selections and analysis to optimise fundraising campaigns.
• Liaise with the finance team on monthly income reconciliation.

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  General

• Maintain up to date knowledge of SMITFC’s work
• Ensure the CRM fulfils all charity collection requirements, ensuring regulatory compliance and adhering to charity GDPR policies.
• Manage the various agencies that we work with in order to develop, maintain and streamline our data and processes.

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  Person Specification

  Experience and Knowledge

• Significant experience developing and managing CRM Databases
• Experience of using a CRM system preferably Donorfy
• Experience with Data Protection/ GDPR policies and compliance, ICO, HMRC and other relevant regulatory guidelines.
• Proven experience and understanding of a fundraising programme similar to St Martins.
• Proven experience in creating data selections, imports and the creation of reports.
• Knowledge of supporter care requirements to maintain an efficient database.
• Experience of managing external suppliers within a technical environment.

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  Skills and Competencies

• Confident with data and its application in a fundraising/supporter context
• Excellent IT Skills including Microsoft Office 365
• Good communication skills, able to present complex data in an understandable way.
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Good collaboration skills
• Ability to work accurately and methodically under pressure, and to meet deadlines

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How to apply 

If you are passionate about our work to address homelessness and would like to join the Charity as its CRM Manager, please complete the application form available on our online jobs board.

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Submit your CV and a supporting statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in this role
• Your relevant experience, particularly in database management and fundraising​

Application Timeline

We are accepting applications until Monday, 17th March, but we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

• First interviews: Planned for 19th and 20th March
• Second round (including a task): Scheduled for 26th and 27th March​

We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible and reserve the right to close applications early if we find the right candidate.

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Grant-maker, policy developer and secretary to five trust boards and their sub-Committees. Coordinating their meetings: preparing agendas, papers and reports, taking minutes, and circulating papers as required. With this, to produce further reports and briefing papers as required.

Support foundation strategy and strategic reviews – provide recommendations to each body informing decisions on strategy.  Maintain effective monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of funding.

Working for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to change the lives of those living with cancer.

As Events Executive you will support the Events Manager (Cultivation) with a range of events, used to engage and steward existing supporters and attract new donors. You will support the Senior Events Manager to deliver the Ever After Garden, our illuminated in memory rose garden that takes place each winter, and work with the Individual Giving team to deliver their annual Celebrate a Life events at both our Sutton and Chelsea hospitals.

This is an opportune time to join The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity as we embark on our exciting new event strategy to fund the world-leading work of The Royal Marsden. We are a high-performing team, and this role presents an exciting opportunity to play a vital part in helping us to realise our ambition whilst developing your career within an ambitious organisation. 

ReachOut is a national youth development charity and a strategic partner for schools. Through collective mentoring and engaging activities, we build socio-emotional skills that transform outcomes for young people constrained by circumstance.

Reporting to the Senior Partnerships Officer, the Community & Events Fundraising Officer plays a key role within our organisation, forming part of the Income & Partnerships Team.

This role is critical to ensuring the smooth running of the organisations key fundraising events, including the Hackney Half Marathon, our Charity Cup tournaments in London & Manchester and growing our wider individual giving and events fundraising. The role will lead on our community and events fundraising aligned with our four-year fundraising plan, help shape, launch and deliver our high-net worth offer and build our approach to new school engagement and the sales/retention experience.      

We are looking for an experienced home-based trust fundraiser to bring in 6 figure donations from charitable trusts and foundations building on our existing successes in this field, and who will play a vital part in the continued growth of Bipolar UK. 

Shape life-changing partnerships between veterans and assistance dogs. Lead dynamic fundraising initiatives that directly empower veterans battling mental health challenges.

Why VETERANS WITH DOGS?

We pioneer the UK’s first evidence-based assistance dog programme specifically for veterans with PTSD and other trauma related mental health conditions Every £25,000 raised trains a new assistance dog partnership – creating lifelong bonds that rebuild independence.

About the Role

As Community Fundraising and Events Manager, you'll have a unique opportunity to shape this pivotal role and drive our fundraising success. You'll lead our community and events fundraising efforts, establish lasting partnerships, and make a real difference to veterans' lives.

We're looking for a passionate, proactive, and innovative individual who thrives on making an impact. You'll bring creativity, strategic thinking, and a track record of successful fundraising to this role. Your expertise and ideas will be valued and listened to, and you'll have the full support of our CEO, staff team, and Board of Trustees.

If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge and be part of a passionate team transforming lives, one wet nose at a time, we encourage you to apply. 

Key Responsibilities

Community and Events Fundraising

• Develop and deliver creative community fundraising initiatives
• Promote challenge events and ensure positive fundraising experiences
• Collaborate on the delivery of an annual flagship fundraising event
• Showcase fundraising successes through various communication channels

Corporate and Community Partnerships

• Identify and nurture long-term relationships with local businesses
• Establish collaborative initiatives with schools, universities, and community organisations

Volunteer Management

• Build and retain a network of volunteers and ambassadors
• Organise volunteer resources for event delivery

Strategic Planning and Reporting

• Develop and execute a robust annual fundraising plan
• Report on income and evaluate partnership outcomes

Compliance and Administration

• Ensure adherence to all policies, procedures, and legal requirements
• Conduct due diligence on speakers, suppliers, and prospect partners

Person Specification

Essential Experience

• Experience of community and events fundraising
• Experience managing volunteers and fostering stakeholder relationships
• Planning and delivering innovative fundraising events
• Proficiency in digital fundraising and marketing

Desirable Experience

• Working with veterans, mental health organisations, or assistance dog charities
• Launching new community fundraising initiatives
• Existing network of business contacts in the local area

Skills

• Highly IT literate (including CRM systems, preferably Salesforce)
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong relationship-building abilities
• Self-motivated, organised, and results-driven
• Team player with a positive, ambitious, and proactive attitude

Knowledge

• Principles of effective fundraising from multiple income streams
• Effective marketing, communications, and engagement strategies
• Gold-standard cultivation and stewardship plans for relationship fundraising
• UK charity law and fundraising regulations

Other Requirements

• Commitment to our mission, values, and cause
• Enhanced DBS check and commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme
• 28 days' annual leave (pro-rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays
• Dog-friendly office environment and supportive team culture

Apply Now

Ready to take on a rewarding challenge? Apply today and be part of a passionate team transforming lives, one wet nose at a time!

First Interview Date: 3/4/25 and 4/4/25 (via Teams call)

Second Interview Date: 17/4/25 (in person in our office in Exeter)

If you are a motivated and creative individual with a passion for people and fundraising, we encourage you to apply.

VETERANS WITH DOGS celebrates UK Armed Forces veterans – lived experience of military service is valued but not essential. We particularly welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates and those with hidden disabilities.

Location: London Office
Salary: £30,000.00- £34,000.00pa
Hours: 37.5 per week
Department: Marketing and Communications
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Job Title: Marketing, Communications and Events Manager

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and creative Marketing, Communications and Events Manager to take an active role in raising our profile, overseeing our digital presence and spearheading our fundraising events.

The ideal candidate will create engaging content, managing web and social media updates and build a strong online community. They will also develop and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners to promote and manage impactful fundraising events.

The role will sit within our newly created Marketing and Communications department, supporting all areas across marketing and communications but will also work closely with the corporate fundraising team.

Work Environment:

• Full-time position, with flexible work-from-home options available.
• 2 days a week in London offices.
• Regular travel to houses in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative team environment.

If you’re passionate about marketing, communications and events management and looking for a role where you can make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits: Health Care Flexible working hours Staff Uniform Service recognition-additional holiday Staff meals-Operational roles only Business Expenses reimbursed Staff award scheme monthly

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Sports Events Coordinator 

Children with Cancer UK is hiring a Sports Events Coordinator to manage a range of mid-value sporting events, support the wider Sports Events team, and provide an exceptional experience to event participants. This role involves planning, organising, and delivering events, with responsibilities that include maintaining project plans, assisting with the TCS London Marathon, and optimising supporter journeys to meet fundraising goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Project-manage mid-level sports events, ensuring comprehensive project and marketing plans are in place.
• Engage and support participants to maximize fundraising, providing top-tier customer service.
• Maintain up-to-date event and supporter records in Salesforce, and assist with keeping the website current.
• Track campaign performance, report on KPIs, and collaborate with the team to enhance the sports event portfolio.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will bring experience in customer service, project management, and relationship-building, preferably within the charity sector. Strong organisational skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and a proactive approach to managing multiple projects are essential. Evening and weekend availability for events across the UK is required, with time off in lieu.

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Digital Engagement Manager

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You will be instrumental in shaping the Printing Charity’s use of digital, online and social media channels to extend the organisation’s reach to new audiences, making them aware of the services we provide; and inspiring two-way engagement with current partners and new audience groups. The role will also be key in communicating service developments, and providing robust, engaging online support for the charity’s 200th anniversary activity.

With responsibility for setting, implementing and evaluating the organisation’s overall online communications and engagement strategy, and with plenty of opportunity within the role for creative content development, plus line management of the Events and Communications Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring we can be here for as many people as possible as we approach our 200th year.

Join Our Team as a Virtual Challenges Manager!

After a significant period of growth, Social AF is excited to announce an opportunity for a Virtual Challenges Manager to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in managing relationships with our charity partners and overseeing the performance and development of our moderators. With a team of 30 Moderators and Team Leaders (self-employed contractors) supporting up to 25 events in peak months, you will ensure the smooth operation of our social fundraising challenges. Your responsibilities will include monitoring KPIs, developing training programs, and recruiting new team members. Additionally, you will manage a portfolio of charity partner accounts, providing top-notch service to maximise income generation and ensure challenges run to an exceptional standard. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser who thrives on building relationships and delivering high-quality work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of key charity partner accounts, including hosting weekly update meetings and providing ongoing support throughout the duration of their challenge.
• Provide expert advice to our charity partners to maximise their challenge income.
• Develop and deliver end-of-challenge reports.
• Conduct ongoing challenge and performance analysis.
• Maximise retention for existing charity partners.
• Identify charity partners that are a good fit for our other services and support with cross-selling.
• Work with the Virtual Challenges Officer on content plans, supporter journeys, and event setup.
• Line manage the Virtual Challenges Officer.
• Lead the management of our moderation team.
• Assist with moderator training, including identifying knowledge/skill gaps, creating materials, and delivering training.
• Take an active role in recruiting new moderators.
• Organize and deliver team meetings.
• Plan and hold charity introductions and pre-challenge briefing meetings with moderators.
• Support with the development of weekly rotas and moderator group placements.

Person Specification:

• At least 3 years' fundraising experience.
• Minimum of 12 months’ experience running a Facebook Challenge or Social Fundraising Portfolio.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building and management skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and manage a varied workload.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and responsive to changing circumstances at short notice.
• Team player.

Desirable:

• Experience managing and moderating Facebook Groups.
• Experience using GivePanel or a similar platform.
• Experience working with third-party agencies on Social Fundraising Challenges.
• Line management experience to lead and develop a high-performing team.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social AF is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.

To apply, send your CV and a short covering statement (300 words), along with answers to the following questions:

1. Tell us more about your experience managing a Social Fundraising portfolio, highlighting any direct experience with Facebook Challenges.
2. Please share more about any line management experience you have.
3. What motivated you to apply for this role?

We look forward to hearing from you!

We are seeking a talented individual to join our driven team to help us fundraise for our multi-million-pound programme of investment in the children’s hospital and NICU. 

This exciting role offers a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring and multi-talented individual to develop their career in a fast-paced and ambitious charity. You’ll need great organisational skills to manage multiple activities, strong written communications skills and be a talented and highly motivated team player. You will have a background in fundraising or events and will have the ability to look after our amazing supporters through outstanding stewardship.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Senior Events Fundraiser to ensure that the events programme expands and grows from strength to strength. You will be able to engage, motivate and influence a wide range of people, including members of the public and key stakeholders. Enthusiasm, initiative and energy are important attributes for the role.

The successful applicant will help organise the charity’s events fundraising portfolio and steward participants to generate income. Our current portfolio includes Wallace & Gromit-themed events such as Wallace & Gromit’s Wrong Trousers Day, charity-led challenge events such as our new Three Peaks Challenge, as well as third-party challenge events such as skydives and half marathons. You will also help deliver key supporter stewardship events, working alongside the Corporate and Philanthropy Teams.

2025 is an exciting year as our Gromit Unleashed 3 public arts trail will take place over the summer. Gromit Unleashed 3 follows three trailblazing and award-winning public art trails from Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, in partnership with Aardman. To date these award-winning events have generated over £20 million to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This role will have the opportunity to be part of the trail and will support the execution of the highly anticipated trail Exhibition and Auction.

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Michael’s Hospital and offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for its approx. 40 staff. The foundation of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an essential part. Our staff are talented, creative, ambitious and Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal’s most important resource. 

Volunteering is vital to the Trust not only because of the contribution volunteers make to the Trust’s strategic delivery, but also for the opportunities volunteering provides to engage with and connect people from the wider Bristol area. The Volunteer Manager will support volunteers to develop their skills and use their experiences to support the Trust.

The Volunteering Manager will have responsibility for the growth and delivery of the volunteer programme. You’ll work with the Senior Leadership team to devise a strategy for growth and work to shape and improve the whole volunteer journey from recruitment and induction through to reward and recognition and everything in between. You will work closely with the Volunteer Officer and all departments across the charity to ensure that our programme responds to the needs of the Trusts in a scalable, sustainable, and agile way while providing a rewarding high-quality experience for our incredible volunteers.

Key duties:

• Take responsibility for the volunteer programme and lead in growing our volunteer team in line with organisational need.
• Develop recruitment plans and lead on recruiting volunteers from new groups or communities and develop a schedule of recruitment events, and work to improve inclusivity and diversity across our volunteering programme.
• Implement and deliver an end-to-end volunteer supporter care journey to ensure that every volunteer feels valued, included and informed. You will develop a programme of events, activities and training sessions to ensure that all volunteers are fully briefed with up-to-date Trust information and inspired to carry out their roles.
• Work with Senior Managers accross the Trust to develop new volunteering roles and work closely with volunteer supervisors to ensure they are equipped to oversee the volunteers in their areas.
• To represent the Trust’s volunteer programme to external audiences, and find opportunities to learn, share and develop best practice working.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking candidates with experience of working with and managing volunteers, ensuring that every volunteer feels valued, included and informed. You will have experience of recruitment and mentoring and able to build effective working relationships with different teams, senior leaders and external stakeholders, and you will enjoy being the key point of contact for our volunteers, representing and advocating for their interests and needs.

About the SS Great Britain Trust

In the 54 years since the SS Great Britain returned to Bristol, the SS Great Britian Trust has taken forward the work of the pioneering volunteers who saved the ship, transforming a rusting hulk into one of the city’s leading visitor attractions and a groundbreaking story of maritime history and conservation.  We are rated as one of the top 10 museums in the UK, with over 80 staff, more than 150 volunteers and approximately 140,000 visitors per year.

The Trust is now looking for a Volunteer Manager to grow and develop the volunteer programme so that the SS Great Britain Trust has a diverse cohort of volunteers who are knowledgeable and motivated to support the delivery of the organisation’s strategy. 

To apply

Please visit our website to download the Applicant Pack and Application Form. 

For queries, or if you require the documents in an alternative format, please contact the Trust directly.

The closing date for completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 12 March. Interviews will be held on Friday 21st March.

Our working culture is collaborative, friendly and inclusive and everyone at the SS Great Britain Trust is encouraged to learn and grow with the company. We offer competitive staff benefits, a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and services to support staff wellbeing. We are also proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

The Friends of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (UK Charity No 1016883)  is a voluntary organisation and registered charity which supports the work of the hospital for the benefit of patients, their families and staff.

In this part-time position (4 days a week) the Charity Manager represents the public face of the Friends, promoting its ideals and activities by liaising and communicating with Friends members, hospital staff and members of the public. The successful candidate is likely to have experience of the charity or not-for-profit sector and excellent all-round administrative, communication and management skills.

Based in one of the UK’s leading NHS hospitals, this post offers rewarding work for a cheerful, friendly and tolerant person dedicated to the ideals of service and support in a healing environment.

We are seeking a skilled relationship manager who can create an exceptional experience for our high-value partnerships and play an essential role in our dynamic corporate Partnerships team. Join us in driving outstanding results and making a meaningful impact as we work towards our RoSPA mission. Our efforts focus on preventing accidents, emphasising home safety, health and safety courses, road safety, and workplace health and safety.

Location: Hybrid with regional travel (must be able to commute to the Birmingham HQ twice a week)

For over 100 years, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has worked to create a safer society and prevent accidents which needlessly kill, injure and maim thousands of individuals each year.  We have grown in to a uniquely, well-rounded safety charity with an increasing global influence necessary to drive change in the modern world and strive towards our vision of an accident-free world.

As a part of RoSPA’s Partnerships team, you will play a vital role in helping to achieve this by driving growth with UK based and international organisations.

So, are you …?

• An experienced Partnerships Manager, or similar, looking to branch out
• A good communicator both written and verbal
• Committed to promoting high standards of service and advice
• Passionate about the life-enhancing and saving potential of health and safety

As a Partnerships Manager, you will:

• Lead the creation and delivery of compelling proposals to prospective partners.
• Develop persuasive pitch materials to effectively present partnership opportunities to potential clients.
• Close deals by identifying opportunities, addressing client needs, and offering creative solutions.
• Establish and maintain relationships with new partners to expand the business network.
• Build long-lasting relationships with existing partners, ensuring continued collaboration and growth.
• Identify and seize opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships, exploring creative solutions that align with both parties’ objectives.
• Represent the company at external events, conferences, and meetings to build brand awareness and attract new partnerships.

Do you have …?

• An ability to build productive relationships with existing and potential clients
• A recognised relevant sales qualification
• A background in managing partnerships or strategic relationships

If so, we can offer you:

• Stable and long-term employment, with a leading name in the safety sector, enjoying an unrivalled reach and reputation
• The opportunity to join a committed team, and to contribute to a life-changing charitable mission
• Opportunities for training and professional development to help build your career in communications
• Salary sacrifice benefits: (including pension scheme, holiday purchase, Bikes2Work, car leasing scheme and Workplace Nursery scheme)
• Wellbeing: GP line, Health Cash Plan (including Employee Assistance Programme and gym/spa discounts), hybrid working, 25 days’ leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service), office shutdown over Christmas break, long service awards
• Free parking in central Birmingham location and interactive staff days. 

The RoSPA values:

• Respectful
• Open and Independent
• Staff Empowerment
• Prevention in Proportion
• Able and Ambitious

We believe in these qualities and hope that you will identify with them.

Closing date: 25th March 2025

If you are interested in applying for this role, please visit our company website RoSPA and submit a copy of your CV and a letter summarising your suitability and available start date.   

Applicants should be aware that RoSPA may undertake searches on relevant social media websites as part of the selection process.

RoSPA is committed to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion towards all applicants, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.