Charity Events Manager Jobs

This new role aims to ensure Leicester Print Workshop's sustainability, fulfil our Arts Council England National Portfolio obligations, and boost income.

Leicester Print Workshop is a centre of excellence for fine art printmaking, providing high quality printmaking facilities and development opportunities for artists in the East Midlands and beyond.As a registered charity, our outreach work enables wider participation in printmaking, engaging community members of all ages

As Development Manager, you will drive business development by building relationships with arts organisations to promote courses, increase membership, and boost studio usage.You will fundraise to support our charitable aims and maintain workshop facilities. You will identify and promote grant opportunities for individual artist printmakers and apply for grants to improve LPW facilities and equipment.

As a collaborative leader, you will work with the Board and guide our team to implement the business plan, address members' needs, assist course participants, and contribute to the cultural life of Leicester and East Midlands.

A graduate or with significant equivalent experience, you will have: 

• A track record of management of people and budgets, with skills for leading a team and delivering objectives to target.
• Successful business development and/or philanthropic fundraising experience 
• Experience of preparing grant applications
• Good presentation skills and experience of public speaking
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Leicester Print Workshop 

Experience with an arts organisation, ideally an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, and knowledge of the printmaking or art training market are advantageous.

Play it Forward (UK) is seeking a passionate and dynamic Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to grow our income and expand our impact in Zambia. This is a unique opportunity to shape the fundraising strategy of a fast-growing charity that uses education, health, and football to transform young lives.

As our first dedicated fundraising hire in the UK, you will work closely with the CEO and the team in Zambia, bringing creativity and strategic thinking to diversify income and ensure programme sustainability.

This role includes the exciting opportunity to visit Zambia, where you will see our projects firsthand, meet our incredibly inspiring and accomplished girl’s team, and witness football’s power to change lives. If you are a motivated fundraiser who thrives on building partnerships, loves travel and wants to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you!

Background

Play it Forward is both a charitable organisation and a non-profit football club dedicated to social change in Zambia. Each year, we support over 2,500 young people through community programmes ranging from health education and HIV testing to literacy, coding, and career development. A true success story is our girls' team, whose wins on the pitch have shattered gender stereotypes and inspired young girls across Zambia. We are also particularly proud to be the only football club in Zambia to adopt equal pay for our men’s and women’s teams. 

Location:  Hybrid working options (our office is in Brixton, London)

Hours:  This is a part-time role for 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE) with flexible working days.

Rate:  £28,000-£35,000 pro rata per year (depending on experience)

Reports to:  Chief Executive Officer

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience of using your excellent communication skills to build a wide range of successful partnerships. You will be comfortable working within community and events fundraising and will need to demonstrate your ability to use your own initiative to research and identify opportunities and deliver projects or events. 

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Cook for Good to recruit a Senior Programmes Manager – an exciting opportunity to take the lead responsibility for all programmes and community activities.

Cook for Good is a purpose-driven social business that brings businesses and communities together through food. Their unique model tackles food poverty and social isolation while engaging corporate partners in impactful team-building experiences.

Location: King’s Cross, London, with working from home option

Salary: Circa £40-45,000 per annum FTE (depending on experience)

Hours: 3-4 days per week

In this dynamic role, you will work closely with the CEO and senior team to manage the community programme across Cook for Good at the Kings Cross site.

Key responsibilities

· Working with CEO to design and enhance core services to deliver impact for community based on regular feedback and review

· Line-managing the Pantry Manager, Community Manager, Operations Co-ordinator, and also have oversight of the active team of community volunteers

· Working closely with co-founders, you will review, refine and enhance the charity’s work to ensure they deliver on their social mission and the impact they have set out to achieve.

· Overseeing organisational budget ensuring delivery and resources are on track, working closely with Finance Director and reporting into CEO on monthly basis

· Leading on reporting for all grant funded activities to funders and providing information to support reporting and updates to wider corporate partners and stakeholders

· Co-ordinating evaluation and regular service reviews, quality assurance and membership feedback, working closely with the Community Manager to inform future enhancements and ensure they deliver on impact goals

· Liaising with corporate partners and funders to manage pro bono support for community including co-ordinating work experience opportunities

About you

You will have experience of working in a senior programmes role (minimum 5 years) - ideally in another social enterprise or charity. You will have overseen the set up and running of community programmes and working with a wide range of stakeholders from community beneficiaries to delivery partners to corporate donors or clients. Your experience will ideally include management of programmes covering employability and/or advisory provision. You will also have worked with volunteers and will be experienced in all the aspects involved with this from managing teams to budgets and reporting to funders and other stakeholders.

You might be a foodie – but you absolutely don’t have to be. What you do need is a passion for the mission.

If this sounds like you and you enjoy working in a small creative team and have a flexible mindset such that you thrive in an organisation that moves quickly, then please do get in touch! 

How to apply

If you’re excited by this opportunity, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Deadline for applications: Monday 24th March

Join Cook for Good and be part of something truly impactful.

Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.

The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £25,213

Hours: Full-Time (4 days considered), Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation, situated with direct and fast links to London

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

River Church has wheelchair access. Please feel free to contact the church for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Key Responsibilities

Oversight of the Spear Programme

Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions plus a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there. ​

• Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
• Oversee all aspects of the programme coordination and delivery.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report to Resurgo and the church on enrolment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees, as well as their ongoing progress.

Partnership liaison and relationship management

• Build and implement a strategy for developing and maintaining relationships with local referral partners to build the profile of the Spear programme within Ipswich and ensure the young people who would benefit from the programme are able to access it.
• Steward relationships with young people after initial point of contact, to encourage enrolment and ensure a full cohort is enrolled for each programme.

Line management and training

• Manage the Spear Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
• Work with and be managed by River Church staff locally, and by a Church Partnerships Manager from Resurgo on a national level, to ensure the flourishing of the Spear centre, its team and young people, and to ensure the fulfilment of our shared mission in Ipswich.
• Work with and report to Resurgo teams on KPIs, and use outcomes data to maximise the effectiveness of the programme.

Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry

• Establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement of church members and to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
• Work with the Head of Operations and the Fundraising Assistant to prepare grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
• Attend and participate in the life of River Church, keeping the congregation updated on the Spear programme to ensure it is a seamless part of the church’s missional work.

Personal qualities we're looking for:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• A dynamic and engaging individual with an enthusiasm for and experience of group and 1-1 coaching and training.
• A creative, ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A strong leader with experience of line managing and developing others in a high support, high challenge style.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence developing internal and external relationships, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Operations Manager to join the Affected by Crime team in Humberside, working 37.5hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

• This role is based in Humberside with an office base in Hull, is a hybrid role and you will be required to travel across Humberside.
• As the Operations Manager you will be responsible for the operational management and development of the Humberside Affected by Crime (ABC) service and additional specialist services including a children and young person offer, stalking service and ASB project.
• You will need to demonstrate your ability to lead across many issues whilst retaining a focus on the operational delivery and ensuring it is providing quality outcomes and an excellent service.
• This job is a busy one so you will need to manage competing demands and priorities

You will need:

• An ability to work independently, feeding into and working to agreed plans
• An ability to work in partnership with other agencies, stakeholders and colleagues
• Resilience and decision-making skills as this is a busy job with multiple demands on your time
• An ability to innovate, think critically, manage and respond to change
• An ability to communicate effectively with others including confident presentation skills and the ability to address large groups

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

About ELBA

ELBA is a leading social regeneration charity in east London. Our mission is to develop employee volunteering and employment initiatives to decrease poverty, improve social mobility and increase equality for communities in east London and beyond. We facilitate corporate and other investments from over 60 organisations into our community, education and employment programmes.

With over 35 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, ELBA engages over 15,000 corporate employees in volunteer programmes that support employment, education and community initiatives. In 2023 the Community Works programme supported 126 charities and social enterprises through engaging employee volunteers in practical and skills-based volunteering opportunities.

Purpose of the job

ELBA’s Connect Team (within the Community Team) deliver a range of employee volunteering initiatives which build the capacity of third sector organisations in east London by utilising the professional business skills of volunteers. The Connect Team has three key areas of activity: placing trustees through the BoardBuilders Programme, creating coaching relationships via Leaders in Partnership, and delivering a range of consultancy and capacity building work including facilitating workshops, training sessions and initiatives to benefit east London community organisations. Part of this work also involves providing support for the beneficiaries of community organisations through workshops focused on developing skills and confidence.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting ELBA’s Connect Team to deliver exciting, innovative projects across all areas of work, which meet both the needs of the east London community and the expectations of corporate partners.

Working for ELBA

ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service; life assurance; 5% employer pension contribution; BUPA health cash plan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active well-being and equalities programmes led by staff; cycle purchase scheme, an Employee Assistance Helpline and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level. 

Job Description

Main duties

• Identify and build relationships with a range of community stakeholders, including charities, community groups, social enterprises, education institutions, faith groups etc in east London.
• Assess organisational needs and develop creative corporate volunteering opportunities to meet the needs and build the capacity of community stakeholders.
• Develop relationships and effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the community including the local authority and community infrastructure support organisations to maximise the impact of ELBA’s work.
• Identify corporate volunteering opportunities that can facilitate large-scale participations and/or collaboration for ELBA corporate partners.
• Support the delivery of all Connect Team activity and the wider Community Works programme. In particular, lead on the BoardBuilders programme; matching and supporting charities place business volunteers as trustees on their board.
• Proactively market volunteering programmes to ELBA corporate partners.
• Source, place and manage cohorts of corporate volunteers in line with business plan and project targets.
• Develop effective working relationships with community affairs team with ELBA corporate partners, ensuring that these companies are supported to develop employee volunteering and other initiatives that meet their targets, priorities and strategies.
• Implement effective evaluation and impact measurement tools in line with ELBA corporate partner requirements, ensuring that evaluation informs best practise to ensure continuous improvement.
• Work on any projects with ELBA, as and when required.
• Develop new employee volunteering initiatives which meet both the needs of the east London community and the expectations of corporate partners.
• Work in collaboration with ELBA’s employment team to support corporate volunteering activities which help the beneficiaries of east London community organisations to develop employability skills.
• Work closely with Challenge ELBA team to source team challenge opportunities.

General

• Develop a broad knowledge of regeneration programmes and local authority priorities in east London.
• Use ELBA internal systems to maintain records and report progress, including due diligence and volunteer recording via Salesforce.
• All ELBA employees are required to use Salesforce as a record of activity. Training will be provided. Update Salesforce with all activity in line with agreed timescales, share updates with partners on activity.
• Ensure that effective project management systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place and keep detailed records.
• Complete monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required.
• Proactively generate case studies, news articles, photos and social media content to promote the work of ELBA in line with ELBA communication targets and protocols.
• Collaborate with other ELBA colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of ELBA as an organisation overall.
• Adhere to and implement policies, including equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.

Person Specification

ELBA’s core competencies define the principles and ethos that are central to the way we seek to operate as an organisation and the way we treat those with whom we come into contact. They inform what we do and how we do it; we expect every member of staff to commit to creating value for our members and community partners. ELBA’s core competencies are:

• Accountability

• Leadership

• Commercial awareness

• Relationship management

• Adaptability

• Delivery

• Communication

• Creativity In addition, the ideal candidate will have:

Essential skills and experience

• Strong project management skills, managing projects from inception through to completion and evaluation.
• Highly organised with an ability to prioritise, work under pressure and deliver against set targets to agreed deadlines.
• Ability to manage and track multiple projects, often with competing deadlines.
• Effective time management skills and interpersonal skills including negotiation, persuasion, flexibility and problem solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to articulate messages clearly and concisely in an engaging style consistent with ELBA’s brand.
• Thoroughness, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of developing sustainable and effective partnerships with multiple stakeholders.
• The ability to work across all levels of ELBA corporate partners, community partners and local stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively within ELBA to develop and share best practice.
• An understanding and passion of the principles of corporate community investment and employee volunteering.
• Experience of working with and facilitating employee volunteering activities.
• Experience of programme monitoring and evaluation.
• A high level of IT literacy.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience of working with or within the corporate sector and good commercial awareness.
• Knowledge and experience of corporate community investment.
• Experience of working in or with the voluntary and community sector.
• Experience of event management.
• An understanding of evaluation and impact measurement techniques within corporate community investment.

ELBA wants to represent the diverse community we support and aims to be an inclusive employer in terms of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation & background.  We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications. 

Please note this role is required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate will be required to comply with ELBA's safeguarding policies and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory references as well as DBS.

Changing Lives supports people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive and lasting change in their lives.

Job Title

Corporate and Events Fundraising Manager (South)

Project

Fundraising

Band / Tier / Level

Band 6.1

Reporting to

Senior Fundraising Manager

Location

London

Salary Band

£29,250 (plus London Weighting £4,250)

FTE / Working Hours

Full Time (37 hours per week)

Overall Role Purpose

Changing Lives is a national charity supporting over 15,000 people each year facing homelessness, domestic violence and abuse, long-term unemployment and those in recovery. It is an exciting time to join Changing Lives as we expand our operations into London. We are seeking an experienced, proactive and passionate Corporate and Events Fundraiser (South) to expand our small, but dynamic fundraising team.

The Corporate and Events Fundraising Manager (South) will develop and implement fundraising strategies to cultivate strong relationships with new corporate partners and organise high-impact fundraising events to increase awareness and income. The successful candidate will also support fundraising across Birmingham and Northamptonshire, where we have established front-line services.

The role offers flexible, hybrid working and will be based from one of our London services and remotely from home.

Key Activities

· Work with the Senior Fundraising Manager to review and implement the fundraising strategy for the South.

· Work closely with the Communications Team on projects, campaigns, appeals and events.

· Deliver a strategy to identify, recruit and retain new corporate donors, Charity of the Year partnerships, payroll giving, corporate sponsorship, and gifts in kind to maximise income and deliver against targets.

· Attend corporate networking events to develop leads.

· Undertake research into potential corporate partners, understanding their motivations and criteria for choosing Charity of the Year partnerships.

· Develop and manage a pipeline of suitable companies to approach.

· Develop cause-related marketing partnerships with corporates

· Deliver a high standard of account management to corporate partners through excellent stewardship, meetings, partnership agreements, reporting and sharing success.

· Collaborate with the Fundraising Team to promote relevant fundraising products, events, appeals and campaigns to new and potential corporate partners.

· Collaborate with the fundraising team to identify relevant products, events and campaigns that will be of interest to existing and potential corporate partners.

· Promote existing fundraising events to increase donor participation.  

· Build a portfolio of high-quality events to market to potential donors to increase engagement and income.

· Manage all aspects of event planning, including budgeting, logistics and marketing.

· Secure corporate sponsorships, raffle and auction items for events.

· Recruit and manage volunteers for events.

· Deliver a high standard of event stewardship.

· Support donors in maximising their event fundraising.

· Accurately budget, forecast and record income and expenditure, keeping accurate records of activity.

· Manage corporate partnerships, donors and events on our CRM, Dynamics 65.

· Follow the Donor Thanking Strategy and bank donations in line with our Ethical Fundraising Policy.

· Ensure donor communication is handled appropriately in line with GDPR compliance and log any complaints or breaches immediately.

· Work closely with the Communications Team to raise our profile across social media and press.

· Build strong relationships with project staff across London, Birmingham and Northamptonshire.

· Support any fundraising across other fundraising streams including individual, community, legacy and small grants.

· Act as an ambassador for Changing Lives, representing the charity in a professional manner and undertaking public speaking at events, meetings, pitches and networking events.

· Keep up to date with industry standards and developments as well as competitor analysis.

· Bring a creative and proactive attitude to the team.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a health related charity to recruit for the Individual Giving Officer – Acquisition & Events Fundraising (Hybrid/Remote).

Location: Bath (Hybrid – 1 day per week in the Bath office, or fully remote if over 1 hour from Bath)

As part of a dedicated team, you will support the growth of our Individual Giving, Membership, and Events Fundraising programmes, driving engagement and acquiring new supporters, while fostering lasting relationships with the charity existing community. Whether in person or online, your role will directly contribute to the success of campaigns aimed at delivering life changing impact.

In this role, you will report to the Acquisition Manager and primarily focus on the acquisition of new donors and members through various channels. Your efforts will support events and community fundraising initiatives, providing stewardship to the charity supporters and maximising engagement.

As an Individual Giving Officer you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of targeted campaigns for new and existing supporters
• Coordinate campaign materials with external suppliers, ensuring they align with the charity brand and are delivered on time and within budget
• Develop and write copy, ensuring high quality, engaging content
• Support and grow the acquisition of new members through face to face, digital, and telemarketing channels
• Assist in managing fundraising events and community fundraisers, ensuring excellent stewardship
• Collaborate with internal teams to increase supporter engagement and lifetime value
• Provide accurate data handling and reporting, ensuring GDPR compliance
• Occasionally travel within the UK to support fundraising events

To be successful, you must have experience:

Essential:

• A passionate, team oriented individual with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in coordinating digital and direct marketing campaigns
• Ability to work independently and adapt to a fast paced environment
• Strong numeracy skills for campaign analysis and budget management
• Experience with CRM databases and data handling
• Data Barring Service Disclosure (DBS) required

Desirable:

• Experience in Individual Giving fundraising
• Experience in Events fundraising
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) to update digital content and donation pages

Salary: £26,175 - £29,083 per annum

Contract type:Full-time, permanent

Location-  Bath, hybrid – 1 day per week in the Bath office, or fully remote if over 1 hour from Bath

 Closing date: On rolling basis

Interview: TBC

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Context and Background

The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children. In order to carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 90% of its annual income. Within Fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC and children by working together to create the best possible supporter experience by building long-term relationships to create an experience which is different, better and more rewarding than that of supporting any other charity.

We are looking for a Special Events Executive to join our High Value Partnerships Fundraising team. The Special Events Department is a team focused on fundraising events as a key part of audience-led fundraising. This department is responsible for supporting volunteer committees in putting on high-level fundraising events. Execution needs to be flawless. Attention to detail is paramount, as are the diplomatic skills to help volunteers achieve success.

Job purpose

• To contribute towards achieving the team’s financial target of £1.2m gross by providing event logistics, finance and admin support to the team.

• To support the team in delivering the agreed departmental strategy, goals and fundraising budget.

• To work effectively with other departments in fundraising and other functions within the NSPCC to maximise income for children.

Key relationships - Internal

• A member of the Special Events team, reporting to a Senior Special Events Manager.

• Works closely with other colleagues in the team, the Partnerships Department and the wider Income Generation Department to develop and progress key relationships and events.

• Proactively engages with staff in other NSPCC Directorates, outside of Income Generation for example, Communications and National Services.

Key relationships - External

• Provides professional customer service to NSPCC supporters and potential supporters, such as event committee members.

• Builds relationships with NSPCC supporters and external contacts.

• Builds relationships, negotiates and liaises with NSPCC event suppliers.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To support event managers with the development and delivery of their events, by attending committee meetings, carrying out tasks such as securing prizes, recruiting volunteers, managing small suppliers and completing admin tasks to agreed standards and deadlines.

• To support the event managers by building effective relationships with senior volunteers by attending committee meetings, typing up meeting minutes and working with committees on specific tasks such as securing prizes.

• To carry out research for the development of events, such as researching new venues and prize partners.

• To draft and produce written correspondence such as letters, impact reports and other documents as required, using word processing, databases and spreadsheets to required standards.

• To undertake and lead specific fundraising projects as required to support the department’s fundraising.

• To organise and co-ordinate logistics for internal and external meetings on behalf of the team.

• To keep abreast of developments across the function that maximise the Special Events team’s relationships with their NSPCC supporters.

• To maintain an efficient record keeping system for the team, including current and archived files, using appropriate manual and electronic systems such as Raisers Edge.

• To provide financial administrative assistance to budget holders, including processing invoices, placing orders, undertaking financial analysis, cash handling and banking in line with NSPCC policies and procedures.

• To undertake the sourcing and compilation of mailing lists as well as the selection and processing of mailings in an effective, efficient and timely way.

• A personal commitment to ending cruelty to children and fighting for every childhood.

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Income Generation Directorate

• To lead regular team meetings and actively participate in department meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC’s development of fundraising activities.

• To behave at all times in a manner consistent with the NSPCC’s Values.

• To ensure data used in relevant systems is current, accurate and reliable.

• To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.

• A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Person specification

1. Experience of successfully working in a customer focussed environment and confidently liaising both across teams internally and with senior contacts externally to support departmental activities.

2. Experience of building effective relationships through face-to-face interactions with internal and external stakeholders.

3. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to deliver fundraising pitches, ideas and event updates to a range of audiences in a clear, inspiring and confident way.

4. Ability to organise and plan own work, juggle competing demands, manage projects and establish clear timelines and priorities in order to meet agreed objectives.

5. Ability to work collaboratively, demonstrating an understanding of other team member’s goals and priorities. Able to negotiate successfully with others to achieve a desired outcome.

6. Able to work harmoniously with internal colleagues across teams to achieve joint objectives. Works well with others as part of a team, giving support, and recognising and drawing from expertise in others.

7. Ability to collect data from various sources, analyse findings and present them clearly and accurately in a way that meets desired outcomes.

8. Target driven with the willingness to learn (but not lead on) budget management. Good numeracy skills in entering and recording financial data and interpreting, analysing and presenting financial data in clear and accurate formats.

9. Proven track record of working proactively and flexibly within a dynamic and pressurised environment. Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/or work time requirements.

10. Proficiency in using Windows based software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet. Experience of Raisers Edge or a comparable fundraising CRM package is desirable but not essential; training provided.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join The King’s Fund, as we develop our next corporate strategy and look to maximise our impact as an organisation. You will play a key role in ensuring our income generating work aligns with our strategic priorities and enables us to deliver meaningful change in the health and care system. 

To increase its impact and reach,  the Fund raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering and maintaining effective relationships with a broad range of funders is a crucial part of our work and overall strategy. You will support policy colleagues to build and maintain these relationships and wider business development by qualifying and converting inbound opportunities, maintaining high-quality bidding collateral and good CRM hygiene.

Sitting in the Partnerships and Business Development team, the post holder will carry out income generation activity, primarily by acquiring new business.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Horizon scanning for new opportunities and funders to support our work.

• Assessing, disseminating and responding rapidly to inbound requests to work with us.

• Writing, managing and quality assuring proposals, maintaining high-quality bidding collateral.

• Coaching and supporting policy colleagues in all aspects of business development, from idea generation and scoping, to proactively seeking funding from a range of bodies, to negotiating with prospective clients and funders looking to support our work.

• Ensuring our CRM reporting is timely and accurate. 

You will have excellent communication skills, commercial acumen and a passion for securing new business at and achieving impact at a values-driven organisation. You’ll have a record of success in a business development role and experience of developing and delivering high-quality proposals- through your own efforts as well as by supporting and developing others; securing income to achieve targets. 

The role will include working at occasional early morning and evening events.

The Fund has an ambition to increase the diversity of our workforce and introduce careers in health and care policy to a broader range of people. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community, including those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will improve the way we influence health and social care policy. 

What you'll get in return

The Fund is committed to a hybrid working model that meets the organisation’s needs, while giving staff flexibility to choose between office and home working. Most staff are expected to work a minimum of 40% from our central London office and are free to work more days from the office if they prefer. We are in the process of developing our long-term policy on this, although the expected minimum time in the office will remain 40% (pro rata). 

 In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym. 

How to apply

To apply, please read our supplementary guidance documents below, then download and fill in our application form. If completing the application form presents any challenges, contact us by email so we can discuss options.

Please note that in order to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. 

CVs will not be accepted as applications. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 11 March 2025 at 12 noon. Late applications will not be considered.

Additionally, if you would find it helpful to have a short, informal conversation before applying for the role, please contact Deepali Manek, Head of Partnerships and Business Development.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24 March (likely to be 26 March).

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We’re one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK and a charity with over 52,000 members. With a staff team of more than 120, a range of services including advice, sports, representation, volunteering and an annual turnover of more than £16m, we’re a growing organisation making impact for our members. 

The Prevention and Intervention Programme Manager will line manage the Advisors (Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) and will be responsible for an SVLO programme to support students who have experienced sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender-based violence and/or domestic abuse at any point in their lives. The Office for Students have recently introduced a new condition of registration for universities in relation to harassment and sexual misconduct (Condition E6) and this condition with come into force on 1 August 2025. The Programme Manager will work closely with the Advice Service Manager to support the Specialist Advisors in working alongside the generalist advice provision. The Programme Manager will oversee the Active Bystander Programme as well as the expansion of new and existing programmes, including developing personalised packages for departments and an attractive offer for external partner organisations. 

The role is a full time and permanent contract. This role is also a hybrid working role, where 40% of the role will be on campus based. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible, and job share basis wherever possible.

Have you got demonstrable experience of working with individuals who have experienced one or more of the following: sexual violence, harassment, gender-based violence or domestic abuse? Have you got an understanding of the impact of sexual violence and sexual harassment on survivors, and how to support them with a trauma informed approach? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you. 

Our ideal candidate will continue to develop and embed the trauma-informed Consent and Tackling Sexual Misconduct strand to enhance and grow the Active Bystander Programme. The right candidate will scope and develop propositions for new and innovative prevention and intervention programmes. The successful role holder will also manage the planning and implementation of an SVLO programme, in collaboration with UCL colleagues (such as Student Support and Wellbeing Services, the Casework team, and the Crime Prevention & Personal Safety team).

This project is a development from the first Realising the Benefits of World Heritage to Local Communities (RtB) project funded by Historic England. While the original project identified the problems faced by the World Heritage sector in engaging communities, this second phase of RtB is designed to help World Heritage UK (WHUK) and the wider sector in fully understanding who World Heritage Site communities are, and the challenges Sites and communities face in engaging wider and more diverse communities. Working with Sites, and their communities WHUK will co-create a sustainable platform in which to identify actions and solutions which will widen engagement and participation in World Heritage.

Through this collaborative approach which will inform every element of the work, the primary purpose of this 2.5-year project is to ensure WHUK can better support World Heritage Sites in the UK in engaging communities, growing audiences, enhancing community participation and growing a wider diversity of audiences and engagement within UK WHSs and the wider heritage sector.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

• Develop and improve relationships within the World Heritage sector and communities
• Develop an ongoing platform for a network of professionals who work within the World Heritage and community engagement field to come together to share and develop ideas and projects
• Develop digital resources
• Build a better understanding of who World Heritage communities are now, and use developed toolkits to understand and update this in the future
• Increase community engagement within World Heritage Sites
• Increase implementation of better community engagement

Key Accountabilities:

• Undertake a desktop audit of the users of World Heritage Sites, to include: defining the communities of interest and who key users are; what their motivations might be to engage with World Heritage; what the barriers might be to engagement; and subsequently identifying who any non-users might be and what barriers they may experience that prevents engagement
• Identify a minimum of 20% of Sites, of differing characteristics, to undertake an in-depth audience profile, applying the desktop audit findings in practice
• Produce a way of reporting on the impact and value of community engagement in World Heritage, which can be replicated annually and shared to all World Heritage Sites
• Develop a new way of capturing data from World Heritage Sites on community engagement to inform ongoing impact reports and create a baseline
• Create, or share, toolkits and examples of models of engagement for community engagement
• Create an online platform of resources that can be shared between all World Heritage Sites which might:
  • Highlight areas of exemplary practice in community engagement
  • Examples of projects
  • Template work
  • Evaluations of projects
• Create an evaluation toolkit to assess the needs and development of the World Heritage sector in improving community engagement practice
• Re-establish a professional Learning & Engagement (L&E) Special Interest Group to bring together L&E professionals in World Heritage, to facilitate inter-Site work and share best practice
• Deliver 4 L&E network events across the UK and in all 4 nations to promote and improve community engagement
• Oversee and manage project budget and report on KPIs

Capabilities, Skills and Experience:

Education/Qualifications/Knowledge

1.1 Educated to degree level in an appropriate heritage related field (or suitable equivalent experience)

1.2 Advanced knowledge of data capture, data analysis and impact assessment in relationship to community engagement and audience development

1.3 A good understanding of developing, delivering and interpreting primary and secondary research, including focus groups

1.4 Thorough knowledge of audience and community development, with a particular emphasis on participatory methodology and co-production

1.5 Knowledge of the World Heritage sector and UK World Heritage Sites

Experience

2.1 At least 3 years’ experience in managing complex, multi-site, projects in the heritage sector

2.2 Extensive experience of engagement in and with diverse communities, in community-based settings, empowering community to have a voice and influence direction

2.3. Experience of producing community and audience evaluation and impact assessments

2.4 Experience of managing external contractors/suppliers and budgets

2.5 Experience using social media in a professional capacity to encourage community engagement

2.6 Experience of managing essential health and safety, risk assessments and safeguarding, for community engagement work

2.7. Experience of planning and co-producing community projects and seeking community input to development of ideas

Skills and Abilities

3.1 Excellent communication skills, particularly in developing networks and partnerships at both a community and senior level           

3.2 Good project management and organisational skills

3.3 Ability to present complex ideas confidently and succinctly to diverse groups adapting delivery to diverse audiences

3.4  Able to work under pressure, show initiative and be able to prioritise their own workload (a self- motivator)

3.5  Experience of building meaningful professional and community relationships with excellent negotiation and persuasive skills to influence

3.6  Has good leadership skills and the ability to lead others in a vision

3.7 Ability to think and act strategically

3.8 Ability to use standard software, including Excel, Word, Outlook and  website  CMS such as WordPress with confidence

Personal Attributes

4.1 Good interpersonal communication skills

4.2 Ability to effectively engage with and influence a wide range of stakeholders

4.3 To be a key team player

4.4 Creative and innovative

Circumstances

5.1 Must be flexible and prepared to work outside normal office hours

We are seeking two National Corporate Fundraising Managers who as part of our Fundraising Team will be responsible for securing and developing high value and household name corporate partnerships to help air ambulance charities save even more lives across the UK. This role is a mix of new business and account management and development and is designed to give the role the best possible development and growth opportunities.

The main objectives are:

· Creation and management of a robust and varied pipeline including high value prospects to support business development opportunities and income targets for national partnerships.

· Account Management of new and existing corporate partnerships, stewarding these key relationships to reach income targets and build long-lasting and strategic corporate partnerships.

· Responsibility for new business development for partnerships including, identifying, pitching, and securing support within priority sectors.

Secure six figure and higher corporate partnerships.

Our ideal candidate will be passionate and committed to making a difference in people’s lives. You will have the drive to successfully fill this new role, and skills and experience of managing communications and marketing. Your work will be crucial in ensuring the creation of impactful content to help raise the profile of the charity and to achieve an uplift in engagement and support.

You will also have the vision to introduce new and innovative ideas, testing opportunities and initiatives to maximise and diversify our fundraising portfolio to achieve significant income growth.

You will be a resilient individual and a team player able to work flexibly and at pace to get the job done. You will join a small but impactful fundraising team and have the opportunity to appoint a new Marketing Assistant. For a self-motivated individual with a keen eye and the drive to take on a challenge, this could be the job for you. If you can galvanise support internally and externally through persuasive and effective communication and content, you could be making a big difference to the work of the charity and enable us to fulfil our ambitious programmes of support in Africa and the UK.