Communications And Engagement Manager Jobs
We are looking for a Corporate Memberships Manager to join the National Theatre Development Team.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for a candidate with a strong grounding in relationship management who also has an interest in and enthusiasm for new business. The ideal candidate will understand membership schemes and stakeholder management with an ambitious approach to bringing in new business, alongside exemplary relationship building and customer service skills.
The successful candidate will have the following:
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Proven success in account management and new business in a target driven environment
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Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of customer service values
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An understanding of marketing/fundraising/business with good networking skills
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An aptitude for working with finance with thorough attention to detail
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Excellent administrative and multi-tasking skills with experience of balancing a high volume of requests and a confident, tenacious outlook and can-do attitude
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and backstage tours, subject to availability and policy
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25 days annual leave increasing up to 32 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer – we are a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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On-site staff canteen and social facilities
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On-site Occupational Health support
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In-House Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisors providing workplace counselling and support
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Wellbeing programme of events including mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, skills sharing and opportunities to get active
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Exclusive staff talks to hear more about NT productions, past and present, from some of the world’s leading practitioners
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Discounted access to NT at Home
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Volunteer Leave – paid day a year to volunteer for your chosen charity
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to gyms, on and around the South Bank)
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Access to retailer discounted gift cards and a cash-back-on-spending card.
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!
River Church Ipswich is an HTB Network church plant in the town centre of Ipswich, which launched in September 2021 and has already grown quickly into a thriving resource church, with a congregation of more than 200, and three Sunday services.
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 their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.
The important stuff
Salary: £25,213
Hours: Full-Time, 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
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. Have a look at the Ipswich website to apply as we will not process applications through this page.
River Church has wheelchair access. Please feel free to contact the church for any enquiries regarding accessibility.
Key Responsibilities
Website
- Responsibility for maintenance and development of Resurgo’s website, delivering engaging content with a focus on dynamic visuals and videos, tailored to our different website audiences.
- Optimise user journeys across all Resurgo’s digital channels.
Partnership liaison and relationship management
- Establish the primary local referral agencies and build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with them to ensure recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme is effective.
- Maintain and develop relationships with local partners to form a strong referral network.
Oversight of Spear Programme Spear
Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions and 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.
- As a confident communicator, you will lead group sessions of around 10 young people each, using coaching skills to transform attitudes to their own ability and the workplace, and to raise their awareness and maximise potential in stepping into the world of work.
- Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
- Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report KPIs on recruitment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees to Resurgo and the Spear Trust, as well as their ongoing progress and sustainment of work or education
Line management and training
- Manage the Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
- Be line managed by River Church staff, locally, and by Resurgo, nationally, to support with the set-up and ongoing operations of the centre and report back on KPI.
Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry
- You will be required to establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement and backing of church members, and help the Assistant coaches to establish a strong presence at the church to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
- Ensuring the Spear programme is a key missional feature of the work of the church
- Work with the Head of Operations and Fundraising Assistant to prepare successful grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
- Attend and participate in Staff Meeting, Tuesday morning Prayer Meeting, and Sunday Services (serving on a team at one or more Sunday service) • Regularly pray for Spear, River Church, and in particular our Social Transformation work.
- Attending other River Church events and services, occasionally speaking and/or contributing as required • Ad hoc tasks and other project work.
Site management
- Liaise with relevant staff locally on site issues and work to resolve them as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies.
Please apply on the website of River Church Ipswich. We will not process application through this page.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
**Please find the applicant pack with full details of the role in the documents section below.***
Thank you for considering working with us at LTSB.
It is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on a new five year strategy. If you are passionate about Social Mobility and motivated by supporting young people living in some of the UK’s most deprived areas, this could be the charity for you!
Our Careers Development Managers (CDMs) are the main point of contact for young people on our social mobility programmes. The main focus of the role is the recruitment, development and support of young people into meaningful careers.
CDMs create recruitment networks in their areas and lead bootcamps to improve their employability (e.g. interview techniques) and to enhance their personal and leadership abilities (e.g. critical thinking). Once young people are hired, CDMs use their established relationship to provide pastoral care and in-work support.
LTSB’s vision is A world where all young people can choose their careers, with an emphasis on improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The successful candidate will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and they have an excellent understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues, and how these factors impact young people.
LTSB does not have its own offices, so you will work remotely, but this role has significant in-person delivery expectations at partner organisations and corporate supporters, as well as occasion travel to our city hubs Birmingham, Liverpool, London, and Manchester. Position will require DBS Disclosure at enhanced level.
The application process for Careers Development Manager has two stages:
- A first round interview, held remotely over Zoom
- A second round delivery to a cohort of young people, followed by panel interview.
To apply, submit a CV and a personal statement of no more than two pages outlining how you fit the person specifications, and why you feel you can contribute to LTSB’s work.
Apply by 5pm, Sunday 27th October 2024.
Interview dates 1st round - W/C 4th November
Interview date 2nd round - W/C 18th November
Role start date: Monday 13th January 2025 (TBC)
If you are interested in discussing the role or the charity in advance of applying, please contact our Programme Manager Danya on danya @ ltsb.charity.
Good luck!
Rob Burton,
CEO, LTSB
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to: Area Manager
Location of work: Flexible. This post holder will be based at home but daily travel to schools or other establishments within your allocated local area will be required including some early morning breakfast visits. The role will require irregular travel throughout the UK with minimal overnight stays. A full driver’s licence and use of a vehicle is required.
Contract type: 4 days / 28 hours per week term time only, although flexible hours may be considered. This role will involve early morning breakfast visits to schools or other establishments which you will need to be able to attend. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £31,500 (£22,050 pro rata)
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
This is an exciting time at Magic Breakfast, as we have expanded our team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Service Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the delivery of our breakfast provision. As Engagement Partner, you will work with relevant partners (schools, local authorities, parents, parent councils) to ensure that breakfast provision is optimized, encouraging reach and providing education on relevant topics.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pipeline development and cultivation:
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To develop a relationship with the supported schools in their respective area, to enable, preserve, embed, enhance and extend stigma and barrier free breakfast pron.
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To educating and engage with the wider school community, including teachers, parents and children and young people on the importance of breakfast and implications of hunger as a barrier learning through various means including assemblies, staff meetings, online events and regional events throughout the academic year.
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To engage with the wider community to advocate for the importance of breakfast, the work that we are doing in existing schools and to support our campaigning and advocacy strategy and plans.
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To develop brand awareness in schools and local communities in line with our marketing strategy
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To support the recruitment of new schools with launching new breakfast provisions, adapting to the requirements of the school and children and young people, and advising on best practise
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To support any media requests as directed through the Policy & Engagement team
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To capture and report on “storytelling” to enable the organisation to utilise qualitative data to support external communication
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To explore, share and deliver on new engagement ideas across the department and organisation
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To enable, support and feedback on new ways of working, trials and innovations
General:
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By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and support colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working.
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By helping to maintaining a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.
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By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach.
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By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations.
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By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.
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By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures.
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By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and abilities
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Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.
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High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM
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Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.
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Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.
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Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.
Knowledge and experience
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Engagement with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, delivering presentations, assemblies, engagement events, both in person and online.
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Experience of customer support and an understanding and experience of influencing and making the case for change.
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Experience of working against targets.
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Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders.
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The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences.
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Familiarity with the UK charity market and fundraising trends, techniques and best practice.
Other
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Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.
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Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.
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Embody the charities values, behaviours and ways of working.
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Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
Please click below for our job pack
APPLICATION PROCESS
While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 7th - 9th October
Interviews - 14th October
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Peatland Programme Communications and Engagement Lead
Homes working (UK based) Some travel will be required
£31,500 per annum (£25,200 pro rata for 0.8 FTE)
Permanent
Full time: 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) or 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Closing date for applications: 13 October 2024
First Interview: 22 October 2024
Second Interview: 31 October 2024
About them
Their host organisation are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity. Together they have 870,000 members, 38,000 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. They are at an exciting moment in their 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive.
About you
The successful candidate will be employed by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s host organisation. The new team member will be pivotal in the delivery of the Peatland Programme’s objectives to champion peatland values. They will have the level of knowledge and experience to drive forward and promote peatland restoration in the UK and be able to advocate the multiple benefits of peatlands through partnerships, strong science, sound policy and effective practice, and communication.
They are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Communications and Engagement Lead to drive and deliver the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s communications activity to promote the benefits of healthy peatlands to a national audience. This will be done primarily through establishing and maintaining good relationships with external contacts and partners and using these networks to identify opportunities and to build the Programme’s reach. You will lead the production of communications materials through design and appropriate messaging, assist their advocacy work, and plan and deliver events such as online workshops and their annual conference.
They are looking for someone who is passionate about communicating peatlands to a wide audience and is creative and proactive in their approach. The peatland agenda has expanded exponentially over the last 10 years and you will need to be an excellent team player and networker to capture what is happening and communicate this to multiple partners and stakeholders. The Communications and Engagement Lead post is a standalone communications post within a small team (9 people) and your ability to quickly develop good relationships with partner organisations will be critical to your success in the role.
You will be lead on the delivery of the communications strand of the Peatland Programme’s activity. You should have experience of designing publications, creating digital content, newsletters, running stakeholder events and managing social media accounts. You will support the wider Peatland Programme team in networking, identifying opportunities for collaboration, as well as in the production of resources such as briefings and web content.
They value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
They take their Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read their commitment statement.
As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
They are also committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as they reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that they can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, they are unable to consider further applications.
This role may be subject to a DBS check.
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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!
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity supporting young unaccompanied refugees in England who are looking for an Interim Head of Fundraising & Communications to join their team for an initial 6 months period.
The Head of Fundraising & Communications will operate as an effective member of the Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO and acting as the strategic lead for the charity’s fundraising and communications activity.
Given the fluctuating nature of statutory income (currently c.75% of total income) it will be the responsibility of the Head of Fundraising & Communications to develop and implement a fundraising strategy that enables the organisation to diversify its income portfolio, ensuring a sustainable funding model that spreads risk and allows for greater donor engagement.
There is a blank canvas to be creative and try new things, with lots of scope for the successful applicant to determine where the network opportunities might lie, build long term relationships and develop an exciting programme of external communications and engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate as an effective member of the Leadership Team, working collaboratively to ensure the delivery of organisational objectives.
- Develop, lead and deliver the fundraising strategy – focused on diversification and sustainable income whilst remaining hands on in the establishment of new income streams.
- Establish clear stewardship plans for all supporters, maximising their engagement with the charity.
- Develop and implement the communications strategy – utilising external comms to engage supporters and underpin income generation whilst raising awareness about the issues faced by unaccompanied child refugees.
- Oversee the generation of tailored, multimedia content that raises awareness of the charity and drives increased support.
Person Specification:
- Aligned with the charity's values of: Respect, Integrity, Passion, Grace, Compassion and Wisdom.
- Proven expertise of fundraising across different income streams (e.g. trusts and foundations, community, regional, philanthropy). Expertise of developing new income streams from scratch/a low base would be beneficial but not essential.
- Relational approach – focused on developing long term commitments and support from key stakeholders and donor audiences.
- Experience of working in a communications role/closely with communications teams to maximise the opportunities to engage externally and increase support/awareness.
- Creative approach to fundraising, with realistic ambitions within a small charity environment.
What’s on offer:
- An initial 6 month contract with the potential for extension
- A flexible hybrid or remote working pattern, although some travel around the midlands area for the role is required. (please note you must have the right to work within the UK).
- A salary of £45,000 is on offer
This is a fast moving process with interviews happening w/c 23rd September and a potential start date between 30th September to 14th October.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
This role will play a key role in delivering our ambitious policy influencing programme, helping to develop and advocate for the policy changes needed to reduce, prevent and eventually end the need for food banks in the UK. It will focus on developing Trussell policy positions in either employment support (especially for people with barriers to work) or disability and sickness benefits. The role will also lead the development and implementation of influencing plans in that policy area.
Role responsibilities
·Lead the development of policy solutions and positions
Leading the development of credible policy positions and implementable recommendations in the specified policy area - either in relation to employment support and conditionality, particularly for groups facing significant barriers to work including disabled people and single parents; or in relation to the disability benefit system, particularly Personal Independence Payments and the Work Capability Assessment.
Working with the Policy and Public Affairs, Network Operations and Participation teams to ensure our policy influencing has a robust evidence base.
Where appropriate, developing policy in collaboration with food banks in Trussell’s network and lived experience partners. Building on success of existing participatory work to ensure it is rooted in the lived experience of individuals affected by poverty. This includes ensuring an ethical approach to policy development in line with our values.
Working effectively with other expert partners to strengthen policy development and build alliances to support influencing, including project management and oversight of joint policy development and positions.
·Planning and delivering impactful policy activity
Leading the development of an influencing strategy for the policy area aligned to a theory of change. Ensuring policy outputs are timely, high-quality and support engagement with key audiences, including national and local governments across the UK. Co-ordinating responses to reactive work in areas, including policy consultations, activity in Parliament, in the media or in response to network requests.
·Developing policy narratives and key messages
Co-ordinating the development of the narrative and key messaging in the areas, maintaining a key message bank, with tailored lines for target audiences as needed.
·Representing Trussell and promoting the organisation’s policy positions to external stakeholders
Working proactively with Research, Public Engagement and Network Operations teams to identify opportunities to promote the organisation’s policy positions and recommendations to key audiences. This could include presenting at policy and campaign events, workshops with food banks and media interviews.
·Building and managing strong relationships with key external stakeholders
Developing relationships, partnerships and networks to help raise the profile, credibility and influence of the Trussell Trust and our policy positions in the specified policy area, including with relevant policy makers, politicians, civil servants, sector partners and church-related organisations working in key policy areas.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Track record of successfully developing policy solutions, including credible and implementable proposals in either the area of either employment support or disability and sickness benefits.
· Track record of successfully influencing politicians and key decision-makers to achieve strategic goals at different levels of government.
· Track record of delivering strategic policy influencing activity based on robust evidence, from development to evaluation.
· Demonstrates a detailed understanding of policies in relation to either employment support or disability benefits and the impact on UK poverty and hunger. Can explain policy motivations of main political parties and can advise on how to influence them most effectively on either area.
· Demonstrates an understanding of effective policy development and influencing, including knowledge of the machinery and structure of government (UK, devolved, local) and experience of informing campaigns activity to mobilise support for policy change.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly in demonstrating enthusiasm and experience when communicating complex topics to non-specialist audiences.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Works collaboratively, managing challenges in a constructive manner
· Balances competing priorities and work to tight deadlines
· Demonstrates a dedication to the values of the Trussell Trust
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
Key Stakeholders
· Wider Policy and Research department, including Senior Research Manager and Senior Policy Partnerships and Campaigns Manager
· Network Operations directorate, in particular, policy and public affairs and network leads for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
· Organising and Local Mobilisation department
· Participation team
· Public Engagement and Strategic Communications directorates
· Key UK Government departments and local authorities in England
· Policy partners e.g. policy colleagues working in key sector organisations
· Food bank network
Our Values
Trussell is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Community Engagement Manager
Reporting to: Head of Community Engagement
Responsible for: One direct line report
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Permanent remote working in the UK is possible and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.
Terms: Full time (35 hours/week), permanent. Requests for flexible working will be considered.
Salary: £34,424 – £45,448 per annum
Role overview
The British Science Association's mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science. We want more people, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in science, to feel that science is relevant to their lives. The BSA’s Community Engagement programmes focus on reaching people who are underrepresented in science and research.
The Community Engagement Manager will specialise in growing, diversifying, and supporting our community engagement programmes.
The role will develop, manage and deliver high quality programmes by supporting community organisers and community-researcher partnerships. This will include programmes focusing on community engagement with science and research, as well as participatory grant making.
This role would suit someone with an interest in public engagement with science and research and experience of community engagement, capacity building and partnership working.
Key responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role are:
- Extend the BSA’s engagement with grassroot community organisations and communities underserved by science and research.
- Help to grow the BSA’s Community Engagement programmes portfolio and support the BSA’s Community Engagement Network.
- Enable and support community engagement with British Science Week, including managing the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme.
- Project manage existing and new programmes that develop and support community-researcher partnerships and/or enable community organisers to embed science engagement and research in their work.
- Provide delivery support to the Community Led Research Pilot (CLRP).
- Provide capacity building and development support to our delivery partners and participants in our grant programmes to overcome challenges they may face in delivering their projects.
- Line manage a Community Engagement Officer and provide effective management across projects and programmes.
- Deliver against agreed budgets and timelines.
- Work with the Head of Community Engagement in line with the BSA’s 10-year strategy to:
- increase opportunities for those underrepresented in science and research to engage with our programmes,
- develop new partnerships to support new and ongoing grant and capacity building programmes to create positive impacts for communities,
- increase community voice and representation in the science engagement, research and innovation sectors.
In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the Head of Community Engagement to proactively strengthen the organisation’s profile and reputation among external partners and stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Head of Community Engagement, other managers and teams (particularly The Ideas Fund) to develop new programmes and improve existing ones and share best practice in community engagement across the organisation and with the wider sector.
- Support with writing funding bids that lead to the growth of the community engagement portfolio.
- Seek meaningful feedback from the communities that will be affected by planned activities (e.g. underserved audiences).
- Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 6 October 2024.
First interviews are due to take place on w/c 21 October, likely Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 October.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
If you wish to apply under the guaranteed interview scheme, you will be asked to indicate this when you submit your application by selecting ‘yes’ in the relevant box when asked during the application process. Applicants do not need to state any further information or declare their disability at the application stage.
The BSA follows government advice in that it is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations (such as a high number of applications), we may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
In these circumstances, we could select the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.
Whether you are applying under the scheme or not, if you are successful in being shortlisted, we will ask candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions to let us know if they need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
Only applicants who have a legal right to work within the UK will be considered. You will be asked to bring along proof of nationality and/or proof of ability to work in the UK.
You will also be asked to declare any previous convictions in line with your rights under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975.
This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is the practice of the Association to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are reasonably required, in discussion with the postholder.
It is the policy of the BSA to offer starting salaries at the bottom end of the salary band where appropriate.
A copy of our Privacy Notice is available on the vacancies page of our website.
*The Disability Confident scheme’s definition of disability is in line with the Equalities Act 2010: “a physical or mental condition which has a long-term and substantial effect on your daily life”.
No agencies please.
We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Career Ready team in a new role. You'll work in collaboration with our Regional Manager for Tees and Tyne and our Partnerships and Income team.
You'll play a key role in our success by growing, developing and delivering all aspects of the day-to-day relationship management of local employer and corporate partner supporters in the Tees and Tyne region.
Business Engagement Manager
Hours:21 hours, 3 days per week
Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months with the possibility of extension (pending funding conversations with existing partners).
Region: Tees and Tyne
Location: Homebased. Must be able to travel occasionally to locations across Tees and Tyne to attend meetings with employer partners.
About Career Ready
We are a UK-wide social mobility charity that believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding future.
We were founded in 2002 by leading business figures with a mission: to boost social mobility by empowering young people and giving their talents a platform to flourish. Since then, we’ve grown across the UK to support young people in areas of need.
Our programme gives young people the key skills, confidence, and experiences they need to kickstart their futures. In partnership with our network we deliver a targeted programme providing young people aged 16-18 with a paid internship and mentor, workplace visits, and skills masterclasses.
Our organisational values underpin how we work and are at the core of everything we do. Career Ready’s values are: trust, bravery, collaboration, empowerment and inclusion.
Summary of main responsibilities and accountabilities
Partnership Management, Stakeholder Engagement & Business Development
· Working alongside the Tees & Tyne Regional Manager to respond to the needs of the programme, ensuring that our young people have meaningful encounters with a range of employers from a diversity of industries and sectors.
· Day-to-day operational account management for employer supporters, ensuring they have excellent experiences.
· Full partnership and operational account management for lower-level funders in your region.
· Promote the contribution of Career Ready and awareness of Career Ready to potential supporters and assist in engaging their commitment to give both practical and financial support.
· Engaging new corporate, third and public sector organisations to directly support the programme delivery, working with the Head of Programmes to launch and grow the Tees & Tyne Regional Action Board
· Work with the Programmes and Partnership and Incomes teams to develop and deliver the overall employer engagement strategy for the area ensuring that the number of mentors is matched with the paid internship commitment and that employer volunteers are in place for masterclass delivery and workplace visits.
· Working with the Partnership Manager leading the relationship with BP to help generate leads with local businesses that are connected to BP’s activity in the region.
Please see the Job Description for full details
Person Specification
This is a wonderful role that requires passion for our purpose and a broad range of skills, experience and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the environments we operate in. You can develop, grow and maintain valuable and valued relationships through your motivation for what we do, with a passion that inspires and engages others, alongside the capacity to identify and manage multiple priorities. You need to thrive on attention to detail, be able to listen to what is not said, be well organised and confident to engage with and influence a wide range of people. You will research and approach opportunities and outcomes with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Experience Required:
· Demonstrated experience in managing employer accounts and generating income.
· Developing, growing and maintaining a broad range of stakeholder relationships
· Experience of inputting into impact reports
Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours:
· Able to plan and execute events and presentations to a high standard, taking into account different audiences and communication styles
· Self-assured with great listening and negotiation skills to influence and communicate inspirationally, accurately and effectively to a wide variety of audiences
· Invests in understanding the bigger picture to enable local plans in service of our strategy and innovations which fit with Career Ready’s mission, values and practices
· Composed and engaging whilst managing multiple activities and processes that, when combined, are the recognised high quality, high care, high impact Career Ready programme
· Confident enough to manage and motivate yourself to deliver a range of outcomes and able to seek the views, ideas and wisdom of others
· Truly great organisational skills, able to prioritise, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged
· Ability to interpret and utilise data effectively.
· Demonstrated expertise in income generation, business development, and account management.
· Commitment to demonstrating Career Ready's values
· strong IT literacy skills (CRM system [Salesforce] /Office 365 - Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and are social media savvy.
We are committed to the safeguarding of young people. The role-holder will be required to complete an appropriate level of DBS check.
Prospectus are pleased to be supporting Buckinghamshire Mind in their search for a Head of Income Generation and Communications.
Celebrating its 110th anniversary this year, Buckinghamshire Mind is an independent charity that is proud to be affiliated with national Mind. With a recently refreshed strategy this is an exciting time to join the organisation and champion mental health – ensuring that no future mind is left behind. Buckinghamshire Mind is part of a network of over 100 Local Minds, which provide trusted and innovative mental health services to their communities. The charity provides services that promote wellbeing and recovery; prevent mental ill health, offer talking therapies and provide support in times of crisis
This is a permanent role paying a salary of £50,000 FTE per annum. This role can be either full-time or part-time (30 hours) and the postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in High Wycombe.
As a pivotal, newly created role for Buckinghamshire Mind the Head of Income Generation and Communications will be a member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to the strategic direction and operational management of the charity. In addition to Buckinghamshire, this also includes their services in East Berkshire – as part of their Mind in Berkshire partnership with Oxfordshire Mind.
In this role, leading a small team, you will develop, implement, and monitor the fundraising strategy, introducing new initiatives to diversify and generate income. You will also oversee the delivery of the communications strategy. You will be innovative in your approach and have a passion to see Buckinghamshire Mind, and Mind in Berkshire, expand their portfolios of mental health services to fulfil the mission of ‘a mentally healthy society’.
They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of leading and delivering on income generation and associated activities such as fundraising, corporate engagement, marketing, networking, and relationship management. You will have proven experience in leading on external communications (including digital), developing campaigns to generate donations/corporate giving and associated activities such as public relations.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
WCRF UK Director
Permanent
Salary: c.£90,000 per annum, plus benefits
London N1
Full time – 37.5 hours a week
We're a hybrid working employer, meaning you're required to come into the office at least 2 days per week currently (Tuesday, and Wednesday or Thursday) rising to 3 days per week.
Closing date: 4th October 2024
First Interviews: 17th October 2024
Second interviews: 23rd October 2024
World Cancer Research Fund champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can empower people to make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk.
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced Director who will be responsible for the work of the charity within the UK. The Director will be the strategic and day to day leader of the UK organisation and will also work hands-on not only with his/her direct reports but also all teams in the office. We are seeking a leader who can take the UK charity’s fundraising to new heights; thus, this is a particularly important focus area.
The role will be directly overseeing the World Cancer Research Fund UK’s Fundraising and Health Information Departments. You will report to the CEO and work in partnership with the UK CEO and other senior executives in updating and implementing the organisation’s strategy and objectives.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of directing and leading a similar sized UK philanthropic organisation (or a fundraising team within a larger charity), including writing and implementing strategies and evaluating outcomes. You will have proven experience of delivering fundraising objectives as well as a strong track record in communications and up to date knowledge of social media and digital strategies. Substantial experience of management of teams at both strategic and tactical level including developing skills, abilities, performance management and confidence in staff is required as are high level speaking skills.
Application Details:
If you are interested in this role and feel you possess the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.
Please note: Your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF and equip you for the role.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
WCRF is a UK cancer prevention charity. We look at how diet, weight and physical activity affect the risk of developing and surviving cancer.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness. We have increased our capacity to work with people one to one and strengthened our ability to support those people facing the most barriers to preventing or ending their homelessness.
We offer people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless housing and benefits advice, 1-2-1 coaching, advocacy, courses and peer group sessions alongside practical services of showers and laundry for street homeless.
About the role
As an Engagement and Assessment Worker, you will be part of Crisis Skylight Brent’s Engagement and Assessment Team, providing a high quality, non-judgemental and safe service to individuals who approach our Skylight Centre. Engagement and Assessment Workers are the first point of contact for a range of enquiries from people who are experiencing homelessness for the first time, individuals with complex and multiple needs, visitors, volunteers, and supporters. You will be providing information about Crisis’ services, delivering a high-quality triage and assessment service, and offering Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) on local homelessness and other related services. You will also manage a small caseload.
Crisis uses a case management approach, and the successful candidate will attend case management meetings, reflective practice, and team meetings. You will also work collaboratively with external partners and Crisis Skylight Brent’s Coaching and Learning Teams.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
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Experience of working with homeless or other vulnerable groups and understanding of the importance of respecting confidentiality, showing empathy and sensitivity, and working in a boundary way
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Experience of assessing presenting needs and working in a Psychologically Informed Environment, and in a way that ensures that members with all levels of need can access the service.
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Excellent customer service skills with a commitment to delivering the highest standard of customer care and high quality IAG.
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Good knowledge of homelessness, housing and welfare legislation and Safeguarding procedures
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Strong interpersonal skills including effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to deal with challenging situations with a calm approach.
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Ability to manage a caseload, and successful relationships with external service providers and partners.
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Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 13 October 2024 at 23:55
Interview process: Competency-based interview + written answer to Case Study sent to shortlisted candidates prior to the interview.
Interview date and location: Wednesday 23 October 2024 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2, Bank Buildings, High Street, NW10 4LT
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
A Bit about Us:
WellChild, based in the centre of Cheltenham, is the national charity for seriously ill children and their families. We fund
programmes and services to make it possible for children and young people living with serious illness to be cared for at
home instead of hospital.
What we are looking for:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well organised Family Engagement Coordinator to work within our Family Team. This
role will be working directly with charity beneficiaries - parents and carers of children with serious and complex health
needs. This is a diverse and interesting role that is central to the development and expansion of our WellChild Family
Tree service.
Purpose of the role:
The Family Engagement Coordinator is vital to the success of the WellChild Family Tree Network. This is a growing network
that exists to connect families across the UK caring for a child with serious and complex medical needs with each other
and with WellChild. Through its online Facebook forum, and programme of activities, events and communications, it
provides members with the opportunity to make friends, make memories and get support.
Working within the Family Team and as part of the wider Programmes team this role will report to the Family Programme
Manager and is central to the development and expansion of the WellChild Family Tree. Key to this role is taking ownership
of and delivering a well-defined WellChild Family Tree membership experience that attracts and engages families from
across the UK and includes the provision of high-quality content and regular communications.
For the full details of the role, further contact details for more information and the JD/PS please see the enclosed documents.
Whilst the closing date for applications is 9am 8th October 24 we will be reviewing applications as they come in so may close the role earlier than advertised if we recieve sufficient applications.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Support children with complex medical needs and their families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Partnerships and Volunteer Recruitment Manager, who is based in Ealing, to recruit volunteer mentors both out in the community and through forming partnerships with key public and private sector organisations.
About the role
Our West London Partnerships and Volunteer Recruitment Manager (P&VRM) works closely with P&VRMs in Herts and Surrey and our Communications team, to promote the MCR programme to organisations and individuals. The purpose is to recruit committed volunteers who will mentor a young person in their school for one hour a week during term time. Based from home, our P&VRMs work closely with the wider MCR team ensuring a balance of autonomy and support. The role will involve extensive travel around West London as well as to meetings, events and the Hertfordshire office are all reimbursed.
Key responsibilities:
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Recruit volunteer mentors to reach monthly targets both through engagement in the community and with organisations
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Source and attend in person and remote events to recruit volunteer mentors
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Clearly communicate the charity's purpose and the proven benefits to young people and mentors, developing purposeful relationships with prospective mentors and organisations through face to face meetings and presentations
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Work with colleagues to deliver on mentor recruitment plans and share best practice
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Working closely with the P&VRMs in Herts and Surrey and our Communications team to manage effective recruitment campaigns
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Manage systems to evaluate and assess effectiveness of strategy and practice
About you
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Experience of and expertise in relationship-building on an organisational and individual level
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Experience presenting compelling and emotionally engaging information sessions to stakeholder organisations and individuals
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Experience and understanding of the importance of recruiting a diverse range of volunteers
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Can-do, proactive, flexible, solution-focused attitude
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Belief in young people’s potential, modelling motivation, commitment and resilience
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Knowledge of West London, its community groups and organisations
You may have experience of mentoring, volunteering or the third sector. You will be a people person, open minded and equally comfortable presenting to large audiences and engaging on a one to one basis.
About us
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as West London, Hertfordshire and Surrey. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping London’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. We have recently extended the programme to work directly with the Council, offering mentoring to 16-18 qualifying school leavers in Ealing. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.
Benefits include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Life Assurance - 4 x salary, Living Pension Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
General Statement of Duties
The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital has a loyal donor base, and we are now able to grow the major donor portfolio significantly to build our long-term sustainable income. The Grants & Partnerships Officer will lead on delivering a best-practice grant-giving programme as part of a wider major donor programme.
Alongside the Executive Head of the UK Office, the Grants & Partnerships Officer will develop new major donors prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies as part of a wider fundraising strategy.
This is a key role within a small and dedicated team. The successful candidate will have a professional, ambitious, solutions-based approach with a track record of fundraising success. They will be ready for and excited by the challenge of building up a major donor programme.
Main Responsibilities
To deliver a successful grant-giving programme and devise and deliver new prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to meet agreed targets, including:
· Establishing and managing strong relationships with past, current and prospective grant-giving organisations, delivering the highest possible levels of care and attention.
· Understanding all prospective and current donor profiles, and their motivations and communication styles. Formulating personalised cultivation and stewardship plans.
· Set up and maintain regular communications with all grant-giving donors and prospects, tailoring this as required to strengthen their relationship with us.
· Support and facilitate the Trustees and Senior Leadership Team in developing relationships with grant-giving bodies and prospects, and in how to manage these relationships to facilitate donations.
· Use creativity and adaptive thinking to develop a new and exciting programme of cultivation and stewardship events, visits, and activities to engage prospects and donors in our work and to support these key relationships. Work with internal teams and senior volunteers to deliver events and activities to the highest standard.
· Developing and refining the internal systems needed to run a smooth and efficient grant-giving programme such as data management, internal communications, and reporting.
· Know and understand the longer-term financial strategy of the organisation and work with the Finance Director and Executive Head of UK Office to ensure the appropriate identification of funding needs.
· Work with the Executive Head of UK Office and other colleagues as required to develop compelling cases for support and funding packages that channel funds to where the need is greatest and that ensure our financial security.
· Work with the Executive Head of UK Office to manage the grant-getting budget to ensure the successful and cost-effective delivery of annual activities and understand and follow finance related procedures such as income forecasting, reporting and Gift Aid.
· Support and deputise for the Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising), as required, to establish and manage strong relationships with past, current, and prospective community donors and partners, delivering the highest possible levels of care and attention.
· Provide project support as required to the Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising) to ensure the successful implementation of community engagement and fundraising programmes.
Person Specification
Essential:
· Educated to degree level or equivalent career experience.
· Minimum of 3-years’ fundraising experience with a demonstrable track record of developing stakeholder and donor relationships with a responsibility for securing a minimum of six-figure gifts from grant-making bodies.
· Experience of working with high-value Trusts & Foundations.
· An exceptional and eloquent communicator, both written and verbal communications skills, and a natural relationship builder, you will have solid experience of presenting, negotiating, networking, and influencing.
· Experience of working to and commitment to achieving financial targets.
· Understanding of the principles and best practice of fundraising including Data Protection, ideally within humanitarian and/or international organisations.
·A self-starter with initiative, confidence, exacting standards, drive, and flexibility.
· Highly proficient with Microsoft Office systems.
· Ability to work outside of contracted hours, as required.
· Ability to travel overseas, as required, and represent SJEHG at events and functions.
Desirable:
· Experience of raising funds within the humanitarian and/or international organisations.
· Experience of working with a CRM system to export and manipulate complex data sets, segment audiences effectively and develop a CRM strategy for donor engagement and reporting. Ideally, Raiser’s Edge.
· Demonstrable experience of working on strategies and innovation behind the areas of fundraising you have worked in.
· Experience of effectively engaging and supporting board members in donor cultivation and solicitation efforts.
· Experience of planning and executing fundraising PR campaigns
· Experience of managing senior volunteers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.