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Cydlynydd Ymgysylltu Cymunedol – Cymru

Lleoliad: Lleolir y swydd allan o swyddfeydd BookTrust yng Nghaerdydd. Mae BookTrust yn gweithio mewn modd hybrid a hyblyg gyda disgwyl i’r cyflogai dreulio o leiaf wyth diwrnod yn gweithio wyneb yn wyneb bob mis, a allai fod yn swyddfa Caerdydd, yn ymweld â phartneriaid ledled Cymru ac ar adegau yn teithio ledled y DU. Bydd angen teithio rhesymol i gyflawni'r rôl, felly, gydag angen i aros dros nos yn achlysurol.

Cytundeb: Llawn amser, gellid trafod opsiynau hyblyg a rhan amser.

Cyflog:  £28,000.00 y flwyddyn.

BookTrust yw elusen ddarllen fwyaf y DU i blant. Gwyddom fod plant sy'n darllen yn hapusach, iachach, yn fwy tosturiol, ac yn fwy creadigol. Maen nhw hefyd yn llwyddo’n well yn yr ysgol. Gan weithio gyda phob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru, Lloegr a Gogledd Iwerddon gyda chefnogaeth sawl cyllidwr gan gynnwys Cyngor Celfyddydau Lloegr, a Llywodraethau Gogledd Iwerddon a Chymru, rydyn ni’n cyrraedd dros 3 miliwn o deuluoedd y flwyddyn gyda help partneriaid mewn ysgolion, canolfannau plant, ymwelwyr iechyd a llyfrgelloedd. Mae’r rhwydwaith anhygoel hwn yn ein helpu i gymell plant i ddarllen ledled y wlad.

Rydyn ni’n chwilio am unigolyn cadarnhaol a brwdfrydig sy’n gallu dangos y gallu i ddatblygu perthynas a gwneud cysylltiadau dros ystod eang o bobl a grwpiau. Rydych chi’n gyfathrebwr cryf gyda’r gallu i gyfathrebu’n effeithiol ag ystod amrywiol o gynulleidfaoedd, yn ysgrifenedig ac wyneb yn wyneb.

Yn ddelfrydol, byddwch wedi gweithio mewn cymuned neu ranbarth penodol, neu ar draws un, mewn gwaith allgyrraedd neu brosiect yn y trydydd sector, a bydd gennych ysgogiad personol enfawr, a’r gallu i weithio a theithio heb oruchwyliaeth ar draws prosiectau lluosog ar yr un pryd, ac sy’n gallu gweithio'n gyflym, i derfynau amser tyn yn aml.

Byddai’n werthfawr cael angerdd dros wneud gwahaniaeth i blant a theuluoedd, diddordeb mewn dangos manteision llythrennedd a darllen i ddatblygiad plant, gwerth llyfrau, straeon a rhigymau a rôl rhieni, gofalwyr a gwarcheidwaid wrth ddatblygu cariad at ddarllen.

Rydyn ni wrthi’n ceisio recriwtio ar gyfer dwy swydd Cydlynydd Ymgysylltu Cymunedol.

I ymgeisio anfonwch gopi o’ch CV at Booktrust ynghyd â llythyr cyflwyno sy’n dangos sut yr ydych chi’n ateb manyleb y person a’ch ysgogiad chi dros ymgeisio am y swydd. Ni ddylai eich llythyr cyflwyno fod yn hirach na dwy ochr.

Dyddiad Cau: Gorffennaf 31ain 11:59pm.

Adolygir ceisiadau wrth iddyn nhw ddod i law. Anogir ceisiadau cynnar felly.

Ein Hymrwymiad i Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant

Ein nod yw darparu proses recriwtio gynhwysol ac rydym ni’n arbennig o barod i groesawu ceisiadau o gronfeydd talent amrywiol: ymgeiswyr o leiafrifoedd ethnig, ymgeiswyr ag anableddau a chyflyrau hirdymor ac ymgeiswyr o gymunedau heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol.

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gyfleoedd cyfartal a hoffem sicrhau bod gennym broses ymgeisio sy’n hygyrch i bob ymgeisydd. Os oes angen unrhyw addasiadau rhesymol arnoch neu os hoffech chi i ni wneud unrhyw beth yn wahanol yn ystod y broses ymgeisio, cysylltwch â’n tîm Adnoddau Dynol.

Mae BookTrust wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles plant. Mae'r broses recriwtio a dethol yn adlewyrchu ein hymrwymiad i ddiogelu, felly bydd addasrwydd yr holl ddarpar weithwyr yn cael ei asesu yn ystod y broses recriwtio yn unol â'r ymrwymiad hwn, a gwiriadau cyn cyflogaeth.

Are you a visionary with a passion for fostering cultural diversity and representation in media? UK Muslim Film is looking for an innovative and strategic Programmes and Partnerships Manager to spearhead transformative projects and build strong alliances cross the screen industries. If you’re ready to drive and inspire change, we want you on our team!

This is your opportunity to join a fantastic organisation within Thurrock! We are looking for an enthusiatic engaging person to join our fabulous team as our Physical Activity Co-ordinator.

Thurrock CVS are looking for someone who can implement an Asset Based Community Development approach to increasing physical activity levels in Thurrock. The postholder will play a pivotal role in being the eyes and ears on the ground to formulate a picture, gain a stronger understanding of physical activity provision, gaps in provision and the barriers people face to help residents become more active. The role will focus on all areas of Thurrock, but especially wards with the highest levels of inequality, deprivation, and physical inactivity.

Apart from great team working there are benefits to working for Thurrock CVS, take a look at the role description to find out more!

CAP celebrates the value of diversity and our aim is for our workforce to be as inclusive as possible as well as representing the communities we serve. With this in mind, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. We are committed to continue building an environment that embraces diversity and includes all.

Context

As the Brand Strategy team, we’re the owners, creators and developers of CAP’s brand – that means being totally tuned in to what we look and sound like. We spend our days weaving together compelling visual and written content that engages, inspires and motivates our many audiences. We resource, advise and empower the charity to ensure we’re presenting a public face that consistently promotes CAP’s mission.

The Brand Strategy team is part of Communications & Digital Engagement, which sits in the Fundraising and Marketing section of the charity.

Purpose

The Senior Graphic Designer works on projects for all parts of the charity, coming up with new concepts and developing our existing brand assets. The role encompasses design for use in print and digital media.

Personality

A united team of creatives, we’ve got the skills to develop and deliver the brand
on annual campaigns and projects directed at CAP’s varied audiences, but with
an ability to remain focussed on the long-term roadmap for the development of
the charity’s brand.

Passion

We understand the power of a brand and the elements that combine to create it.
We love to bring stories to life in a way that dignifies and empowers those who share. We’re self-motivated, disciplined and uncompromising on quality, but
always know when it’s time to take a coffee break.

Role:

Accountabilities:

• Work on a wide portfolio of design projects

• Work with the Brand Strategy and Digital Engagement teams to develop design concepts and outcomes that can be adapted for use across a range of channels and audiences.

• Effective and clear cross-departmental communication 

• Work with Design & Visual Identity Lead to deliver training and development in visual brand and design across Communications & Digital Engagement

• Work with the Design & Visual Identity Lead to develop and update self service tools for the wider charity.

• Shared responsibility for development of CAP’s brand

• Shared responsibility for protection of CAP’s brand

• Shared responsibility for branding enquiries email inbox

• Advise peers and managers across the organisation on visual brand and design as part of ongoing working relationships

Measurable outputs:

• 95% of assigned projects delivered to agreed schedule

• Work meets required high standards

• Branding enquiries responded to within five working days

• Projects organised in an efficient and coherent manner, adhering to departmental processes, resulting in achieving agreed deadlines and targets

We are Gingerbread. We’re here to fight for single parents and their families.

We campaign against the injustices that single parents face every day and challenge the stigmas surrounding being a single parent. We provide expert advice and information to support all single parents so that they have the tools to support their children and themselves. We also provide a support network so that, with Gingerbread, no single parent is ever alone.

Join us today. Together, we can create a world where all single parents and their children not only survive but thrive.

Why join Gingerbread?

Our work has a real impact. We make a difference in the lives of single parents through collaborative, focused work. We care passionately about our work and for each other.

At Gingerbread, your well-being is just as important as the people we help; we make sure that you feel welcome as part of the Gingerbread team and offer benefits reflecting your hard work. These include a generous leave entitlement, time off between Christmas and New Year and an Employee Assistance Programme, which provides support, discounts, and promotions. You’ll benefit from two charity days a year to volunteer with an organisation of your choice. There is also a workplace pension with the option of a matched pension increase (up to 2%); we also have a death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance.

Overview of Job

We seek a Campaigns Officer who will collaborate with the Campaigns Manager to develop and execute creative, high-impact policy and social change campaigns. Identify opportunities to engage supporters and ensure timely and impactful campaign delivery.

Please download our advert pack for more information on the role and the skills and experience we are looking for.

The post holder will provide efficient, robust and proactive project support to the Delivery team within Creative Youth Network.

The post is a critical role for the delivery team and wider organisation supporting all aspects of delivery across Youth and Creative service provision.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of working in an administrative and/or project support role providing a full range of administrative support services. They will have excellent organisational and time management skills with a solution focused, proactive approach to problem solving and an interest in improving outcomes for young people. They will be an excellent communicator and have the ability to work autonomously, balance workload across multiple work streams to meet deadlines along with excellent attention to detail and great stakeholder service skills. Excellent IT skills (preferably experience of Office 365), database, excel and record management skills.

About Us

Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.

The Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays) per year pro rata
• Excellent family friendly policies
• A generous pension scheme
• A cycle to work scheme
• Paid breaks
• Fantastic development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual GP consultation and medical advice service

Next Steps

A full Job Description, Job Pack and Application Form are available below. To apply please visit our website.   

In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.

This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).

As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.

If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.

We're the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care. 

We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer. 

Job summary

We're looking for a fundraiser with experience in legacies to join our Public Fundraising Team. The Senior Supporter Engagement Officer will be responsible for building deeper relationships with some of our most committed supporters. This is an exciting role with opportunities to further develop existing products such as Gifts in Wills events, legacy stewardship and our mid-value programme. It also has oversight of our Big Give Christmas appeal, sent out to committed supporters to generate funds for a restricted project/campaign.

The role is managed by the Supporter Retention Manager but will work closely with all of the Public Fundraising team. They'll also be line managing the Public Fundraising Assistant, ensuring they complete their administrative tasks on time, and have opportunities to develop. Key relationships are the Research Team, Services team, the Comms and Marketing team and the Philanthropy team.

The Junction is an out of hours service, open 365 evenings a year, to support and assist individuals experiencing a mental health concern. The aim is to alleviate the need for people in the Swindon locality to access A&E acute mental health services and primary care GP services unnecessarily by managing the presenting symptoms/mental health crisis along with the triggers and context for that crisis. 

As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be providing a preventative, person centred approach to people accessing the service who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

The service is open from 4PM-11PM, 365 days a year so this position will include some weekends.

 
What You'll Do: 
 

• Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing evidence-based interventions, elevating the mental health and emotional well-being of the people we serve, while opening doors to life's possibilities. 

• Effective Partnerships:  Ensure effective and appropriate communication with all individuals, staff, community agencies and partner organisations.  

AKF(UK) Partnerships Officers are part of the Global Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Partnerships team tasked with identifying funding partnerships and strengthening existing ones to support our strategic goals. Partnerships Officers manage a set of grants across a variety of themes and geographies. They also support engagement with European and Asian bilaterals, multilaterals and foundations to secure funding for ten multi-sector not-for-profit and forprofit agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) operating across Asia and Africa. This is all done in close collaboration with field units, global teams, and our partners.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Grants Management

• Manage a portfolio of grants through regular interface and coordination with AKF(UK)’s partnerships team, AKF(UK)’s programme finance team and relevant AKF/AKDN field units/agencies acting as a central resource for field units in donor best practice.

• Interface with donors about the implementation of ongoing grants to ensure strong, enduring relationships.

• Coordinate, review, and assure the quality of donor deliverables (e.g. work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, staffing plans, budgets, close-out plans, donor troubleshooting).

• Ensure adherence with donor requirements, rules, and regulations, and that grant deliverables are produced on time and to a high standard.

• Coordinate contractual amendments, changes, and project adaptations, engage with donors in a pro-active and diplomatic way, and flag potential changes (e.g. budget revisions, extensions, risks) in advance to ‘trouble shoot’ and ensure smooth project implementation.

• Facilitate grant monitoring efforts including routine coordination meetings and as needed, support with donor steering committees, donor project visits, and donor monitoring missions.

• Undertake coordination and administrative tasks related to grants and support the maintenance and update of grant management tools and tracking systems (e.g. Award Information Management System (AIMS)).

• Ensure strong relationship cultivation throughout the grants cycle, anticipate, and plan for future funding and project extensions.

Mobilising Funds

• Coordinate and facilitate the development, review and quality assurance of expressions of interest, concept notes, and full proposals for funding opportunities.

• Liaise and coordinate with internal stakeholders as well as with donors, partners, and consortia to facilitate project design, align proposal and donor requirements, gather required legal and administrative documentation, and draft sections of proposals as needed.

• Coordinate processes of contracting and negotiation, engaging relevant stakeholders, and ensuring contracts ‘get over the line’ in a timely and efficient way.

• Contribute to management systems, such as AIMS.

Donor engagement and positioning

• Research, scan and source relevant information regarding new donors and partnership opportunities to identify potential funding matches and gather intelligence around European and Asian donors. 

Update donor profiles, researching and summarising latest donor strategies and using AIMS to update AKF/AKDN funding summaries.

• Develop positioning materials (e.g. presentations, capability statements, briefs, talking points), collaborating with communications teams, to enable effective donor engagement.

• Guide teams to make informed, effective decisions on which opportunities to pursue (including ‘Go No-Go’ requests).

• Identify and support cultivation of and pre-positioning with partner organisations to form or join consortia focused funding bids.

• Conduct due diligence on new partners in coordination with finance and partnerships teams.

Communicating practical lessons and results

• Engage communications teams to identify opportunities and support the development of content (e.g. social media campaigns, videos) that promote AKF and AKDN’s work and position us as ‘partners of choice’ in the sector.

• Participate in events (e.g. conferences, roundtables, policy forums) to share lessons, innovations and knowledge about our programmes that position us as ‘thought leaders.’

Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Senior Partnerships Manager, Deputy Directors or Regional Director for Europe & Asia.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, BEHAVIOURS, ATTRIBUTES

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree essential

• Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred

Skills

• Creativity, critical thinking, and project management

• Entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with maturity and emotional intelligence

• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines

• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders in a professional manner

• Excellent writing, speaking and other communications skills, with thoroughness and attention to detail

• Ability to provide stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations, senior colleagues and community members

• Strong financial literacy, including the ability to read and produce detailed budgets and business plans

• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce

• French language skills desirable, but not essential

• Proficiency in French language desirable

Knowledge

• Understanding and knowledge of the UK/European and Asian donor landscape preferred

• Knowledge of and commitment to international development

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience

• Experience in developing and writing proposals, developing budgets, business plans/cases, concept papers, briefs, executive summaries, as well as coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources

• Experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders

• Experience managing grants in complex organisations desirable

Application Details:

• Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you want the role, why you want to work for AKF(UK) and how your experiences and skills to date make you the most suitable applicant for the role.

AllChild (previously known as West London Zone) is an award-winning early intervention charity that helps children and young people build the relationships and skills they need to flourish and thrive into adulthood.

Our aim is for every child to achieve good Social and Emotional Wellbeing and improved Academic Achievement. We call this “creating SEA change.”

We currently work with c.1,700 children and young people. We've grown rapidly since our launch in 2016 and are now expanding our work to Wigan Borough as the first stage in our ambitious growth plans.

We will continue to focus on improving the quality and impact of our core programme, whilst also committing to work more deeply in both London and the North West by building up our team and individuals in the local community to drive impact and change.

We are looking for people who are are highly motivated, with high standards and expectations for themselves and others. We are keen to attract people who share our values.

Reporting into the Senior People and Culture Business Partner you will provide full generalist HR support to the AllChild employees. This is a hands-on operational role covering the full employee lifecycle from recruitment, onboarding, payroll perpetration, compensation & benefits, and employee relations. You will play a key role in the delivery of the People and Culture strategy and will work alongside the Learning and Development Business Partner and EDI Lead to ensure its success.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button.

Job Title: Campaigns Officer

Responsible to: Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager

Job Context

YMCA England & Wales is the national body of the YMCA in England & Wales, supporting, developing and representing just over 100 local YMCA’s, ranging from small community based organisations to nationally relevant specialists.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to ensure that YMCA England & Wales is able to mobilise the public, our federation, external organisations and young people to support our campaigns calling for political or social changes to improve the lives of young people across the country. This will include building relationships with local YMCAs and young people to ensure our work is informed and driven by those we represent, creating advocacy actions for them and the public to engage with and giving our young people a platform for their voices to be heard.

Scope and Limits of Authority:

The Campaigns Officer will report into the Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager. The post will have no line management or formal budgetary responsibilities.

The post holder must operate at all times in accordance with the approved policies and procedures of YMCA England & Wales and act in accordance with the values and ethos of the organisation as outlined in the Code of Conduct.  In addition all employees must adhere to the performance management processes and systems approved by the Board of Trustees.

The post holder will support the Safeguarding, health and well-being and safety of staff, volunteers and supporters we work with, some of whom may be classed as vulnerable people or adults at risk. In the event of a risk becoming apparent or if concerns arise about a vulnerable person’s welfare, to immediately report these concerns in line with the appropriate policy and procedure.

The responsibilities of this role will normally include all duties described in this Job Description and any additional or different duties, which the Employer may require from time to time.

Areas of responsibility

● Contribute to the development of YMCA England & Wales’ national campaigns strategies.

● Project manage and deliver the public mobilisation elements of our campaigns and influencing strategies.

● Create online actions to support the campaign strategy on Engaging Networks, our advocacy software, from petitions to emails to MP.

● Lead the content and development of our online campaigns community, ensuring that they are active and engaged on the issues we are working on.

● Create and develop campaign materials such as videos, images and toolkits - including the recruitment, curation and stewardship of our case studies.

● Manage the production process of campaign materials from copywriting and design to printing and delivery.

● Engage with local YMCAs to ensure that they are active in supporting our campaigns.

● Develop materials, training and deliver one-to-one support to local YMCAs to engage in our campaigns.

● Manage the recruitment and onboarding of our YMCA Youth Ambassadors.

● Plan, deliver and evaluate a programme of training and activity throughout the year for Youth Ambassadors, including an annual residential.

● Ensure the voice of young people is central to our campaigns.

● Work collaboratively across the organisation with other teams to ensure our campaigns are fully integrated.

● Ensure our data is kept safe and secure and we are following GDPR guidelines.

● Work collaboratively and proactively with all members of the PCI team and wider organisation to develop excellent professional relationships.

● Act as a positive representative for YMCA England & Wales at all times.

● Support other activities as requested by the Head of Campaigns & Research and/or Director of PCI

Our Brand and Marketing team are looking for a strategic and technical expert to develop and lead our integrated social media and digital strategy to improve engagement as our Social Media and Digital Marketing Lead.

You will help streamline our social media planning, community management and reporting, championing best practice across the department, and apply deep understanding and technical know-how to elevate The Trust’s pay-per-click and SEO activity to support brand, fundraising and youth recruitment priorities.

The role is ideal if you have project and campaign management skills; adept at building senior stakeholder relationships to secure buy-in and manage expectations; are comfortable using performance reports and trends data to influence decisions; and agile to leverage reactive social and digital opportunities to advance The Trust’s goals.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Social Media & Digital Marketing Leads? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Social Media & Digital Marketing Leads! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Equal Opportunities 

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. 

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.  

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network). 

Safeguarding 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. 

In 2019, Queen Mary University of London launched a bold new strategy with the vision to open the doors of opportunity. By 2030, they will be the most inclusive university of its kind, anywhere. Recognised as the most inclusive Russell Group university, Queen Mary is ranked first in the country for social mobility and their alumni community of over 240,000 is the University’s largest stakeholder group. They now seek a new Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement and Prospectus is leading the search.

Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement

Queen Mary University of London

Permanent

London with home working

Grade 7; salary £61,896

The Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement will lead the alumni and supporter engagement team, strategy and associated budgets in order to maximise engagement and develop mutually beneficial relationship to support university wide objectives. You will work closely with the Director and relevant senior leadership to develop and manage the global engagement strategy in collaboration with relevant global teams. Taking the lead on Donor Relations, Communications and Events capabilities with the department, you will effectively support key strategic goals and lead a team of alumni and supporter engagement professionals to success.

The selected candidate will have significant experience of working in a leadership position and managing a team, with proven experience of developing and delivering compelling alumni supporter and stakeholder campaigns. You will have demonstrable experience of delivering communications and engagement strategies across channels and will keep in mind special, inspiring alumni and stakeholder experience as a key goal in all of your activities. In keeping with the inclusive nature of all of Queen Mary’s work and ambitions, higher education experience is desirable and not essential, so get in touch with search partners Prospectus to learn more.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or 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.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working an Arts charity to recruit a Senior Philanthropy Manager to cover a 12 month maternity contract.

The Senior Philanthropy Manager will deliver effective strategies for regular giving through developing the Art Partners programme – leading all aspects including recruitment, stewardship and strategy for growth, and fundraising appeals and campaigns. You will working closely with the Head of Individual Giving to cultivate individual donors to secure gifts towards Art Fund’s charitable programme.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Implementing and contributing to a robust recruitment strategy to increase the numbers of members and to build philanthropic engagement through refining the fundraising pitch and proposal through to making direct asks
• Developing compelling communications which raise awareness of charitable objectives and identify activity which will have wide appeal among individual donors as one-off asks or long-term fundraising initiatives.
• Working with the Prospect Development Manager to identify and manage prospective individual donors for membership, appeals and individual gifts, then lead approaches to individuals appropriate to their interests and level of giving
• Collaborating to create and deliver opportunities and events to enhance the membership experience through in-person activities, communications and digital development.
• Managing and an income and expenditure budget, and processing, recording and thanking all received donations.

This position would ideally suit an experienced candidate with an excellent understanding of donor cultivation, stewardship, and prospect research techniques. A knowledge of the visual arts or museums would be beneficial but certainly not a barrier to entry.

If you have excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to influence a range of stakeholders, have a creative approach to donor cultivation and a good project manager I’d like to hear from you.

This is a hybrid working role, requiring a minimum of 2 dpw in their London office, however their will be occasion where greater flexibility is required for events.

This is a full time position (preferred) to cover a 12 month maternity cover with a preferred start date of early October.

The closing date for applications is 5^th August, however application will be reviewed on a rolling basis so please apply for more information about next steps.

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.