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About the role
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small team of dedicated staff that provide a specialist service to service leavers and their families.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate mentor coordinator to join our mentoring service, with the ability to manage and support SSAFA beneficiaries and volunteer mentors.
You will act as an operational point of contact for your area of responsibility, coordinating, managing and recording the work of all your volunteer mentors. You will conduct specialist needs assessments for potential beneficiaries, then monitor, support and review the mentoring relationships which will involve regular engagement with the volunteers. You will also be tasked with briefing, presenting, and coordinating the engagement of key stake holders in your area of responsibility.
This role is home based with extensive travel across the area the South East of England.
About the team
You will join a small, well-established and dedicated team who together cover the whole of the UK. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate, who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual who can build relationships and reputation, and communicate effectively across the region whilst working from home. To carry out this role successfully you will be able to work as part of a team, whilst being self-motivated to work independently. Ideally you will have experience of managing a large geographic area. Excellent communication and IT skills and a good understanding of MS Office 365 including databases are a must. Volunteer/ people management would be beneficial whilst a willingness to learn and a passion for making a difference is essential.
Knowledge of the Armed Forces and Ex-Forces community would be an advantage but is not essential.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on 10 September 2024 SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 01 and 02 October 2024
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Corporate Partnerships Officer, England
Reference: MAY20243535
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
This is a Permanent Part-Time role for 21.5 hours per week.
The Corporate Fundraising Officer's role is to generate income from companies in England to support the RSPB's key conservation and people engagement work via various channels including our Corporate Membership scheme, Corporate Team Challenges, Corporate grants, sponsorships and partnerships.
The successful candidate will be based in England, ideally (but not essentially) in the South East/London area. The role could be done from home, although we do have a number of office locations.
What's the role about?
Working with colleagues you will be:
- leading relationships with certain companies;
- working with other fundraising colleagues, supporting and helping to enhance established corporate relationships and helping to add value to new propositions;
- working with our reserves teams, identifying potential opportunities that may appeal to companies;
- working with our people engagement teams on exciting opportunities for sponsorship;
- involved in co-coordinating the delivery of funder fulfilment, usually via other colleagues; and ensuring that any funder that we may work with aligns with the, or is working towards, the environmental standards which we demand.
This work area will be measured against agreed income targets to support RSPB's work in line with key performance indicators.
You would be expected to proactively research and pursue funding opportunities and relationships; identifying new potential sources of income to support identified priorities and maximise funding opportunities by contributing to the implementation of an agreed fundraising plan; working with operational teams on specific projects to meet funders and project timescales.
You will be expected to update and utilise our Customer Relationship Management system to ensure accurate records are kept facilitating effective contact management across the organisation
What we need from you
Essentials:
- Working knowledge and application of relevant Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Fundraising Regulator and Charities Act regulations and guidelines.
- Relevant understanding of fundraising, including supporter motivations
- Experience in fundraising/ sales/project management and delivering to income targets.
- Successful relationship development in an outward facing role.
Desirable:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interpret complex information and present it with clarity.
- Persuasive negotiator with the ability to influence.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office.
- Able to work under own initiative and prioritise work in order to get the right things done, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed.
- Able to develop and maintain excellent relationships with external and internal stakeholders, delivering a high level of customer service to a variety of audiences.
- Good level of numeracy; ability to analyse data, identify trends and make recommendations for change.
Closing date: 23:59, Fri, 6th Sep 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from the 12th of September
We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.
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 this application process, you will be asked to complete a full application form, including evidence of how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their whole selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
We're looking for a Support Services Administrator, to provide a broad range of administrative support services for our team
Involve is at the vanguard of changing our democracy. Combining innovative, high-quality practice with making a clear case for a democracy fit for the 21st century, we are showing exactly what our democratic future holds.
As Support Services Administrator you will play a key role in our team. You’ll help take Involve to the next level as a well-functioning, efficient organisation where we can get the best out of our working lives, supported by the best systems possible, your duties will include:
- Creation and support in the development of internal policies and procedures to support a well-functioning organisation, and help the team to ensure regular processes are smoothly completed.
- Providing administrative support to the Support Services team, including setting up systems for managing organisational support requests, placing orders, booking travel and accommodation and responding to general enquiries
- Administration of internal IT systems, enabling user access requests and responding to basic queries
- Administration of our CRM system, ensuring records are accurate and up to date
To succeed in the role, you will be an outstanding and detail oriented administrator who has excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills. You will show lots of initiative, be a strong team player whilst also being able to work autonomously, as well as have a passion for our mission.
You will have experience in the administration of IT systems, including CRM systems and will be adept at building relationships with team members from across the organisation, proactively solving problems as they arise.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you excited to take on a job working with volunteers across the UK? Are you a purpose-driven people-person who excels at creating and sustaining relationships, but also enjoys a role with a wide variety of tasks and workstreams?
If this sounds like you and you want to use your talents, skills and experience to have a demonstrable impact on the lives of people across the UK, we’d love to hear from you
We are keen to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and with a variety of experiences. You may be just starting out in your career and are looking for an early role in the sector which will challenge you and build your experience. You may also be a more experienced professional who is looking for a different challenge in a rapidly evolving, young charity and who can bring new perspectives and fresh ideas to our team.
About The Hygiene Bank
Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. The reality of low income is that it restricts people’s options, leaving us caught between being able to heat our homes, pay the rent, eat, or be clean. It is washing hair, bodies, faces and clothes in the same cheap washing up liquid used for the dishes. It is not being able to replace a toothbrush when needed or sharing a toothbrush because one each just isn't an option. It is having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview.
Hygiene Poverty is the hidden crisis facing the UK. In May 2024, The Hygiene Bank published their second groundbreaking research into the incidence and impact of hygiene poverty. It found that over 4.2 million adults across the country are currently experiencing hygiene poverty and that it is both alarmingly widespread, increasing and disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable. It stops people from participating in society, feeds the mental health crisis and blocks routes out of poverty. It is simply unjust.
At The Hygiene Bank, we believe that everyone deserves to feel clean. That is why our network of projects exists – to give people access to the basics they need.
About the Role
As one of our team of four Partnership Managers, you will have the exciting opportunity to make a huge difference in improving the lives of people living in hygiene poverty. Reporting into the Head Operations, the Partnership Managers plays a pivotal role in the charity and are responsible for overseeing and co-piloting our volunteer lead community projects.
The role is varied and requires strong time management, organisational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, meticulous record keeping and strong volunteer management.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Volunteer Experience Manager to actively recruit volunteers in key areas, in line with our strategic objectives.
- Onboard new projects by supporting the volunteer project coordinator with all aspects of setting up a community project.
- Foster positive relationships with the project teams to ensure engagement and inclusion and to be the first point of contact for them.
- Co-design and implement project plans for the newly formed projects identifying areas of support needed to sustainably grow the project.
- Work with the projects to identify suitable Community Partners in line with our strategy and eligibility criteria.
- Support the project with any funding applications and ensure impact data is captured.
- Ensure all projects are compliant and operating within out charitable objects, therefore reducing the overall risk the charity.
- Work with the Operations team to ensure all supporting volunteer guidance documentation is accurate, relevant and up to date and to ensure the volunteer newsletter, website and members area contains all required and up to date volunteer supporting information.
- Monitor and analyse KPIs and provide regular reporting to both the team and board.
- Attend and participate in volunteer events and town halls as required.
- Regularly visit projects to offer support and to continue to enhance relationships
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Excellent volunteer relationship management (experience of volunteer management would be ideal, but candidates may be able to demonstrate excellent and relevant people skills in different contexts)
- Ability to use different data sets to accurately forecast and report
- Polished communication and people skills to champion, and act as an ambassador for The Hygiene Bank
- Detail-driven, strategic, motivated, and have a forward-leaning approach to business.
- Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritise a busy workload.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Appropriate IT skills - experience in managing databases and proficient in using MS Excel, Powerpoint and database CRM
- Experience working with internal stakeholders' teams to help ensure deliverables are met
- Passion for personal and professional development, as well as a proven can-do attitude
Attributes and behaviours:
- Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of people experiencing Hygiene Poverty
- Empathic and diplomatic, with strong alignment with the charity’s values
- A commitment to quality and attention to detail.
- Ability to work on your own initiative.
- A highly competent and collaborative team worker.
- Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Excited by and ability to work in a growth mindset, changing and flexible organisation.
This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive.
Key Details
· Salary: £31,700- £37,700 pro rata, part time, 4 days (dependent on skills and experience)
· Location: remote working/homeworking with monthly in-person team days in London.
· Holiday: 28 days (pro-rata) plus public holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year.
· Defined contribution pension scheme: 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution.
How to Apply
- If you would like to join our team, please apply via Charity Jobs
- An up to date CV outlining your employment history, qualifications and contact details.
- A supporting statement (no more than 1 x A4 pages) which i) demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification, particularly around volunteer management and ii) outlining why you are interested in working for The Hygiene Bank.
Next Steps
· Deadline for applications – 5.30pm on Friday 13th September
· Interviews –W/c 30th September
· Starting date – as soon as possible thereafter.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
We reserve the right to close the application ahead of the closing date
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Every day, we are thrilled to be part of a world which uses the power of music to bring joy. We understand the importance of music education and we look for as many ways as possible to bring creative practices to enrich physical and mental wellbeing. Dalcroze Eurythmics has the potential to play a critical role in the musical life and health of the nation. This is the role of Dalcroze UK.
We hope to hear from individuals with the skills, experience, and energy to help drive Dalcroze UK forwards. This recruitment pack includes information on the new role of Chief Executive Officer and the recruitment process. If you would like to be part of the journey of one of the UK’s oldest but also most innovative music charities, then we would love to hear from you.
About the Role
The Board of Trustees is building a new strategic plan focusing on creative solutions aimed at growing educational provision and community engagement activities. Following a three-year development programme, we are now looking for an inspiring and strategic leader to drive our mission forward and make a lasting impact. This is a new role, working with a team of volunteers, freelance and employed staff based across the UK and in Europe.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently looking for a Events Officer to join us at The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (the Award) is a Non-Formal Education and Learning framework encouraging young people to find their purpose, place and passion in the world.
In more than 120 countries and territories, our globally recognised accreditation is available to all 14 to 24-year-olds, of all backgrounds, locations, cultures and abilities.
Through the programme, each young person becomes part of something special while developing their own interests, universal skills and life aspirations.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation is the international charity that drives and encourages the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe. Working in partnership with organisations and governing bodies, we oversee the licensing of Award operators – including schools, youth groups, employers and custodial institutions.
The role of the Operations Manager is to support the delivery and growth of the Award through provision of guidance and support to a cohort of existing Operators – a network of local, regional and national organisations around the world, licensed directly by the Foundation to deliver or manage the Award.
The role provides support and operational advice to existing Operators, across the world, ensure access to and uptake of Foundation tools and resources, whilst supporting and sharing best practices across the network.
Where required there will also be a new business development aspect to the role.
Key responsibilities
- Supporting operators to ensure their continued growth and sustainability.
- Support the delivery and management of a high-quality Award programme, that meets international standards, across a portfolio of Operators.
- Ensure effective and consistent day to day contact and support for Operators ensuring high levels of customer service.
- Induct and provide ongoing operational support to staff and volunteers in Operators Work with staff and volunteers of Operators to develop practical solutions to maintain and continually improve the quality of Award programme delivery, including approaches to increase levels of participation and completion.
- In partnership with the Licensing Manager and other colleagues schedule and conduct compliance and licence reviews of Operators in accordance with licensing requirements
- Actively promote the benefits of the Award (and non-formal education and learning), representing the Award and Foundation at relevant events (virtual and in person)
- Where required recruit, licence and induct new Operators to grow the Award.
- Provide support for, delivery and facilitation of training, with the Learning & Development team.
- Actively promote and support the adoption of the Foundation’s digital platforms
- Ensure engagement, in global campaigns to promote the Award.
- Ensure brand compliance across all Operators.
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required for the successful delivery of the Foundation’s business objectives.
Please see the recruitment pack for more information on key responsibilities for the role.
The closing date for applications is 1 September 17.00 BST. Please submit your CV and cover letter by this date. Interviews will take place shortly after, and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
Our long term ambition is that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Internal comms (50%)
· Support colleagues from across the organisation to develop communications plans for initiatives and change projects.
· Author or edit stories and content to inspire, motivate and inform our colleagues
· Design and distribute email communications to segments of our staff community
· Maintain and post news and events on our Sharepoint-based intranet
· Support with communications planning and delivery for internal events, webinars and meetings.
· Working with the Internal Comms Lead to continually improve and optimise our internal comms channels, including developing our SharePoint intranet.
· Plan, shoot and edit short promotional films.
· Use Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or the Microsoft suite to design materials for cascade by managers to their teams.
Marketing (30%)
· Develop engaging and persuasive written and visual content, including case studies, success stories and testimonials that effectively communicate the value and impact of United Response’s work
· Create engaging and optimised content for our social media channels, applying your understanding of our audience to drive engagement and action
· Support the Marketing and Communications Manager with management of the website, including writing and editing web copy and publishing articles, while embedding SEO principles throughout.
· Optimise case study leads into creative responses written, audio or visual to distribute on our channels
· Support the planning and delivery of communications at external events.
Policy and campaigns (20%)
· Spot and create social media responses to breaking announcements under the guidance of the Press Manager
· Support the delivery of our policy and campaigning strategy with comms and engagement activity.
· Support team administration, including working on a rota basis to manage inboxes
· Support the management of consents and the safe storage of case studies and photography.
· With the wider team explore opportunities to embed a storytelling culture throughout the organisation.
· Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, our agencies and other partners
· Join forums and departmental meetings to advise on communication methods and co-developing communication plans.
· Keep up to date with communications and marketing practice and innovation
· Champion diversity, equality and inclusion and uphold United Response’s values
· Travel to services and occasionally work outside office hours
· Ensure dignity and respect for the people we support in every aspect of your work
· Maintain confidentiality at all times
· Adhere to relevant legal and statutory requirements and our organisational policies
· Carry out any other duties as reasonably required.
Person Specification
· Excellent written communication skills and ability to copywrite creatively, sensitively and with attention to detail.
· Experience working in a professional communications or marketing role
· Good understanding of marketing principles and ability to apply these in practice.
· High standard of verbal communication and ability to relate to people from different walks of life.
· Excellent team working skills.
· Experience of working to deadlines and prioritising demands on your attention.
· Degree standard or professional qualification in marketing or related field.
· Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
· Design skills using Adobe software.
· Experience filming and editing video to a professional standard.
· Using content management systems to publish website content, or email distribution tools such as Mailchimp.
· Knowledge of using paid and organic social media professionally.
· Experience in recruitment marketing, campaigning, accessible communications or working for a charity.
· If you have lived experience of disability, or relating to people with learning disabilities or autism, we’d particularly welcome your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for 2x Stewardship Officers responsible for the day to day delivery of best in class supporter experiences for our charity partners.
You will ensure that we are continuously providing the best possible supporter care as the voice of our charity clients, by responding to supporter queries across multiple channels, as well as supervising and coaching our team of Community Moderators.
Our unique blend of behavioural communications make use of email, SMS, Messenger and Whatsapp to drive powerful storytelling and world-class engagement rates.
Background
Social Mind are experts at using social fundraising to drive income and engagement. From product innovation, journey design and campaign builds to virtual event management, we support charities in delivering successful campaigns at scale.
Our fundraising platform, Social Sync, aims to revolutionise the sector with integrated digital fundraising campaigns and behavioural, omni-channel supporter journeys.
We empower charities to raise more money with integrated multi-platform fundraising, drive supporter acquisition and build stronger relationships with sophisticated, personal journeys and we unlock the supporter’s potential with meaningful insights.
The Role
The Stewardship Team is responsible for the day to day delivery of best in class supporter experiences for our charity partners.
You will ensure that we are continuously providing the best possible supporter care as the voice of our charity clients, by responding to supporter queries across various channels such as email, Messenger and in our own Social Sync platform.
As well as this, you will provide basic tech support and use your initiative working autonomously to take ownership of solving problems.
Reporting into our Stewardship Manager you will work across both our digital agency, Social Mind, and our software product, Social Sync, to ensure that all of our charity partners and their supporters receive personal, bespoke communications to maximise event and campaign fundraising.
You will be expected to understand and match our clients social media tone of voice, and elevate supporter contact beyond the transactional in order to positively lift event KPIs and financial fundraising targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Fundraising
- Advise and coach supporters on best practice to maximise revenue potential and positively impact campaign KPIs.
- Lead on stewardship and community management activities that maximise fundraising opportunities.
- Supporter Experience
- Respond to high volumes of supporter enquiries via multiple channels within our agreed SLAs.
- Deliver an authentic in-house supporter experience and bring our charity partners’ social media tone of voice, brand and principles to life in every interaction you deliver.
- Work proactively to optimise future experiences for all supporters by identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure every supporter has an excellent experience providing first time resolution where possible. When that is not possible you will take ownership of escalating the question, keeping the supporter informed with timely updates and managing the issue to its conclusion.
- Follow safeguarding protocols to protect the wellbeing of supporters taking part in events, escalating as and when required.
- Teamwork
- Provide timely updates to the Stewardship Manager, communicate across the wider team and handover work effectively between shifts.
- Proactively flag issues to shift leads and work in a collaborative, supportive and transparent manner at all times.
- Quality Assurance
- Support Stewardship Manager by providing supervision and coaching to our team of Community Moderators.
- Responsible for regular Quality Assurance checks and feedback to our team of Community Moderators.
What You Will Do
- Consistently evaluate work volumes collaboratively with other team members to ensure that tasks are prioritised and completed within the SLAs that we agree with our clients.
- Answer supporter enquiries in a timely and professional manner across multiple software platforms.
- Supervise, coach and oversee the quality of our Community Management Team.
- Proactively lead on stewardship and community management activities that drive fundraising objectives.
- Communicate effectively and transparently with other team members and leadership team, both on shift and asynchronously, ensuring that all stakeholders are up to date with important information at all times.
- Become an internal expert on our fundraising platform, Social Sync.
Skills and Knowledge
- Experience of delivering outstanding supporter experiences.
- Experience of providing supervision or coaching.
- Ability to internalise our charity partners’ message and deliver genuine supporter experiences.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Exceptional user of communication software.
- Exceptional communication skills.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and believe in the power of a diverse, inclusive team.
We welcome all applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.
Please let us know if you require anything which would enable your success throughout our interview process.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship and you must be able to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As the Manager of our Integrated Sexual Health Service (ISHS) in Hertfordshire you will lead a team of five staff to deliver a dynamic sexual health education and prevention service. You will work with colleagues from the NHS, pharmacies and community stakeholders to deliver in local communities, ensuring better sexual health outcomes for the local population. You will work with the METRO training and communications team to ensure the delivery of that METRO’s services are communicated across a wide range of targeted audiences, and that a high standard of training programmes for professionals and service users are delivered. The services you will oversee consist of a condom distribution scheme, the National Chlamydia Screening programme (NCSP), sexual health promotion and campaigns, training and education and support for schools and colleges.
Programme
METRO is working in partnership with Central London Community Healthcare Trust (CLCH), to deliver our ISHS in Hertfordshire. In this contract, the METRO team will be fully integrated and co-located within CLCH’s services in Hertfordshire, delivering outreach activities in the local community tailored to local needs. The service aims to reach those who are most vulnerable or at risk, and involves collaboration with local outreach organisations targeting LGBTQ+ people, speakers of other languages, young people, and those living in more deprived areas.
Role
You will play an active role in our management team at METRO, supporting your colleagues to deliver across the Sexual and Reproductive Health domain. You will be required to attend regular meetings with the Head of domain and other managers. You will be responsible for ensuring that METRO services in Hertfordshire are integrated within our wider offer, and supporting staff to feel a part of the wider METRO team.
Homebased – UK
Closing Date: 8 September 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a creative, dynamic and experienced fundraising professional with a proven track record in managing donor or supporter relationships to join us as our Fundraising and Engagement Manager.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our Fundraising and Engagement Manager, you will have the opportunity to maximise individual and corporate financial contribution through effective, supporter-led acquisition, and account management.
In this role, you will:
• Drive growth in our key income streams of regional corporates and ‘in aid of' fundraising individuals through new business and account management and pipeline management.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously whilst providing the highest level of stewardship to all supporters.
• Contribute to the growth and development of the regional pipeline of partnership opportunities for our key income streams.
• Contribute to departmental income reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure that the pipeline of prospects and partners is kept up to date across all income streams.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Experience in a fundraising, supporter care or admin role or experience within a sales environment.
• Strong relationship management and organisational skills.
• Creative, and can generate new and innovative ways to support partners and fundraisers, with a strong desire to succeed and a specific interest in stewarding fundraisers to maximise their fundraising whilst building strong relationships with the aim to convert individuals into long term supporters.
• Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of stewardship to all supporters.
• Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships.
• Experience of financial budgeting and reporting and familiarity with a CRM ideally.
• The ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders.
What we offer you:
• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health, and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
The willingness and ability to travel across the UK a times and occasional work outside core hours is also essential.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as 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.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
About Us:
Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Free to make what they want from the Movement, girls learn by doing, make friends and have fun. In safe, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) keeps the Global Movement thriving, united and growing.
About the Role:
This role will lead the delivery of a new STEM project for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Our 18-month project aims to inspire and engage girls and young women from Asia Pacific with STEM and strengthen the STEM capacity and confidence of adult volunteer Girl Guide and Girl Scout leaders in the region. Through our unique non-formal education methodology, we will give girls and adult volunteer leaders the opportunity to:
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Gain an understanding and knowledge of STEM.
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Develop the mindsets and confidence to pursue STEM education and employment opportunities.
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Explore the barriers that impede girls' and women’s STEM engagement.
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Develop skills and confidence to pass on their learning to others and advocate for change.
Key Responsibilities:
You will manage this 18-month project. This will involve setting up the project, working with Nepal Scouts and Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association to deliver a new non-formal education STEM programme resources to Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
For more details please refer to the atatched job description. This job description is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements of the post holder. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements.The job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant
Department: Support and Inclusion
Reports to: Inclusion Manager
Location: Home based (some national travel, with offices in London and Lingfield)
Hours of Work: Part-time (30hrs)
Salary: £21,121 to £22,080 (FTE £26,050 to £27,232)
All year round, permanent
Young Epilepsy and St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and promotes the welfare of all learners.
As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process.
An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.
Please provide a CV and supporting statement aligned to the person specification.
The successful applicant will be required to attend 1-day mandatory training in Lingfield, Surrey.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant to join our team. You’ll be a key first point of contact for young people with epilepsy, their families and a variety of professionals – working with them to provide the training, resources, support and information needed to ensure all children and young people with epilepsy feel informed, confident and fully included in education, sport and society.
At Young Epilepsy young people are at the heart of everything we do, and the purpose of this role is to ensure that children and young people with epilepsy access and shape the support that we provide. This will include liaising with families and young people, schools and other professionals, all with a friendly, sensitive and professional manner. You will be supporting the development and delivery of our online and face-to-face workshops and will help build a network of professionals engaging with our services.
The need for our services is great, so this role will be an exciting chance to support our ambitious strategy. If you are highly organised, a confident communicator and are driven to support young people, we want to hear from you!
What we need from you
- Energetic, passionate, and proactive about young people, participation and inclusion in all areas of learning and play.
- Comfortable communicating with a range of people, on the phone, email or in person, to be a first point of contact with the charity.
- Dynamic and flexible, able to build strong relationships with a wide range of people including young people and professionals.
- Awareness of, or curiosity about, the youth landscape and what is impacting young people today, and able to put this through the lens of living epilepsy.
- Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and young people and working with DSLs.
- Eagerness to learn about epilepsy or coming with knowledge and experience of the condition.
Relevant experience working with young people is desirable but not essential if you have wider relevant experience and skills.
Your Benefits
- Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
- Generous annual leave
- Occupational pension scheme
- On-site accommodation available
- Subsidised dining room
- Gym membership options (on and off-site)
- Your Rewards, giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits
- Free parking on campus
- Access to a working farm and horticultural area
We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car.
About us
Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. Our purpose is to create a society in which children and young people with epilepsy are enabled to thrive and fulfil their potential. A society in which their voices are respected, and their ambitions realised.
We work with children and young people across the country, as well as many of those people and organisations who shape their lives - parents, health and care professionals, researchers, teachers, policymakers and more.
Informed by young people and drawing on our strong legacy of expertise in education, health and research, we have developed and published our 2020-2025 strategy.
This focuses our work around 3 key offers: health and research, voice and support and St Piers special education. Within these key offers we aim to:
- Coordinate research that improves diagnosis and treatments, and deliver cutting-edge health services
- Campaign for children’s rights, supporting them in school and college and providing innovation tools, information, and practical help for living day-to-day life
- Provide an innovative and creative environment for children and young people with epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties.
For further details of these and other vacancies, please visit our website.
***No agencies please ***
Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.
Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Service Design and Innovation Lead to join a fantastic health-based charity.
Fully remote or hybrid (offices based in Bath)
This new role is focussed on accelerating the development of new services, by developing highly fundable propositions that are led by data and insight and grounded in the needs of our community.
Key to this role is proposition development; developing six new project ideas for services designed for the public and/or healthcare professionals, shaping them into fully developed and costed propositions for large-scale funders. You would be responsible for establishing and implementing a project pipeline, leading the development of new projects from ideation to implementation and ensuring that new service propositions are: led by data and insight, have a firm evidence base, are co-designed or co-produced with the charity’s community and are informed by existing expertise and knowledge across the organisation.
You will also commission and manage external agencies, consultants or freelancers when appropriate, ensuring cost effectiveness and efficiency and proactively build effective relationships and partnership with public, private and voluntary sectors to create a dynamic network for project development and delivery.
The successful candidate will have experience of leading service design and innovation, developing user journeys and will have a good understanding of co-design and co-production principles. Strong financial management skills are key, alongside a proven track record of using data and insight to inform innovative projects and service improvement. You must also have significant project management experience and a background in bringing together multi-functional teams and a range of stakeholders including people with lived experience to develop innovative solutions to problems.
If this sounds like you and you’re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.
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.
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!
Hong Kong Watch is currently seeking an experienced Executive Director to effectively lead and manage the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing a wide range of functions including strategies, finance, operations, and human resources. It is crucial for the Executive Director to provide strategic direction in order to achieve the organisation’s mission and goals. Furthermore, this role will serve as the public representative of the organisation and will report directly to the Board of Trustees.
Responsibilities
1. Strategy Implementation:
- Leading the Policy team in developing and executing strategies that align with the organisation’s overarching objectives.
- Managing and coordinating research projects and advocacy campaigns, including budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, tracking, and ensuring quality assurance.
2. Fundraising and Financial Management:
- Developing and implementing fundraising strategies.
- Identifying funding opportunities and overseeing funding applications.
- Monitoring and reporting on grants and funding.
- Overseeing the organisation’s financial and operational activities.
3. Human Resource Management:
- Leading and managing the team as a whole.
- Effectively delegating tasks to team members, including promoting team self-organisation.
- Monitoring and evaluating staff performance.
4. Governance:
- Ensuring the organisation’s compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Reporting to the Board of Trustees on the overall organisational performance, including strategies, finance, operations, and human resources.
Person specification
Skills and Experience:
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and manage teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to maintain effective communication with stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking and policy development skills.
- Proven experience in research and advocacy project management.
- Proven experience in fundraising and grant application processes.
- Proficiency in financial management and reporting.
- Experience engaging with the media and high-level government officials would be an advantage.
Personal Attributes:
- Adaptability and flexibility to navigate changing circumstances and unexpected challenges.
- Strong sense of empathy and understanding towards staff, volunteers, and the community served.
- High ethical standards and integrity in all actions and decisions.
- Passion for championing human rights and freedoms in Hong Kong and for the Hong Kong diaspora community.
Interviews
First-round interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis before and beyond the application deadline.
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!
Seeking a Charity Manager (internally known as CEO).
Organisation: Twinkleboost is a small registered charity dedicated to equipping families from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds and children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) with the skills they need to support their child’s communication development, so they can have better outcomes in life. We deliver free speech and language sessions for families, led by Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and overseen by a Speech and Language Therapist.
Staffing: Twinkleboost operates with a lean team consisting of only two part-time employees, including the CEO, and a small group of freelancers who support various aspects of our programmes and operations.
Location: The role is primarily remote, with occasional travel to Manchester as and when required (no more than once a month).
Mission: After nearly a decade of operation, Twinkleboost seeks a CEO capable of leading the organisation into its next phase of development. The CEO will excel in income generation, strategic implementation, working within a small team, and meeting legal and statutory requirements of a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation).
Reporting: The CEO reports directly to the board and holds overall responsibility for executing the board’s strategic plan annually. They ensure the continuation of our mission to empower families in socioeconomically deprived areas, including families of children under 5 and those with SEND, overseeing beneficiary support.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Implementation:
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Develop and implement the board’s strategic plan for income generation, with a focus on increasing traded income through courses and revitalising the existing franchising programme to expand revenue opportunities.
Funding Application Development:
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Lead the development and submission of funding applications for both existing and new grants, securing essential resources to support our key services and organisational goals. Twinkleboost currently benefits from a stable funding base, including a recent 3-year grant from Reaching Communities and secured funding for 2 additional years from BBC Children in Need.
Grant Management and Compliance:
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Manage all aspects of grants using our established grant management system, ensuring rigorous adherence to compliance standards and budgetary guidelines.
Social Impact Reporting:
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Lead social impact reporting efforts, ensuring that outcomes and impacts are effectively measured, reported, and communicated to stakeholders.
Operational Leadership:
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Provide overall leadership and direction to Twinkleboost, ensuring alignment with the organisation's mission, values, and strategic objectives.
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Oversee day-to-day operations, including staff management, contractor relationships, and volunteer engagement.
External Relations and Advocacy:
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Represent Twinkleboost externally with stakeholders, including funders, government agencies, community organisations, and the media.
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Advocate for the organisation's mission and initiatives, building relationships and partnerships to support growth and sustainability.
Requirements:
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Proven experience in income generation and strategic leadership within either a non-profit or charity setting or in the private sector.
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Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management and grant oversight.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with diverse stakeholders.
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Ability to innovate and drive organisational growth while maintaining alignment with mission and values.
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Commitment to promoting social impact and community welfare.
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Willingness to travel to Manchester as and when required (no more than once a month).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.