Corporate Communication Manager Jobs in Charing Cross, Greater London

Summary

This role sits in the Philanthropy and Partnerships Team and will be pivotal to the growth of high-value income. It is responsible for helping sustain and grow our Trust and Statutory income, and for supporting strategic high-value fundraising across the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team by identifying compelling funding asks and creating robust cases for support.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Interview(s) date: w/c 25th November 2024

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working (not applicable to roles with fixed shift patterns)
• 2 Days TOIL in recognition of fixed shift patterns (pro-rata for part-time)
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will use your understanding of what makes a compelling fundraising ask to develop 5-6-figure applications to trust, Lottery and statutory funders and to build robust cases for support and compelling proposition documents for the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships Team to use in approaching corporate and major philanthropic funders. Working closely with both fundraisers and delivery leads across the charity, you will identify appealing funding opportunities aligned with Diabetes UK's strategic priorities, and make sure the team have what they need to showcase these confidently to high-value supporters. You will also use cross-charity relationships to manage a portfolio of committed trust and statutory/Lottery grants.

This role would suit a natural relationship builder with excellent organisation and copywriting skills.

Ideal Candidate

You will be a highly skilled trust and/or statutory funder with experience of securing five- and six-figure grants and managing externally funded projects. You will have the versatility to use these skills to help meet the requirements of high-value corporate and philanthropic donors. You will enjoy building relationships across the charity and using your superb communication and writing skills to translate often complex projects into compelling propositions. This exciting and challenging role would also suit someone with excellent organisational and time management skills.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Fundraising Manager to join our small and dynamic but expanding fundraising and communications team during an exciting period of growth for the organisation. This newly created role will be crucial role in developing and implementing fundraising strategies to support our mission and ensure the financial sustainability of the Charity. It will include identifying new funding opportunities as well as producing several initiatives including building on our grant income success.

We are looking for someone ambitious and creative with a positive attitude, happy to roll their sleeves up and get involved to enable us to achieve our goals.

This senior role will be part of our communications and fundraising team and be part of the Senior Manager Team at Stoll and report directly to the Director of Supporter Engagement.

As an organisation, we are unifying all of the professions and services involved in the delivery of MS care to create one influential voice and are building and delivering initiatives that will support meaningful service improvement.

As a member of the TMSFA team, you will be responsible for developing the external profile of TMSFA through the implementation of an engaging and impactful digital communications strategy, providing valuable insight into the work that TMSFA is doing and growing its audience.

With your strong background in IT, communication, marketing and website development, you will be pivotal in publicising events, publications and outcomes of TMSFA.

This role will also involve routine administrative office tasks, including the management of the database.

This is a new and exciting role that will be best suited to someone who is innovative, motivated, and agile in their approach to work. 

Major Giving at Friends of the Earth is looking for a new Trusts and Grants Manager, to set the strategic direction of the team and give dynamic and thoughtful leadership to the trusts and foundations portfolio.

The Trusts team is well-established and experienced, and this is great time to take the team forward and take ownership of a varied pipeline of funders. We want someone who is creative, enthusiastic and aligned to our mission – if you dream of making a difference in the climate justice movement, this could be the role for you.

As the team manager, you will be responsible for:

• Setting the direction of the team and leading by example in exceptional account management
• Collaborating with teams across the organisation to bring our work to life for funders
• Communicating the importance of trusts and foundation funding to internal and external stakeholders
• Inspiring the team to seek out new opportunities and build meaningful long-term relationships

Key Skills and Attributes: 

• Proven track record of securing and managing five and six-figure, multi-year grants and delivering first-class donor cultivation and stewardship
• Experience in leading strategy development and delivery
• Evidence of a dynamic and innovative approach to presenting a range of funding options and scenarios
• The ability to proactively build and manage both internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to support strong bid and proposal development and reporting
• Strong leadership skills to support and coach team members ensuring continuous improvement and a sustainable work/life integration
• Good understanding of, and proficiency in, fundraising databases

The team: 

The Major Giving team is made up of corporate partnerships, philanthropy and trusts and raises £6 million a year from our partners, funders and donors. It is part of the Income Generation directorate, which includes Individual Giving, Organisational Insight and Supporter Relations.

Working closely with all areas of the organisation, we match high-net-worth individuals, funders and partners to our projects and campaigns and motivate them to give significant gifts to Friends of the Earth.

The Major Giving team is ambitious, well-established, dynamic, and collaborative, with each income stream working closely on projects, events and proposals to ensure donors are stewarded in the most effective ways.

Closing date: Thursday 21st November 2024 (23:59)

Hours: Full time (30 hours over 4 days)

Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 

Salary:  Regional £42,528 - £44,568 per annum, or London £45,902 – £47,972 per annum (London salary applicable to candidates who are based in the London office a minimum of two days a week)

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser

Up to £30,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey flexible working options available.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser to secure new corporate partnerships to help fund the growth of our care services, and to build relationships with companies to help them achieve their CSR goals.

Reporting to the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager. You will be part of a team to drive Rainbow Trust’s Corporate income, building and maintaining the pipeline through effective networking, prospecting, and stewardship. You will be responsible for a varied and fulfilling portfolio of accounts to whom you will become a main contact and provide excellent corporate account management. Some accounts raising six figure sums, to whom you will become a main contact and provide excellent account management.

You will work collaboratively towards a ‘one team one target’ approach across the Fundraising and Engagement department and ensure that the use of technology is maximized and all processes are subject to continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity to maintain a breadth of fundraising experience to position yourself for future fundraising roles with increased responsibility.

What we’re looking for:

· Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships. An ability to empathise and communicate effectively about our work with children and families is key. You are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated

· A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you will enjoy preparing and presenting high-quality presentations

· Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide excellent relationship management

· You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.

· Confident use of MSOffice and some experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.

Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of building relationships and raising income– working to secure new business and providing exceptional account management.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Time off in lieu

· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping

· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

How to Apply:

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to us via the link.

Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others, and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

Dialogue Earth is an independent non-profit dedicated to producing exceptional environmental journalism and informed conversations on urgent climate and sustainability topics. Our unique model brings local voices to global audiences and global stories of hope, action and change to local communities.

Summary of role purpose

Senior fundraising and development role at a pioneering, mid-sized climate-change journalism non-profit with a seven-figure budget. Overall responsibility for developing, securing and managing a trusts and foundations pipeline – during an important organisational inflection point -- to help grow a sustainable, financially substantial and long-term income stream for our programmes, core and new activities. Working strategically with senior leadership and staff to maximise existing income sources and identify and evaluate new sources of income, including those beyond philanthropic donations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Research and recommend funding opportunities for current and planned programmes at a dynamic, climate-change charity with a strong track record, team, and culture. Manage and organise initial enquiries, funding applications, follow-ups, and learnings from feedback.

· Draft clear and compellingly written fundraising materials, including cases for support, funding proposals and concept notes.

· Manage / support relationships with funders, including timely appropriate tailored funder reports and other communications.

· Oversee the preparation of bespoke, accurate and clear grant reports, rooted in our measurement, evaluation and learning strategy, along with other fundraising materials 

· Work strategically with the senior management team (SMT) to develop plans to maximise income to achieve annual fundraising targets and, together with the editorial and leadership teams, meet with funders and donors to understand their interests, priorities and present proposals.

· Chair bi-weekly meeting with the SMT to present opportunities and actions and agree on priorities and approaches to donors.

· Collaborate with colleagues, especially in the editorial and operations teams, to gather information on project needs, aims and deliverables; ensure that what is presented to funders is aligned with the delivery side of the organisation.

· Oversee the management of the grants database and ensure it is regularly checked and updated and that leads are followed up.

· Manage internal fundraising processes.

· Build and maintain positive relationships, both with internal stakeholders and funders.

· Assist in relationship and account management for non-philanthropic income streams.

· Assist in delivering events to update existing and attract new funders ensuring appropriate follow-up.

· Assist in crafting presentations to funders, working with broader team to develop film / materials.

Please see the attached Job Pack for the full job description and person specification.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Working Hours

32 hours, 9-6. We offer a four-day working week, with full time pay.

Hybrid working

We work in the office a minimum of 2 days a week.  Attendance is mandatory on Tuesdays; staff can choose which other days they attend.

Pension

Defined contribution pension plan, with 5% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution and 1% tax relief contribution into an ethically conscious pension plan.

Holidays

28 days per annum, including bank holidays

Location

Shoreditch, London

Culture

Our office is in Shoreditch and is a really lovely space, with a great staff culture, a friendly and dynamic team, and an office dog, Poppy.

Do you love dogs?  Are you a tenacious account manager, with excellent relationship building skills looking for a new challenge?

Dogs Trust has exciting plans to grow its reach and impact over the next ten years. We are reliant on voluntary donations in order to deliver on our ambitions and we are looking for an Account Manager to ensure effective stewardship of our corporate partnerships.

About the role:

As an Account Manager, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of partners: designing and delivering tailored partnership plans and an innovative and personalised suite of partnership activity.
• You will identify opportunities to increase the value of your partnership portfolio
• Ensure the transition between new business and account management is seamless for both Dogs Trust and our partners.
• Work with colleagues across the charity to ensure we maximise our promotional opportunities

About You:

We are seeking a fundraiser or an experienced account manager who relishes the excitement of exceeding income targets and developing strong relationships. If you are a real team player with a proven track record in delivering exceptional account management as well as having excellent communication and relationship building skills, along with a tenacious approach, then we’d love to hear from you. 

About Dogs Trust:

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

What do you need to know:

Please note that in this role you will split time between home-working and our London office in line with our agile working policy.

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave, perkbox and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.

Summary

The role is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the Philanthropy and Partnerships team at Diabetes UK. With more people living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing Type 2, our work has never been more needed. You will lead on delivering Diabetes UK's corporate partnerships programme, working with a broad range of significant partners including Slimming World, Abbott and our award winning Tesco health partnership.

Leading a team you will implement robust account plans to maximise value generation from existing partnerships to support the achievement of shared strategic goals and work with the wider philanthropy and partnerships team to develop appropriate stewardship and engagement plans, communications and materials to retain and uplift partners support. This is an exciting time to join the charity as we look to strengthen and grow our partnerships in support of our breakthrough programmes of work.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working (not applicable to roles with fixed shift patterns)
• 2 Days TOIL in recognition of fixed shift patterns (pro-rata for part-time)
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Lead on strategic partnerships development overall for Diabetes UK, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver against partnership goals and deliver sustained income growth year on year
• Account manage a small number of key strategic partnerships for Diabetes UK
• Work with the team to ensure that partnership best practice is upheld, ensuring that governance frameworks maximise value from strategic partnerships and help with risk management and mitigation
• Work closely with our leadership team to maximise value from partnerships and develop existing and new senior volunteer relationships to help with partnership development
• Be externally focused, networking on a regular basis with current and potential funders, maintaining excellent knowledge of key business sectors
• Be responsible for motivating a team and actively engaging with the wider philanthropy and partnerships team, other directorates and external audiences to maximise opportunities for collaboration and growth.
  

Ideal Candidate

To be an excellent Senior Corporate Partnerships Account Manager you will need:

• Previous experience in a corporate account management role developing and retaining significant corporate and commercial partnerships through effective and confident relationship building within large and complex organisations.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the principles of charity/corporate partnerships and adept at problem solving and identifying creative solutions
• Excellent communicator and relationship builder with a positive attitude, highly organised and capable of managing a diverse workload
• Line management experience and an ability to develop constructive relationships cross organisationally to develop new and exciting funding propositions
• Excellent negotiation, compliance, contracting, and influencing skills with a proven ability to grow existing partnerships
  

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of families of babies and young children with special needs and/or disabilities? 

First Step is a Charity based in the London Borough of Havering, that for over 36 years has supported more than 1,700 families and their children.

Families are referred or self-refer to us at a moment of crisis or uncertainty, normally pre-diagnosis, fearing all is not well with their child.  We provide an array of family-centric services tailored to each family’s and child’s needs.

We are looking for a Centre Manager to take over from our current postholder who has been with the charity for over 27 years as both volunteer and staff member and will play an active part of inducting and handing over and to the successful candidate.

The person we are looking for is a unique blend of heart and mind, who is committed to ensure that every person that comes into contact with First Step feels welcomed and is treated with dignity and respect.  They also need to ensure that First Step operates in a professional, organised, and effective manner.

You will be a friendly, capable and professional leader who is able to provide support and nurturing to a small team of staff and volunteers.  You will be passionate about working with the children and their families in sometimes challenging situations.  You will have a good understanding of safeguarding and be able to juggle workloads.

The postholder is responsible for overseeing all day to day front of house and administrative functions of First Step and it will be a hands-on role.  They will develop and maintain effective and efficient business systems across the organisation to ensure best value for the children and families we support.

Key Information

Location: Hornchurch London Borough of Havering

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Monday – Friday 08:30 – 17:00

Reporting to: CEO

Closing Date: midday 15th November although early application is advised as it could close earlier if we receive a high level of interest

Application: Please submit a CV and covering letter of no more than 3 sides of A4, explaining your motivation for applying and your relevant skills and experience, and how they meet the requirements of the role.  A detailed Job Description and Person Specification is available. 

Annual Leave: 6.6 weeks holiday per annum including bank holidays

Pension: Employer pension contributions after 3 months

For further information or an informal conversation, please see contact details on Job Description

First Step is committed to working with children, parents, staff, volunteers and the community to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We have a duty to carry out the appropriate procedures if we believe that a child or vulnerable adult may be subject to any form of abuse.

First Step is committed to making sure it provides equality of opportunity through employment and service delivery. First Step’s approach to Equality and Diversity is based on the principle of inclusion (increasing the diversity of people actively involved in and contributing to the development of sustainable communities). At its heart is a commitment to the value that all staff bring to the organisation because of their diverse characteristics. These cover race, gender, disability, age, marital status, sexuality, religion, background, personality and work style.

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and consultative status with the United Nations (UN).
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.

The PMO Manager is responsible for designing and managing the framework within which projects are created, delivered and managed to support strategic decision making; as well as enabling the successful delivery of programmes and projects. They will be responsible for monitoring and supporting effective processes, governance and good practice. Sitting in Operations, they will be a centre of excellence for project management and governance across all functions ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.

Up to £52,075per annum, plus excellent benefits

Contract: 12 months Fixed term

Hours: Full-time role: 37.5 hours per week

We require all staff to work a minimum of 2 days per week on average working in our London office/in person, in line with our hybrid working framework.

The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.

We’re looking for a talented, creative, and experienced Internal Communications Manager to join our team.

This is an exciting 12-month opportunity to help transform our internal communications channels and produce content which engages, informs, and inspires our colleagues.If you love writing and have a creative spark – this could be a great fit. We’re also creating a new intranet – and we really want you to play a central part of delivering that exciting programme too.

As well as that you’ll get to work closely with our senior leaders and colleagues from across the Foundation to support on some exciting change programmes as we strive to become a great place to work. Some of the key responsibilities within this role will be:

• Creating and managing content for our internal communication channels, including e-newsletters, intranet, emails, and presentations.
• Playing a crucial role in working with us to deliver a new SharePoint intranet.
• Work with our People team and other departments to support employee engagement initiatives.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of our content, channels, and campaigns.
• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on communication best practices.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description.

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement. Using no more than 1200 words in total please answer the following application questions:

1. What is your availability to start a new role?
2. Provide an example of a successful internal communication campaign you led – and what were the key elements that made it successful?
3. How did you measure the success of that internal communication campaign?
4. Tell us about your experience of developing content for different channels.
5. We’ll shortly be launching a new Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for our colleagues. In no more than 500 words, produce an intranet article launching the programme to the organisation.

Candidates should have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment, as we do not provide visa sponsorship. Click here for further guidance.

Closing date: 10 November, 2024.

Interview dates: Over two stages, First stage – 29 November.Second stage , 4 – 5 December

Our commitment to you

Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and that might be you.

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity, which is why we encourage you to apply for our job even if you don't meet every requirement. We value professional and lived expertise and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage those from underrepresented and underserved groups in this field, such as people of colour, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply.

We encourage you to speak with us about your neuro-diversities, disabilities, long term medical conditions, chronic illness, mental health, wider health conditions and/or caring responsibilities etc. so we can work together on adjustments to make the recruitment process and work more accessible and enjoyable for you. We offer flexible working as well as a range of excellent benefits.

We're dedicated to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their skills in a comfortable environment.

So, come apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and authentic workplace together.

The Senior Programmes Manager will work with the Head of Sector Support and Grants and the CEO to develop and deliver our sector support programmes, including our flagship grants programme that aims to help sustain free legal advice agencies.This role will oversee the development and delivery of our exciting partnerships with other funders and advice sector organisations to support the advice sector. The role will oversee various funded programmes including the development and delivery of our Funder Plus offering.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about access to justice and enthusiasm for our work and commitment to social justice and equal opportunities for all.  You will bring experience or understanding in training and development along with organisational capacity building within the advice sector.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to a maximum of 31 days with the numbers of years in the organisation (pro-rata for part time) plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time)
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution to pension scheme (5% employer, minimum 3% employee)
• Continuing personal development opportunities
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity leave pay

Permanent Full Time

Circa £40,000 plus competitive benefits

Do you want to make a difference?

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services, by providing support including:

· Helping to reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans. 

· Supporting ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.

· Funding youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.

· Providing grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most. Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

We are looking for an individual who is inspired to meet fundraising goals through investigating, securing, developing and maintaining corporate partnerships. The ideal candidate will work with various sectors and use their corporate fundraising experience to obtain a range of new partnerships and grow existing ones. Supporting the Head of Strategic Partnerships to deliver the team’s business plan and stretching but realistic targets will be a concurrent theme throughout the role.

As one of our Corporate team, you could get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others to help people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

The role is based in our London HQ and currently work a minimum of three days in the office per week. The successful candidate for this role will need to prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link to apply through our secure recruitment portal, sending your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 8th November 2024, 5.00pm.  Please note interviews will take place w/c 18th November 2024.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

They bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And they won’t stop until we are all equal.

This role will be a key member of the major partnerships team, as it will lead on the delivery and development of the AstraZeneca partnership. Together, Plan Intl UK and AstraZeneca deliver the Young Health Programme across 8 countries, including here in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity as the partnership is at a critical stage of future development.

As Corporate Partnerships Manager (AstraZeneca – Global and UK), you will:

• Seek to renew Plan’s partnership with AstraZeneca post-2025, aligning the company’s ESG Strategy with Plan International UK’s values on (health) equity and gender transformative outcomes
• Lead ways of working with the Programme Management Team and Grants Finance to ensure the partnership is highly impactful in its delivery, is on time and within budget
• Build a strong, multi-faceted relationship with contacts across AstraZeneca and internally at Plan International
• Support the leadership of the Corporate Partnerships Team, role modelling and demonstrating excellence in account management

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Experience of managing high value corporate partnerships involving multiple external partners
• Ability to collaborate across and between organisations on complex, fast-paced projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A team player with a collaborative approach
• Able to manage projects and budgets successfully