Development Officer Jobs

ReachOut are national education and youth development charity. Working in underresourced communities, we’re a strategic partner to schools, supporting young people to develop key socio-emotional skills and grow in confidence and character.

Our Project Officers are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day logistics of ReachOut mentoring programmes in schools across their location and ensuring the projects impact every young person involved. This includes the line management of our sessional Project Leaders, liaising with contacts in partner schools and working collaboratively with the Project Managers and volunteer team to support ReachOut's growth. 

12 Months’ Maternity Cover

Desired start date: 6 January 2025

Reporting to the Public Engagement Manager, the Public Engagement Officer will work as part of a team to deliver our mission of meaningfully involving patients and the public across Academy activities and in the way we work.

You will collaborate with colleagues across the Academy, our Fellows and our grant awardees to help deliver projects that ensure the Academy connects with patients, carers and members of the public in new and accessible ways. You will organise and evaluate programmes that feed public views into our policy advice and grants and careers programmes. Our current priorities include supporting more diverse communities to take part in conversations about health and research and developing new workstreams on health inequalities and climate change.

You will do this all by building strong relationships with public and patient groups and connecting with individuals to understand and provide the support they need to be involved in our work.

What you will be doing:

• Support the delivery of events, workshops and training to feed public, patient and carer views into our policy, career development and grants programmes.
• Research and scope topics, formats, speakers, audiences and participants for public engagement and involvement activities.
• Assist with data collection, analysis and reporting for programme and event evaluations.
• Develop resources and deliver processes that support participants in Academy engagement and involvement activities - particularly administration for patient payments and arranging individual access and support packages.
• Make connections with people, organisations and communities to broaden participation in Academy public engagement and involvement activities.
• Connect with colleagues across the organisation to encourage and support their participation in engagement and involvement activities and knowledge of best practice.
• Identify and connect with non-traditional or underserved audiences for engagement projects and ensure public engagement activities promote diversity and inclusivity.

You are:

• Passionate about involving patients and the public in decisions and actions to improve people’s health and exploring ways of recognising the expertise and experience of different people.
• Willing to put people at the centre of everything you do, understanding and responding with compassion and empathy to the needs of individuals.
• Energetic and passionate about championing diversity and inclusion across Academy engagement activities.
• Someone who enjoys working closely with others as part of a small team and getting stuck into a variety of projects
• Organised and thrive on finding ways to make things run better, while also keeping day-to-day operations running.

Skills and abilities:

• Knowledge of public and patient engagement activities gained through education, employment or as a lived experience, patient or carer representative.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to form good working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Good listener able to use compassion and empathy to understand people’s needs.
• Good IT and administration skills with experience of applying them to support projects and events.
• Ability to write in concise and accessible language and produce resources that can be easily understood by others.

Note: Your skills and experience might come from an interest in science and health gained through study, volunteering, or a previous job. Alternatively, you may come from a lived experience perspective, having participated in involvement or advocacy work as a patient or carer, and looking to build that experience into your career.

Benefits

• Salary progression framework.
• Hybrid and agile working.
• 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
• Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%).
• Life assurance.
• Season ticket travel loan (interest free).
• Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work).
• Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
• Staff training to support your development including EDI training.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday, 18 November 2024.

Interview dates: 26 and 28 November 2024 (held online).

Are you passionate about making sure that unpaid family carers have the chance use their experiences to improve practice in health and social care and to improve carer-awareness in the wider community?

Role: This is a great opportunity to recruit and support carers to take part in internal and external education and training sessions and to expand the number of organisations we work with.

About you:

• Excellent communication, relationship building and networking skills
• Able to actively engage learners and encourage group participation with guiding questions to ensure clarity, focus and constructive learning takes place.
• Good time management with the ability to manage a diverse workload and prioritise and plan effectively so that deadlines are met
• Able to provide accessible and professional external and internal information
• Competent with a range of software programmes including Microsoft Windows
• Hold a driving licence and access to a vehicle

The ideal candidate for the Chief Officer position will have a passion for creativity and community engagement, along with strong leadership, bid writing and strategic planning skills. This role involves overseeing all aspects of the Centre’s operations, including program development, fundraising, and community outreach. 

This role can influence the delivery of the mental health agenda across Greater Manchester and requires the jobholder to be a positive leader and role model for the CLC’s members, employees, and volunteers. 

The Chief Officer will also work on behalf of the Charity to develop and deliver the Vision and Mission through the delivery of the strategic plan, ensuring the CLC’s ongoing sustainability, growth, and success in todays challenging economic environment

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop and provide strategic leadership and direction to the Creative Living Centre. 

• Develop and implement programs that align with our mission and goals. 

• Oversee budgets, expenditure and management accounts ensuring that income and expenditure is within planned targets. Accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of the CLC, including ensuring that new funding opportunities are pursued. 

• Oversee fundraising efforts and build relationships with donors and sponsors. 

• Manage the Centre’s budget and ensure financial sustainability, asset management and risk appraisal. 

• Foster a positive and inclusive community environment. 

• Represent the Centre at public events and in the media. 

• Collaborate with staff, volunteers, and community partners. 

• Ensure all staff are effectively line managed and performance managed

• Take overall responsibility for achieving, monitoring, and reporting on performance against targets in all areas of the CLC’s activities. 

• Report to the Trustee Board regularly on progress against key strategic objectives, providing information and answering for the CLC’s performance. 

• Ensure that the Board operates within statutory and corporate approved frameworks, requirements and guidelines. 

Who are we looking for? 

• Proven experience in a leadership role developing business plans, preferably in a non-profit or community organization ideally a mental health charity. 

• Strong leadership style with line management, team building  experience. 

• Robust knowledge of Charity Governance, Policies, and statutory requirements 

• Strong understanding of creative and cultural sectors. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans. 

• Experience in fundraising and financial management. 

• Passion for creativity and community engagement. 

• Experience of working closely with Boards of Trustees, advising, and guiding robust decision making 

• Financial management including forecasting, budget setting and monitoring income and expenditure. 

• Risk strategy and management. 

• Knowledge of Mental Health Strategies both at local, Greater Manchester and National levels highly desirable. 

• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise multiple activities/workstreams. 

• Excellent IT skills with ability to prepare reports in Word, spreadsheets in Excel and Power Point 

What you can expect in return 

The role is part-time, 26.5 hours per week. The successful candidate can work the hours in a variable pattern which can suit both parties, subject to agreement with the CLC’s board of trustees. The successful candidate will be required to spend time at the CLC each week. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Creative Living Centre is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

Please note, this role is subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references. Applicants must also be eligible to work in the UK. 

Fundraising Supporter Development Coordinator

About the role

CUF equips people and churches to build just and flourishing communities where they live, so everyone across England can access support when they need it most.

Our fundraising team is a valued part of this, and as our supporter development coordinator, you will coordinate campaigns, direct marketing appeals and other supporter communications, using fundraising best practice, to maximise Church Urban Fund’s income for all components of individual and church giving. This role will report to the Head of Fundraising and Communications.

Job Description

Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working arrangements considered)

Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.

Annual Leave: 22 days + 3 CUF discretionary days + Bank Holidays per annum.

Key Responsibilities

Instigate and undertake activities in the following key areas:

· Recruiting new individual supporters through on- and off-line channels, and by identifying prospects from within CUF’s connected audiences;

· Increasing lifetime support from existing individual givers through appeals, feedback pieces, and other engagement mechanisms;

· Being responsible for income and expenditure, including analysis of results and insight about data trends and ROI

How to apply:

For an informal chat about this role or for more information, please contact our Head of Fundraising and Communications, Kate Mulkern.

To apply, firstly please download and read our job pack on the careers page of our website. Then email an up-to-date CV and covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience fit the role profile’s responsibilities

Please note we will not consider CVs without a covering letter.

Closing date: 9:00am Monday 2nd December 2024 with interviews on Wednesday 11th December 2024 (in London)

Church Urban Fund is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Development Project Officer
Location: Slimbridge, GL2 7BT/Hybrid working possible for the right candidate
Salary: £34,405 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Function: Project Management

About The Role

As our Development Project Officer you will work with colleagues across WWT, bringing together project teams to develop inspirational visitor experience projects and activities across WWT. 

The role will give you the chance to help shape unforgettable experiences for our visitors while also working to restore wetlands and unlock their power.  The work will involve procuring and managing external consultants and contractors and working with multi-disciplinary staff and volunteers at our wetland sites across the UK.  The work is varied and challenging and will involve creative thinking to develop imaginative solutions and then ensuring they can be delivered on the ground - no two days will be the same.

About You

To join as our Development Project Officer you'll bring:

• An appropriate degree, or equivalent in landscape design, construction, conservation management or visitor centre experience.
• Practical experience of exhibit design, landscape design, construction and/or site or facilities management.
• Project management skills including experience of managing the delivery of contracts.
• A team player with excellent communication skills.

For more information, please read the job description available on our website.

The role will involve working at sites some of which may be remote and a current driving licence and willingness to travel will be required. Hybrid working may be available for the right candidate, but regular presence at Slimbridge will be required.

When visiting our website, you will notice this position is referred to as an Experience Development Officer in the job description. This is how the role is known internally within WWT.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

Closing Date: 4/11/2024

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410.

No agencies please.

30 hours per week / Permanent / £31,220 per annum, pro rata

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Donor Engagement Officer to join our Fundraising and Communications Team, which brings funding in for our services and works to raise our profile. The team run marketing and fundraising campaigns and support the wider organisation through internal and external communications.

In delivering the role, you will grow our fundraised income through donations and fundraising, along with being responsible for nurturing relationships with our existing supporters and developing new ones.

You will maintain our Customer Relationship Management (CRM), carry out email marketing and be responsible for our fundraising materials. You'll support our marketing and fundraising campaigns and create compelling content that drives engagement.

In addition, you will also create and deliver impactful communications that support promotional and fundraising activities and campaigns.

The role will be based onsite at our Hove office, with some travel across Sussex and Surrey. Hybrid working considered with one-two days working from home.

Please download the job profile for full role details.

ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

This is a dynamic and varied role; you will already have experience of working as part of a marketing or fundraising team. You'll have experience of working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases, email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp, and have the ability to segment and design effective and engaging supporter journeys.

You will have proven experience of generating income from supporters, meeting fundraising targets and delivering objectives set as part of a fundraising strategy. Effective communication, organisational skills, and the ability to cultivate and manage internal and external relationships are essential.

In addition, you will have experience of managing social media channels and basic knowledge of other digital marketing, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

To find out more about what we do, our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy CEO this is an exciting role supporting one of the UK’s leading social investors.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work we do, is organised and has excellent attention to detail. Someone who is flexible with a “can do” attitude and who has a desire to get involved within a fast-paced team. If that is you and you can also bring in new ideas and are keen to get involved with the wider team projects as well as collaborate across the organisation then this could be a really exciting opportunity be a part of our values led organisation.

 Key responsibilities

1. To work closely with the Grants, Investments, and Development, Insight and Advocacy teams to ensure that SIB is well-placed to respond proactively and also reactively to business development opportunities.

2. To support the coordination and project management of existing business development projects in community energy, heating and cooling, social investment fundraising and capacity building.

3. To ensure that information is managed effectively, calls logged and tasks delegated, progressed and completed, feedback collected and meetings scheduled and facilitated across the wider business development team, particularly in relation to the CEO, Deputy CEO and Director of Investments, ensuring their input is sought in a timely way to progress key decisions.

4. To manage a calendar of events, calls and contacts across key areas of business development.

5. To take a lead (where appropriate) and/or work alongside others to create and/or deliver presentations in new and existing business development.

6. To manage (where appropriate) and/or work alongside others maintain long-term relationships with both current and new clients and partners.

7. To monitor tendering opportunities and manage and update the new business development pipeline.

8. To implement new systems to improve the efficiency of the business development processes, alongside business systems.

9. To work with the financial team to build costing models for new proposals and programmes.

10. To coordinate high quality bid responses for invitations to tender from funders, investors and other key client groups, to ensure that these are well-written and professionally presented.

11. To coordinate and contribute to a clear strategy and objectives for the business development function at SIB.

12. To attend relevant events or conferences and to keep up to date with the sector. 

13. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.

14. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.

15. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.

16. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

17. To work within the organisation's values, principles, and processes to achieve operational excellence.

Core competencies

• Excellent relationship management skills both with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective time management.
• Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.
• Exellent customer service skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Flexible and adaptable as a team player.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion

Desirable competencies

• Understanding of the social investment or grant-making market in the UK
• Understanding of community energy schemes

Purpose of the role

Are you passionate about providing grants to ground-breaking environmental charities around the world? This role offers the chance to develop and manage a portfolio of grants dedicated to this subject area. The broad themes of the programme are: the regulation and reduction of harmful chemicals and pollution; Protecting human health and biodiversity in environmental planning (including though promoting good environmental governance) and regulating harmful impacts of business and development projects. The Environment programme has a budget of approximately £7m in 2024.

Relationships and reporting lines

The Programme Officer will report to the Environment Programme Manager and will work closely with members of the Environment programme team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with the Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and operations staff.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development of grant makers. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the thematic and philanthropic fields.

The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are continuously reviewing staff benefits.

Main duties and responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.

Programme Officer Duties:

• Making a contribution to the vision for and strategic direction of the Trust’s environmental grant-making portfolio;
• Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields of interest to the Trust, networking and attending relevant events;
• Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations for Trustees;
• Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
• Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
• Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
• Keeping informed of relevant developments including civil society activity, the regulatory environment and academic literature;
• Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field; and
• Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.

Other Duties:

• Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed; 
• Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
• Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS), a respected UK-based charity since 1991, is seeking a compassionate and dynamic leader to guide our mission of providing vital support to adults affected by suicide loss. With a strong network of peer-led support groups and digital resources, we strive to reduce isolation and raise awareness of the unique challenges faced by those navigating this traumatic experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive organizational growth and sustainability while ensuring impactful service delivery.
• Provide operational leadership and serve as the primary spokesperson for the charity.
• Collaborate with the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, and stakeholders to foster a culture of empathy and excellence.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in senior leadership, preferably within the charity, healthcare, or emergency services sectors.
• Exceptional people skills, strategic planning, and financial management expertise.
• A strong advocate for our mission, with the ability to build partnerships and access fundraising resources effectively.

If you are committed to ensuring that no one faces suicide bereavement alone, we invite you to apply and help us empower individuals on their journey of healing.

At TreeHouse School, we're looking for a SEND Officer to join our team.

You'll lead the scheduling and coordination of the statutory annual review process and be responsible for planning, organising, minuting and drafting all annual review paperwork. You'll support the effective provision of the school office administration by having regulatory knowledge to meet the needs of TreeHouse School and work closely with the reception team where required to support a variety of stakeholders.

You'll liaise closely with the school based Transdisciplinary Team staff, including class teachers, OT, SaLT, PBS specialists as well as outside agencies. You'll manage and organise pupil appointments, including informing parents/carers. You'll manage diaries/Outlook calendars, make appointments, book meetings and training rooms, whilst also being responsible for meeting minutes and note taking.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Formal administrative/reception qualification or equivalent experience
• Excellent working knowledge of SEND code of practice and Annual review process
• Experience of working within a similar SEND organisation/school/charity environment
• Experience of using own initiative to plan, organise and manage own workload

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD) and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

The new CEO will represent the charity across the UK, building strong commercial networks, identifying opportunities for growth, business development and diversification. Furthermore, the role will be ultimately accountable for the operational running of the Association, to ensure legal, regulatory and financial compliance.

The successful applicant must be a ‘people-centred’ leader who believes that success is achieved by enabling others to achieve their potential. Engagement with – and growing of – will be very important. Having a passion for school libraries, children’s literacy and children’s books will be essential. For further details please refer to the CEO Recruitment pack

We are recruiting a Programmes Officer to work across projects in our Sector Support programme, working closely with a Senior Programmes Manager.

This is an opportunity for you to use your excellent organisational skills to coordinate programme events, build relationships with funded partners, and maintain good records across our systems. You will support the efficient delivery of our programmes and sector support initiatives for organisations who work on the frontline of social welfare legal advice.

Working in an energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start. We are a small organisation making huge strides in our mission to make access to justice available to more people in need.

You will have a passion for social justice and enjoy utilising your strong communication skills to support programmes and initiatives that strengthen the advice sector.

Overview of post

• To organise and develop the London Specialist Advice Forum with the Senior Programme Manager.
• To identify emerging issues that affect forum members and liaise with the forum members, the steering group, and external legal and non-legal organisations to discuss potential solutions.
• To identify and report pilot projects that emerge from needs identified through forum members.
• To identify emerging issues that affect specialist legal advice providers and support relationships with the key external strategic and policy organisations to raise these issues.
• To ensure that the work of funded partners is communicated to a broad audience through generating content for newsletters, our web site and online presence.
• To provide support to the Sector Support and Grants team in the running and development of other sector support schemes such as money saving initiatives, funding programmes, and others.
• To assist with the recruitment and management of volunteers.

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
• Continuing personal development opportunities
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity leave pay

Join Pyramid as our Development Manager and drive positive change! We're looking for a dynamic individual to help us shape the future of inclusive arts by growing Pyramid’s revenue streams and public profile. This is a new opportunity to deliver real impact, working in a senior leadership role to secure new funding, build partnerships, and ensure financial stability. You’ll lead on developing grant applications, coordinating fundraising efforts, and managing our public-facing content and profile. 

This is a new role at Pyramid which supports business development by focusing on fundraising and increasing public awareness of our work. In this role, you will be responsible for generating, growing, and retaining revenues from new and existing channels (including public and private donations, fundraising events, private sector partnerships and public funding schemes).  Liaising with the Director, you will identify and develop funding bids, contracts, and tenders, as well as other sources of income, to enable Pyramid to thrive and grow. You will take responsibility for Pyramid’s public profile, including social media accounts, news articles on its website and press releases, assisted by the Marketing and Communications Officer, whom you will line-manage.

Purpose of the post

• To work alongside the Director and Board of Trustees to develop and implement a revenue generation strategy which grows and diversifies Pyramid’s income streams, supporter base and public profile.
• To support Pyramid’s current and future financial stability by identifying and accessing a wide range of funding streams, including (but not limited to) corporate sponsorship, grants, contracts, commissions, philanthropy, and donations.
• To seek out and initiate opportunities to expand our networks, identifying and engaging with potential new projects, supporters, and influencers.
• To monitor and review Pyramid’s activities in relation to income and impact, and to make recommendations for change and development where appropriate.
• To supervise and collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Officer in developing suitable content to build Pyramid’s public profile, and directly support fundraising efforts by ensuring our website, social media channels and print material are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving.
• To provide support and insight to stakeholders in setting the future strategic direction for the organisation
• To work with the Director to prepare project budgets and spending reports.

Main tasks:

Strategic

• Responsibility for overseeing and delivering on specific action plans / areas within plans related to business growth and development and monitoring / reporting on progress.
• To monitor and analyse sectoral developments and changes, identifying both opportunities and risks and taking appropriate action.

Financial

• To diversify Pyramid’s revenue streams, with a focus on building unrestricted income.
• To work with the Director to prepare budgets, cashflow forecasts and spending reports, and to present finance information to the Trustees, members, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• To co-write funding applications and monitoring / evaluation reports with the Director.
• To ensure compliance with funder agreements and that contractual obligations are met.

Engagement

• To work collaboratively with Pyramid’s voluntary Fundraising Team, coordinating and supporting their activities as appropriate.
• To ensure a strong online presence and that high-quality print information is made available for fundraising and business initiatives.

Administrative

• To coordinate the fundraising workload of staff by developing, maintaining, and monitoring the fundraising pipeline and timelines for all sources of income.
• To maintain accurate and comprehensive financial records and documentation relating to funding streams, and income and expenditure.
• To monitor and report on public engagement with fundraising campaigns and strategies.

Operational

• To make arrangements for and at fundraising events, exhibitions, and functions.
• To line manage the Marketing and Communications Officer and be accountable for the day-to-day responsibilities of the Marketing and Communications Officer.
• To attend and contribute to the regular meetings of staff, trustees, and sub-committees as needed.

General

• To carry out any other duties as required, which are appropriate to the nature of the post and its level of responsibility.
• To carry out all duties of the post in accordance with Pyramid Policies and Procedures.