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Prospectus is excited to be working with the international animal welfare organisation, The Brooke, to help them recruit for a Senior Acquisition and Welcome Officer. Since it was founded in 1934, the Brooke has helped to relieve the suffering of millions of working horses, donkeys and mules and improved the livelihoods of the countless people who depend upon them. Dedicated to improving some of the world's poorest communities, The Brooke supports training, treatment and programmes across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

This role is offered on a full-time permanent basis with a salary of £38,491 per annum to work in a flexible hybrid model between home and their Central London Office.

The Senior Acquisition and Welcome Officer plays an integral role, managing key acquisition channels including DRTV and inserts, to support ambitious supporter growth as part of their 5-year strategy. They will help optimise acquisition activity as they scale up investment in this area. In addition to leading DRTV, this role also involves delivering a variety of other important activity as required, such as inserts and welcome journeys.

They are looking for someone who is highly organised with excellent communication, campaign management and analytical skills. They are looking for a candidate with some experience working on DRTV is required and confident in working with data to monitor and share results using excel and/or dashboards, with attention to detail and accuracy. The ideal candidate will have a passion for international development and understands digital fundraising, acquisition, DRTV, and telemarketing.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

Supporter Development Officer

We have an excellent opportunity for a Supporter Development Officer to join our busy Supporter Development team.

Position: Supporter Development Officer

Location: Sidmouth, Devon / Hybrid working

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday

Salary: £29,626 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024 – we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

We have an excellent opportunity for 2 proactive and professional team players with outstanding communication, decision-making making and interpersonal skills and a strong customer service ethic to join our busy Supporter Development team who cover several areas including raffles, lottery, membership, regular giving, reactivation, consent management, gift aid and cash giving.

As Supporter Development Officer, you will deliver campaigns and activities for the Supporter Development side of the Individual Giving team, successfully managing the supporter development activity in line with the agreed annual targets and the Fundraising Strategy. Working with the Senior Supporter Development Officers, teams across the organisation and the wider Income Generation Department you will deliver the supporter development roadmap, continuously monitoring performance and making improvement recommendations.

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• Managing integrated donor journeys on channels such as online, post and social, with a donor centric approach.
• Inputting into and delivering the Fundraising Strategy within the Supporter Development Team.
• Working within the Supporter Development Team to deliver a donor centric lifetime value optimised approach.
• Report on the targets and KPIs of campaign activity.
• Applying a test and learn strategy for supporter journeys, and sharing learnings with the Supporter Development Team, upskilling team knowledge and experience within key areas of delivery.
• Project managing campaigns and activity including expenditure budgets.
• Working closely and in partnership with The Donkey Sanctuary’s external agencies to deliver campaign activity.

About You

You will have:

• Demonstrable experience in managing fundraising or customer service campaigns and Activities.
• Project management experience.
• A proven track record of working within a team environment with complex internal stakeholders.
• Experience in managing direct marketing budgets and supporting direct marketing analysis to enhance the performance of channels, products, and specific appeals.
• Knowledge and experience of CRM systems.
• Able to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail whilst working with several conflicting demands and deadlines.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension
• Life assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Sickness income protection
• 31 days of holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service
• Wellbeing team.
• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes
• Long service awards
• Healthshield plan
• Free parking
• Subsidised restaurant and shop

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Support Development Officer, Campaign Management, Individual Giving Officer, Supporter Development, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Individual Giving & Legacy Officer - flexible location, including hybrid or remote, with office base in Derby.

Full time role - 37 hours per week 

For more than 80 years, families have been choosing MHA to support the needs and aspirations of their loved ones in later life. People have been forging friendships through our community programmes; fundraising to drive our charitable goals; and spreading the warmth, comfort and spirituality that you’ll find across every MHA home, community and development.

We are here to help people to live later life well.

Could you be the person to join MHA as our Individual Giving & Legacy Officer as we continue to enable people to thrive in later life?

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference and play a vital role within the Fundraising team at MHA. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the individual giving programme in line with the wider strategic objectives.

To do this you will manage the direct mail appeals and online campaigns, coordinate the regular giving programme, develop the strategy for the acquisition of new supporters and retention of existing ones, and produce the twice-yearly supporter newsletter. You would also provide additional support for the legacy programme when required.

For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description.

About You
We are looking for a passionate and creative individual giving fundraiser or marketeer to develop and drive forward the programme. You will have a track record of delivering against income targets and KPIs, and be experienced in delivering campaigns and activities on time and within budget.

With excellent writing and communication skills, you will be able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. 

In return we offer a committed and supportive team and a great staff membership scheme which includes training, pension, life assurance, access to high street vouchers and lots more.

About us 
Methodist Homes (MHA) is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 19,000 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our care homes, retirement living schemes and community groups.

At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for and their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,000 employees and 4,000 volunteers, regardless of faith, background or belief.

We offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.

Why join MHA?
We have a supportive 'family' like culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.

• High colleague employee engagement scores.
• Highly supportive and compassionate leadership team.
• Colleagues have access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Independent free counselling and legal advice
• Favourable pension scheme
• Hardship/welfare fund
• Competitive pay and benefits including a discount scheme
• A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave
• Genuine career progression and development.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire.  In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

“Agencies: Please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CV’s from any agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) or not. We only accept CV’s from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s central Talent Acquisition Team.”

About The Role
Closing date: 30th August
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
We are looking for an inspiring storyteller, digital innovator and cross-organisation relationship builder. This role forms part of an award winning, collaborative Internal Communications and Engagement team that is focused on creating an inspiring workplace through communications with a dotted line into our Volunteering team.

This role is focused on shaping the direction of travel for our amazing volunteering community and the managers that support them. It will be built on strong foundations, but it will involve some initial discovery off the back of our recent engagement survey to build communications for the future that have the greatest impact for our volunteers.

It’s a varied role – from storytelling and innovation through to channel management and events. Building strong, trusted relationships across the organisation is an essential skill to help build a connection to cause. It will make sure volunteers are supported as they gift their time, have what they need to experience the impact of their work and really getting to understand the organisation and the most effective ways to communicate. Stimulating conversations, championing colleague voice and creating a culture of open and transparent communication are all part of this role.

About you

You’ll be a real team player with a curiosity to understand our Society, how our volunteers communicate and like to be communicated with. You’ll be driven and keen to understand the impact of the communications that you are sharing and a key enabler of fostering inspiring storytelling across our volunteering community, while sharing the stories of our volunteers with staff too.

You’ll be someone whose approach is rooted in thinking through ‘how can we iterate this to make it better?’, as well as helping to shape a culture of belonging and strive to make our communications as inclusive as they can be.

You’ll be excited by the opportunity of exploring new ways to communicate and engage and sit within a wider Internal Communications and Engagement team who know the power of great communications to effect impactful outcomes for those living with dementia.

You’ll have the opportunity and time to develop ideas when leading on key projects and campaigns throughout the year, working in collaboration with our volunteering team as well as other teams across the organisation.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Purposeful planning. Cutting-edge strategies. A brighter future for all. 

Senior Marketing Executive (Brand and integrated campaigns)

£30,000 - £35,000 plus

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 6 month fixed-term contract or Secondment Opportunity

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (compressed hours will be considered)

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: We are reviewing applications as they come in and therefore will be interviewing on an ongoing basis, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment

Recruitment process: Competency based interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) is looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and organised communications all-rounder to support our communication and engagement activities and assist in our mission to ‘Make Ethics Matter’.

The role

The Communications and Engagement Officer role combines work on events, stakeholder management, public affairs and communications, all seeking to build audience engagement and increase the profile and influence of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

The is a vital role within our Executive team, working across our priority areas and workstreams, with range of stakeholders, and utilising a variety of channels including in person and online events, website, email, social media and traditional media.

The Communications and Engagement Officer reports to the Senior Communications Manager and works closely with them across all communications functions. This post will have responsibility for updating our website, running our social media channels, producing internal and external newsletters and championing and maintaining our new brand identity, which is being introduced from November 2024. The post holder will also help to deliver our media relations and policy influencing activities, playing an active role in delivering media campaigns and in supporting our Parliamentary and Government engagement.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their skills across the full range of communications and engagement, working on projects and campaigns in the high-profile area of bioethics, and supporting our ambitious policy-influencing agenda. 

About you 

We are looking for someone with experience across the communications and engagement mix, including in events and internal communications, stakeholder management and digital and social media content creation. Our work focuses on research and policy in health and life sciences, and while you don’t need to be an expert in those areas, you should have an enthusiasm to develop knowledge of them and the ability to quickly get to grips with the landscape in which the Nuffield Council operates, our strategy and our target audiences. 

You will enjoy working in a team environment and will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will be confident working with a range of stakeholders, ranging from subject specialists and academics to policy makers, journalists and members of the public. We are seeking someone who can think creatively about communicating complex and technical research and can work independently on a range of projects. You will be highly organised, with good project management skills and the ability to prioritise and work across several projects at once. 

We are looking for someone with a creative mind, strong news sense and ability to tailor communications to the appropriate audience. You will be able to turn your hand to writing newsletter copy, consultation responses, stakeholder emails and event materials / briefings to a high standard. You will be able to distil key messages from our outputs and use them to create content for a range of communication channels and audiences. 

Ideally, you will have some experience of managing both online and face-to-face events. You will be confident working with audio visual equipment and systems and have experience of using data for analysis, reporting and evaluation. 

Stakeholder engagement is a big part of the role, so you will need some knowledge and experience of using databases/CRM systems to manage and report on stakeholder communications.

For further information about the role (including the full job description), please click through to the listing on our website.

About us 

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) is a leading independent policy and research centre, and the foremost bioethics body in the UK. We are on a mission to embed ethics in decisions regarding biomedicine and heath so that we all benefit. 

For over thirty years we have tackled some of the most complex and controversial bioethical issues facing society. We are funded jointly by the Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.

We aim to inform policy and public debate through timely consideration of the ethical questions raised by biological and medical research so that the benefits to society are realised in a way that is consistent with public values. Our work has led to shifts in public understanding and policy change on topics ranging from assisted reproduction and genome editing to managing the disagreements that arise in the care of critically ill children. 

Central to our reputation and standing is our independence – we do not represent any  particular group or view and we select our own topics, methodologies and outputs. 

We select topics to examine through our horizon scanning programme and use a variety of approaches to identify, consider and resolve the ethical issues they raise. Our approach is multidisciplinary and deliberative. We draw on a wide range of expertise and experience and use the best available evidence.

We collaborate where our expertise complements those of other organisations (e.g. see our current collaboration on Genomics and AI Futures with the Ada Lovelace Institute). 

We engage with a wide range of different voices and views and are committed to increasing the diversity of the people we work with. As part of the Nuffield Foundation, we are a small team with the practical support of an established organisation that cares for its employees. 

Further information and how to apply 

The closing date for applications is 09:30am (BST) on Monday 9th September 2024, with interviews scheduled to take place on Tuesday 24th September 2024.

We are committed to inclusive working practices and during the application process we commit to:

• As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer a guaranteed first stage interview for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role.

• making any reasonable adjustments – for example providing documents in different formats, arranging for a sign language interpreter for interviews etc

• paying for travel costs (and any childcare or care costs) for interviews where in-person attendance is required

Our benefits package includes:

• Consideration of requests for part time and/or flexible working (eg compressed hours arrangements, job sharing etc)

• 28 days holiday per annum and all public holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days).

• A salary exchange pension scheme that offers employer contributions of up to 11%.

• Life assurance scheme.

• Family leave policies that provide an enhanced level of pay.

• Cycle to work scheme and loans towards season tickets.

• Frequent opportunities for learning and development (including options for coaching and mentoring, and reading weeks) 

• Support with your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including an employee assistance provider, a private GP service, personal health reviews with Bupa, a will and funeral planning service and a staff network of trained Mental Health First Aiders. 

• Staff peer groups and social networks.

Job Title: Global Communications Officer
Reporting to: Senior Global Communications Manager
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 Hours) Permanent
Principal Location: London
Salary: £27,000-£30,000

Part 1: Role Purpose:

Street Child is looking for a dynamic, confident individual with a passion for communications and a drive to make a difference.

We need a Global Communications Officer who is adaptable, personable, has an attention to detail and is ready to tackle any task with gusto. We are looking for someone who can drive forward our owned channel development, grow our website traffic and social media channels whilst maintaining strong platform engagement rates to generate fundraising.

Our ideal candidate will also create fresh campaigns with market cut through, develop clear, creative collateral, support our growing global advocacy efforts and identify opportunities for telling stories from Street Child’s programmes around the world. An eye for design and some basic editing skills is a bonus. 

Part 2: Key Responsibilities:

1. Social channel content creation, maintenance and development

• Lead on the development and maintenance of the Street Child social channels, pushing forward our social strategy with a relentless focus on growth and engagement. Develop, create, and manage engaging content for our social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok), including identifying strategies for viral and timely content.
• Craft compelling copy and visuals that align with our brand voice and promote Street Child programmes around the world.
• Identify and leverage emerging trends and opportunities for Street Child’s social media presence.

2. Day-to-day website content updates & maintenance

• Lead on the day-to-day content updates and maintenance of the Street Child website, working to a turnaround time of 48 hours for business-as-usual activity.
• Work with external web developers to ensure Street Child’s website is optimised for raising awareness of our work, engaging supporters and raising funds.
• Develop high-quality written and visual content optimised for web, including managing our blog to ensure a steady output of content on Street Child programme areas, including primary education work, education in emergencies, and humanitarian programmes.

3. Communications resource for global fundraising teams

• Support the strategic development and communications needs of European and North American entities, ensuring a strong cohesive global voice for Street Child.
• Support global fundraising teams on all communication resource needs, including but not limited to event publicity/promotion, key appeal content and community resource generation.
• Support the creation of content/collateral for fundraising teams.
• Support the development of corporate communications, including but not limited to the design of impact reports, event promotion and publicity.
• Work with colleagues in other fundraising teams to establish communication calendars and plan for their respective areas of work, identifying communication needs and deadlines ahead of time.

4. Global advocacy communications support

• Support the delivery of global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
• Support corporate communications strategies around global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
• Craft compelling advocacy messages for Street Child-owned channels, working closely with our global programmes experts to position the organisation as though-leaders in the global education sector.

5. Wider MMC support

• Support the delivery of key content and assets for media.
• Support the contracting of in-country photographers and videographers.
• Support the individual giving donor mapping and communications development, helping to deepen and develop our donor relationships and increase unrestricted fundraising.
• Able to represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally.
• Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role.
• Support the delivery of the Annual Report.

Do you want to play a key role in developing our Marketing & Communications functions and to help us raise the profile of The Whitechapel Centre, grow our supporter base and promote our services?

 

The Whitechapel Centre’s mission is to prevent and resolve homelessness, social exclusion and housing poverty by providing practical, realistic, tailored support so that each person can find a route out of homelessness, maintain a home and achieve their individual potential.

We are now looking for an exceptional Marketing & Communications Officer to join our team.

This is a hands-on and varied role which will include responsibility for our internal and external communications, our social media channels and website content.  Key tasks will include marketing our services and activities and liaising with press and media. 

With a background in marketing or comms, you will have first class communication, influencing and negotiating skills, the ability to engage with people from all walks of life and the passion to deliver positive outcomes and an effective and consistent voice.

In return, we offer a friendly and supportive working environment, together with a generous pension scheme and Simplyhealth medical benefits.  

How to apply

Please note: we do not accept CVs without an accompanying application form.  You can request an application pack by telephone or via our HumanResources mailbox if you are unable to download via the links provided.

There is no formal close date for this vacancy.  We are advertising via a range of channels and reserve the right to review applications each Friday and close the vacancy as soon as our shortlisting requirements are met

The Whitechapel Centre.  Committed to addressing discrimination and promoting equality and diversity in the provision of services and employment.

• Are you keen to create and deliver community fundraising activities?
• Do you love connecting with donors to grow their individual giving?

National AIDS Trust is the UK's HIV rights charity. Join us and you can play a key part in stopping HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, help us bring an end to new HIV transmissions by 2030.

We're looking for someone who is excited about supporting community fundraisers across the UK to raise funds for us. You'll have the skills and interest in creating and delivering our own events and community fundraising activities. You'll build relationships with our supporters, developing our presence and support within the communities we serve to raise income.

You'll take the lead on delivering the strategy and operational plans for community fundraising, individual giving and supporter stewardship. The role provides varied opportunities to learn and develop within these areas, and will suit someone who is either new to the fundraising sector or who is looking to progress from fundraising assistant level. You'll need to bring a passion for building relationships, and delivering excellent supporter care. 

You'll be part of a small team of dedicated colleagues working across different fundraising specialisms whilst collaborating to reach our goals, and a key part of an organisation of people who are all inspired by the difference we can make.

Closing date for applications: Monday 9 September 2024 (9am)

Interviews: Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 September 2024 at National AIDS Trust's offices in London 

The application pack documents can be downloaded from our website, or by emailing us quoting the job title for a paper copy, or by calling us. All materials are available in larger fonts upon request.

National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No. 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales)

As the Head of Communications, you will be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of communications around Animal Aid’s ground-breaking and influential work.

Using your existing management skills, you will also be responsible for line-managing our existing communications team of two. Another key part of your role will be developing our communication strategy, monitoring progress and evaluating success.

If you want to use your outstanding communication skills to change how animals are viewed by the public, this could be the role for you!

Legacy & Individual Giving Assistant - Derby

Full time role - 37 hours per week 

For more than 80 years, families have been choosing MHA to support the needs and aspirations of their loved ones in later life. People have been forging friendships through our community programmes; fundraising to drive our charitable goals; and spreading the warmth, comfort and spirituality that you’ll find across every MHA home, community and development.

We are here to help people to live later life well.

Could you be the person to join MHA as our Individual Giving & Legacy Assistant as we continue to enable people to thrive in later life?

About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the MHA Fundraising department as the Legacy & Individual Giving Assistant.

Reporting to the Legacy & Individual Giving Manager, you will be a key member of the Fundraising team at MHA. It is a wide-ranging role that will be crucial in making sure that the team meets their aim of increasing income from individuals and securing future income from gifts in Wills.

Your strong administration skills will enable you to assist the team in the delivery of the legacy and individual giving programmes, providing the high-quality administrative support that underpins all of the activities that are implemented. This will include providing excellent supporter care through all communication channels and being the first point of contact for related fundraising enquiries. This is not solely an administration role though. You will have opportunities to develop your marketing and fundraising skills through your involvement in a variety of activities, such as, appeals and campaigns, digital marketing, events, supporter care and internal communications.

There will also be opportunities to work on ad-hoc projects, collaborate with the wider Fundraising team as well as other departments across the charity.

For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description.

About You
With a proactive, high-energy and enthusiastic approach you will enjoy working as part of a team. You will have excellent communication skills, which you will use in building relationships with colleagues, supporters and service users, showing empathy and sensitivity at all times.

In addition to strong administration skills, and a keen attention to detail, you will have experience in planning and coordinating your own workload and enjoy taking on extra challenges such as ad hoc projects.

In return we offer a committed and supportive team and a great staff membership scheme which includes training, pension, life assurance, access to high street vouchers and lots more.

About us 
Methodist Homes (MHA) is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 19,000 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our care homes, retirement living schemes and community groups.

At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for and their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,000 employees and 4,000 volunteers, regardless of faith, background or belief.

We offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.

Why join MHA?
We have a supportive 'family' like culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.

• High colleague employee engagement scores.
• Highly supportive and compassionate leadership team.
• Colleagues have access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Independent free counselling and legal advice
• Favourable pension scheme
• Hardship/welfare fund
• Competitive pay and benefits including a discount scheme
• A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave
• Genuine career progression and development.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire.  In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

“Agencies: Please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CV’s from any agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) or not. We only accept CV’s from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s central Talent Acquisition Team.”

Location: Homebased – UK wide travelling to our London based Hub (Kennington) 

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

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

Job summary 

We're looking for an ambitious and talented Head of Public Fundraising join our team. As a member of the extended leadership team, you'll inspire and lead a talented team of fundraisers committed to growing income from community, events fundraising and individual giving (including legacies). A highly motivated, creative team player with a strong track record of success, you'll support our fantastic public fundraising team to take these vital income areas to the next level and beyond. 

You’ll have a solid understanding and experience of one or more public fundraising income areas, be adept at identifying and creating opportunities for income growth and be able to communicate with a wide range of audiences, organisations and stakeholders — internally and externally. An understanding of health and medical causes would be beneficial but certainly not essential. We’re very happy to support the career development of somebody stepping up into their first ‘head of’ role and will also consider applications from someone who is already in a Head of role seeking to increase their remit across a greater number of fundraising areas. Most importantly, however, is your understanding of public fundraising alongside your passion to support the charity to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. 

Part Time - 21 hours a week, Office based

The Fundraising & Communications Officer will play a crucial role in enhancing Restore’s income and engagement. You will communicate with a broad audience and raise funds through corporate and community relationships, and fundraising events. This role will enable Restore to raise funds to run recovery, coaching, and training services, to support better mental health, tell stories of hope and recovery, and increase awareness in the community to equip individuals and organisations with the knowledge and skills to reduce the associated stigma.

Working closely with colleagues across the Income and Engagement team (I&E) Volunteering team, wider teams, and Restore’s partners, this role requires the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Experience of working with volunteers or as a volunteer, track record of corporate and community relationship management and event organisation is desirable.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following criteria below. Please click 'apply' to download the full job specification where other criteria's will be addressed at interview.

Essential

• Passionate about ending mental health stigma and working in a charity comms and fundraising team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience in building rapport with individuals and groups.
• Capable of public speaking and promoting Restore’s work
• Enthusiastic about collaborating with others and participating in public events.
• Creative and excited to offer new ideas for involving communities in fundraising.
• Strong research and problem solving skills, with the ability to think critically and act quickly. Ability to think logically, use initiative, and work autonomously prioritising effectively in order to meet deadlines, and deliver results.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, and capable of delivering activities. on time and to target.
• Works well with others, including volunteers, fundraisers / supporters, and recovery service teams

Closing date will be Sunday, 8th September 2024 at midday.

The purpose of the role is to plan and deliver strategically the fundraising required for the ongoing success of NCO, enabling this important national music organisation to develop and deliver its mission.

Main Responsibilities 

Strategy and Planning

Working with the Chief Executive and Development and Communications Committee to set and lead on the development of NCO’s development strategy, setting fundraising targets in line with strategic objectives.

Oversee all fundraising activity and report to the Chief Executive, NCO Board and Finance Committee on progress towards income targets.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, represent the Development function to ensure full account is taken of development potential whilst contributing towards the leadership and strategic direction of NCO.

Individual Giving

Lead on re-establishing NCO’s Individual Giving programme, drawing on the potential pipeline of current stakeholders (eg parents and alumni) and delegating to/working with the Development Team in its successful delivery.

Lead on new mid/major donor giving and relationships including legacies, personally managing a portfolio of prospects and donors.

Support the Development team to lead in the delivery of NCO’s annual giving programmes, ie Friends and Patrons.

Lead on individual campaigns, working collaboratively with the Development team to maximise opportunities to engage with new supporters through events and matched funding initiatives (eg The Big Give).

Work with the Chief Executive and other senior staff to ensure the continued engagement and support of the NCO Board.

Trusts and Foundations

Lead on fundraising from Trusts & Foundations and other grant giving bodies (excluding statutory funding).

Research and cultivate existing and new funders, working with the Chief Executive, Board and the Development Team to initiate new partnerships and maintaining systems to ensure that those partnerships are successfully managed and sustained.

Prepare compelling major grant applications to secure new funding with sound attention to detail, and work with colleagues by leading and advising on other vital grant applications undertaken by members of the Development team, sharing best practice in fundraising to develop the organisation’s skills.

As part of the Development team, provide appropriate and timely monitoring information to trusts and foundations, as required by their conditions of support including, where appropriate, organising events and visits.

Corporate Fundraising

Lead the Development team on stewarding existing and cultivating new corporate sponsors and ensuring benefits and recognition are delivered across NCO’s marketing channels.

Statutory Funding

Support the Chief Executive and wider team to ensure that NCO fulfils its quarterly and annual reporting requirements to Arts Council England and the Department for Education and in the creation of new funding applications including as part of the next ACE Investment Review.

(NB: The day to day management and reporting requirements of NCO’s NPO and DfE grants will be managed by a newly appointed Business Administrator and overseen by the Chief Executive).

Organisation and Management

Line manage NCO’s Development Manager through individual objective setting and performance management, regular 1:1 meetings and identification of training needs.

Empower the Development team by ensuring they have regular opportunities to develop their skills and experience across different areas of fundraising and through training whilst supporting them wholeheartedly in their professional development.

Inspire and lead the Development team, and set an example, on the application, implementation and adherence to all NCO policies and procedures.

Support the Development team to lead on the development of NCO’s CRM System (Beacon) in specific relation to its fundraising functions, in line with the Data Protection Act.

Maximise the potential of Gift Aid from all donations, supporting the Development team to ensure all donations and payments received are appropriately logged, accompanied by appropriate paperwork and in line with annual audit requirements and submitted in a timely manner.

Produce Development reports for quarterly Board and Finance Committee meetings, attending online and in person as required.

Undertake research and maintain a high level of knowledge about trusts, foundations, individuals, and statutory funding to inform planning.

Represent NCO at conferences undertaking public and media presentations, attending conferences and events and lobbying forums as appropriate