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Chief Executive Officer - Compass Wellbeing CIC
Lead Social Change and Champion Healthcare Equity
Compass Wellbeing CIC, a pioneering Community Interest Company owned by the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), is seeking a dynamic and visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is an exciting opportunity to lead an organisation dedicated to addressing health inequalities, promoting social justice, and improving community wellbeing across East London, Luton, and Bedfordshire.
About Compass Wellbeing:
Compass Wellbeing plays a crucial role in delivering ELFT's vision of creating resilient, equitable societies. They work in partnership with voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to provide support for underserved populations, with a strong focus on improving mental health, expanding employment opportunities, and reducing digital exclusion. As CEO, you will build on its success and lead Compass Wellbeing into its next chapter of growth and increased social impact. To see more about the impact Compass Wellbeing delivers, please have a look at the latest impact report via this link.
About the role:
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), offering a competitive salary equivalent to NHS Agenda for Change Band 9 (circa £110-125k). The role is based in London, with flexible and hybrid working options available.
As CEO, you will provide inspirational leadership and strategic direction to Compass Wellbeing, ensuring that they remain at the forefront of social change. You will work closely with the Board to expand services, secure sustainable funding, and create innovative solutions to health and social inequalities. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage partnerships and drive transformative change across multiple sectors.
Key Responsibilities Include:
* Providing strategic leadership to develop Compass Wellbeing's vision into clear objectives and robust delivery strategies.
* Overseeing all operational and financial performance to ensure services are high-quality, sustainable, and aligned with community needs.
* Building and nurturing strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the NHS, VCSE organisations, local authorities, and funders.
* Driving income diversification through grants, donations, and partnerships to ensure long-term financial stability.
* Championing social justice, health equity, and innovation in all aspects of service delivery.
How to Apply:
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Compass Wellbeing on this appointment. Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV to and request a candidate pack from Fabrice Yala at Charity People for an informal conversation about the role or if you have further questions prior to applying
Timeline:
Q&A Webinar hosted by Compass Wellbeing, where they will share further insights and answer any additional questions you may have. Please register your interest in attending this webinar with your consultant and we will send you a link: on Tuesday 22nd October, 6pm.
Closing date for applications: Friday 8th November
Stakeholder Interview: Tuesday 26th November 2024
Panel Interview: Tuesday 3rd December 2024
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People actively promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charities needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
Key working relationships:
- Internal contacts: Insight and CRM, Supporter Care, Brand, Digital, Income Processing.
- External contacts: Creative services agency, freelance copywriters, professional fundraising agencies including telemarketing, media agencies, printers and postage suppliers, response handling agencies.
Job Purpose:
To project manage a range of Individual Giving campaigns mainly within the Acquisition team, supporting in other areas as required.
Key Responsibilities:
Individual Giving
- To coordinate the day to day running of individual giving campaigns; including campaign planning, overseeing creative development, liaising with key stakeholders, co-ordinating print and production, monitoring and analysing results and feeding back to agencies.
- To assist with the analysis, evaluation and reporting of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
- To oversee the invoicing process and campaign income and expenditure.
- To undertake research about Barnardo's work with children for marketing projects and campaigns.
- To assist in the selection and sign off of data for all direct marketing campaigns managed.
- To assist with planning of yearly marketing plans & strategy.
Managing internal and external relationships:
- To ensure that activities carried out by third party agencies support our overall fundraising objectives, complement and support Barnardo's key messages and brand requirements.
- To develop and maintain relationships with key Individual Giving stakeholders both internally and externally.
General Responsibilities:
- To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities.
- To be proactive in keeping up to date with industry trends and changes.
- To support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
Key Activities:
The post holder will be responsible for working on a range of individual giving campaigns from start to finish, including developing briefs, contacting and coordinating with suppliers, analysing results and making recommendations. This will include campaigns across a range of products and channels, including Dialogue (Face to Face), Telephone, Direct Mail, Direct Response TV and Digital activity. Allocation of campaigns across the team is reviewed regularly to ensure that campaign executives have the opportunity to manage a variety of campaigns and develop their skillset.
Location- This is a hybrid role, the hub location will depend on where the candidate lives. Will be required to travel to London.
This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.
Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Remote, with regular meetings in London, UK
Hours: 2.5 days per week
Sustainability First is a leading UK think tank and charity that acts as a critical friend to businesses, regulators, governments, and civil society, to create more sustainable energy and water sectors in the UK. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that support environmental and consumer protection and to engage the public through accessible and impactful communication. We believe that it is possible to create a thriving economy that respects environmental limits and enables social equity.
Role overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Advocacy and Communications Officer to join our team. This new role is integral to amplifying our voice with decision-makers, including business leaders, senior officials in central government and regulatory bodies, and amongst politicians. You will help to shape public policy and drive our communications strategy.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advocacy, excellent communication skills, and a shared commitment to our values. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a core role in our charity, as well as make a tangible impact on the environment and social equity in the UK. We will also be rolling out a refreshed brand and updated website – you will have the opportunity to help us make the most of our new branding.
What we offer:
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- The chance to make a tangible impact on environmental and public policy, and public awareness
- Flexible working hours including remote working
- 25 days' annual leave, pro-rata.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: Sunday 3rd November 2024.
Sustainability First is committed to creating a diverse environment. 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, or age.
About Us
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. Since 1979, we have been working with the most influential leaders in business, NGOs and politics to accelerate political action and create transformative policy for a green and prosperous UK.
We are focused on ensuring the UK government rises to the significant environmental leadership challenges of our age and, in doing so, reaps the social and economic benefits that come from an effective UK response to the climate and nature crises.
The Role
Head of Social Impact
This role will report to the strategy and partnerships director and will work closely with the research and policy director and political director, as well as other members of the senior management team, heads of teams and the wider staff.
Key tasks and responsibilities
Ensuring social impact is considered across our work
- Maintain Green Alliance’s reputation as a respected thought leader on climate and nature issues by leading and supporting the development and delivery of high quality strategies to secure impact in the environmental / health policy intersection. This may include research and policy development, political advocacy strategies and communications work.
- Advise colleagues on the narratives, framings and relationships that we should build in order to further our goals and use skills and experience to help build these. Use your networks to help us land our work with impact involving the right partners.
- Work with theme leads and the senior management team to design research plans that will ensure we are considering the distributional and other impacts our policy recommendations would have for different parts of society.
- Engage business, unions and other stakeholders to strengthen Green Alliance’s insights, political advocacy and communications work.
- When managing projects delegate, manage, support and develop staff who are part of the project team
Strategy:
- Support the development of an organisational strategy that recognises the importance of fairness, equity and social impact.
- Ensure that the day-to-day execution of our strategy is informed by our longer-term ambitions and aspirations.
- Develop a framework for mapping the political stakeholders Green Alliance engages with and execute a plan to diversify them in a way that is supportive of our goals. This may include exploring our relationships with regional political leaders.
- Undertake broad stakeholder mapping and work with colleagues to ensure we engage with the most effective organisations to deliver our goals.
Fundraising:
- Understand our philanthropic and business partnerships and develop a plan to increase and diversify them in ways that support the organisations goals and projects. Secure funding to undertake collaborations with relevant organisations to undertake innovative projects.
- Monitor and evaluate the results of projects and impacts, collating evidence effectively in reports to funders.
Other:
- As this is a senior role, you will help to support organisational decision making and model effective leadership.
- Support colleagues with other tasks, as required.
- Contribute to strategic, project planning, and organisational development processes.
- Represent Green Alliance at meetings, seminars, conferences and in the media, as required.
- Write articles and blogs for Green Alliance and outside bodies in line with organisational objectives.
- Any other task which may be reasonably requested to be undertaken within the scope of this post.
Person specification
Knowledge & experience
As this is a new role it will be shaped, in part, by the skills of the successful candidate. We encourage you to apply if you’re passionate about our vision for this role and satisfy some but not all of the criteria in this specification.
Essential
- Significant track record of working at a senior level on issues that relate to any of the following: health, social justice or broad fairness related issues. Your track record will relate to either policy, public affairs or campaigns.
- A keen interest in, and ideally experience of, thinking about how these issues intersect with climate and nature policy.
- A commitment to an equitable transition, with ideas about how to achieve this
- A commitment to working at an organisation such as Green Alliance; we operate as a think tank and focus on how to land policy ideas politically.
- Experience of people management, either through line management or project management.
- Experience of managing projects that create impact
- Experience of working cross-sector and managing a range of stakeholders effectively
Desirable
- Experience in sociological research methodologies and how to frame analysis to inform a compelling political narrative
- Experience of developing meaningful relationships with politicians and civil servants
- Experience of developing high quality communications outputs.
- Experience of supporting policy-related work.
- Experience of providing media commentary.
- Experience of working with funders and developing innovative propositions.
Skills and competencies
- Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative style.
- Leadership skills that enable you to set out a clear vision and embed your thinking across a variety of workstreams.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Excellent project management skills, working to tight deadlines across multiple projects.
- Ability to lead a small team and adapt to new opportunities as they arise.
- Flexibility to respond quickly and strategically to opportunities as they arise.
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
Reports to - Chair of Trustees
Salary - £90,000 - £100,000 per year (pro-rata if part-time)
Contract - Permanent, 0.8FTE to 1.0FTE
Location - London-based with some hybrid work possible. Travel within the UK as required by the role.
Main purpose of the job:
The CEO is responsible for the growth, development and performance of the charity and for shaping and delivering an impactful and sustainable strategy in line with our mission and aims. They will be a key representative of Action Tutoring externally, including working to raise the profile of tutoring as an essential part of school education.
Specific responsibilities relating to the role:
Vision, Strategy and Delivery
- Working with the Board to agree the vision and mission
- Ongoing strategic development and delivery of the short term and long term strategic plans and vision
- Responsible for implementing the agreed strategy Ensuring the necessary organisation, systems and infrastructure are in place to meet the plans
- Working with the team to ensure delivery targets are met and that delivery is impactful and to a high standard
People and cultural leadership
- Overall people and cultural leadership, developing the team ensuring a positive working culture with behaviours that align closely to the charity’s values
- Ensuring operational excellence across the organisation Workforce planning so that we have the right people in the right roles to ensure successful delivery of the strategy
- Commitment to improving diversity, equity and inclusion across the organisation, drawing on best practice and leading on identifying areas for improvement
Finance and Fundraising
- Overseeing financial management of the charity
- Lead fund raising alongside Head of Philanthropy to ensure fundraising targets set by the Board are met
- Managing income and costs to secure the long term sustainability and viability of the charity
Advocacy
- Representing Action Tutoring externally to a range of stakeholders, including school leaders, policy makers, the media and funders, to raise the profile of Action Tutoring and awareness of the cause
- Contributing to government policies, helping to establish tutoring as an essential part of school education
Line Management
- Direct line management of the Senior Leadership Team and the Head of Philanthropy
Governance
- Working collaboratively with the Board to ensure the vision and mission are met and that the board is sufficiently informed to enable the Trustees to discharge their duties
- Ensuring robust and effective governance processes are in place and adhered to Responsible for Strategic Risk Management and reporting on this to the Board
Person specification:
- Proven track record as a CEO or Board-level senior leader, ideally in a non-profit organisation
- Experience in developing and executing strategic plans to achieve organisational vision and mission
- Strong communication and advocacy skills, with extensive experience representing organisations externally to various stakeholders (e.g. school leaders, partners policymakers, funders), and contributing to sector-wide policy discussions
- Understanding of the education sector, and the needs and drivers of stakeholders across the education space
- Commercial mindset, with proven success in fundraising to meet set targets and secure income for ongoing operations
- Experience in growing and evolving organisations to meet ambitious targets and in response to external changes, challenges and opportunities in your operating context
- Experience in an organisation with strong operational service delivery and an understanding of how to ensure quality, efficiency and impact in that context
- Ability to foster a positive working culture, aligned with Action Tutoring’s values
- Strong financial management skills, managing budgets, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability
- Knowledge of governance structures and experience in working closely with a board of trustees, including managing strategic risk
- Comfortable with data and committed to driving impact across the organisation
Personal attributes:
- Passion for addressing educational disadvantage and closing the attainment gap
- Collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong, constructive relationships with other organisations and charities, fostering collaboration and sharing of best practices
- High ethical standards and personal integrity, with a commitment to transparency and accountability in leadership
- Resilient and adaptable with the ability to thrive in an evolving and challenging external environment, and to adjust to shifts in the education landscape
- Strong commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working environment
Please see the attached job pack for more information on Action Tutoring and our benefits. Applications are taken via GatenbySanderson only.
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About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Pro Bono Economics (PBE), an organisation that prides itself on its flexible working environment, culture of learning, focus on employee wellbeing and the strength of our employee relationships. PBE offers a strong benefits package, opportunities for development and a team working at the top of their game.
PBE’s mission is to end low personal wellbeing in the UK. We do this by helping charities and social enterprises understand their economic and social impact, so they can improve their overall effectiveness. We enable professional economists from the private and public sectors as well as academia to volunteer their skills to tackle some of the most pressing issues in society. We have worked with over 500 charities since our inception in 2009.
Having successfully delivered a major programme of groundbreaking work on the condition of the charity sector in the form of the Law Family Commission on Civil Society at the start of 2023, PBE is entering a new phase in its development. Building on its growing research and policy expertise and its strong association with the social sector, the organisation is taking a bottom-up and top-down approach to exploring, understanding, and tackling the causes and consequences of low personal wellbeing in the UK that uses the insights and perspectives of charities and community groups as a unique jumping off point. PBE is focused on delivering high quality research that both translates into real policy and practice impacts for people with low wellbeing and supports a more effective social sector to help deliver that change.
About the role
The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for executing Pro Bono Economics’ (PBE) fundraising strategy under the Director of Development’s guidance. This role focuses on increasing and diversifying income through building relationships with trusts, foundations, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals, while also securing funding for specific research projects in collaboration with the research team. The role includes managing donor engagement, overseeing grant applications, leading a small team, and ensuring compliance with fundraising regulations, all while maintaining operational oversight of the fundraising department.
Post type: Full-time, Permanent, hybrid working
Staff Benefits
- 28 day annual leave per year (excluding bank holidays)
- 7% employer pension contributions
- Group life assurance scheme and sickness cover
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced parental leave policy
- Generous personal development budget
- Discounted university gym membership
- A flexible work environment committed to employee wellbeing
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Fundraising strategy implementation: Deliver PBE’s multi-year fundraising strategy to expand and diversify income from major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners and research institutions
- New business development: Identify and secure new funding opportunities, focusing on building sustainable partnerships.
- Research support: Collaborate with the research team to identify funding for specific research projects and submit tailored grant proposals.
- Donor engagement: Steward relationships with existing donors, ensuring renewals and funding upgrades.
- Bid writing & reports: Develop and write compelling grant applications, case for support documents and reports which communicate PBE’s services and research programmes.
- Departmental leadership: Support the Director of Development in managing budgets, resources, and a fundraising officer, ensuring team efficiency and future planning.
- Regulatory compliance: Ensure adherence to fundraising regulations and policies, including GDPR and safeguarding.
About you
Report directly to the Director of Development, the Head of Fundraising will have the following experience and skills.
Experience
- You have senior fundraising experience across a broad mix of income streams, a talent for building partnerships, bid writing and a strategic mindset.
- Experience working with research-driven organisations is a plus, as is familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce.
- You are happy to roll up your sleeves and spend as much time focused on immediate management and income priorities as you are on strategy and ideation.
- Will be suited to a senior fundraiser looking for their first Heads of role or someone who has already taken that step.
- A strong commitment to PBE’s internal culture of inquisitiveness, generosity, honesty and respect.
Skills/Competencies
Ideal characteristics
- Fundraising expertise: Proven experience in securing multi-year funding from trusts, foundations, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals.
- Grant writing: Strong ability to develop persuasive funding applications and project reports.
- Relationship management: Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of managing donor relationships and securing renewals.
- Research funding knowledge: Ability to work closely with the research team to identify and secure funding for specific research projects.
- Project management: Ability to deliver complex projects on time, set priorities, and manage resources effectively.
- Team leadership: Experience managing teams, fostering development, and making resourcing decisions.
Core competencies
- Strategic thinking: Experience executing strategies that align with organizational goals.
- Communication: Exceptional writing and presentation skills, adaptable to different audiences.
- Attention to detail: Commitment to quality and precision in both written work and fundraising operations.
- Collaborative approach: Ability to work effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving organisation, responding to new opportunities.
Desirable characteristics
- Experience working within research-driven organisations.
- Familiarity with fundraising databases (Salesforce preferred).
- An eye for detail and a strong dedication to quality.
- Proven ability to work independently and manage priorities and deadlines, alongside an ability to work collaboratively in a small team.
PBE is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage applications from all parts of the community, and we give all applicants and employees fair and equal treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. We also guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who show evidence that they can meet the role’s ideal criteria.
For details of our applicant’s privacy policy, please see PBEs website
Please note that PBE does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to provide work sponsorship visas for this role.
As part of the interview process, you will be required to complete a pre-interview task or presentation. Further details will be provided in due course
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.
Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.
This is an exciting time to join the Policy and Influencing team of the UK’s leading blood cancer charity as we continue to bring people affected by blood cancer to the centre of our policy work. We have recently launched a landmark UK Blood Cancer Action Plan; the impact of the policy and influencing team in achieving Blood Cancer UK’s mission is more important than ever.
You will have a key role in the development of our policy work and leading our public affairs in England, to influence the Government and NHS. You will be innovative, flexible and have a passion for working as part of a team to achieve real change for people with blood cancer.
You will have experience of working in a policy role and excellent knowledge of health policy. A good understanding of how to use health data most effectively in the pursuit of policy ambitions, and experience of working in or with Government or Parliament would be an advantage.
We’re open to applicants who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a job share or working part time (minimum of 28 hours). If this applies to you, please outline this in your cover letter.
The majority of our roles can be performed hybrid which means you will be required to attend the office 2-4 days per month, there may also be additional need to attend in-person events i.e. parliamentary or coalition events. Travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Our culture and benefits package are award winning, and our staff survey tells us that we’re a great place to work.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Communications Executive – Conservation Science
Reference: SEP20242182
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
Introduction
Are you passionate about championing and communicating conservation science and the work of the RSPB? We’re looking for a driven Senior Science Communications Executive to spearhead our scientific communication efforts in line with our mission to create a world richer in nature.
Science is the bedrock of the work of the RSPB and this role is pivotal in helping raise awareness and understanding of how it informs and guides our conservation work. The Senior Science Communications Executive will lead the promotion, development, and coordination of the RSPB’s scientific communication. This key role informs, influences, and inspires key internal and external audiences in alignment with the RSPB's mission.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for nature conservation and be a great communicator. An understanding of how science and academia works is preferred but not essential. You’ll be supported by, and line managed in the News & Media team but will work very closely with colleagues in Conservation Science and Global Conservation. This truly unique and highly sought after role at the RSPB is a great opportunity for an internal candidate.
What's the role about?
To develop and co-ordinate the communication of the RSPB’s conservation science activities, projects and strategies to key internal and external audiences in order to underpin, amplify or achieve RSPB objectives. You will be intellectually curious, collaborative, resilient and passionate about adapting to new trends and situations. You'll be comfortable working in a fast-moving culture, collaborating as partners with colleagues across the RSPB and in external organisations in pursuit of our common goal to drive change in the world. Key Result Areas for this role include:
- Direct promotion of the RSPB’s scientific work across social, broadcast, and print media channels to specific target audiences, including RSPB members, the public, government bodies, and academia.
- Development and maintenance of scientific content on the RSPB website dedicated to the Centre for Conservation Science.
- Production and circulation of internal and external scientific newsletters, managing circulation lists for each.
- Promotion and integration of scientific communication outputs within broader organisational communication strategies, including the RSPB Magazine and other owned channels.
- Building and managing a comprehensive network of science media contacts to increase the number of channels available for sharing our science work with target audiences, ensuring this is aligned with wider RSPB media objectives.
- Ensuring alignment with RSPB Brand Guidelines and fostering strong collaborations with colleagues across Conservation Science, Global Conservation, Digital Technology & Communications, and UK Countries Directorates. This collaboration ensures that our scientific communications embody brand trust, understanding, nurture passion, drive action, and define the RSPB's unique identity.
- Recognising and helping the News & Media and PR & Reputation teams to mitigate issues that may give rise to reputational damage to the RSPB.
- Demonstrating good judgement when working with stakeholders, recognising sensitive areas and the need for appropriate discretion, to maintain reputation and confidentiality.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Communications - listening, written and verbal: Able to communicate complex topics in a clear manner at all levels to develop shared understanding.
- Judgement and decision-making: Able to define and clarify a complex situation through gathering facts and evidence, recognising risks, evaluating options to
- progress work.
- Ability to build respect internally and externally across a broad range of stakeholders and at all levels
- Strong social and interpersonal skills, with the gravitas to influence internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge of UK and International wildlife and conservation issues
- Excellent planning and prioritisation skills, combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and handle unanticipated workloads.
- Experience of writing internal briefing, planning and strategy documents and communications plans
- Working knowledge of social media channels and tools
- Knowledge and understanding of brand and audiences
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- An understanding of the current scientific research and peer review process
- Experience in a science communications role or other technical communications role
Expiry date: 23:59, Fri, 29th Nov 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 9 December 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process, you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
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As a small charity, our staff team work closely in a flexible, cooperative working style. Prioritising the best service to our guests, all team members thrive off a fast paced and dynamic environment which varies day to day. We are looking for someone enthusiastic who can be flexible and adaptable in a fast changing and highly rewarding work atmosphere, and that shares the vision of our staff and trustees.
Communications and Fundraising Lead plays an important role in advancing the mission of our homeless projects by effectively communicating our initiatives and fundraising efforts to various stakeholders. This position requires strategic communication skills with fundraising expertise to ensure the shelter's sustainability and growth.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness while developing your skills in communication and fundraising to support the charity’s mission. We as an organisation are committed to ongoing professional development through our network of partners and support organisations both local and national.
Key responsibilities:
Communications
• Manage our social media channels and research which new channels should be set up in order to keep up to date with current social media visibility and trends
• Create compelling content for various communication channels, including website, social media, newsletters, press releases, and fundraising materials. Working with Operations Coordinator for communications to volunteers.
• Monitor and analyse communication metrics to assess effectiveness and make data-driven decisions.
Fundraising
• Develop fundraising strategy, both ongoing and episodic e.g. Big Give (campaigns and initiatives) to support the charity's operational needs and long-term sustainability working with the CEO & Trustees.
• Work alongside bookkeeper and leadership team to set fundraising priorities
• Maintaining and expanding a regular giving campaign and promote it to increase individual direct debit and other digital regular giving
• Plan and organise fundraising events, charity drives, and online fundraising campaigns.
• In cooperation with the team, drive preparation of grant proposals and reports to secure funding from foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
• Scope out potential to extend our services through the launch of a Hosting Scheme
• Collaborate with internal teams, including staff and volunteers, to gather stories, testimonials, and programmatic data for communication and fundraising purposes
• Prepare regular reports on communication and fundraising activities, outcomes, and financial performance for the leadership team & trustees.
Donor Relations
• Maintain excellent relation with donors by acknowledgement, providing updates on impact, and maintaining ongoing communication.
• Create personalised donor communication materials, such as thank you letters, impact reports, and donor newsletters
• Database of donors, segment into Major donors occasional donors, regular givers etc, to ensure appropriate communication.
A successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence in communicating via different platforms
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• A commitment to supporting people experiencing homelessness and to preventing and ending homelessness for all
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience in communications, fundraising, or related roles, preferably within the nonprofit sector
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and messages
• Demonstrated proficiency in social media management, website content management systems, and email marketing platforms
• Any other tasks
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB TITLE: Fundraising Retention Lead
SALARY: £30,000 pa - £40,000 pa (FTE) depending on skills and experience, (working 2 days per week with
Wednesday as a working day, pro rata salary £12,000 pa - £16,000 pa)
LONDON: Home Working/London Office
HOURS OF WORK: Part-time 14 hours per week
REPORTING TO: Head of Fundraising
Are you passionate about nurturing lasting relationships with supporters? Join Premier as the Fundraising Retention Lead!
Premier, Europe’s leading Christian Media organisation, is at an exciting juncture in our journey. In this pivotal role, you'll be responsible for spearheading strategies that not only retain but deeply engage our donors. Through heartfelt communication and impactful storytelling, you'll communicate the significant difference our donors' support makes, ensuring they feel deeply connected and valued by Premier. Your efforts will directly contribute to sustaining and advancing Premier’s mission, to help people encounter God through media.
Role Overview
• Lead and implement Premier’s comprehensive donor retention strategy, crafting communication that supports long-term donor engagement.
• Ensure all first-time donors receive immediate, heartfelt acknowledgment, fostering a strong initial connection.
• Plan the reactivation journey for lapsed Direct Debit donors, analysing and enhancing the conversion rate of such campaigns.
• Create bespoke communication plans through personalized updates, including exclusive insights and messages from the CEO.
• Oversee fundraising content for Premier’s quarterly supporter publication and liaise with external agencies to produce impactful donor retention materials.
• Utilise retention metrics to refine strategies and recommendations for Premier’s broader fundraising efforts.
Why Join Premier?
• We offer competitive salary
• Hybrid work
• Additional leave on your birthday
• Extra annual leave in addition to statutory
• Competitive sickness absence pay scheme
• Life Assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance with online GP scheme
• Working from home equipment allowance
• Eye care scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave pay
In addition to competitive pay and benefits, Premier offers:
• Great place to work, with people that support, encourage and look out for one another. You will love coming into work, both in person and virtually.
• Mission-driven work where you make a tangible impact by contributing to a mission that reaches millions worldwide.
• Dynamic team culture with supportive, creative, and passionate team that values innovation and collaboration.
Please note that the nature and/or context of the role mean that an occupational requirement applies for the postholder to be Christian.
Ready to make a lasting Impact? Apply now!
Premier exists to help people encounter God through media.
The Organisation:
The Hardman Trust is the only UK charity focused specifically on the needs of people on long term sentences. We support people during their sentence, as they prepare for release, and as they settle back into the community. Our vision is a future where everyone can achieve their potential within and beyond prison.
To find out more about The Hardman Trust, visit our website.
The Role:
The Hardman Trust is at an exciting point in its development as it celebrates the arrival of its new team, the realisation of its first ever strategy and looks forward to the next phase of its journey.
Our recently successful applications to both the Lottery (Reaching Communities) and the City Bridge Trust means we will continue to be part-funded by them until 2027. Deeply rooted in the criminal justice sector, we plan to develop further our programme of support for those on long sentences both within and, we hope, beyond prison too; we aim to extend the reach and deepen the impact of our support and grants; and attract new partnerships with funders and like-minded third sector organisations. We have recently completed a merger with another charity and are open to further such mergers in the future.
Person Specification:
You will bring the following skills and experience to the role:
• Strategic development
• Leadership and management
• Financial and commercial
• Outreach and communications
Please download our Candidate Information Pack for the person specification and more information on the role.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this fantastic opportunity, please provide the following with your application:
• An up-to-date CV
• A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining your experience, motivations and suitability for the role.
All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Russam. All applications should be uploaded via the Russam website.
If you have any difficulty uploading your application or if you would like to have an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Melissa Baxter - Managing Partner, Charities.
Application Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2024
Interviews with The Hardman Trust:4th/ 10th/ 13th December 2024
We look forward to recieving your application.
Context and Background
The NSPCC is the leading charity focused on preventing child cruelty in the UK. We believe that together, we can stop child abuse and neglect. Creative, effective communications that reach a wide audience, build relevance, and enhance our reputation are crucial to delivering our vision and goals. The NSPCC’s sector- leading press office plays a big part in this work by raising awareness of the organisation’s work to influence politicians, fundraise and provide services for children and their families. Week-in-week-out the busy team provides journalists with powerful proactive stories and quick-off-the-mark reaction that generates consistently high levels of media coverage across local, nations, national, consumer and specialist print, broadcast and online outlets.
This role is to be part of the National Media Team, working closely with a Media Manager, another Senior Media Officer and a Press Office Assistant to promote the NSPCC’s major policy-change campaigns and priorities, predominantly via national print, broadcast and digital media. Key areas of focus will include child protection and children’s social care, child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, online safety, early years, education and children’s experience of the justice system. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a network of contacts within the national media, using these relationships to ensure the NSPCC is at the forefront of coverage related to child abuse and neglect. They must be ready to respond quickly to opportunities to comment on stories while building the evidence base for the next big proactive story.
Job purpose
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To lead with the other Senior Media Officer on the media delivery of the charities major public influencing campaigns and priorities
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To deal with relevant media enquiries as they come into the Press Office
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To develop and produce press releases, quotes, articles, Op Eds and
operational notes to achieve national press coverage
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To support key spokespeople with media opportunities, including full pre
and post interview briefings
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To develop key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally,
particularly with the NSPCC Policy and Social Media teams and national
media
• To help with the management of Press Office AssistantKey relationships - Internal
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Reports to the National Media Manager and works closely with the other Senior Media Officer and the Press Office Assistant.
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Works closely with other colleagues in Communications, Childline, the helpline, Policy and Knowledge and Information to implement communication initiatives.
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Engages with staff in other NSPCC functions, in particular frontline staff to continually learn about the organisation.
Key relationships - External
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Wide range of media contacts, in particular in national print, broadcast and digital
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NSPCC Real Life Story volunteers
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Individuals and representatives at similar level from a range of agencies
that have an interest in or a view on NSPCC’s activity.
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Other charities, government media departments and organisations such as
trade bodies, thinktanks, universities, the police, health authorities, local councils etc
Main duties and responsibilities
To deliver regular national media coverage for the charity using a variety of skills and tactics
To use your own experience and initiative to source the evidence needed to create powerful stories that will grab the attention of national print and broadcast journalists.To develop strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
To be committed to furthering the interests of the charity and of children and to always be willing to go the extra mile to deliver or help others deliver on key projects.
To continuously be looking at ways to grow and improve as a communications professional
To engage with and develop relationships with new media platforms and outlets, including podcasts.
To uphold the principles and values of the NSPCC in whatever you do in your day-to-day job
To effectively monitor and track performance using media monitoring technology.Responsibilities for all Staff within the Communications Directorate
There is a set of responsibilities for all staff within each directorate:
A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
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To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to planning, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to NSPCC’s
communications activities.
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To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with
the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures
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To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end
cruelty to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.
Person specification
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Journalism experience and/or significant experience of working in a complex press office or equivalent in the corporate, charitable or political sector with a full understanding of all media disciplines and the external media environment.
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An ambitious, confident, creative and motivated self-starter who can operate independently and with guidance with a willingness to the get the job done.
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An excellent understanding of the national media and political landscape.
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An excellent eye for a story and a first rate understanding of what makes something newsworthy
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Experienceofsupportingandpromotingmajorcampaigns,plansandstrategies within a national media context and an understanding of how media work dovetails with other functions as part of an integrated campaign.
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Experience of crisis communications.
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Experience of developing and managing good relationships with stakeholders including journalists, and colleagues across a large and complex organisation.
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The ability to organise and plan own work to deliver projects/initiatives to agreed deadlines, often with conflicting priorities.
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Excellent communication skills. Ability to write and verbally present complex, sensitive information to a range of audiences in a clear, accurate and confident way to achieve desired outcomes.
10.Successful experience of offering media advice and guidance to colleagues at a senior level
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
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Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.
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Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.
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We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.
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Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.
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As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.
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All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
To run the next rounds of our 2½-years old Grantmaking Training program, we are looking for a Philanthropic Programs Director to continue finding, training, and advising funders in setting up their grantmaking for maximum impact. In addition, you will provide strategic oversight and guidance to the funders in our five funding circles, collectively distributing $5-10 million annually.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Philanthropic Programs Director, you will lead and keep developing AIM's Impactful Grantmaking training program and oversee our five funding circles. Your primary responsibility will be outreach, program facilitation, and hands-on philanthropic advising for the twice-annual 9-week cohorts of funders giving over $1M annually.
This is a fairly senior position with high stakes, a lot of potential for development, and outstandingly high potential for impact, and thus best suited to an individual with at a minimum 3-5 years of experience and some deep prior expertise in the philanthropic sector.
You will work closely with the Philanthropic Programs Manager in a two-person program team. You will decide collaboratively at the start of your tenure how to divide and/or share responsibilities in the categories below, as well as how to take care of operations and ad hoc tasks and projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Facilitation (~40%)
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Deliver program content in an engaging and accessible manner
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Develop weekly lesson plans and discussion topics for a 9-week program Zoom calls
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Conduct thought-provoking and productive 1:1 coaching sessions with participants for 30 minutes weekly throughout the program.
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Prepare for and run the weekly group calls going through topics covered in our foundation handbook
Outreach and Public-Facing Work (~30%)
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Conduct regular calls with philanthropists, advisors, and other philanthropic professionals to maintain a strong presence in the sector
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Serve as the initial point of contact for new funders interested in or referred to the program, effectively communicating its value without being overly sales-oriented
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Scope and test the best ways to find new prospective participants who would benefit from our program and cause a large amount of impact
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Ensure each cohort has a minimum of 5 participants contributing an average of $1M+ each annually
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Maintain visibility of the program in philanthropic circles through activities such as article writing and regular engagement on philanthropy listservs
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Represent the AIM Grantmaking program at a minimum of two conferences annually and at local philanthropic events in your area
Community Engagement (~15%)
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Foster relationships with our community of 30+ alumni and extended network of funders
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Provide strategic oversight and guidance to funding circle co-chairs, serving as a valuable resource and goal-setter
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Organise regular alumni catch-up calls for the entire community
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Collaborate on planning the grantmaker meetup component of annual AIM network in-person gatherings
Grantmaking (~0-10%)
- For the right candidate, there could be an opportunity to be personally responsible for regranting a sizable amount of money via our five funding circles across some of their five cause areas (global health & development, meta charity, mental health, animal welfare, and AIM seed network)
Program Operations Support (~10%)
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Contribute to iterative improvement of program content, adapting based on feedback, evaluation, and tailoring for the upcoming cohort composition
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Collaborate on revising the program handbook to better serve future cohorts and benefit the broader philanthropic sector
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Ensure the Philanthropic Programs Manager receives adequate management, support, and oversight to maintain program momentum
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Becoming an expert in understanding the philanthropic landscapes in different cause areas, from central funding bodies, key stakeholders and actors, to core methodologies and strategic issues in the space and its related communities
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Becoming adept at small group and individual-focused (U)HNWI teaching, coaching, and advising, acquiring experience working with a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds, interests, approaches, and cause areas
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Focusing on building out a strong philanthropic network to find program participants, being able to bridge and connect a wide range of individuals and organisations across interest areas and geographies and enabling them to strategically increase their impact
ABOUT YOU
We're seeking a versatile professional capable of delivering high-quality work across a diverse range of tasks in high-stakes contexts. The ideal candidate will bring existing expertise in some areas while demonstrating a willingness to learn and excel in less familiar domains. You should consider yourself a philanthropy generalist to some extent, with the ability to quickly adapt and improve in new areas of responsibility.
The ideal candidate is a people-oriented mid-level to senior-stage professional (3-5+ years of experience) with extensive knowledge of philanthropy and a deep alignment with AIM's vision for a thriving, collaborative, effectiveness-focused philanthropic sector.
Strong and even ideal candidates will meet many (but not necessarily all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested applicants.
A strong candidate is:
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A natural people person: Thrives on interpersonal interactions, both in-person and via digital platforms like Zoom. Naturally engages and excites conversation partners and knows when to speak and when to listen.
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Ideal - prior experience in people-facing roles like advising, consulting, or management
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A passionate philanthropic change-maker: Prior experience with the philanthropic sector, dedicated to improving its impact, and finding fulfilment in helping funders achieve their desired goals. Keen to learn the specific features of multiple cause areas of grantmaking.
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Ideal - prior experience in a relevant profession, such as (U)HNW advising, grantmaking, or research; prior experience with grantmaking in the evidence-based philanthropic landscape, such as in international development, the farmed animal welfare movement, and/or in the effective altruism community.
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A quick and flexible multi-context thinker: Capable of quick, agile thinking when faced with challenging questions, responding confidently and persuasively to inspire participant action. Able to consider multiple perspectives and navigate different worldviews.
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Ideal - prior experience interacting with key decision-makers in high-stakes contexts, either as a peer or in an advisory capacity. For example, this could be in a consulting, fundraising, or grantmaking capacity with HNWIs or C-level executives
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A skilled facilitator: Able to create and communicate content in engaging and effective ways. Notices when a participant is less engaged and bring them into the conversation, while able to smoothly direct conversations towards topics that are the most productive for the group and is confident interrupting people when needed.
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Ideal - someone with experience in teaching, facilitation, or educating, particularly in semi-formal settings
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An altruistic team player: Enjoys collaborative project work and is adept at both giving and receiving constructive feedback. AIM and our programs and funding circles are all cooperative environments that place impartial impact above individual success.
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Ideal - proven motivation to work in philanthropic, non-profit, or social domains, i.e., prior work or engagement with spaces aimed at improving the world
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Willingness to work in person from London (visa sponsorship and moving costs support provided)
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
We help you find and transition to a high-impact career with comprehensive support, removing barriers and accelerating your journey to maximize good.
Hours: Full-time with hybrid working arrangement; flexible working options available (minimum 4 days per week with at least 40% spent in the office).
Location: Hybrid working, blending home working with our locations in Chelsea or Harefield Hospital, with a minimum of 40% time spent in the office.
Are you a strategic fundraising leader with a passion for building relationships and developing marketing activities? Do you have a proven track record in driving income growth through creating transformational appeals, products and propositions for long-standing and new supporters? If so, you could be the perfect fit for our Director of Fundraising & Marketing role.
As the Director of Fundraising & Marketing, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective management of the charity’s fundraising and marketing activities. Reporting directly to our CEO, you will work closely with the senior leadership team, trustees, hospital partners, and other key stakeholders to align our fundraising and marketing strategies with our mission to support those affected by heart and lung diseases.
Key Responsibilities:Strategic Fundraising Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to grow income year-on-year, focusing on high-value fundraising, community fundraising, individual giving, and legacies. Lead the development of transformational appeals, products, and propositions for our audiences.
High-value fundraising and income generation: Proactively engage, acquire, steward and retain corporate partners, philanthropists, and trusts to unlock financial support, meet our ambitious income targets, and drive awareness of our work.
Marketing and Communications: Develop a marketing strategy that increases the charity’s visibility and builds brand reputation. Oversee all communications channels, including digital and social media. Oversee the development of the charity’s brand narrative, identity and positioning.
Team Management: Lead the fundraising and marketing teams, ensuring workloads are managed, and a high standard of support is provided across the charity.
Senior Leadership Contribution: Contribute to the charity’s strategic direction, working with our Board of trustees and playing an active role in organisational development and decision-making.
A Summary of What We’re Looking For:
- An experienced strategic fundraising leader with their own proven track record of securing six- and seven-figure gifts
- Significant experience in the development of appeals and fundraising propositions, including engagement partnerships.
- Proven experience of leading continuous improvement in relation to Major Appeals operations, with relevant experience and networks within high value and philanthropic fundraising.
- Strong leadership skills with experience of effectively managing high-performing fundraising teams.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will also have worked within a healthcare charity context, and have experience leading the marketing & communications functions, including both brand development & management, and communication campaigns.
About Us:
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. We fund life-changing research, upgrade equipment, and enhance the hospital environment to improve patient care. Our committed team is passionate about driving change and making a real difference.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should download the full job description and person specification (see the box on the top right of the screen). We will be using anonymised CV technology for this role, which will anonymise key data like name, address, and education background at the first screening stage. You should carefully answer the application questions, providing a full and thorough answer to questions about your suitability and interest in the role and charity, so we can properly assess your application.
If using AI tools for your application – please ensure this is only done to enhance your own work so we can still see the ‘real you’ and understand your personal skills and experiences.
Closing Date: 9am, Monday 11th November 2024.
Successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial screening phone conversation with our Recruitment Partner (either during the application window or within 7 days of the closing date). Successful candidates will then be invited to first-round interviews approximately the week commencing 25th November 2024. Final interviews will take place in early December, and will involve a prepared task. Interview topics will be shared in advance wherever possible.
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Context and Background
The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children in the UK. To carry out its charitable work
and achieve its strategic objectives, the NSPCC must communicate efficiently and effectively
with the maximum possible impact, relevance, and emotional resonance. Communications
need to engage all key audiences including supporters, professionals, service users,
volunteers, and the public across a variety of offline and online channels (paid, owned, and
earned).
The NSPCC’s Brand and Content team create compelling, relevant content for our
audiences. Informed by channel and creative expertise, the team are focussed on delivering
practical advice and support to keep children safe.
The Creative team sit within Brand and Content, providing a range of services, advice and
creative expertise for the wider organisation related to campaigns, services, social media,
copywriting, web content, and organic social.
The Creative Team’s focus is to:
• lead the development of the organisation’s brand and content strategy and creative
execution.
• tell a clear and inspiring story of what we do and the impact we have
as a charity
• develop, deliver, and optimise content for our audiences across all channels – paid,
earned and owned.
Reporting to the Creative Director and supporting the rest of the Creative team,
stakeholders and commissioners, you will ensure our video content is relevant, engaging
and tailored to audience and channel.Job purpose
This role will deliver video content across a variety of briefs, advising and working closely
with teams across the organisation. The postholder will work alongside other creatives
(copy, production, design, organic social, web content) to ensure best-practice video
creative, working to budget and schedule, suitable to channel.
This will involve deploying a combination of hands-on creative skills (shoot / edit / simple
motion graphics) and commissioning external video production.
Key relationships - Internal
• Reports to the Creative Director, Brand and Content (Creative).
• Works closely with the Creative Director, Film and Photography Producer, Creative team,
Organic social and Web content
• Works collaboratively with all teams across the organisation who are responsible for
developing video propositions and content, to ensure creative excellence.
Key relationships - External
• This role briefs and collaborates with external agencies, freelancers, and contributors.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Creating or commissioning video/animation/gifs/motion graphics in response to a variety
of briefs.
• An understanding of the difference audiences, content and platforms for both the NSPCC
and Childline and ability to work across both
• Collaborating with Brand and Content team and other stakeholders to develop effective
and engaging video content
• Interpreting briefs and requests applying creativity to meet audience and channels
objectives
• Understanding established and emerging social trends
• Supporting and developing skills, process and workflows
• Sharing knowledge with peers, stakeholders and commissioners about what makes video
content effective and engaging.
Responsibilities for all staff in the Communications directorate
A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy,
discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to NSPCC’s communications activities.• To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the
NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to
children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general
NSPCC news.
Person specification
• Experience in hands-on creation of video assets, especially for social channels
• Comfortable using the Adobe CC suite (some combination of Premiere, After Effects,
Adobe Express, Photoshop, Illustrator) or similar.
• Practical photography and shooting (DSLR / phone / similar) skills preferable.
• Experience working with and commissioning external video production.
• Experience working with budgets and scheduling.
• Ability to translate objectives and audience insight from a brief into strong video content.
• Consistently delivers to high standards with a strong attention to detail whether
responding to reactively or within planned timeframes.
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes
safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough
process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates
to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and
responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant
safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills,
experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process
should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal
and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum
requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.
• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to
enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their
time with us.
• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably
qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.
• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the
organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and
appropriate.
• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the
GDPR legislation.