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We are looking for an experienced commercial and visitor experience professional to join our team in the new post of Senior Commercial Manager, reporting into our trading board, Crystal Palace Park Events Ltd (CPPEL), and line managed by the Director of Parks Management. Responsible for achieving ambitious income targets, you will lead the management, development and growth of key revenue generating activities including concessions, leases, retail, licensing, catering, markets and car parking activity (and excluding events and venue hire). Alongside this you will oversee the smooth running of the park as a visitor attraction, ensuring an excellent visitor experience and an accessible, warm welcome to all. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment: in September 2023, after 25 years of community campaigning, Crystal Palace Park Trust took over custodianship of this unique landscape via a 125 year lease from the London Borough of Bromley. We are now working closely with them and a wide variety of other park and community stakeholders to deliver our mission: to protect, manage and improve Crystal Palace Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of park users and of the wider community. 

Seeking a relationship fundraiser to manage a portfolio generating £3.5M, including PPL and CIFF, and co-lead strategy development for a thriving UK trusts programme.

QuarterFive are delighted to be partnering with ActionAid UK in their search for a Senior UK Trusts Manager. ActionAid UK works with women and girls living in poverty to end violence and fight inequality. As part of an international federation, it partners with communities in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

As Senior UK Trusts Manager, you will manage a high-value portfolio generating £3.5M annually, including PPL and CIFF. You’ll lead stewardship, organise events and trips, engage senior stakeholders, and collaborate across teams to maximise impact. This role offers high autonomy and creativity in driving donor relationships.

In partnership with senior colleagues, you will also co-lead the strategic development of the UK Trusts programme, shaping and delivering its vision.

The role includes line management of a UK Trusts Specialist.

As Senior UK Trusts Manager, you will: 

• Manage a portfolio generating £3.5M, including PPL and CIFF
• Develop creative engagement strategies, organise stewardship events, and represent ActionAid at donor meetings and international trips
• Co-lead the UK Trusts programme strategy with the Head of Trusts & Global Markets and senior colleagues
• Line-manage and support the UK Trusts Specialist
• Collaborate across a wide array of internal teams —Philanthropy, Communications, Programme Quality, and more—to deliver shared goal

Ideal skills and experience:

• Proven success in managing six- or seven-figure multi-year relationships with major trusts and foundations based on a partnership model
• Experience working with large donors like CIFF, PPL is desirable 
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build rapport at all levels
• An entrepreneurial, creative approach with a track record of spotting and pursuing opportunities
• Ideally, you will have experience fundraising for an international development charity/INGO

Closes Monday February 10th - please apply with a copy of your latest CV ASAP. A detailed brief will be shared with suitable candidates, with guidance and support provided for formal application. Formal application will be by CV and answering 3 questions. 

Music Masters is seeking an exceptional, dynamic Head of Development to grow fundraised income and help to supercharge our national impact. This position offers an experienced and outgoing fundraising leader the unique opportunity to play a pivotal strategic role for one of the UK’s most enterprising and innovative music education organisations, including the chance to develop a brand-new fundraising strategy from 2026. The ambitious fundraising targets of the charity (£1.327 million in 2024/25) are matched by the ambitions of the programme delivery teams and our desire to make music education and the music sector accessible and equitable.

Reporting to and working closely with the CEO, you will enjoy high-level collaboration with Music Masters’ Development Committee Chair and our newly appointed Chair of Trustees, Stuart Mason. You will be responsible for leading and developing a talented team of fundraisers, and for the right candidate this role brings with it the opportunity to progress to Development Director as we seek to grow our fundraising capacity and capability, enabling us to reach thousands more children through our groundbreaking national programmes.

We offer:

· 25 days annual leave, public holidays + office closure between Christmas and New Year

· Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental wellbeing

· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

· Contributory Pension including 5% employer contribution

· In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

· A flexible approach to working to support work-life balance

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

In Social Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

Job Description

This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Wellbeing Practitioner at our Personal Wellbeing service covering the Gloucestershire area. Commissioned by HMPPS this service is focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders by delivering focussed interventions across the following pathways:

· Family and Significant Others

· Lifestyle and Associates

· Emotional Wellbeing Services

· Social Inclusion

Your role will be to support service users to develop strategies to manage emotions and deliver skills training to foster self-confidence by knowing how to access appropriate support. You will also support service users to increase capacity to undertake activities to support daily living and advocate for service users in conjunction with multi-agency partners to engage with treatment and other professionals/services (MH teams/support groups)  Your role will support our team in achieving our Justice Business Plan objectives: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

Driving License and Access to a vehicle.

Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.

Evidence of continual professional development.

Good IT Skills and experience working with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and other IT applications

Desirable

Any qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ Family Services/ Emotional Wellbeing/ Social Inclusion

Additional information

Important information about this opportunity

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact out team. Email is available on our advert accessible via the application link. Unfortunately Charity Job does not allow email addresses or links in their advert. All of this informaiton is available on our own site. 

Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 38 hours per week. 

Salary: £25,585

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre-cleared candidates for future vacancies. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre-employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available. This approach is based on expected leavers over the coming 3 month period and ensures a smooth transition into the team as opportunities arise.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see the opportunitie’s Information Pack for more information.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Job title: Campaigns and Influencing Manager
Reporting to: Deputy CEO
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent. We are open to discussing flexible or part-time working.
Location: Hybrid working, with 2-3 days in the office, Shoreditch Exchange, Gorsuch Place, Shoreditch, London E2 8JF

About Agenda Alliance

We are bold, ambitious feminists, living in a world where women and girls at the sharpest edge of adversity are consistently overlooked and harmed. Too many women and girls are hurt; too many lives are damaged; too much potential is lost.

We are a social movement, campaigning with courage and in solidarity with our Alliance members and women and girls, so that they can thrive. We advocate and campaign for systems and services to respond appropriately to women and girls with multiple unmet needs.

We want public services to respond better to the distinct and multiple unmet needs of women and girls, including appropriately responding to gender, age, race and trauma. For the whole system to respond better, we stand in solidarity with the voluntary sector and advocate for them to be empowered.

Our values are our guiding principles for our work to deliver our mission. It is who we are and how we behave. We promise to be: Intersectional, Courageous, Credible, Clear, Collaborative.

About the Role

The Campaigns and Influencing Manager will develop and drive forward Agenda’s campaigns and influencing plans to improve systems and services for women and girls with unmet needs.

This role would support a collaborative, proactive and enthusiastic person, keen to work closely with our team, Alliance members, and women and girls with lived experience of the areas we work on, to share our messages and bring about positive social change.

This is an exciting and varied role, providing the right candidate with the opportunity to bring together campaigning, policy influencing, convening and co-production, as well as the chance to develop and manage others. The postholder will look across all our evidence and projects to consider and implement the most impactful routes to influence.

Key responsibility areas

• Developing and holding Agenda’s campaigns and influencing plans, aimed at improving systems and services for women and girls with unmet needs, drawing on a range of tactics and approaches.
• Overseeing the delivery of existing funded projects and influencing goals, including around young women and racial disproportionality in the justice system, girls at risk of school exclusion, mental health and racism in public services.
• Coordinating the team to draw together Agenda’s research, communications, policy and insights to develop key messages, and ways of using these to target and influence key audiences.
• Identifying key points of influence and leverage across a range of areas, nationally and locally - developing approaches and relationships with key actors which will have maximum impact for bringing about change.

About You

• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and implement long-term plans and solutions.
• Commitment to inclusive and intersectional feminism, social justice and anti-racism, and an understanding of how forms of oppression, life experiences and complex broken systems interact to cause harm.
• Commitment to collaboration, deep-listening, power-sharing and working with a range of partners to achieve shared goals.
• Very organised and excellent at managing time, projects and people.
• An interest in contributing to a culture of continuous learning and the professional development of others.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and resourceful with a can-do attitude and a strong team player.
• Commitment to Agenda Alliance’s vision, and values.

We are looking for somebody who can bring with them:

1. Success in bringing about Change
2. Developing influencing Strategies
3. People and Relationship-Building
4. Budgeting, Fundraising and Reporting

We are less interested in your qualifications, and more interested in your values, background and both lived and learned experience.

We are actively trying to diversify our team, so if you are from the Black, Asian and minoritised communities, identify as LGBTQ+, have a disability, and/or bring lived experience relevant to the areas we work in, we would love to hear from you.

What we can offer

Benefits: Access to a defined contribution pension and 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata) + three working days between Christmas and New Year.

What is it like to work here?

• Wellbeing is a priority, with a flexible working and 'duvet days'
• Team brunches!
• Highly-supportive work environment, encouraging learning and respect of lives outside of work
• Working with dedicated, talented women on the team, on our Board and with our Alliance members
• Supportive and engaged board of Trustees
• We care deeply about the work and better outcomes for women and girls
• We work on the understanding that women and girls are the experts
• We know how to have fun too!

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23 February 2025
First round interviews will be held 10 or 11 March
If we need to have a final/second round interviews, they will be held w/c 17 March.
Please keep those dates clear if you apply or let us know in your application if there are any dates you cannot do.

We will be holding Q&A sessions about the role on 20 February, please check our website and social media for details. We will also be providing the interview questions in advance to candidates invited to interview.

Interested? 

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter that answers these three questions (max. 2 A4 pages). It will be sent automatically to us.

1. Why does this role appeal to you, and what about your experience makes you feel it is a good fit for you?
2. Tell us about a campaign or influencing strategy you have led which you feel particularly proud of. What went well, what did you learn and how would you take what you learnt forward in future projects?
3. Thinking about Agenda Alliance’s strategic priority to convene and amplify voices for change, what opportunities do you see to progress this, and what experience do you have which would help you lead on this work through our campaigns and influencing?

Please note: Agenda Alliance selects all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and ability to do the role advertised.

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.

Please contact us to identify any additional support that you may require to enable you to make an application. 

We can offer alternative ways to apply, such as a video application, rather than a cover letter, so please do email to let us know.

No agencies please.

About Lord’s Taverners

The Lord’s Taverners exist to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We work to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential. 

Lord's Taverners are an evolving and transforming Charity with a heritage of 75 years, with an ambition to impact the lives of more young people than ever before. 

Lord’s Taveners is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our workforce should be truly representative of all sections of society and the communities we serve.

Each employee should feel respected and able to give their best.

Our values: We Include, We Inspire and We Empower drive everything we do. 

About the Role

We are seeking an conscientious and organised individual to join Lord's Taverners as our People and Operations Assistant. They will provide support and assistance to the People Manager to deliver a best practice people journey for all Lord’s Taverners employees. Alongside this, the role will work within the Finance and Operations Directorate to provide support and assistance to best practice governance with various governance and compliance tasks to support our operational functions. This is a matrixed role that will work primarily across both the People and Programmes and Finance and Operations Directorates.

Benefits

- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays 

- Five additional holiday days between Christmas and New Year 

- Pension contribution of 6% 

- Group income protection (long-term incapacity pay) 

- Critical illness 

- Life assurance (death in service) 

- Health Cash Plan 

- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay 

- Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured) 

- Two volunteering days 

- Birthday day off 

- Season ticket loan 

- Flexible working 

- Wellbeing plan 

Hybrid Expectations

This role is based out of HQ (London based) in a co-working space with other charity organisations. There is a minimum requirement to attend at least 2 days per week.

First Stage Interview

Thursday 13th February

Second Stage Interview

Wednesday 19th February

Join Us at Black Equity Organisation (BEO) – Be Part of the Movement for Change!

At Black Equity Organisation (BEO), we are not just another organisation—we are a national civil rights movement, dedicated to dismantling systemic racism and empowering Black communities across the UK. Our work is bold, ambitious, and rooted in action, ensuring that we drive real, lasting change.

If you’re looking for purpose-driven work where you can make a tangible impact, BEO is the place for you. We are at an exciting stage of growth, shaping policies, influencing national conversations, and holding those in power accountable through the Black Britain’s Mandate.

Why Join BEO?

Mission-Led Work – Everything we do is focused on achieving equity and justice for Black communities.
A Supportive & Inclusive Culture – We embrace diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and a collaborative way of working.
Opportunities to Drive Systemic Change – Whether through policy, advocacy, or engagement, your work will create real impact.
Professional Growth – We invest in our people, providing learning opportunities, networking, and skills development.
Flexibility & Well-Being – We offer hybrid working, competitive benefits, and a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance.

We need passionate, committed individuals who are ready to challenge the status quo, build meaningful relationships, and help us shape a fairer future for Black communities.

Are you ready to be part of the movement? Apply now and let’s create change together.

Join us. Make an impact. Be the change.

Buxton Opera House is a beautiful Edwardian theatre and one of the country's finest examples of Frank Matcham theatre design. Under the leadership of Paul Kerryson, CEO, Buxton Opera House has become one of Britain's leading receiving theatres. Our programme comprises around 450 performances each year including dance, comedy, children's shows, drama, live music, pantomime and opera, with a thriving programme of work at the Pavilion Arts Centre which includes live music and a space for young artists to perform. The Opera House is also home to the renowned Buxton International Festival, now celebrating its 40th year, as well as a lively Fringe Theatre and Community and Education Programme.

This is an exciting role for someone looking to take the next step in their career and would suit an individual who is looking to step up into a more senior role within an organisation where there is scope for development into a Head of Development role. The post holder will work closely with the CEO, and major internal and external stakeholders. This is a senior management position and requires someone who can work independently while adopting a collaborative approach to ensure that the organisation can maximise opportunities, maintain consistent messaging and meet income targets.

The Head of Individual Giving will play a key role in managing and growing the theatre’s individual giving income, membership schemes and events, and will support corporate income. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for managing and expanding our individual giving tiered membership scheme as well as cultivation events that encourage giving, growing and stewarding a major donor income stream. Demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to deliver a high standard of customer service to both colleagues and external stakeholders both online and face-to-face is essential.

We want to employ passionate, hard-working and dedicated individuals who are committed to the future of Buxton Opera House; if this is you, do consider applying to work with us even if you don’t meet all the criteria in job specification – we want to hear from you.

Ideally you will start as soon as possible, but we accept that notice may need to be worked. You can find out more about the role and working at Buxton Opera House by visiting our website.

Closing date for applications:  12 noon, Sunday, 16 February 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 19 February 2025

We are strongly committed to diversity. We strive to recruit, retain and advance people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the cultural sector.

Permanent, part-time (4 days per week)

Remote working with regular meetings in London

Immediate start

About us

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.

About the role

We are seeking an analytical thinker with a curiosity-driven mindset and a collaborative approach to working. This role will be central to our ongoing success as a highly regarded independent research organisation, building an evidence base in favour of embedding sustainability principles into business practices, regulatory and public policy thinking. You will help to amplify our voice with decisionmakers, including business leaders, senior officials in central government, regulatory bodies, and amongst politicians, helping to shape public policy and legislation for a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy.

Ideally, you will have a sector-specific understanding (energy and/or water utilities), including familiarity with key policies and strategies, such as Net Zero targets, climate adaptation strategies, and consumer vulnerability protections. You will be able to draft practical policy recommendations, informed by evidence and stakeholder input, and be familiar with key players, including government departments, regulators, consumer groups, industry bodies, and environmental organizations. 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.

The post will be primarily based remotely, working from home, but with access to shared office space in Camden and Monument in London. Our board of trustees meet twice a year in person in central London (and twice more online), and our Executive Director is often in London for meetings once or twice a week. You must also be able to attend occasional meetings in central London and be willing to travel (infrequently) within the UK.

For further details about the role, please download the job description.

How to apply

Please click the apply button to be taken to our vacancies page. 

When applying, please submit a CV (no more than three pages of A4) and covering letter that sets out how you meet the selection criteria for this role. Please also complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. 

Closing date: Sunday 8th February 2025.

Interviews will be online via Microsoft Teams in February.

We apologise that due to the expected high levels of applications we may not be able to reply to all candidates. If you have not heard from us by 28th February, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

Sustainability First is an equal opportunities employer and promotes equity, diversity and inclusion through its work, and through its employment practices. You must be able to work in the UK to take up this role.

As a key part of the Nene Park Trust Fundraising Team, you will assist the Team to raise income for Nene Park Trust, supporting them to deliver their work as efficiently as possible. You will be closely working with the Senior Fundraising Officer to deliver relevant fundraising content, campaigns and events in relation to individual and corporate giving, whilst helping to build and maintain good relationships with our donors and raise awareness of the charity and its work.

This part-time, permanent role will encompass a variety of tasks including but not limited to the following:

• Administering a broad range of fundraising activities such as requests for memorial benches and celebration leaves, drafting blogs and social media posts and coordinating appeals.
• Planning and supporting fundraising events and supporter engagement opportunities  as well as helping to grow and nurture networks with local individuals and businesses.
• Maintaining our CRM system and ensuring we remain compliant with laws and regulations.

In addition, the ideal candidate will naturally demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a variety of people and audiences.
• Highly organised and able to respond quickly to changing priorities.
• A team player, collaborating closely with your team to achieve fundraising targets and working across the entire Trust.

Please visit the Nene Park Trust website to view the full recruitment pack and apply for this role. Completed application forms should be submitted by 17:00 on Friday 14th February 2025.

Can you be an effective Ambassador for a great Carers organisation with a supportive and encouraging small team?

 Are you enthusiastic, self-motivated, highly organised with excellent communication, IT and administration skills?

Would you like to work for a well-respected local charity in Manchester?

 Do you want to make a difference to unpaid Carers and their families?

We are looking for an experienced, productive and organised manager with an excellent track record of managing central support in a similar charitable or non-profit setting. The postholder will need the energy and skills to introduce and maintain new systems that will enhance the excellent charitable services we offer to our local community. He or she will also have the ability to nurture and develop a growing central services team.

Job Purpose:   –To manage and develop YMCA Central Services to meet regulatory responsibilities and offer effective organisational systems, policies and support for staff and managers to achieve strategic aims.  To take on the strategic lead for HR, property management and development, IT, compliance and health and safety

Hours of work:  Monday to Friday 9am-5pm some flexibility required

Location:  YMCA East Surrey, YMCA Sports and Community Centre, Princes Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ

Annual leave:Five weeks plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers) Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks after six years’ service.  (pro-rata for part time workers)

The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Free Parking: There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Closing date & interviews: 

Closing date:  17th February 2025

Interviews:  24th February 2025

Main Responsibilities:

 Strategic Leadership and Management

– To share responsibility for leading the strategic direction and success of YMCA East Surrey as part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) together with the Head of Finance, Head of Housing, Head of Children and Young People Services and Deputy CEO.

– To be the accountable and strategic lead for Central Services, working closely with other members of the SLT to deliver integrated support across areas such as HR, property management, IT systems, and compliance.

– Take ownership of all aspects of operations policy and practice, and lead our approach to information management, data protection and risk management

– To be responsible for line management and development of senior staff within Central Services including the HR Manager, Facilities Manager, Facilities Manager at The Old Pheasantry, Systems Analyst, Reception Manager and Volunteer Coordinator.,

– To take on various project management tasks and to drive through transformation of systems and ways of working to improve the quality of services and help the YMCA achieve its charitable aims.

– To play a supportive and collaborative role working alongside the wider YMCA staff team to meet our mission of helping people in East Surrey to ‘belong contribute and thrive’

Governance and Compliance

– Fulfilling the role of Company Secretary and leading the delivery of all governance processes in line with policy, procedures and the memorandum and articles, including all charity and corporate law requirements.

– To take the lead role on compliance, maintaining and developing a policy framework and working with Heads of Service to ensure that appropriate policies are drafted, reviewed and implemented and that the YMCA meets all its obligations under the relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks in which we work (Ofsted, RSH and possibly CQC in the future).

– To provide or facilitate training and development activity to ensure that managers and staff are aware of, and are meeting, requirements laid down by relevant policies, legislation and regulatory bodies. 

– To take on the role of Data Protection Officer and ensure that the YMCA complies with its statutory responsibilities under Data Protection Regulations

– To be responsible for leading on quality management and maintaining our accreditation under Trusted Charity.

– To work with Heads of Service, managers and trustees to ensure that effective risk management practice is embedded into decision making at all levels of the organisation.

– To attend trustee meetings and to produce reports and help prepare agendas for the Governance and Risk Committee, a subcommittee of the main board.

IT

– To be responsible for all IT hardware and software needs, to manage support contracts and develop new IT systems and use of technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Association (including mobile phones, laptops and other devices).

– To work with other Heads of Service to develop and maintain new integrated IT systems that can manage data, and record, monitor and evaluate outputs and outcomes delivered by the YMCA’s diverse projects and services.

– To work with the Systems Analyst and outsourced IT Support Company deliver ongoing digital transformation and promote the necessary training and policies to ensure that staff fully utilise the new technology.

– To work with the Fundraising Manager and CEO to support the delivery of new projects especially the acquisition and development of new properties such as additional Move On accommodation for young people.

 HR

– In conjunction with the HR Manager ensure the overall HR strategy of YMCA East Surrey is in line with the law, good practice and our values.

– With the HR Manager, oversee the development of internal practices, policies and working culture in line with the overall HR strategy.

 Facilities

– To line manage the Facilities Manager and to oversee the introduction and implementation of cyclical maintenance plans for all YMCA buildings.

– To have oversight of the Facilities Manager’s responsibility of all insurances required by the YMCAES.

– Oversight of the management and financial viability of The Old Pheasantry.

Budget and Finance

– To work with the CEO and Head of Finance to prepare the annual budget for central services (including buildings) and to manage this budget throughout the year.

 In addition

– Any other duties are required to be performed within the grade and renumeration of the role.

– We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (with barred children/vulnerable adults).  We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training

Students’ Unions are amazing membership organisations with unique structures and ever-changing leadership. The fundraising and partnerships coordinator will play a critical role in the SU working with a range of external partners to deliver new opportunities to our members whilst simultaneously developing new revenue opportunities for UoGSU. 

The post holder will work closely with senior leaders and other departments to ensure that we maintain excellent relationships with our external partners as well as supporting the development of new partnerships. 

A full job pack including more details about the role and the person specification we'll be shortlisting against is available to see via our website. 

Important Dates

Closing Date: Wednesday 26th February: 17:00
Interview Date: Friday 7th March
Start Date: ASAP

Candidates are able to arrange an informal conversation with Josh Clare, Chief Executive Officer in advance of submitting an application. To arrange an informal conversation please head to our website and see the job pack for details. 

You can submit your CV/application via email which is detailed in the job pack. Please note, we will not accept applications which arrive via an alternative route. 

Job Details

• Job Title: Fundraising and Partnerships Coordinator
• Location: Across all of the main UoGSU sites, with a flexible working policy
• Department: Partnerships 
• Reports to: CEO
• Salary: £23,060
• Contract Type: Negotiable between 0.6FTE and Full Time 
• Hours: Full time, normally 9am-5pm. Some flexible hours required to meet demands of the Students’ Union.
• Working Days: To be negotiated with the successful candidate 
• Benefits: Generous leave entitlement (including closure during Christmas period), contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution, access to discount schemes. 

Main duties and responsibilities

Maintaining and developing partnerships

• To work alongside the CEO to seek out and develop new partnerships with commercial and non-commercial partners including charitable grant giving organisations/funders.
• To play an active role in researching and developing applications to charitable grant giving organisations and other potential partner organisations.
• To reach out to the wider community, enhancing the reputation of UoGSU and strengthening key relationships.
• To maintain and develop key commercial and non-commercial partnerships with external organisations (such as those who attend on site activations.)
• To lead on the development of bespoke arrangements for commercial partners to deliver the best experience for our members.
• To work with others across UoGSU to ensure that all obligations from arrangements with partners are met. This may include the scheduling of communications, data collection, facilitating of on campus visits or  other similar actions.
• To create impactful and data rich reports on the work we do to share with partners and funders.
• To monitor, evaluate and improve our range of partnership opportunities to deliver quality experiences for our members and best return on investment for partners.

Student sales and internal communication

• To lead on the sale of UoG merchandise at key events such as  Welcome and Graduation.
• To support the running of a suitable online shop offer. 
• To lead on stock management for UoG merchandise including ordering, stock control and sales reporting for key SU events.
• To act as the first responder to inbound enquires via the SU email inbox.

To view our full job pack and person specification please visit our website. 

Grants Manager-Ukraine Humanitarian Programme 

Salary: £42K per annum. 

Contract status: 2-year fixed term contract 

***Please download the job description for full details. Applicants must have relatable experience in the Humanitarian sector, with experience gained within any of DEC's 15 member charities is hugely desirable*** 

The Ukraine Humanitarian appeal raised £439 million and helped an estimated 6.9 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Grants Manager is integral in working closely with DEC colleagues and member charities to build and sustain, a solid understanding of the evolving humanitarian context. The Grants Manager will also lead on oversight of the DEC Ukraine programme including the reporting cycle, adaptive programming and facilitate strong and relevant engagement with DEC member charities and local partners as well as external briefings over the duration of the response. 

Key responsibilities: 

Communication and Collaboration 

• Key programmes point of contact regarding the DEC funded programme, responding to enquiries from member charity programmes and other related staff, facilitating timely and accurate communication. 

• Maintain strong understanding of response context. 

• Manage and provide timely, response briefings to internal and external audiences, key stakeholders including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] and, other key stakeholders. 

• Travel to Ukraine and surrounding response countries to deliver workshops with members and their local partners. 

Analysis and Reporting 

• Review, evaluate, and advise on member charity project plans and reports for consistency, trends analysis and coherence of data across submitted documentation. 

• Contribute to the review and analysis of plans and reports submitted by member charities in response to DEC appeals. 

• Share timely and relevant information and analysis from plans and reports with DEC member charities and local partners.

• Manage external reporting requirements including preparation of stakeholder reports and infographics. 

Management and Leadership 

• Coordinate the team’s surge capacity to deliver points above, which may involve managing and inducting a team of external consultants and training them in the use of our knowledge management system [Box]. 

• Coordinate with the Programme Quality, Accountability & Learning team to ensure monitoring, learning and accountability initiatives are timely and appropriate to the response. 

• Support with real-time reviews, community perception studies and other related MEAL activities. 

If you have recently worked in a humanitarian team in any of DEC’s 15 member charities, or have demonstratable humanitarian experience within the Ukraine response or other large scale Humanitarian responses, with the competence to prepare timely/accurate reports and deliver credible presentations to diverse audiences, then you will be perfect to join an incredible team and organisation at the DEC.

We cannot predict the need for a future appeal, but should one occur during the contract for this role, the successful applicant may be asked to stay on for an extended period. 

How to apply 

Please provide an anonymised CV & cover letter and state your initials (only) on both documents. Please send both (anonymised) documents sharing your full name in the email correspondence 

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis. Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. 

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures.