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We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to equip our organisation with the financial resources needed to meet our objectives. The post-holder will lead on growing our charitable income across all funding streams, maximising supporter engagement and fulfilling operational duties, such as overseeing a fit-for-purpose database.

This is a new role with a significant input into our plans and strategies for the future. The successful candidate will report to the CEO and oversee most fundraising income generation.

The Fundraiser will build positive relationships to secure significant income, develop links specifically with churches and individuals and bring in regular/targeted income through recurring donations, fundraising campaigns and events. The ideal candidate will have experience covering several areas including Individual Giving; Churches, Fundraising Appeals/Campaigns as well as experience in managing the operational aspects of fundraising (database, compliance with codes of practice and fundraising regulations, creating campaigns). Through this, you will assist the whole organisation in our commitment to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we serve.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with Senior Leadership Team to develop, deliver, and monitor a fundraising strategy for Pecan.
• Establish systems, procedures, proactive stewardship, and an engagement programme to provide the highest levels of service to Pecan’s supporters.
• Assist with setting up a CRM database with responsibility and maintaining appropriate data capture for the purpose of effective stewardship, fundraising and communications.
• Work with Senior Leadership to develop an Individual Giving and Acquisition strategy that drives growth for individual giving across multi-channel campaigns and initiatives.
• Pioneer and develop a broad range of relationships with churches, organisations, and denominations across Southwark, with support from the CEO.

Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):

• Experience of all fundraising methods
• Excellent strategic planning skills and able to balance competing priorities
• Experience working on either eTapestry, Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce or Donorfy CRM systems
• Research skills, including identifying, analysing, and monitoring potential funders

Desirable knowledge/expertise

• Degree level qualification / Marketing, Finance or CRM qualification
• Working knowledge of local church culture
• Target-driven
• Experience of working with disadvantaged groups
• Understanding of or lived experience of issued faced by Pecan service users

Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. Please see the instructions below on how to apply. 

Closing Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024, 23:59pm

Interview Date: Details TBC

Start Date: ASAP

Flint House Police Rehabilitation is a registered Charity offering rehabilitation services to ill or injured serving and retired police officers suffering from a wide variety of physical and mental health conditions. Every year we treat over 3,000 police officers. Located just outside Goring on Thames and set in 20 acres of ancient woodland, with extensive facilities based within two buildings at Flint House and Flint Fold.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Fundraising Manager to join our team. This newly created role will play a crucial role in developing and implementing fundraising strategies to support our mission and ensure the financial sustainability of the Charity. This position offers an exciting opportunity for career growth and offers a supported career path towards Head of Fundraising for someone who is driven, innovative, and committed to making a positive impact across Flint House.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive fundraising plans and strategies to achieve revenue targets and support the Flint House strategic plan and mission.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with individual donors, major donors, corporate partners, foundations, and other potential supporters.
• Plan and coordinate fundraising events, campaigns, and initiatives to engage donors and raise awareness of the charity's mission.
• Write compelling grant proposals, solicitation letters, and other fundraising materials to secure funding from foundations and grant-making organisations.
• Work to create effective fundraising campaigns and materials, including digital and print collateral, social media content, and email campaigns.
• Manage donor stewardship and recognition programs to ensure donors feel valued and engaged with the organisation.
• Utilise donor management software / databases to track donor interactions, manage donor information, and analyse fundraising data.
• Provide regular reports and analysis on fundraising activities, goals, and outcomes to the Executive Team and Trustees.
• Stay informed about trends and best practices in fundraising, philanthropy, and non-profit management, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Manage a team that supports our donor engagement and communications strategy.

Qualifications and Experience

• Ideally, a Bachelor's degree in non-profit management, business administration, marketing, or a related field (master's degree preferred). Membership with the Institute of Fundraising.
• Significant experience in non-profit fundraising, development, or related field, with a proven track record of success in meeting fundraising goals and securing major gifts -  annual fundraising income of upward of £1 million.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and effectively communicate the charity's mission and impact to diverse audiences.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to craft compelling fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and other donor communications.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in donor management software, Microsoft Office, and other relevant fundraising tools and technologies.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practices, ethical guidelines, and regulations governing charitable organisations.
• Working knowledge of marketing communications strategy and donor engagement.
• Proven line manager and demonstrated ability to work across all levels within Flint House to support and drive our fundraising efforts.
• Passion for the Flint House mission and commitment to making a difference in the community.

For the right candidate, this role offers a supported career path to Head of Fundraising and will be pivotal in developing and growing the fundraising and communications team. 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes meals, extensive gym on site and closing for Christmas.

We offer hybrid working with three core days in the office.

Please submit your CV with the application form which is attached. 

We will be shortlisting and interviewing as we receive high calibre candidates. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application then unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Learning and Events Coordinator

Barnwood is not your typical funder. We drive change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire.

As part of this work, our Insights and Engagement Team engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Learning and Events Coordinator is integral to this.

We are looking for a Learning and Events Coordinator to provide coordination and administration support for Barnwood Trust’s internal learning programme, engaging staff and Trustees in individual, team and organisation-wide learning and development activities and events.

We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:

· are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.

· have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges. 

Contract terms:

· This role is 12 months fixed term, and we welcome applications from people looking for part time hours (19 hours per week).

· We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday.

· £16,023 p/a (pro rata) (FTE £31,624)  

· 22 days holiday inc. bank holidays (pro rata) (FTE 36 days inc. bank holidays)

Summary of key duties:

· Coordinate and support team learning and development

· Assist in creating and implementing the annual Organisation Learning and Development Plan (OLDP)

· Report on learning expenditure and manage the Learning Management System

· Deliver and administer accessible internal learning activities and events

· Provide administrative support for bookings, venues, and liaising with attendees

· Maintain digital records of learning activities and ensure data accuracy

· Support staff and Trustees in accessing online learning resources

Summary of skills

· Excellent communication and organisational skills, including high level written communication skills. 

· Highly organised with project co-ordination skills.

· Self-awareness, enabling excellent working relationships with a wide range of people using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. 

· Experience supporting small to medium-scale events

· Ability to apply appropriate communication channels and methods, including digital and print media.

· Strong IT skills (proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and cloud-based database). 

For full details please see our application pack.

Benefits:

· 36 days annual leave including bank holidays. (FTE)

· Life Assurance (3 x Salary)

· Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.

· Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.

· Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges.

· Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.

· We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England.

· Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.

· Assistance dogs are welcome.

Guidance On Applications:

Click on Apply Now to be taken to the Barnwood Trust website where you need to apply for this role via our online application form.

You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.

Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.

We want our application process to be right for you as an individual, so if there’s anything you think we can do to make this process more straightforward for you please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org directly to discuss what support we might be able to provide. Our career page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place for people who request extra support.

· Deadline for applications:  12.00 noon on Wednesday 21st August 2024

· First interviews: Tuesday 3rd September or Thursday 5th September 2024

· Second stage interviews: Thursday 12th September 2024

We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Coordination and Project Delivery

• ​To work closely with the Director of Strategy and Programmes to coordinate and support the delivery of all our programmes to achieve the outputs and outcomes agreed with our funders. 
• To support with event management both online and face to face including providing technical support to participants on platforms for online training, including driving all courses hosted on Zoom, and providing excellent customer service to all engaging with our work.
• To support evaluations through providing and analysing data to use in reporting to funders and stakeholders. 
• To lead on programme administration and funder updates, including tracking key data on platforms including Arts Council Annual Survey, Julie’s Bicycle, Illuminate and Salesforce. 
• To support with the administration of programme activity by attending and writing minutes for key meetings, drawing up programme contracts, aiding with diary management, filing, liaising with key personnel, and conducting phone or zoom conversations as needed. 
• To support with the financial administration of our programmes through invoicing and managing participant expenses. 
• To take part in training and attending any networking events as required, including potential out-of-hours events such as our 3-day residentials, to represent Cause4 externally when required.
• To contribute to Cause4’s overall business development when required, and being pro-active in terms of personal development, working alongside the line-manager to build key objectives for growth within Cause4.

Marketing and Communications

• To oversee and manage the day-to-day communications of our programmes, including managing our dedicated programme inboxes, liaising with participants, trainers and partners as needed. 
• To set-up and publicise key events, projects and training opportunities on all programme websites and relevant platforms, including Eventbrite. 
• To support the Programmes team to achieve public-facing training sales targets for our programmes through implementation of the marketing plan.
• To support with communications and marketing by curating social media content (SmarterQueue), programme newsletters (Mailchimp), graphics (Canva), and blogs. 
• To support updating the website on a regular basis with support from the web designer and to be a coordinating lead and contributor in writing for key publications such as the digital Now, New and Next publication. 
• To research and develop our audiences and networks, in line with our priority areas, regularly updating our databased to ensure key contacts are in place. 
• To lead on the analytics of our marketing data, collating vital information from SmarterQueue, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Analytics. 

This is a remote (home) working role, with opportunities to meet with the Cause4 team at regular events throughout the year in London, Cambridge, and other locations. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To deliver the role, we’d expect you to have the following skills and experience:

• Some existing project management experience in the arts, heritage or culture sectors, or an equivalent role where your skills can be transferred to the above responsibilities. 
• Demonstrable commitment to Cause4’s values.
• A broad understanding and interest in the arts, culture and heritage sectors in England. 
• A thorough approach to research and attention to detail and exceptional writing skills with the ability to write in different forms and styles. 
• The ability to manage budgets and a track record of achieving targets.
• An ambitious individual that is keen to develop knowledge and skills for future leadership roles in the cultural sector.
• IT literate with experience of working with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. 
• Experience of database administration is also desirable, as is confidence in managing online platforms such as Zoom or Teams. 
• Thrives on working to tight deadlines, and able to turn work around within a short time span where demands are liable to change at short notice.
• Excellent social skills, able to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy.
• Outwardly focussed and interested in new developments and sector trends, 
• Ability to think laterally to maximise opportunities to promote the work of the organisation, with a commitment to tackling multiple priorities.
• Conscientious, positive ‘can-do’ attitude, and a team player who is also able to work independently and show initiative. 
• Passionate commitment to the work of charities, and a strong awareness of sector potential in a challenging funding context.

ABOUT BOND

Bond is the UK network for organisations working in international development. We unite and support a diverse network of over 400 civil society organisations to help eradicate global poverty, inequality and injustice. We strengthen and champion the sector to make international development more efficient and effective. We work to influence governments and policy-makers, develop the skills of people in the sector, share expertise, and build organisational capacity and partnerships.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

We are looking for maternity cover for our current Salesforce Adviser. 

The role is responsible for the management and development of the Salesforce CRM, which is Bond’s primary source of data and is used for essential business including member administration and engagement, managing contacts, event bookings, feedback forms and lead management. This role is managed by the Membership and Marketing Manager and works across all Bond teams and CEO.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support and technical guidance to end users, ensuring the smooth and effective operation of the system.

Working across the organisation, the postholder is responsible for maintaining and developing Bond’s CRM (Salesforce). This includes improving the overall structure of the system including creating new record types and fields, automations via workflows, taking responsibility for data cleansing processes, developing and adapting pipelines and updating reporting and dashboards to serve the organisation.

The role is pivotal in providing high quality data to support strategic decision-making across the organisation, with a primary focus on data to support member retention and acquisition and build stakeholder engagement. This involves supporting staff members to ensure that all activity with members and stakeholders is logged and held in Salesforce as a single source of truth. 

The role works closely with colleagues to maintain the associated Salesforce Community Cloud platform – the place where members communicate with each other through the Bond working groups and customers connect to our events, corporate partners, Bond Supplier Directory and recruitment services.

The post-holder will work with other team members to ensure that Bond’s digital infrastructure is seamlessly integrated with Salesforce, including its finance systems, e-marketing, events and other systems. 

KEY TASKS / OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE CONTRACTED PERIOD

• Manage and develop Salesforce over the course of the contract ensuring any changes made are documented in Bond’s Digital HQ
• Ensure Salesforce is enabled so that all Bond’s activities with members and key stakeholders can be accurately logged and reported on – to give us an accurate and true picture of the level of engagement of our members
• Build the data culture in the organisation and upskill staff to use Salesforce efficiently and effectively – including data collection, automated processes and reporting - to ensure cross-organisation use
• Continue the implementation of Bond’s Salesforce Data Cleaning project
• Continue supporting the Certinia Consultant and Finance team with the improvements to the Certinia Finance System. 
• Ensure the Salesforce back-up and disaster risk recovery solution is maintained and respond to any data breaches, alerts or notifications
• Set up and rollout new SF Community Cloud updates (eg: the events package)
• Troubleshoot and find solutions to any SF technical issues
• Contribute to the development and implementation of Bond’s digital strategy
• Contribute to relevant Bond/team strategies and plans and the annual planning and budgeting cycle.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Salesforce development, integration and user adoption

• Lead the ongoing strategic and operational development of Salesforce to ensure it continues to meet Bond’s business needs. 
• Design and implement new processes where needed, trialling different approaches and suggesting improvements to enhance data capturing for future reporting needs.
• Work collaboratively across teams within Bond to ensure Salesforce meets their needs, including researching and implementing additional add-ons where required. 
• Ensure Salesforce is maintained, developed and improved and integrated with other Bond systems as required.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide technical support to ensure they are resolved.
• Be the main point of contact for all Salesforce queries and issues within Bond.
• Provide training, support and advice to enable Bond staff to confidently use Salesforce on a daily basis. This includes setting up and inducting new Bond staff and the development of clear and consistent processes and procedures.
• Create, update and maintain documentation around digital processes and systems. 
• Keep abreast of the latest Salesforce developments and use this knowledge to make improvements to Bond’s Salesforce architecture and features.
• Work alongside Digital Projects Adviser to develop and implement Bond’s digital strategy

Data gathering, analysis and reporting

• Implement a standard approach to data capture and reporting to ensure that the information contributes to Bond’s overall perspective on member, customer and stakeholder engagement.
• Implement Bond’s Data Cleansing project, ensuring old data is removed from the system, working with Bond’s Business and Operations manager/Data Protection Officer to ensure that data is held in accordance with Bond’s data protection policy.
• Monitor and maintain Bond’s data back-up and disaster recovery solution and processes
• Set up reports and dashboards to enable staff to monitor, analyse and report on their work and activity and gain insights to inform business and service development.

Member experience and community website

• Maintain, develop and improve Salesforce Community Cloud
• Work alongside the Digital Projects Adviser to test and update custom-built packages where required
• Update and maintain the digital projects tracker, ensuring projects are prioritised as per the business requirements
• Work with external suppliers as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

1. Certified Salesforce Administrator Credential OR extensive Salesforce Administrator experience at an international development or third sector organisation.
2. Demonstrable experience and proactive approach to improving CRM functionality to meet business need.
3. Demonstrable understanding of process automation tools, such as Process Builder and Flows.
4. Experience of using Salesforce to create reports and dashboards and extract data in order to develop customer/stakeholder insight.
5. Experience of integrating Salesforce add-ons.
6. Experience of managing a complex data cleaning project.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, also showing a technical competence when liaising with developers.
8. Good organisational skills: ability to oversee multiple projects and prioritise resources where necessary and work on own initiative to deadlines.
9. Creative thinker and a problem solving “can do” attitude.

Desirable

• Experience of salesforce community cloud.
• Experience of working in a membership organisation.
• Experience of using content management systems and/or e-commerce systems.
• Experience of using integrated CRM and e-marketing systems (ie, Campaign Monitor for Salesforce).

BENEFITS

Bond offers a competitive salary and benefits package including: 

• 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, with additional staff privilege days, normally between Christmas and New Year 
• 7% pension contributions (staff pay 3.5%)
• Flexible working hours (Hybrid working – 1 day, minimum in the office per month) 
• Staff Development days 
• Perk Box access 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• WeCare (Health and wellbeing services, including access to 24/7 online GP services, second medical opinion, mental health support such as counselling, guidance from health professionals, burnout prevention, life event counselling, get fit programmes, nutritionist advice, etc. – for staff and immediate family) 
• Interest free season ticket loan 

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, submit your CV and Cover Letter by midnight on Sunday 18th August 2024.

In the Cover Letter we expect you to set out:

• Why you are interested in this role
• How you meet the role requirements
• Your understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion and why it matters in this role

BOND AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Bond values diversity and works to advance equity and inclusion. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are being open, accepting and respectful to all that they come into contact with within their work at Bond, regardless their protected characteristics. Acting in accordance with the AEDI policy, Bond staff must contribute to our inclusive organisational culture ensuring that they are aware of and respond appropriately to micro-aggressions, racism, sexism, LQBTQ+ misconduct and disability equity. Bond Staff must not be bystanders, and must report when they witness any unacceptable behaviour. 

 In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.

The information you supply will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel responsible for the appointment. The questionnaire will be detached from your CV and cover letter, stored anonymously and used purely to provide statistics for monitoring purposes. 

SUBJECT OF EMPLOYMENT AT BOND

If successful, you must have the right to work for the duration of your contract at Bond. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. Bond also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job 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 submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

We are seeking a passionate and results-driven Business Development Manager to join our team (we work a 4 day week - Monday to Thursday).  TheGivingMachine is a dynamic and innovative charity dedicated to ensuring that all good causes can access regular, unrestricted funds.

To do this we leverage our charity status to provide funding avenues that are not available to good causes elsewhere.  We have generated over £2.25m to support thousands of schools, charities and community organisations so far and want to accelerate our impact with this position.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing and executing sales and marketing strategies to expand the number of good causes benefitting from our GivingLottery service. This position requires a strategic thinker with excellent communication/marketing  skills (verbally and digitally) and strong experience and understanding of the charity sector - in particular community causes.

Job Title: Communications Officer 

Responsible to: Head of Communications 

Line Management: N/A 

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 35 per week 

Location: Runway East, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London. WC1A 2SN.

We offer flexible and hybrid working, but office-based work will be required on a regularly basis.

Salary: £33,000 per annum 

Main Purpose of Role: Identify, gather, and shape content & case studies suitable for wide-ranging comms channels, while effectively supporting the Comms team to deliver engaging comms across all channels. 

Main Responsibilities 

• Support the Head of Communications to develop and maintain the annual comms calendar/plan and work with teams to support its delivery. 

• Support PR & Communications Manager in gathering and sharing case studies from start to finish.

• Nurture relationships with clients and frontline workers as appropriate, with regular communication throughout the year - for example, thanking, sharing the Year in Review, sending Christmas cards. 

• Work closely with the Digital Manager to support our social media strategy and help manage social media channels day-to-day.

• Work closely with colleagues across both the Fundraising and Programmes teams to ensure their comms needs are supported effectively. 

• Manage and support events organised or supported by the Comms team - for example, the Annual Appeal launch event. 

• Work closely with the Heads of Communications to manage the delivery of the Appeal Hub. 

• Contribute to comms planning cycles, brainstorming sessions and any reporting required. 

• Support ongoing work on language, branding, and act as a custodian of the St Martin’s Charity brand. 

• Oversee the maintenance of the Content Warehouse and facilitate colleagues across the team to access the content required to support their work.

• Deputise for the Digital Manager in developing and publishing content for the Charity or Frontline Network websites. 

Person Specification 

Experience and Knowledge 

• Proven experience of creating digital content to use across a wide range of platforms and channels. 

• Proven experience of writing for different audiences for a variety of different media, including print and digital. 

• Previous experience of using Adobe products would offer an advantage. 

• Previous experience of working with people living in challenging situations, would offer a distinct advantage. 

Skills and Competencies  

• Can demonstrate a high level of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with multiple stakeholders. 

• Can evidence an understanding of and a confidence in using a wide range of social media. 

• Can demonstrate a good eye for detail. 

• Can demonstrate an ability to prioritise, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines. 

• Evidence of working with initiative, flexibility, and a proactive, positive attitude. 

How to apply  

If you are passionate about our work to address homelessness and would like to join the Charity as its Communications Officer, please provide the following via our online jobs board: 

• A current comprehensive CV (no longer than two A4 pages) outlining your key achievements in previous and current roles with details of two referees (who will only be contacted if you are offered the role and not without your prior consent)

• A covering statement (no longer than two A4 pages) supporting how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the job description and role specification

Closing date: Sunday 4th August 2024, 11:59pm.  

Interviews will be held in person at our offices during the week beginning 12 August 2024. 

This is an exciting time for Audience Experience at Sue Ryder. We’re at the launch point of the next phase of our strategy to become a truly audience-centric organisation and we need someone like you to help make this happen.

Are you experienced in stewardship, supporter experience and journeys with a background in charity or customer experience in a commercial environment? Does the prospect of playing a pivotal role in taking an organisation to the next level excite you? If so, come and join our team and contribute to the great work we do at Sue Ryder.

Reporting to the Journeys & Stewardship Manager you will be a key member of a busy and thriving Supporter Experience, Data and Insight Team, overseeing engagement activities and collaborating with teams across fundraising and beyond. Sue Ryder is here for people when it matters, and that includes each other. We encourage, inspire, and help one another, and celebrate success.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Stewardship and Journeys Manager in developing, implementing, and managing strategic, audience-centric journeys and experience, across Fundraising and other departments, ensuring best practice.
• Support and recommend improvements for stewardship activities, maintaining quality and consistency, always looking to deepen engagement.
• Help lead innovation with ‘Test & Learn’ plans to enhance impact and results.
• Develop a deep understanding of our audience segments and adopt a data and insight driven approach to audience experience, utilising research, models, and surveys to improve audience experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone capable and proactive to take the next step in advancing their career.

Our benefits:

- Ability to work from home 3-4 days a week in a hybrid focused team
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time),
- Company pension scheme
- EAP support scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.

Closing date: 6th August
Interview date: TBC

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if enough of the right candidates have applied.

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments at any stage

If you want more than just a job, we want you. Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.

We're searching for a dynamic communicator to join our growing Foundation team, to revitalize and develop our communication networks, connecting with our UK colleagues and partners—a vibrant community of around 8,000 members. Our goal is to increase engagement and aid in the expansion of the Openwork Foundation, with the ambition to exceed our target annual income of £1 million.

This is an 18 month fixed term hybrid role, based 2 days a week in our Swindon office, however travel to events will be required.

What we offer:

• Salary - up to £35,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection 
• Death in service 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Head of Foundation to develop a Foundation communications and engagement strategy.
• Create a range of new communications channels and platforms to reach more of our UK wide colleague and partnership population to promote awareness and increase engagement and participation. Including social media, website, intranet, newsletters and presentations.
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation message and narrative, including working with the charities we support, to tell the story of how donations create the impact we have in changing lives. 
• Set up a range of engagement campaigns to leverage increased levels of volunteering, fundraising, regular giving and ad-hoc giving. 
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation content and collateral including video, images, infographics, reports, presentations and copy.
• Support our volunteer and ambassador networks to grow, providing them with platforms, content and collateral to get their messages out, increasing engagement and participation.
• Create a communications calendar to clearly illustrate planned activities.
• Develop a recognition approach to thank those who support our Foundation. 
• Support our charitable Foundation to be a core part of business culture and shared values. 
• Support the wider charitable Foundation team.

What we're looking for:

• Experience of passionately delivering successful communications across varied stakeholder groups.
• Imagination to develop a range of collateral and clear messages.
• Experience in planning and developing creative communications campaigns to inspire all audiences. 
• Experience in developing communications platforms and using them to grow reach into varied stakeholder populations.
• Experience in building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders including securing pro-bono support. 
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects and the same time. 
• Experience of developing or co-ordinating video content. 
• Up to date knowledge of social media platforms and how to make best use of them.
• Strong and positive PR knowledge to write compelling pieces to share. 
• Knowledge of inclusion and accessibility within communications. 
• Highly organised - Project management experience and or training.
• Exceptional communication, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Knowledge of the charity or financial services sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – a collaborator and team player who works well with others, reaching challenging goals often under very tight deadlines.
• Effective project management: organisational skills together with project and time management skills are essential.
• A commercial focus to all activities.
• Understanding of how to develop opportunities to maximise reach and make the most of current and emerging media and communication trends.

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, an industry-leading annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

Public Affairs and Communications Manager

Cambridge House is looking for motivated and creative people who are willing to go the extra mile to create a more just society. Our innovative London-based charity has been tackling poverty, social inequity, and social injustice since 1889. We provide a range of services that are designed to improve people’s lives as well as transform society through research and social action.

Our team is very diverse in terms of cultural diversity and lived experience, the roles combine office-based and remote working, and we offer staff a range of competitive benefits.

This new Public Affairs and Communications Manager role will work closely with our Chief Executive and Heads of Services and is responsible for:

• Developing and implementing organisation-wide external communications and policy influencing strategies
• Enhancing our influence, reputation and profile both locally and nationally
• Developing strategic alliances to jointly raise awareness and drive media campaigns
• Maintaining the reputation of Cambridge House as an expert, lived experience and evidenced-based source of information

The successful candidate will be a public affairs professional with experience of:

• Delivering strategic public affairs and/or campaigning work designed to raise awareness and profile of an organisation and effect change
• Creating great communications using a mixture of traditional and digital communication methods – including social media

Please go to our website to download a recruitment pack.Applications must be accompanied by a CV (which should include details of 2 reference contacts) and a supporting statment , plus our criminal records declaration form and diversity monitoring (both forms are available to download from our website).

About Future Frontiers

At Future Frontiers, we support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.

In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching and 1:1 guidance for young people when they are in Year 10 and 11. This year, we are working with 3,000 young people across Greater London. 

Our five-year strategy for 2021-26 is focused on ensuring that our programme achieves meaningful long-term impact at the post-16 transition, transforming the life-chances of disadvantaged young people. You can find out more about our pupil journey and impact so far in the Annual Impact Reports on our website.

The role

We are seeking a dynamic Director of Income Generation to join our senior leadership team. This new and pivotal role will be responsible for developing and implementing robust income generation strategies to diversify and grow our funding and trading streams. 

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising or sales, building strategic partnerships, and driving innovation in income generation. As a key player in our organisation, you will lead a dedicated team and work collaboratively to ensure the sustainability and expansion of our vital programmes.

Key responsibilities

Income Generation Strategy:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive income generation strategy that aligns with the charity’s mission and goals;

• Identify and explore new income streams, including fundraising, partnerships, and product development.

Fundraising:

• Oversee all fundraising activities, including trusts and foundations and individual giving;

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with major donors, funders, and sponsors;

• Develop compelling fundraising campaigns, events and initiatives to attract new supporters;

• Oversee bids and pitches;

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, championing its interests locally and nationally with stakeholders and potential supporters.

Business Development and Partnerships:

• Identify, establish, and nurture strategic partnerships with businesses, foundations, and other organisations;

• Develop new business and partnership engagement communications - a suite of tools and collateral;

• Negotiate partnership agreements and manage ongoing relationships to maximise mutual benefits;

• Leverage partnerships to enhance the charity’s visibility, credibility, and reach;

• Ensure high levels of engagement and satisfaction among business partners and volunteer coaches.

Product Development:

• Innovate and develop new products and services that align with the charity’s mission and generate income;

• Collaborate with the programme delivery team and the CEO to identify and drive opportunities for product development and diversification, and to scale the organisation;

• Oversee the implementation and marketing of new products.

Marketing and Communications:

• Work closely with the CEO to develop marketing and communications strategies and plans that align with the charity’s goals and objectives;

• Enhance the charity’s reputation through effective brand management, ensuring consistent branding and messaging across all channels;

• Oversee the creation of compelling campaigns and content, and the charity’s digital presence including website, SEO and social media.

Leadership and Team Management:

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing income generation team including four direct reports (Senior Fundraising Manager, Head of New Business Partnerships, Head of Partnership Experience, Head of School Partnerships);

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the team;

• Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback, and support professional development;

• Collaborate with the wider Leadership Team on Future Frontiers’ strategy and plan for growth;

• Play a key role in the development and delivery of charity-wide culture initiatives and the EDI strategy.

Financial Management:

• Prepare and manage the income generation budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources;

• Monitor and report on income generation performance, providing regular updates to the CEO and Board of Trustees;

• Oversee production of annual report and fundraising matters for the annual accounts and audit;

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and best practices in fundraising management.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

• Stay abreast of trends, opportunities, and challenges in the fundraising, education and social mobility sectors;

• Encourage and implement innovative approaches to income generation;

• Continuously evaluate and improve income generation strategies and processes, including maximising effectiveness of the CRM system (SalesForce).

About you

Experience:

• Proven experience in developing and delivering successful income generation strategies (Essential);

• Demonstrated success in growing income through diverse streams, including one or more of fundraising, partnerships, philanthropy and product development (Essential);

• A passion for social mobility and a commitment to the charity’s mission (Essential);

• Experience in the social mobility, education, or youth sectors (Desirable);

• Knowledge of relevant fundraising regulations and best practices (Desirable).

Skills and competencies

• Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission: You are motivated to play a role in empowering disadvantaged young people to realise their potential.

• Commercially minded;

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others;

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders;

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• Negotiating and influencing through persuasion and consensus building;

• People-orientated and compassionate;

• Ability to remain calm under pressure and resilient when times get tough;

• Listens and consults effectively;

• Commitment to our six values - outline on page 23 of our 2021-26 strategy: Building Lasting Impact

What we can offer you

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service

• Flexible working with regular working from home as standard, 4pm finish on Fridays

• Annual personal training and development budget of £300

• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling

• Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year 

• Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years

Equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion 

Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and young people as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion. 

We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly regarding diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email and we will arrange a call. We’d love to hear from you.

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.

• Deadline: Sunday 11th August 6pm

• Initial online interviews will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday 28th or Thursday 29th August 2024

• Final, in-person interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at our office in London Bridge

We are excited to be recruiting for a new Communications Coordinator at Volunteer Centre Hackney who will play a key role in helping increase volunteering and grow strong thriving communities across Hackney. Using wide-ranging communications, you will be vital to reaching diverse people across the borough and building key partnerships to help people enjoy the benefits of our services - all of which hugely improve people's lives and bring people and communities together.

The Communications Co-ordinator will play a key role in helping to build, promote and retain VCH’s public profile with a diverse range of audiences, helping us to drive volunteer sign-ups in Hackney, and promote our services to a wide range of stakeholders.

We have recently launched a whole new website and branding, so this is an exciting time to join our team. We have started to work together with residents to make films and are making plans to increase both our reach into specific communities, as well as promote our impact to new funders and partners.

You will plan, write and distribute a range of content across the marketing mix including our website, blog, newsletters, social media and in print. This includes writing copy and sourcing imagery for VCH events and activities, creating regular e-bulletins, updating social media channels, creating content to share the impact of our work, as well as helping to promote outreach and other events and activities to various diverse communities. This will be done together with VCH staff and volunteers, who you will support to co-produce interesting content.

You will take the lead in developing and implementing regular communications campaigns that celebrate the diversity of, and our work with Hackney’s local communities. This will include targeted campaigns around a number of topic specific awareness days, as well as with and for specific communities, to increase our reach across diverse populations.

You will roll out our brand refresh across all our programmes, working together with VCH staff to ensure buy-in. You will be proactive to create new and interesting materials to promote our services and their impact to a wide range of stakeholders including new funders as well as partners, and will ensure all our social media channels and websites are updated.

About the Role

We have a fantastic opportunity to join Sense's engagement team at this exciting time, as Head of National Events. You will be leading the National Events team to deliver against Sense’s ambitious strategy, inspiring and supporting the team. This Includes: 

• Support of a £1Million plus London Marathon Event
• Support the Event Managers in delivering 2 new bespoke events 

You will drive the creation of a national events strategy to ensure a balanced portfolio of challenge events and support innovation, and creative thinking to further drive income growth and lifetime value across the events portfolio at Sense, delivering impact for people with complex disabilities. 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead, motivate and inspire the Events team, a team of 4 at present
• To carry out the relevant people management for the team including recruitment, annual appraisals, motivating performance, management of sickness absence and, where necessary, applying HR policies and procedures
• As part of the Engagement Leadership Team, work with peers to provide inspirational leadership to the broader Engagement Directorate
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Engagement Directorate and wider organisation including Digital, Trading, and Volunteering, to deliver fully integrated supporter engagement activities
• There will be a requirement for travel and to work unsociable hours at events with occasional overnight stays in the UK

Strategy development and implementation

• Lead on the development of a National Events' three-year strategy and operational plan to drive growth and create a balanced portfolio of Event offerings
• Oversee the delivery of in-year National Events plans including all marketing and stewardship activities to ensure budgets and targets are achieved
• Manage the Events budgets, ensuring net income is achieved and appropriate mitigation plans are in place where necessary
• Review and interpret research and data to make evidence-based decisions that improve activities within the Events portfolio 
• Produce regular reports on progress against the strategy with the delivery of key performance indicators for the Associate Director of Public Fundraising, Group Director of Engagement, CEO, Executive Team, Trustees and other stakeholders as required
• Contribute to the development of the Sense brand by ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality supporter engagement materials that are accessible to all
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Engagement strategy, ensuring supporters are inspired to actively participate in helping improve the lives of people living with complex needs

Strategic delivery and innovation

1. Strategic leadership of the events function, focusing on impact, delivering against our strategy and ensuring financial stability
2. Lead and oversee the delivery of the in-year and three-year Events strategy.
3. Identify opportunities for the development of the Events strategy through new events, partnerships and products.
4. Be an active member of the Events team, attending events and activities where needed.
5. Lead on product development activities for key areas of opportunity including mass participation products and virtual events.
6. Encourage a culture of innovation and constant improvement in the team.
7. Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with key external suppliers and supporters where identified. 
8. Person specification

Person Specification

Essential

• Extensive experience in managing challenge event fundraising teams in a charity, with a strong track record of generating growth in participation and income
• Experience in creating and bringing to market new events – from inception to launch and review
• Experience in leading a team, including facilitating high-performance and staff development
• Experience in managing stakeholders at all levels and dealing with external contacts/suppliers
• Experience in engaging with colleagues and to bring them on board in line with set targets
• Ability to see opportunities and challenge convention to make improvements to how Sense delivers events
• Demonstrable experience of setting and achieving ambitious growth targets
• Demonstrable experience in using CRM and data to identify and harness actionable insight
• Experience in developing and implementing National Event strategies and plans
• Experience in leading projects, especially innovation development projects
• Experience of setting, managing, and reporting on budgets.
• Strong understanding of the challenge event landscape with a willingness to stay ahead of current trends and developments and apply learning
• Understanding of the regulatory environments including GDPR and fundraising regulations 

Desirable

• Experience of using Raiser’s Edge and MS Dynamics
• Experience of working with a volunteer network

About Us

Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Our experts offer support that’s tailored to the individual needs of each person, whether that’s at our centres, through our holidays and short breaks, or in people’s own homes. In addition to practical support, we also provide information to families, and campaign for the rights of people with complex disabilities to take part in life.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We work to a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. We campaign tirelessly for everyday equality for disabled people.

As Senior Individual Giving Fundraiser, you’ll work as part of the Public Fundraising team responsible for managing a portfolio of Individual Giving campaigns from inception through to evaluation to generate funds, improve engagement and increase life-time value of existing supporters.

Permanent, 35 hours per week

Location: Here East Press Centre, 14 East Bay Lane, London, E15 2GW with working from home most of the time. 

The role 

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for project leading on our retention campaigns, coordinating with a number of different stakeholders, both internal and externally.
• Be expected to manage budgets
• Provide a data and insight-led, audience-focused and rewarding supporter journey that maximises lifetime value of the supporter.
• Work with the Supporter Retention Lead to deliver campaigns against agreed budgets

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the Apply link to go to the full job description on the Scope website. 

About you

The successful applicant will:

• Be an excellent fundraiser with vast experience managing large scale retention campaigns, including but not limited to direct mail, tele-fundraising and digital.
• Have an interest in testing new campaigns, and a passion for raising funds to enable Scope to continue the work that they do.

Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people. 

Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.

Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Scope benefits

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
• Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.

How to apply

If you want to become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you.

Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form.