Event Fundraising Manager Jobs

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We will close applications and move to the interview stage when we have a pool of strong applicants to interview, likely towards the end of October.

People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.

The Movement Collaboration Lead or Senior Movement Collaboration Lead (depending on experience) will work closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team to lead the development and delivery of an exciting emerging programme of work building collaboration for economic system change between grassroots groups and new economy organisations. 

We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, are excited about the role of collaboration in creating systems change and capable of creating partnerships and strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.

The first twelve months of this programme will take an action inquiry approach to facilitate a mixed group of new economy organisations and grassroots groups through a collaborative process that will develop shared knowledge and practice about  how we  can effectively and equitably collaborate on economic systems change work through practical experiments, facilitated dialogue and collaborative research.

The role will involve responsibilities for project managing and delivering this work including programme development and delivery, developing partnerships, changemaker recruitment and support, conducting desk research and interviews, managing and running events, supporting project related fundraising, conducting project learning and evaluation and writing a learning report about the project. 

Following this first year we plan to scale work on supporting collaboration between grassroots groups and new economy organisations, subject to funding we hope this could become a permanent role.

All programme roles in the People’s Economy team support work across the programme team and we see a postholder likely working on the Action Inquiry for 0.4 FTE and supporting other work strands depending on their relevant skills, experiences and interests for 0.2 FTE.

Online Open House

Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.

You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious?  This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.

Sign up here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration

Job Description

Project Development

• Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of existing strategic thinking, planning and relationship building into a project plan.
• Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, contribute to business planning and fundraising for future development of the action inquiry beyond the first year.
• Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with new economy organisations, funders and other relevant stakeholders.
• Working closely with the Head of Community, lead outreach and relationship building with changemakers and grassroots groups for the action inquiry.
• Working closely with the Programme Director, develop a plan for learning and evaluation of the project.

Project Delivery

• Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of the action inquiry.
• Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver the action inquiry 
• Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers to the project
• With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions as part of the inquiry
• Manage and execute the delivery of events as part of the action inquiry
• Maintain relationships with changemakers while they are involved in the project and act as a key point of contact
• Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of the project
• With input from the Programme Team and relevant project partners write a learning report at the end of the first year of the action inquiry.
• Plan and deliver a research element of the project aimed at gathering learnings from other sectors on equitable and effective collaboration.
• Working with the Programme team develop a communications plan to raise the profile of the project and share learnings throughout the year.

Supporting other work strands

• Manage (or contribute to) other projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
• Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work
• These areas will be discussed and identified depending on the appointed candidates' relevant skills, experience and expertise - examples include providing programme management support of our migrant justice programme or supporting the development of our regional work in London.

Financial management and income generation

• With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for the action inquiry
• With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders

For full role description and person specification see attached application pack

TCV are fortunate to work with a number of amazing corporate partners and their employees, helping to make an incredible difference to the work TCV can deliver across the UK. We are looking for someone special to lead our newly created strategic corporate partnership team, to help TCV develop and implement new ways of working with our network of corporate partners.

This is an exciting time to join TCV and lead the partnership team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, confident individual - someone who wants to make a difference and is always willing to go the extra mile and leads by example.

Working directly with your team and the wider income generation team, you will be responsible for setting and implementing our strategic plan aligned to corporate partnerships and income.

You will be responsible for developing and bringing to life this new approach for TCV in how we work together with our corporate partners - enabling us to connect even more people to green spaces.

Ideally you will have already worked in the charity sector and are able to demonstrate experience in managing and developing a corporate partnership team.

You will be able to demonstrate you have led a team to secure an annual income in excess of £1.5m.

You should be confident in your ability to set ambitious goals and high standards - and be capable and experienced in leading and supporting a team to achieve both the goals and the standards. You will have ultimate responsibility for leading on identifying and creating a pipeline of corporate partners to meet our annual income target.

As the lead for the corporate team, you must be confident in your ability to communicate our case for support to your team, and to both our internal and external stakeholders, ensuring our proposals are compelling, well thought out and deliver value and impact for both our corporate partners and TCV.

If you're looking for your next exciting senior role in the charity sector and feel you have the experience and drive to deliver this role - please get in touch.

You are going to lead a team with very big ambitions for 2024 and beyond!

The role will require some travel and overnight stays from time to time.

A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser for an inspiring social welfare charity to support the Major Giving and Events Manager with the development and delivery of the charitys corporate partnerships programme with responsibility for account
managing Partners and developing a pipeline of new business.

This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days a week in the Hampshire office.

The Charity
An inspiring and passionate charity dedicated to helping those most in need from elderly care to mental health with a vision is to ensure individuals and families are always valued and supported. You would be joining a collaborative team with a very community orientated work culture, offering fantastic benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. They have a staff of c100 people and secured over 13m last year.

The Role
Confidently manage a six-figure corporate income budget, securing income from new corporate partners through
written applications and pitches.

Account manage product partnerships and Partners ensuring contracts and agreements are honoured and a first-class stewardship experience is delivered.

Organise opportunities for corporate contacts to engage with the charitys work first-hand, including face to face meetings and events.

Take responsibility for researching and developing strategies to enhance existing portfolio of small to medium commercial partnerships.

The Candidate

Previous experience in an account management role developing, securing and retaining corporate and commercial partnerships and new business through effective and confident relationship building in a similar fundraising or sales role.

Demonstrable knowledge of the principles of charity/corporate partnerships, both account management and new business.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

• Do you love working with people?

• Are you passionate about excellent supporter care?

• Would you like to lead a team in a collaborative and creative department?
  
  BMS is looking for a dynamic individual to lead our Supporter Services team and set the standards for excellent supporter care. In this role, you will manage a team of four, who receive and process donations, and help supporters with database changes, resource orders and general enquiries.
  
  About you: The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and will thrive in a customer service environment. You will have experience of leading teams. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate they can set and monitor performance standards and continuously improve processes and systems. You don’t need to have any financial qualifications but need to be willing and ready to learn about databases and financial systems.
  
  About us: BMS World Mission is a Christian mission organisation founded in 1792, today we are working in around 30 countries over four continents. We are passionate about making Jesus known across the world and transforming the lives of those we serve.
  
  Why this role matters: This is an important role because you will be on the front line of building relationships and thanking our wonderful churches and supporters. You will be proactive in looking at ways to improve and deliver better care.
  
  If you want to use your skills and qualities to lead and inspire a team and make a global impact, we want to hear from you.

  
  If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Geneve Neil, Operations and Resources Team Leader.

The Policy and Campaigns Manager is responsible for leading on CLAPA’s campaigning and policy work across the UK.  This is a new direction for CLAPA and a key part of the role will be to develop a clear strategy and action plan to ensure a focused and targeted approach to this area of work.   

The post-holder is responsible for ensuring that work is delivered to the highest standard and that the wider staff team and board of trustees are kept informed on progress and development.

Home-Start Bradford District offers a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers who have parenting experience themselves to visit families with at least one child under five in their homes, offering informal, friendly and confidential support designed to increase the confidence and independence of families.

With a 25 year track record of delivering valued support to families and children in the area, Home-Start Bradford District is looking for a Business Manager (Co-leader) to bring a broad range of skills and experience which will develop and support the charity through its next phase of development. It's a varied and challenging role with considerable scope to make an impact on the organisation at an exciting time - working with a fantastic team making a huge difference to families across Bradford.

Working alongside our Operations Manager to co-lead the charity, you will together ensure that Home-Start Bradford District achieves its charitable objectives, working closely with the Board of Trustees to lead the team, implementing and continuing to develop the charity’s Strategic Plan, and ensuring that the necessary resources are in place to maintain the sustainability of the organisation.

The Business Manager will lead on the development and implementation of income generation, the financial management of the charity, the processes and administrative needs of the team, data and reporting, and the charity’s governance and legal obligations. They will need to make their mark quickly, identifying and generating new sources of income, with a particular focus on seeking commercial or unrestricted income.

Key responsibilities

This is a strategic role for which the key responsibilities are:

• Business development and strategic planning
• Income generation
• Financial understanding, budgeting and reporting
• Organising, understanding and communicating data
• Effective networking, PR and marketing
• Good governance

What we are looking for

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• demonstrable experience of leadership in an organisation of comparable scale and complexity
• experience of operating at Board level and capable of working with and alongside our board of trustees
• excellent knowledge of organisational development, with a successful track record of securing significant income
• proven experience of developing and implement wide-reaching strategies that successfully deliver objectives
• collaborative leadership skills with the ability to work alongside a Co-leader, and to bring out the best in a team
• a proven track record of taking financial responsibility, and setting and controlling large-scale budgets
• experience of organising, understanding and communicating data.

‘’Candlelighters have had a profound effect on our family, we’re so grateful for all they do for us. I’ve said on occasions that the hospital is saving my daughter’s life and Candlelighters are saving mine.’’

Every year over 150 children in Yorkshire will be diagnosed with cancer. For over 40 years Candlelighters have existed to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer by improving treatment, finding cures and by investing in vital research to improve the outcomes and lives of children with cancer.

Candlelighters deliver a range of high-quality family support services for whenever and wherever they are needed, from the point diagnosis, during after treatment, and for those families who are sadly bereaved.

This life changing organisation is looking for an exceptional Senior Regional Fundraiser to join the mighty fundraising team that helps raise the vital funds the charity needs.

The Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Regional Fundraiser to support the fundraising team by generating income, maximising opportunities and building relationships within the Yorkshire community. Duties will include:

• Leading on the development of the community fundraising strategy
• Working collaboratively with the fundraising team to achieve targets through shared fundraising activities
• To proactively engage with the families Candlelighters support, community groups, schools and local businesses
• To develop excellent fundraising relationships by providing appropriate levels of stewardship and support to donors
• Delivering presentations and attending third party events where appropriate

The Person

To be considered for this fabulous role you should have experience of community fundraising and meeting fundraising targets. You will have excellent presentation skills and be confident with public speaking. With an ability and desire to build and nurture relationships in various scenarios, you will be confident delivering effective fundraising campaigns and events.

Knowledge of using a CRM database and experience of developing budgets & fundraising plans is essential. It is key that you have the ability to work independently and perhaps most importantly that you are able to remain positive, resilient and flexible when dealing with change. A knowledge of local networks would also be desirable.

Why Candlelighters?

This wonderful charity considers itself to be one big family that believes in making every day as positive as it can be. Employee wellbeing is a huge priority for Candlelighters and feel it is vital that their employees are well rewarded. They offer a whole range of incredible benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Access to wellbeing activities
• Flexible working
• Group Personal Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Training and Development opportunities
• An extra day off your birthday
• Team away days and a Social Committee
• Support for Working Parents
• Talking Therapies
• Free hot and cold refreshments

 “I have worked at Candlelighters for over 5 years now, it’s such an AMAZING place to work - One big family! From the first day you start at Candlelighters you feel the warmth and joy from the whole team, everyone is fabulous and so supportive! I feel very privileged to work for Candlelighters.”

This role is a full time, 12-month fixed term contract and offers the opportunity to work flexibly from the office in Leeds, out in the community and from home. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for the role.

Please note this role is subject to an enhanced criminal record check, which is processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This particular role is not suitable for family members who are currently receiving support from Candlelighters. This is to ensure they are given the best possible care and support without any potential conflict of interest.

If you think you could be the right person to fulfil the rewarding responsibilities of this role, apply here, or get in contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Key Responsibilities

To work closely with the Evidence & Advocacy Manager (EAM) to develop and implement a series of impactful evidence and research projects that support our advocacy messaging, as well as internal and external learning for inclusive programmes and advisory work. These projects will build on established workstreams alongside developing new ones to maintain and extend CBM UK’s evidence base.

Disability Evidence, Policy Research and Learning

With EAM support the ongoing CBM UK Research and Evidence workstream, through:

1. Translating evidence from our programming countries and projects to produce and contribute to a range of resources to influence FCDO and other stakeholders. Tasks to include managing and maintaining established outputs, such as the CBM UK Project Evidence Briefs and Disability Voices paper series, generating new thematic papers, as well as policy and position papers to enhance effective advocacy submissions, briefing notes, blogs and other messaging on key disability rights issues.

2. Working collaboratively within CBM UK and across CBM Global to help develop and to deliver new policy research, drawing on mixed methods and data sources including national and international databases, using qualitative approaches including participatory or citizen generated data, and new empirical work.

3. Supporting Programme staff to improve impact and learning practice in CBM UK funded projects, provide technical support for the implementation of programme related research and data collection, including MEAL.

4. Providing technical research support into the development of proposals for new grant funded projects, and, where successful, support the management of subsequent research projects.

5. Keeping abreast of new research and publications on key themes and priority concerns within the CBM UK Advocacy and Influencing Strategy, taking into consideration sector trends and developments, and ensure this is disseminated to relevant staff within the CBM UK Team.

6. Keeping watch on UK policy environment and conducting research and analysis to support CBM UK advocacy messaging on disability and human rights.

Dissemination and Communications

1. Maintaining and developing internal knowledge management systems for research and information on disability inclusion and rights, and related areas, to be used by Advocacy, Programmes and Fundraising & Communications teams.

2. Ensuring communication plans are developed with CBM UK and Global Federation colleagues for CBM UK evidence outputs.

3. Maintaining the Advocacy and Influencing pages of the CBM UK website ensuring rights-based communication and focus to support CBM UK and Global campaigns.

4. Liaison with Fundraising & Communications colleagues to amplify media stories, case studies and compelling evidence from country programming for advocacy purposes.

5. Participation in and building good relationships with UK-based disability and development networks, including relevant research networks and membership of the BOND Disability and Development Group.

6. Supporting the professional publication and printing of CBM UK outputs, for dissemination at advocacy engagements and public events.

Other

1. Work with other CBM UK teams to maximise cross fertilisation opportunities and integrated working.

2. Help develop a culture of enthusiasm and success, reflecting the ambitions of CBM. Play an active role across CBM, promoting positive working and innovation. Ensure that the values of CBM UK are understood by external partners and always reflected in communications.

3. Identify opportunities to initiate and contribute to new initiatives and events, both within CBM UK and externally.

4. Provide briefings and analysis for the CEO and other Leadership Team members where appropriate.

5. Carry out any other duties as required by the Evidence & Advocacy Manager, Director of Advocacy, and CEO.

Please download the recruitment pack for full details.

Action for Conservation is a grassroots charity using pioneering approaches to inspire and empower young people from diverse backgrounds, between the ages of 12 and 24, to become the next generation of environmental leaders. We're looking to appoint a Senior Programmes Manager - North West (Maternity cover) to help us shape and manage our programmes for young people nationally and lead our work in the North West.
 

Key terms

Start date: as soon as possible
Starting salary: £36,749.45 - £40,773.98 depending on location and experience
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months, with possibility to extend this if needed
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Evening and weekend work: Regular evening and weekend work, including residential work, will be required. Time off in lieu (TOIL) can be taken for overtime worked.  
Location: Remote or Manchester/London/Bristol (hybrid) - to be agreed with the successful candidate 
Travel: Regular travel to Manchester and the North West of England will be required where this is not the jobholder’s usual place of work, as well as occasional national travel for meetings

About the role

This opportunity comes at a unique and exciting time in the evolution of our charity, as we look at how we continue to grow our work sustainably and deepen the connections between our youth and land-based work streams.

As Senior Programme Manager, you will have the opportunity to shape our work nationally as well as lead our programmes in the North West of England, enabling us to grow our reach, deepen our impact and ultimately deliver our mission. Your work will ensure that across our programmes we offer young people meaningful and impactful opportunities to take action for people and the planet and have a voice in shaping the future of our landscapes. 

You will work closely with and report to the Head of Impact and Programme Operations. You will also line manage the other regional Programme Managers and a team of two Programme Coordinators in the North West, and will collaborate with the Land-Based Projects and Policy Lead and the Land-based Project Coordinator at the intersection of our youth programmes and land-based work.

With support from your manager and in consultation with the other regional Programme Managers, you will translate our annual programme strategy into a robust cross-regional implementation plan covering both programme design and operations and make tangible improvements to enhance efficiency and impact across our regions. You will also be responsible for ensuring that our programmes are delivered as planned, to a high standard in line with best practice and cohesively across regions, and that regional objectives and targets in the North West are achieved.

The ideal candidate will be a highly capable and experienced project/programmes manager and team leader with a proven track record of motivating and supporting others to achieve the best possible outcomes for your team and your programmes. 

Key responsibilities

• Lead Action for Conservation’s work in the North West, ensuring that regional targets and objectives are achieved and supporting the expansion of our programmes and projects in line with our organisational strategy.

• Support the cross-regional planning and management of our programmes to ensure that programmes are delivered on time and to budget, to a high standard and cohesively across regions. 

• Line manage the other regional Programme Manager and the North West Programme Coordinators, providing leadership, guidance and support as needed.

For a full job description and person specification please see the Recruitment Pack.

Why work with us?

You’ll be joining a young, mission-driven team who truly love what they do. Working with young people is always rewarding, sometimes challenging and never boring, and you’ll get to experience first-hand the positive impact that your work has. We work hard whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance and spend lots of time outdoors. In 2023, we were recognised by Escape the City as one of the top progressive places to work from over 13,000 nominations, after a rigorous assessment across six criteria, including Mission, Impact, People, Planet and Innovation.

Some of the benefits of working at Action for Conservation include:

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays, plus one additional day for each year served up to a maximum of 30 days
• Up to 5 days of professional development leave and up to 4 paid volunteer days each year
• A workplace pension with 3% employer contributions
• Access to flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Regular team and organisational away days in the great outdoors
• Joining a growing organisation with the possibility to progress within the team as opportunities arise
• A robust training package and a bespoke development plan to support your progression and career aims  
• Opportunities to share your voice and shape the direction of our work, ensuring that our content is relevant and reflective of your interests and the issues facing your community
• Seeing the impact of what you do, as you transform young people's lives

Our commitment to diversity

Diversity is one of our core values as an organisation and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We also recognise that the climate and ecological crisis disproportionately impacts minority and/or marginalised communities – yet these voices are largely underrepresented in the sector. Currently, the environmental sector is the second least diverse in the UK, with just 4.8% of employees from ethnic minority backgrounds. If the environmental movement is to succeed in creating a greener future that supports society as a whole, we need diverse voices at the heart of our programmes. We therefore encourage people from demographics that are currently underrepresented in the environmental movement to apply. 

Guaranteed interview scheme

We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds or living with a disability or long-term health conditions. We will offer an interview to any candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds or living with a disability who opt into our Guaranteed Interview Scheme when applying and who meet the essential criteria for this role.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is Sunday 27 October 2024 at midnight. Please click on 'Apply' to complete the online application form.

First interviews will be held remotely in the week commencing 04 November. Second interviews will be held in the week commencing 11 November.

If you would like further information, support with access requirements, such as an adjustment to the application or interview process, or an informal chat, please contact us by email.

Location Riddings Lighthouse, Derbyshire
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: : £26,500 - £28,500 per annum
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Sunday (5 days) acting as an emergency contact on a rota basis one weekend in four.

The Lighthouse retail portfolio prides itself on innovation and creativity ,offering the sale of preloved goods in an array of shops within local communities. Lighthouse retail has 34 stores across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire run by paid staff and volunteers. Our retail vison revolves around ‘The People’ within the organisation with a view to invest and develop to reach our fullest potential.

The People Manager will be responsible for overseeing the staffing across each one of our stores, ensuring that shops are fully staffed day to day. They will need a practical and engaging approach to enable staff to thrive in their roles and feel supported to meet the charity’s vision and mission. They will work alongside the rest of the retail team ensuring the aims and objectives of the people strategy are achieved.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities
People Management

- Be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operations relating to the people side of retail.
- Ensure the shop team and volunteer relationship is a professional and successful one
- Act as the first point of contact for the volunteer administrator in relation to volunteering matters and queries for retail.
- Effectively communicate any relevant information to all shop teams regarding updates, charity activities, incentives, and performance.
- Work closely with management and employees to embed changes and ensure solutions are realistic and sustainable.
- Be able to work closely with the retail management team including the retail sales manager to ensure the people side of the charity is not impacting sales.
- Overseeing the retail portfolio sickness and absence management including allocation and approval of annual leave throughout the year, forward planning contingency strategies ensuring shops are covered all the time even at short notice. Ensuring staffing hours do not exceed there’re banding allocation.
- Be competent in assisting with grievances, supporting with investigations and assisting with disciplinaries.
- Act as deputy safeguarding lead as and when required. Be able to act in an advisory capacity demonstrating a higher level of experience and understanding when dealing with safeguarding issues that arise.
- Be responsible for overseeing and leading with probation placements across our retail sites, acting as point of contact and ensuring that the relevant paperwork is up to date including the risk assessments for each placement.

People Development

- Ability to mentor and support staff through regular one to ones ensuring that they feel fully equipped to achieve optimum success in their work.
- Collaboratively with the HR team review and update the volunteer induction and training programme ensuring all aspects are relevant to the retail portfolio.
- Support staff with capability and performance issues including the management of their own staff issues such as, sickness, disciplinary, grievances and concerns through probation periods.
- Work closely with the retail management team on the delivery of innovative and interactive internal and external training to help staff develop their skill sets and achieve career satisfaction.

Recruitment & Onboarding

- Work closely with HR developing and implementing strategies to improve recruitment, attracting suitable staff, and retaining them.
- Ensure suitable and sufficient coverage of volunteer support in the retail portfolio.
- Lead on the recruitment of new staff members, being able to assist shop managers in developing better teams and building strong foundations in line with the people strategy and recruitment and selection policy.
- Ensure that new staff members are fully trained and placed in a suitable training store.
- Monitor and track performance throughout staff probation periods alongside the retail sales manager.

If you are interested in applying for this post, please click to apply to view the full applicant pack which includes the full job description and person specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will therefore be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

About Us
Valley CiDS is an independent children and young people's charity based throughout Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. As a Christian charity, we believe that by investing in the next generation we can make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and families. We raise income to support our work through our growing retail portfolio of Lighthouse Charity Shops.

People and values are at the heart of who we are and what we do as charity and we are proud to employ talented colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Guided by our core values of Hope, Compassion, Belonging and Inclusion, we believe that everyone has a role to play in fulfilling our mission of 'Investing in the Next Generation' By joining us, you too, could play an important part in helping us to make a positive difference in the lives of children, young people and families through our many projects and initiatives.

Closing date: 15-11-2024

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Our prior Program Manager has moved up to the role of Chief Programs Officer on our executive team. As such, we are looking for a deeply impact-motivated Program Manager to run our flagship Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. In this role, you will train, advise, and pair exceptional potential founders through a twice-annual, two-month training program. This culminates in supporting the founders through a seed fundraising round and the launch of new charities delivering exceptionally cost-effective programs at scale across global development.

Our program has incubated more than 40 new charities over the past five years, with many receiving recognition from charity evaluators such as GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators as field-leading organisations.

IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a twice-a-year intensive training program enabling cohorts of 8-16 exceptionally talented international entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals to launch outstandingly cost-effective, evidence-based new nonprofits in the space of two months. 

The program chiefly consists of a twice-annual sequence.

• Preparing the upcoming cohort and running the initial book club where participants deep dive into our handbook and the recommended idea reports

• The two-month program itself, which includes a 2+ week in-person section and consists of training and coaching participants to select co-founders and ideas

• Post-program support to the new founders, providing ongoing guidance and facilitating connections with our networks of mentors and alumni.

• Evaluation and improvement work for the program itself,  and the post-program support and evaluation plus improvements period. In between, the team 

The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program team chiefly consists of ~two FTE preparing and running the program and  interacting regularly with the recruitment team (for finding and selecting the ideal program candidates), the research team (for selecting and adapting the ideal charity ideas for the program participants), and the operations team (for supporting the incubated projects immediately upon launch through the program). This role reports to Samantha, our Chief Programs Officer, and works closely together with Steve, the second Program Manager who focuses mostly on participant training and coaching.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

The exact %s of these will depend on what will be most impactful and the interests and skill areas of the successful candidate, but will likely look something like this:

Direct Program Management - 40%

• During the preparation phase:

  • Clearly and proactively managing timelines and communications with internal staff, external partners, and program participants

  • Improving systems such that running the program becomes more efficient and effective round over round

• During the program phase for 8 weeks twice a year (February to March and August to September):

  • Facilitating training sessions  - discussions, presentations, workshops - with participantsbased on best practices

  • Providing key feedback on participant project work on short timelines, including on materials such as cost-effectiveness analyses, geographic assessments, theories of change, budgets, pilot plans etc.

  • Mentoring participants directly in 1:1 calls and chats

  • Guiding participants through two intense in-person weeks in our London office, including in their co-founder and charity idea testing and decisions

• Towards the end and immediately following the program:

  • Helping participants develop our raw researched top nonprofit ideas into organisations ready to implement a first pilot within mere months of graduating

  • Advising participants on key decisions regarding their charity and providing encouragement and support to get their project proposals across the finish line in time for the seed network funding circle to award seed grants

  • Connecting graduates with suitable mentors from our network and identifying, engaging, and onboarding new mentors

Alumni/Community Management & Development - 40%

• Identifying, championing, and, where suitable, delegating post-program support initiatives that would improve charity outcomes (e.g., speed, likelihood, and size of impact)

• Creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and cross-learning of our growing alumni and extended community

• Managing a growing extended community of mentors, advisors, and service providers that could support our charities at different stages of their development (e.g., seed, pilot, scale-up, external evaluation)

• Managing shared digital knowledge and communication bases like our resource hub and 300+ member slack community

• Evaluating opportunities and focusing on the most impactful ones

Program Improvement / M&E - 20%

• Carrying out and improving our internal program monitoring & evaluation:

  • Collecting and assessing feedback from participants and alumni

  • Prioritising areas for improvement

  • Brainstorming and deciding on solutions

  • Implementing or delegating improvements

• Identifying priority gaps in program curriculum and structure based on M&E, proactive research, and later charity outcomes

• Designing or adapting existing content, including applied projects, workshops, or written material, to support program goals

FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES

This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:

• Focusing on charity strategy development and advising: a hire with more experience and expertise in launching, piloting, and scaling could play a more active hand in revamping our content and mentoring charities on their strategies from the outset; i.e. advising closely on plans, giving more feedback on early project plans, mentoring directly post-program, etc.

• Leaning into building out a thriving alumni ecosystem: optimising our post-program coordination, expanding our partnership work, spending more work on post-program content and community, coordinating our networks of alumni and mentors, creating digital/in-person events, and other strategies to help our charities and their staff reach & expand their potential

• Becoming an expert in M&E: playing a heavier role in the impact assessment & optimisation of Charity Entrepreneurship as the key impact arm of AIM. This would involve more collaboration with our research and recruitment teams to improve our systems and feedback loops, and/or our M&E specialist working to create early internal evaluations of our charities and later external evaluations

• (At some point) going through our Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program themselves as a participant, bringing all the built skills and expertise to bear in their own nonprofit

ABOUT YOU

The role is most suitable for a mid-level professional (3-5+ years of experience) with a background in running programs or nonprofit organisations. An ideal candidate may bring experience in launching and implementing new or early-stage programs or in conducting earlier stage intervention research or monitoring & evaluation work, particularly in LMIC contexts. The applied experience will be invaluable in training, pairing, and advising the next generations of incubatees who are aiming to launch some of the most impactful nonprofits in the world.

We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested readers from applying.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Personality traits:

  • Conscientious and organised

  • Has a bias toward action

  • High emotional intelligence

  • Calm under pressure when others around them may feel stressed out (i.e. program participants making important decisions)

  • High standards and a constant desire to improve

  • Excited to ruthlessly focus on only the most effective tasks

  • Highly collaborative, low personal ego

  • Keen to give and receive feedback

  • Quick and self-driven learner

  • Excited to advise and learn across a range of cause areas and interventions (global health & development, animal welfare, policy…)

• Competencies / abilities:

  • Highly organised and autonomous, able to run projects with many moving and constantly changing parts from start to finish and call in external input or support where needed

  • Generalist, with a good balance of “people” and “project” skills

  • Can sensitively deliver critical feedback and nudge participants into more impactful directions while leaving them feeling optimistic and motivated

  • High cultural sensitivity (our participants are from all over the world) and ability to flexibly communicate with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., potential candidates, mentors, funders)

  • Able to analyse and synthesise information from a range of quantitative and qualitative sources (e.g., putting together ideal co-founder pairings on the basis of numerical information from surveys and program project performance ratings plus qualitative information from 1 on 1s)

• Experience / technical skills:

  • Interest in and knowledge about the charity sector and a sense of key factors that make organisations successful

  • Deeply results-focused and impact-minded

  • Some prior experience with interventions and sectors from our key cause areas of global health & development, animal welfare, and policy, or occasional exploratory cause areas (e.g., biosecurity and meta charities)

  • Has some basic familiarity with a range of sources of (especially empirical, quantitative) evidence and can (learn to) both teach and advise on them

Desirable Skills and Experience Include:

• Experience delivering programs in nonprofit or government settings, ideally in LMICs

• Experience in founding or working at early-stage organisations

• Foundational (empirical, nonprofit) research literacy

• Basic quantitative and spreadsheet skills

• Knowledge of Global Health & Development and/or Animal Welfare and/or the EA space and an existing network in one or more of these

WHAT WE OFFER

• A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff

• High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job

• An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community

• Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals

• A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density

• Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel

BENEFITS

• A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave

• UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London

• An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements

• A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals 

• Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes

• A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension

• We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience

APPLICATION PROCESS

Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.

Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:

1. Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),

2. A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,

3. An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,

4. A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,

5. A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.

We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.

Position: Policy Manager (Health and Care) 
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week) 
Contract: Permanent 
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely 
Salary: Starting from £43,342 per annum plus excellent benefits 
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3*, Profession/Technical 
*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.

About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus. 

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information. 

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference. 

About this job
We’re looking for an experienced policy professional to join our Policy and Evidence team to lead our impactful health and care policy activity. You’ll lead a high-performing team operating at the heart of a friendly and supportive directorate with an excellent track record of influencing policy change. Working across a large and varied portfolio, you’ll take the lead in developing and leading our policy positions, campaigns and influencing programmes. 

We have strong relationships across the charity, clinical, and governmental sectors. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with external partners as a thought leader on major issues like access to treatments and neurology services, mental health, community rehabilitation, and support for carers. 

You’ll have a central leadership role across the team in ensuring that our policy work is built around strong evidence, informed by and developed with people living with MS, and drives impactful change.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 30 October

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 3 November 2024

Ref 6874

Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and influential individual with strong experience in supporter engagement to join us as our Mid Value Manager, where you will play a crucial role in developing and managing our mid-value programme.
 
This is a unique opportunity to shape a new role, creating strategies to deepen engagement and drive long-term support for our mission to improve children's lives worldwide.
 
Please note that this role offers the opportunity for hybrid working and will require the successful application to work from our London, Farringdon office 1 day a week.
 
About Us
 
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
 
About the role 
 
As Mid Value Manager, you will take ownership of our mid-value programme, working closely with teams across Fundraising & Marketing to engage, retain, and grow relationships with supporters at the mid-value level.
 
You will have the opportunity to deliver exceptional supporter experiences that inspire increased engagement, loyalty, and financial support.
 
In this role, you will:

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to attract, retain, and engage mid-value supporters, using data and insights to build long-term relationships.
• Plan and execute activities to meet ambitious mid-value income and loyalty targets.
• Collaborate with the Loyalty and Philanthropy teams to build effective supporter journeys, moving supporters between value levels based on opportunity.
• Analyse the effectiveness of activities, using a test-and-learn approach to continuously improve engagement.
• Manage the creation of mid-value supporter content and creative assets, ensuring alignment across all touchpoints.
• Oversee mid-value income and expenditure budgets, supporting planning, reporting, and reforecasting.
• Ensure all communications are compliant with relevant legislation and best practice.

About you
 
To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Experience of attracting, retaining, and engaging supporters, ideally at the mid-value level. 
• Proven experience in delivering activities across areas such as email, telemarketing, events mail, and/or 1-2-1 stewardship.
• Project management skills, with experience delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Experience developing creative assets to drive supporter engagement and action. Ability to analyse complex data, translating insights into strategic decisions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to inspire commitment from others.
• A collaborative and flexible approach, thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, and values.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.

• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Closing date: 3rd November 2024

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
 
Ways of Working: 

Please note that the majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, however this role will require the post holder to be based in our London, Farringdon office 1 day a week.  This will be discussed and agreed with your Line Manager and team.

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce, and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

Location: Bellevue Shopping Precinct, 239 Greenwich High Rd London SE10 8NB

Salary: Hospice Band 2

Hours per week: 21

Application Deadline: 22 October 2024

Job Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a deputy shop manager.

Our goal is to generate funds for the hospice so we can continue to deliver exceptional care.

As a member of the management team you need to be motivated to help your store achieve its targets and to share this drive and enthusiasm with your team of volunteers. You will be expected to work with your volunteers to deliver a fantastic experience for our customers and donors.

These roles are HANDS ON! You will be required to sort donations and prepare clothing for sale which will include tagging and pricing items before placing them on the shop floor.

This is a hugely exciting time to join the Community Hospice Retail team as we transform our retail network. We have big ambitions and we are looking to recruit people who are highly motivated, enthusiastic and target driven, with excellent communication skills.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to inclusion. We celebrate and embrace diversity and thus encourage applications from a variety of backgrounds, perspective, knowledge and skills

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.