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Job Title: Communications Officer
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 dependent on experience
Team: Communications and Marketing Team
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Shooting Star House, Hampton / Christopher’s, Guildford
About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
About the role
Your key purpose will be responsible for developing inspiring and compelling written content to support income generation and raise awareness of our important work. The postholder will need to bring knowledge and understanding of what makes a good story, working closely with teams across the charity to capture and develop engaging content for a myriad audiences.
Main job responsibilities:
- Copywriting / Storytelling / Content gathering
- Internal communications
- PR and media support
- Reporting and collateral management
About you
This role requires experience of copywriting and storytelling, with a strong understanding of what makes a good story. You will require relevant experience of generating compelling storytelling ideas and building relationships with colleagues at all levels.
You will also have an ability to work under pressure, through heavy workloads and to tight deadlines and have the influence and communication skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders. You will possess an unyielding attention to detail, a can-do attitude and a passion for creativity.
Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
What we offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
Pension scheme
- NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
Annual leave
- 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
- 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5,10 and 15 years’ service
Contractual benefits
- Generous sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
- Flexible working arrangements
- Death in service benefits
- Reimbursed professional membership fees
- Eye care
- Employee referral scheme
- Blue Light discount card
Health and wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Mindfulness sessions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main purpose of post
This role will lead our individual giving campaigns ensuring key audiences see the impact of the charity and are motivated to donate to support the continuation of our work. It will build on existing successful campaigns, including our Christmas Star appeal, and create new and engaging additions. You will ensure the donor journey is sensitive, engaging and straightforward and place a high importance on the ongoing stewardship of donors.
You will report to the Head of Fundraising and work alongside our Fundraising Team to ensure plans align and budget targets are achieved. You will work closely with the Campaign Manager and Data Manager to target individual giving effectively across South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire.
This is the perfect role for anyone who loves to plan and see those plans through to completion, who has excellent customer care skills and who is digitally savvy. You will enjoy working as part of a busy fundraising team and collaborating to achieve collective success.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead and implement the individual giving donor journey to increase the charity’s individual gifts including regular and pay roll giving.
· Lead the creation of fundraising individual giving campaigns to recruit new donors, retain existing supporters and grow reach, engagement and income.
· Lead the development of new individual giving campaigns, working closely with the Campaign Manager, to deliver direct marketing campaigns across various channels, which enhance current supporters understanding of the difference their donation makes and also encourages new supporters to donate to our cause and projects.
· To create new individual giving income opportunities, including introducing a charity lottery.
· Review and evaluate campaigns against income and impact success factors and implement improvements.
· Maximise all gift aid opportunities within the agreed audiences.
· Be responsible for an income target of a minimum of £300,000 per annum.
· Manage relationships with existing supporters to ensure a high level of donor care is achieved whilst achieving and maximising income opportunities.
· Analyse and segment the charity's supporter base, developing appropriate supporter journeys and propositions, and the effective use of supporter data for campaign purposes.
· Utilise digital methods and platforms for new donor acquisition.
· To assist in the delivery of a range of donor, supporter and staff engagement events throughout the year in line with our donor recognition & stewardship plan.
· Contribute to development of the fundraising annual plan to drive forward the charity’s ambitious plans for change and growth in line with the 3 year strategy.
· Ensure that all activities and contacts are managed through the charity’s CRM (Raiser’s Edge).
· Ensure all fundraising activity complies with laws and best practice governing charitable activity, most notably General Data Protection Regulations, Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice and charity law.
· Attend and contribute to team meetings and 'away days' and be an active, invested member of our team.
· Ability and willingness to travel throughout the region to attend charity fundraising events.
· Able to work flexibly, including occasionally working in the evenings and at weekends.
General Responsibilities:
Every employee is required to:
· Adhere to, and comply with, organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.
· Take all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination.
· Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality, and the General Data Protection Regulations.
· Respect the confidentiality and privacy of donors, guests and staff at all times.
· Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, patients, volunteers, visitors and themselves.
· Participate in personal and organisational training and development and performance framework meetings.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Who you are
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who shares our values to join Weston Park Cancer Charity’s busy charity team. Our Individual Giving Manager will play a vital part in our team and help us to deliver our vision: a better life for those living with, and beyond, cancer in our region. If you are interested in progressing your career within an organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of thousands of people, we’d love to hear from you.
About you:
· You will be a forward thinking, team player with a ‘can do’ attitude & part of a fast-paced charity team
· You will have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
· Able to manage your own workload and priorities to agreed deadlines
· Participate in and contribute to team meetings
· Co-operate and liaise with colleagues, working in a professional manner at all times
· Act as an ambassador for Weston Park Cancer Charity, reflecting the objectives and values, and to always work in the best interests of the charity.
· Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
· Make a positive contribution to volunteer involvement in delivering the charity’s strategy and raising the profile of Weston Park Cancer Charity
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards Package is the result of staff feedback and best practice across the charity, public and private sectors. Some of our key benefits, depending on eligibility, include:
· 27 days (plus bank holidays) annual leave
· Option to purchase additional five working days per year
· Westfield Health level 4 coverage
· 12 weeks maternity leave at 100% pay and an additional 6 weeks at 50%
· Up to 2 weeks full paternity pay
· NHS benefits
· Hybrid working
· A minimum 4% employee / 6% employer contribution through our Auto Enrol private pension scheme. *Tax relief is automatically claimed for the staff member.
· Death in service cover
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Programme is part of this nationally funded programme and aims to train a workforce of new practitioners that offer help for common difficulties in children and young people, in particular CBT-informed evidence-based guided self-help for low to moderate intensity anxiety, low mood and behaviour problems, within a variety of community settings.
The course consists of approximately 64 teaching days spread over the year. The programme is delivered through a mix of online and in-person teaching, where campus-based learning will usually take place at the Anna Freud (London).
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic candidate with experience in child and adolescent mental health, alongside experience of providing clinical supervision or facilitating reflective spaces to support clinical skill developments. The post-holder must have knowledge and experience of implementing CBT-informed interventions for low to moderate intensity anxiety, low mood and behaviour problems and experience in small group facilitation.
The Practice Tutor will be expected to facilitate the delivery of practice tutor groups, contribute to teaching sessions, and undertake marking, personal tutoring and make other similar contributions to support the delivery of the programme.
Location
Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working). The delivery of teaching and Practice Tutor Groups facilitation by the post-holder, is almost all face-to-face. For face-to-face work, the post-holders will be required to attend in person at our London office (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).
Contract duration
Permanent.
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Monday 5 August 2024.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than, Thursday 8 August 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 13 August 2024.
How to apply
Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Job Purpose
Our mission is to inspire, involve and empower older people in Scotland, and influence others so that people can enjoy better later lives. To help us achieve that, our Individual Giving fundraiser will aim to acquire new donors and maximise income from existing donors.
As an Individual Giving Fundraiser you will plan, develop and implement a programme of individual giving campaigns to acquire new one-off cash and regular donors, secure repeat donations from our warm database and upgrade donors to maximise and grow our induvial giving income.
You will analyse and monitor performance of campaigns and make tactical and strategic recommendations to enhance results using the full marketing mix. You will lead on developing donor journeys for our existing and new supporters ensuring donors feel valued and understand the impact their donations make.
Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so that together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.
What you’ll do
Individual Giving
· Using a storytelling technique develop and deliver all aspects of direct marketing appeals ensuring effective and emotive copywriting and by working collaboratively with colleagues and external suppliers to deliver within budget and meet income targets.
· Co-ordinate all aspects of Age Scotland’s donor acquisition programme to develop and build our individual donor base using traditional and digital channels.
· Lead the creation and implementation of donor journeys to recruit, retain, upgrade and re-activate donors. Review and make recommendations where appropriate.
· Explore, develop and test new ways of recruiting new donors and generating income.
· Lead the creation of a strategy to re-activate lapsed donors.
· Develop and implement plans to recruits payroll giving donors.
· Work with colleagues throughout the organisation to identify, engage and cross-sell individual giving opportunities to key stakeholder groups.
· Evaluate all campaigns and prepare reports and recommendations for the development of individual giving based on data and insight.
· Provide expertise and guidance on all matters relating to Gift Aid, including maximising income, and work closely with the fundraising and database administrator to ensure gift aid declarations are processed timely and accurately.
· Project and forecast income.
· Support the development of a mid-high level donor strategy.
Fundraising administration and processes
· Work closely with the Fundraising & Marketing Assistant to warmly thank donors for their support and ensure an exceptional level of donor care.
· Capture monthly income from the different individual giving income streams on the fundraising database.
· Lead on tracking individual giving income to meet targets and ensuring costs are within budget.
· Project and forecast income and contribute to annual operating plan.
· Ensure the website is up to date with individual giving fundraising activity.
· Ensure all individual giving activity is run in compliance with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising codes of practice.
· Maintain accurate and up to date records and accept responsibility for the safe and secure handling and storage of confidential information, and in accordance with GDPR and Age Scotland’s own data protection policies.
· Work with the fundraising and database administrator to ensure gift aid claims are processed accurately and timely.
Other Duties
· When required, support in taking donations or setting up regular donations over the phone.
· During peak campaign periods support in the processing of donations.
· Attend, present and participate in events and meetings, as appropriate, to represent and promote Age Scotland’s interests.
· Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that each income stream feeds into and supports others so that funds are maximised.
· Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory conditions.
What you’ll bring
Experience:
· Minimum 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
· Demonstrable experience of delivering direct marketing appeals and a proven track record of securing income using the full marketing mix.
· Experience of managing individual relationships.
· Experience of developing existing income streams and new successful fundraising initiatives.
· Experience of ensuring activities and fundraising materials are aligned with brand and tone of voice.
· Experience of working in a target driven environment and of meeting or exceeding targets.
· Proven experience of copywriting and storytelling to create engaging content.
· Experience in project management, reporting and analysing results (desirable).
· Experience of using website content management systems (desirable).
· Experience of monitoring budgets (desirable).
· Experience of using Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM (desirable).
· Experience of monitoring budgets (desirable).
Qualifications:
· Member of the Institute of Fundraising (desirable).
Knowledge, Skills & Qualities:
· Knowledge of Gift Aid, GDPR and fundraising best practice.
· Excellent communication skills – both written and oral – and the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences and write concise and engaging copy.
· Ability to work on own initiative but to also work closely with colleagues and managers across a variety of functions to achieve objectives.
· Strong people skills with the ability to develop and cultivate relationships.
· Excellent interpersonal, listening, communications, presentation and networking skills including the ability to make a compelling case for support.
· Ability to win people over and convey ideas succinctly and persuasively.
· Good organisational skills, ability to work flexibly, prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
· Team approach and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that each income stream feeds into and supports others so that funds are maximised.
· Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
· Knowledge of current fundraising trends and social and political issues particularly in relation to Scotland’s older people (desirable).
· Ability or knowledge of storytelling techniques in fundraising (desirable).
· Confidence in public speaking and to a range of audiences (desirable).
Additional requirements
· Desire to seek out professional development opportunities and to shadow other fundraisers to learn and grow.
· The role requires occasional travel in Scotland and occasional weekend work.
· Commitment to the aims and vision of Age Scotland and the ability to demonstrate our values (Empowering, Inspiring, Inclusive & Integrity) in your work.
· Commitment to work alongside and support volunteers.
· An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.
· Willingness to work from the Edinburgh Office as part of the role (NB, travel costs from home to the office will not be reimbursed by Age Scotland.)
· Employees are expected to have a suitable homework space with a good broadband connection for occasional home working.
· Employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their Line Manager.
· Employees enrolled in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA) will be expected to install and maintain an app on either their personal or work mobile device.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Inside Job consultant – Social Impact - London
Passionate about making a real difference? Want to help shape and grow a dynamic employment initiative that is reducing reoffending and changing lives by helping people who have served a sentence into work?
About us
Inside Job, is an Employment Consultancy with a difference. It was co-created by a serving prisoner, who is very much part of Our Team, and the Charity, Beating Time. Recognising the huge barriers people who have served a sentence face to re-entering the workplace, we realised a specialized service was needed. A service which collapses the space between Employers, who want to use their recruitment policies to achieve social impact, and people who are in prison. A service which understands those challenges and works collaboratively to remove them. Employment reduces reoffending by 50% - this is a job worth doing.
Inside Job is unique in 2 ways:
1. We recruit and train serving prisoners as Recruitment Consultants who provide us with our candidate pipeline and work closely alongside us.
2. We take employers into prison to interview Candidates. Job offers are made there and then.
We are an award-winning organisation (Winner of the Robin Corbett award 2020 for prison reintegration & 2 High Sheriff awards) and are powered by individuals who are fuelled by purpose and passionate about what we do.
About the role
This role will support and work alongside our London Programme Lead and the Senior Management team. You will also work alongside our prison peer-led team in HMP/YOI Isis and any other London Prisons we take on.
Support our Peer-led Recruiters in custody to identify and support Inside Job candidates. Assist with CV and Disclosure writing and help build a pipeline of candidates.
Work closely with the Prison Employment Lead and build a strong relationship with the relevant prison staff in the Activities and Resettlement Teams and at Governor level to support and facilitate Inside Job.
Support the London Programme Lead to engage employers and plan monthly interview surgeries.
Build relationships with the identified local and national employers and to promote Inside Job and Beating Time to them.
Support our Job Candidates to find work in the community on release from prison.
Support the Inside Job Team and the Senior Management Team in drawing up and developing a strategy to identify and target local and national employers in a range of fields who can offer jobs to people leaving prison.
Building relationships with local Probation offices and staff, DWP/Local Authority initiatives and Police & Crime Commissioner/Violence Reduction Unit and any other official and/or relevant third sector/voluntary organisations to promote Inside Job and Beating Time to them with the aim of creating more referrals and opportunities for Candidates, creating stronger support networks for Candidates and Inside Job and to help embed Inside Job and Beating Time as a key part of the community.
Keeping up to date records with all relevant data on the Beating Time system to assist with monitoring the effectiveness of the programme, supporting funding applications, reporting to prisons and funders and to allow review and adaptation of the strategy.
Case Management. Maintaining an up-to-date list of all programme participants and release dates and identifying where there are employment needs.
About you
Be able and willing to work in Prisons and YOIs
A strong work ethic
An empathetic and understanding approach when working with candidates.
A good understanding of the barriers faced by people with convictions in accessing employment.
An interest in employment, The Local Labour Market and Industry trends.
Recruitment or Case Management experience is essential.
Able to approach new businesses with Inside Job offering and confident to conduct presentations.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, including the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Strong administration skills with IT (MS Office) and well organised
Desire to be part of a small dynamic team, where you will be required to be both creative and pragmatic.
You will have strong writing skills and will be able to write good CV’s and Disclosure Letters.
Benefits of working for us
Part of something that is truly innovative and has potential to become ground-breaking.
Joining a talented team of high performers
Having real social impact
Competitive pay with benefits.
At Inside Job we value equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy, maternity, or convictions.
Please include a covering letter explaining your interest in Inside Job and this position as part of your application / CV document.
Cumberland Lodge, based in Windsor Great Park, is an educational charity that exists to provide young people with the skills, perspective, and confidence to question, challenge, and understand, some of the most complex social issues of our time. Our work currently centres around ethical leadership and developing democratic engagement.
Day-to-day, our historic venue, spacious grounds, and facilities operate as a social enterprise, hosting multi-day residential retreats, workshops, conferences, and similar events on a commercial basis. Our regular clients include university departments, legal and medical training bodies, and many other public sector, private sector, and not-for-profit organisations.
For this newly-created role, we are seeking a passionate, creative and results-driven Business Development & Marketing Manager to help us grow occupancy and generate more income from group bookings to fund an expansion in our charitable work. We have an interesting range of initiatives in mind, including targeting the private sector, setting up a referral scheme, and creating offers for overseas markets.
Job description
The successful candidate will be responsible for pro-actively generating new business enquiries and opportunities for Cumberland Lodge, with the objective of maximising occupancy and income within the charitable and operational policies we work to.
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Working closely with: Meeting & Events Manager, Hospitality Director, Communications & Engagement team
Strategic planning and execution
- Develop and implement the business development and marketing strategy aligned with our organisational goals.
- Lead the creation of multi-channel marketing plans to drive lead generation, and client acquisition.
- Oversee the delivery of venue marketing campaigns across digital, social, email, and traditional channels.
Market awareness
- Analyse data and insights to inform marketing strategies and campaign adjustments.
- Stay abreast of industry developments and best practices to maintain a competitive edge.
- Undertake regular benchmarking of Cumberland Lodge’s conference facilities, services and charges against local competitors, identifying market trends, opportunities, and competitive rates.
Lead generation and client acquisition
- Develop strategies to generate high-quality leads.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with potential new clients.
- Identify new business opportunities and commercial partnerships to expand the client base.
Event promotion and coordination
- Collaborate with the Meeting & Events and Communications & Engagement teams to promote upcoming business development and marketing events, and maximise attendance.
- Create and manage event marketing calendars, timelines, and promotional plans
- Attend and support events to ensure successful delivery and to network with potential clients.
Management and reporting
- Develop and manage the marketing budget, ensuring optimal use of resources and adherence to budgetary constraints
- Track marketing return on investment and provide reports to senior management.
- Responsible for maintaining a CRM database.
Other
- Act at all times as an ambassador for Cumberland Lodge.
- In common with all Lodge staff, to work flexibly and to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required to facilitate the smooth running of the business.
Person specification
- Relevant qualification in marketing, business, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in a similar business development or marketing role, preferably within the venue management industry.
- Proven track record of success in business development, sales and marketing.
- Deep understanding of digital marketing, SEO, SEM, social media, and content marketing.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, CRM systems).
- Strong creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- An interest in, and passion for, the power and ability of education to make the world a better place.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Based at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. (Applicants should be aware that Cumberland Lodge is not easily accessible by public transport, therefore access to a car would be beneficial).
Benefits
Annual leave: 33 days including Bank Holidays. The charity is closed over the Christmas period which will be deducted from the leave allocation. Use of a company car for business-related trips.
Pension: Standard Life contributory pension (10% contributions to support 5% personal contributions, with the option to increase personal contributions over and above 5%).
Additional benefits: Annualised hours working pattern. Lunch provided on-site. Death in service benefit 4 x salary after a probation period. Employee support benefits, includes access to a virtual GP service and mental health support.
How to apply
We seek to embody our vision of more peaceful, open, and inclusive societies as an employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please provide a covering letter to accompany your application
Interviews: Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 August 2024, on-site at Cumberland Lodge
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Group Senior Financial Accountant
Full Time and Permanent
£65,000 - £70,000 Salary
Client based in Central London
The client is reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
A globally renowned Membership Organisation is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join them.
The position has been newly created after a restructure.
Reporting into the Associate Director of Finance.
Overall Purpose:
Lead the process for the production and approval of all consolidated internal and external reporting and statutory accounts. Lead the VAT and Corporation tax accounting and reporting process and the relationship with external tax advisors (VAT and corporation tax) Manage the treasury function and oversee all investment fund management and balance sheet reconciliation. Develop and maintain of the financial policies, controls, systems, and processes and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective management of the group's finances and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirement.
Produce statutory accounts for the group and subsidiary entities and lead the process for approval and filing.
Lead on all aspects of the audit process, including relationship with the auditors and ensure all queries are resolved in a timely manner.
Produce monthly consolidated reports pack including SOFA/balance sheet and cash flow forecast for board and committees pack including P&L and cashflow.
Ensure month end reconciliations are completed for all balance sheet accounts and follow up on any outstanding actions. Lead on the effective posting and reconciliation of group payroll, pensions, and other intercompany payments, while working with the wider finance team.
Oversee the accounting and administration for all fixed assets, investments, bank accounts and restricted funds, including reporting to the FB and TBAC. Manage the preparation and submission of the group VAT returns within the statutory deadlines.
Lead the relationship with external Corporation tax advisors and respond to all requests from HMRC in a timely manner. Coordinate all external reporting request from National Statistics Office and other regulatory bodies.
Review, develop and control accounting standards and policies.
An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team at the heart of cutting-edge marine conservation. This is a role which will optimise Blue Marine’s ability to deliver conservation, work with partners, reduce the charity’s risk and support the finance and fundraising operations.
Blue Marine Foundation seeks to protect and restore life in the ocean, aiming to see at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans protected by 2030. We are a London-based NGO, with around 50 projects in 25 countries around the world.
Following a phase of sustained growth, Blue Marine is seeking a Head of Operations. This new team member will support the Director of Finance, Operations and Governance to manage a broad scope of operational functions, particularly focused on contracts and agreements, data management, risk management, systems and security. The role will involve collaborating with colleagues from across the organisation to drive system and process improvements. (Note that HR is not within the scope of this role.)
We value diversity and are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will support you to reach your full potential.
Role and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, Operations and Governance, you will:
- Write organisational policies and lead the policy workflow process on Sharepoint, driving policies through the amendment, approval and employee attestation phases.
- Manage the relationship with Blue Marine’s external IT Support consultancy, including communicating changes to cyber security and leading asset management processes.
- Support the finance, fundraising and project delivery teams with funding/partnership contracts, agreements and MoU templates, including writing and reviewing routine agreements.
- Assist with the restructure of data architecture across Sharepoint and provide appropriate support and training for colleagues across the organisation, including future new starters.
- Support the implementation of new software and technologies across the organisation, potentially including Microsoft Copilot AI.
- Advise the executive team on data management and GDPR.
- Assess and manage operational risk, including maintaining the organisational risk register but also in the wider promotion of a responsible risk culture.
- Support the finance and fundraising teams with due diligence queries from donors.
- Assess suitability and manage renewals of insurance cover.
- Maintain records and statutory registers and assist with the facilitation of good governance.
- Line management of the Office Manager, taking responsibility for ensuring the office is fit for purpose and driving the office management committee in maintaining high standards of office tidiness and aesthetics.
- Other ad-hoc duties as required.
Personal specification
The ideal candidate will be, above all else, an excellent professional communicator, comfortable with both writing formal documents and managing operational change within the organisation. You do not need to have legal experience but will nevertheless have a proven ability to produce formal but readable agreements and policy documentation. You do not need to have a technical IT background but will nevertheless be comfortable discussing best practice and data management within the Microsoft Office 365 cloud environment and use your experience to support colleagues to get the best from the technology available to them. You will be a champion of Blue Marine’s working environment, taking an active role in the office culture and driving staff engagement of operational systems through giving presentations and one-on-one support to colleagues. You will uphold Blue Marine’s values and always embody this behaviour internally and externally. Blue Marine is committed to supporting staff with extensive training and will support the successful candidate in developing skills required for the role.
Skills and Experience
- Essential: Excellent written communications skills with a proven ability to document formal matters in a readable manner.
- Essential: Excellent verbal communications skills with a proven ability to communicate technical matters in an understandable way.
- Essential: Experience with writing and reviewing policies or contracts or formal agreements.
- Essential: Technical knowledge or highly skilled user of Microsoft O365, including sharepoint.
- Highly desirable: Experience working with multiple stakeholders to tight deadlines.
- Highly desirable: Management-level experience in driving organisational change.
- Highly desirable: Experience with data management and cloud storage architecture.
- Highly desirable: GDPR experience as a data controller or similar.
- Highly desirable: Experience in risk management and risk mitigation.
- Highly desirable: Skilled communicator in promoting positive office culture.
Qualities
- Enthusiasm for the conservation of the environment, climate and oceans.
- Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and with a hands-on approach.
- Able to prioritise and deal effectively with a busy workload in a dynamic environment.
- Comfortable working to tight deadlines with multiple stakeholders.
- Honest and discreet when dealing with personal and confidential information.
- Able to learn quickly and adapt to developing processes and systems.
- Embody Blue Marine’s core values of being:
- Brave, innovative and pioneering,
- Compassionate, supportive and responsible
- Empowering
- Equitable
- Respectful
- Collaborative
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm but flexible working is encouraged.
Location: Somerset House, London. Flexible and remote working is possible, although regular presence in the office will be expected.
Benefits: A generous benefits package is offered, including an optional subsidy of £2,000 per year which is currently available to employees attending the London office at least two days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a CQC Registered Service Manager to join our Luton Road Service in Newham.
£42,000.00 - £45,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
The Service Manager will be responsible for the operations of a specialist supported living service which support up to eleven residents with Learning Disabilities, Autism, complex behaviours and/or physical health needs. The role will provide line management for a Team Leader and support the team, ensuring that compliance with organisational, legal regulations and those of the local authority are adhered to. The successful candidate will be responsible for the quality of support provided, ensuring excellent quality of life for customers and a good working environment for colleagues. The role will require the individual to be the CQC registered manager for the service, making the person the accountable person with the Care Quality Commission, as well as with commissioners and key stakeholders.
The role will also require the individual to embed a Capable Environment in the service/s and a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach through coaching and leadership. Co-production and a person-centred approach are essential to this role.
Regular working hours will be Monday - Friday, 9.00 - 17.00, however flexibility will be required.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description, please visit our website
What you'll do:
Ensure the customer is central in their support and a co-production model is promoted.
Work with teams to support data driven decision making and reduce incidents, promoting quality of life and high levels of participation in meaningful activities
Work to the principles of STOMP
Lead on assessments of complex needs referrals
Monitor the delivery and assess effectiveness of Behavioural Support Plans
Responsible for managing and allocating customers to support staff (casework management)
Lead on quality visits, using Look Ahead's local indicators to monitor quality/performance, set targets and lead action plans to ensure highly rated services that reflect requirements of local funders and local and national standards
Promote a person-centred culture and co-production
Lead on improvement action plans following quality audits and inspections and ensure improvement plans are prepared, monitored, complied with and improvements embedded
Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks
Promote safe, consistent and predictable environments, in line with the Capable Environments framework
Promote understanding of the rationale of a Behavioural Support Plan, Capable Environments and its uses
Using sound financial and accounting principles, manage and analyse contract budgets to deliver on corporate and local contract financial targets
Ensure improvements in services result in sustained financial and performance delivery
Support the filling of voids
Drive business planning activities within your contract, ensuring relevant and challenging objective setting and ongoing performance tracking, developing turn around action plans as may be necessary
Be a role model to the team and establish clear roles and effective teamwork, always ensuring a person-centred approach
Work to continuously improve staff competence, ensure ownership of all staff issues and speedy and effective conflict resolution
Deliver effective, professional and commercially focused briefings and supervision meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting & communications flow up/down is effective
Coach employees in having a person-centred approach
Address employee relationship issues in a prompt manner
Lead on safeguarding, recruitment and contractual issues with the funding authority
Responsible for reporting all staff changes to HR and Payroll departments, as appropriate e.g. starters, leavers, additional hours
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience of managing contracts and resources and delivering to budget and performance targets
Have operational management experience in social care
Experience of effectively managing and developing staff to ensure delivery of services performance targets within contract
Experience of successfully managing external partnerships to ensure successful delivery of services
Hold a relevant RMA/NVQ Level 4 or other business/management qualification
Excellent IT skills
Desirable:
PBS training or experience working within the PBS framework
Have relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Luton Wellbeing Service Manager
Post no: 604
Working base: Luton Wellbeing Centre, LU1
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Work Pattern: 5 days per week incl 1 evening per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £27,500 per annum
About our Wellbeing Centres
We offer a safe, non-judgmental space to take part in group activities, chat with others over a cuppa, play a game, read a book, or just sit quietly over some mindful colouring. Our sessions are facilitated by our recovery workers who can also provide information about other services available locally and on ways to support your well-being.
About the Role
This is a varied role which involves leading the continuous development of the service to ensure that it meets the needs of the community, in line with Mind BLMK values, including promotion of the service and building strong links with other local organisations, groups, agencies and the wider community. The role also holds responsibility for referrals into the service and leading on more complex cases to assess suitability along with managing the staff, volunteer and student team delivering the service and for the health, safety and maintenance of the Luton Wellbeing Centre.
Service Delivery
- Operate a service and ensure outcomes which supports individuals to deescalate crisis and develop strategies for recovery and increased wellbeing, in line with Mind BLMKs Recovery Model and contract requirements.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the delivery of the Luton service plan and in line with local Luton stakeholder initiatives and plans.
- Work closely with the recovery and peer workers to ensure the correct access to service procedure is followed, taking responsibility for more complex referrals and ensuring everybody has a consistent and quality experience and are able to access the correct service for them in an acceptable timescale.
- Ensure regular involvement of service users, volunteer and staff on local service delivery, organisational matters and wider mental health strategies.
- Maintain an effective workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (recruitment, line management, workload planning, support and development of Recovery and Peer Workers, volunteers and student placements).
- Work with the Operational Services Manager to review, design and implement changes to service delivery and working models, ensuring the service meets the needs of the local community, and identify relevant funding opportunities.
- Hold responsibility for health and safety (risk assessments, reviews, reporting, safeguarding, incidents/accidents, premises), data collection, budget & cash handling (and associated record-keeping), in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures and guidance.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Health Plan with a wide variety of benefits
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5:00pm Thursday 11th July 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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This role is being advertised as a Charity Shop Assistant Manager but on appointment your job title will be Assistant Shop Manager.
We're looking for an inspirational person to join us as an Assistant Shop Manager in our Shelter Pop Up Shop in Eastleigh. This is an exciting opportunity, and we'd like you to join us to help raise vital funds for homeless and badly housed people.
You will work closely with the Shop Manager to ensure the shop looks welcoming, visually appealing and the team of volunteers are motivated and keen to engage with customers and maximise sales.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time.
This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the role
You will assist the Shop Manager in the recruitment, support and development of a strong community focused shop team and empower them to maximise Shelter's income. Representing Shelter in your local community, ensuring that you and your team share your knowledge of Shelter's cause with customers, volunteers, donors and potential Shelter clients will also be important aspects of the role.
You will always ensure a safe, clean, bright and happy environment for your team to work in and for your customers to shop in, in turn attracting potential donors and volunteers.
About you
- You are a naturally energetic person with an enthusiasm for managing and empowering people.
- Your extraordinary motivational skills will enable you to inspire your team to increase sales and control costs. Above all, you are ready to take on a new challenge and have a keen interest in Shelter's cause.
- We’re looking for someone friendly and personable, who can work well as part of a team and is proficient using Microsoft Office application and other systems used.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £46,920- £51,403 (London) / £42,373 - £45,000 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time (but open to proposals including part time, job shares etc)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
· 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
· Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
· Attractive family friendly policies;
· Private healthcare cover;
· Season ticket loans;
· Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - flexible working arrangement can be agreed with the line manager.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Senior policy advisor to lead our policy and strategy work on housing finance.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website.
This role is a crucial and exciting one within our policy team and the wider organisation. You will use your policy and strategy skills to influence national housing policy on behalf of our housing association members. You will build on your existing finance and/or housing knowledge to quickly develop a strong understanding of housing associations and their finances, and will build strong relationships with Finance Directors across our membership. You will use their and your specialist knowledge to shape the policy environment so that housing associations can best deliver on their social purpose.
Whether this is making a persuasive and evidence-based case to the government for additional grant funding to build new homes or the details of social housing rent policy, or working with sector experts on the detail of accounting, pensions, tax or treasury policy, or meeting with civil servants, banks, lenders, ratings agencies, and other stakeholders on behalf of our members, this role is central to our work influencing national social housing policy.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
· Shape and lead our policy work on key strategic issues for housing associations around housing finance – advocating for solutions and mitigating risks that affect the delivery of housing associations’ social purpose;
· Develop evidence and ideas on technical policy areas into salient policy solutions that will make a difference for the sector and influence government;
· Represent the NHF to senior colleagues in government, members and external stakeholders with credibility, expertise and political judgement;
· Communicate with and provide advice to members on critical changes to policy and the external environment.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· An ability to lead the development of credible, robust, evidence based policy, including on complex and technical policy areas;
· An ability to communicate credibly, clearly and persuasively in writing and in person including to Chief Executives, senior government officials and finance professionals;
· An ability to draft, oversee, adapt and deliver complex plans for the delivery of multiple projects or programmes of work;
· A strong interest in and passion for social housing and for housing association finances, through previous experience in either finance or housing roles, and capacity to quickly learn the technical details of housing association finances and operating models .
Nb within the NHF this role is known as ‘Policy leader’ but it is equivalent to a Senior Policy Advisor in other settings.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 6 August 2024
Interview date: 14 and 15 August 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Digital Fundraising Officer
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the digital marketing team.
This is a remote working role, offering flexible working.
Position: CE317 Digital Fundraising Officer
Location: Homebased, UK, Nationwide, however, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work related meetings)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £29,600 (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)
Contract: This is Fixed Term contract for 12 Months
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 11 August 2024 (midnight). We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview Date: Week commencing: 12 August 2024
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Digital Marketing Manager, the Digital Fundraising Officer will help to maximise income through fundraising appeals, provide beneficiary support and increase supporter retention through digital channels
Key responsibilities will include:
· Plan and implement digital fundraising campaigns
· Ensure content meets brand guidelines
· Work with the Digital Marketing Manager to test and develop new strategies
· Monitor and report on the effectiveness of paid digital marketing campaigns
· Collaborate with external media agency to oversee the delivery of paid advertising
· Work closely with stakeholders to support the implementation and delivery of their campaigns
· Provide training for colleagues, helping to develop their digital marketing skills
· Proactively maintain excellent knowledge of digital marketing practices, trends and campaigns
About You
You will need experience of:
· Implementing, optimising and reporting on paid digital campaigns across Meta and Google.
· Writing great copy and the ability to adopt different tones and writing styles.
· A/B testing, reporting and completing post-campaign analysis.
· Using analytics tools including GA4 and analysing data to inform decision-making.
· Tracking digital campaigns.
This role requires some travel for team away days.
To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Digital Marketing, Digital Fundraising, Digital Communications, Digital Marketing and Communications, Digital Fundraising Communications, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Fundraising Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Digital Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Fundraising Communications Officer.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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We help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about the sector and looking to develop their skills as a fundraiser.
Trusts and Statutory Fundraiser
Location: Hybrid working from home and one of our office locations
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
As a key member of the Trusts and Grants Team, the Trusts and Statutory Fundraiser will work closely with the Head of Trusts and Grants to raise funds from a portfolio of charitable trusts in accordance with Child Bereavement UK’s budgets and targets.
Initiative, creativity, excellent organization and writing skills are required, together with the ability to develop persuasive proposals and nurture effective relationships with key stakeholders across Child Bereavement UK and externally.
This role comes at a particularly important time for Child Bereavement UK when the charity is looking to evolve and grow services, diversify into new areas, and raise significant funds for ongoing work. The Trusts and Grants Team are a vital part of the charity’s expansion into new areas, and the post-holder will have the opportunity to work with frontline staff to develop new projects and bids.
We offer a variety of benefits including generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.
Closing date: 16 August 2024
Interviews: Initial interviews will be held on Zoom
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
The Charity is committed to creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and one that challenges all forms of oppression or discrimination including those based on age, gender or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race (which includes nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins), religion/faith or belief, sexual orientation(collectively known in law as the ‘protected characteristics’), as well as any oppression or discrimination based on other physical characteristics or impairments, occupation, income, wealth, or unrelated criminal convictions.
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The Legacy and In Memory Manager will take ownership of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's (KSS's) approach to Legacy and In Memory Giving.
Main Responsibilities:
- Deliver and oversee all day-to-day activity around legacy and in memory fundraising, ensuring campaigns and activity are effectively coordinated and that broader teams are enabled to support delivery
- Own, develop and deliver a range of impactful, innovative and insight-led fundraising campaigns to a range of audiences, and produce accurate and regular campaign evaluations, providing future recommendations
- Drive forward KSS Legacy Fundraising strategy and look to implement an In Memory Giving fundraising strategy to increase income
- Lead on the development and delivery of the In Memory fundraising programme including the creation of a tribute fund programme
- Establish, develop and maximise the potential of tribute funds at KSS and manage the relationships with associated families/supporters.
- Identify new ways to increase the efficiency of campaigns and activity by developing, testing and evaluating new approaches to donor acquisition, retention and engagement.
- Work with colleagues within marketing and other teams to implement new methods, and channels that deliver scalable growth.
- Own the welcome experience for in memory donors and those who have enquired about legacies, and work collaboratively to ensure that ongoing processes for thanking, stewardship and donation processing are effective.
- Implement and continuously review processes and practices to ensure that a high level of supporter service is maintained
- Manage and develop the relationship with all external agencies and providers who are engaged in our lottery and in memory
About you:
- Experience of delivering income growth within Legacy and In Memory giving, whilst delivering excellent service to all supporters
- Experience of using databases to input, update and extract supporter or customer data
- Experience of coordinating activities across different teams
- Knowledge of Gift Aid
- Knowledge of GDPR
About KSS:
We are Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), and we fight every day to save lives. We are Team KSS, a close-knit team of dedicated, skilled, sector-leading experts with an incredible level of expertise. We are passionate about what we do which drives us to always deliver our very best.
We’re driven by our purpose of saving lives and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients. Last year alone we responded to over 3,000 incidents. We are fearless and tireless in fighting to save every life.
Our charity headquarters and forward operating base are located at Rochester Airport, with our aircraft hangar and maintained at Redhill Aerodrome. When the call comes, we can reach any part of Kent, Surrey or Sussex in under 30 minutes.
Additional Information:
The closing date for this role is the 15th August 2024. However, the role may close prior to this date if a suitable candidate is found.
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