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LWS Ecologist - Species Survival Fund: 'Bogs and Bitterns'
Salary: £28,544 - £31,025
Contract type: Fixed term until end of December 2025
Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Callow Rock, Shipham Gorge, Cheddar, with opportunities for hybrid working

“Bogs and Bitterns": Somerset Wetland Restoration is one of twenty schemes being funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund.

As Project Ecologist you will be at the forefront of delivering, working with landowners and communities to undertake the survey and monitoring work across Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) in Somerset.

This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. “Bogs and Bitterns: Somerset Wetland restoration is one of twenty schemes being funded across the country. Within our project area we aim to deliver 50 hectares of wetland habitat, restoring and expanding to improve and create quality ‘stepping stone’ sites of high quality biodiversity and to enable species abundance across the wider county.

As Project Ecologist you will be at the forefront of delivering, working with landowners and communities to undertake the survey and monitoring work across these sites. Year one of the project will be focused on targeted ecological surveys and engagement with year two focused on completing surveys and delivering small-scale capital works. The outcome of the project is to better understand the condition of our Local Wildlife sites and to have delivered targeted individual small-scale actions.

Responsibility 1: Develop and Oversee Relationships

Share knowledge and expertise by:

• Taking responsibility for a range of ecological and habitat consultancy and advisory projects.
• Being responsible for corresponding with landowners and communities to access survey sites.
• Carrying out preliminary appraisals.
• Undertaking LWS habitat survey work and producing high quality technical reports within the project area whilst liaising with the SERC LWS Ecologist on this delivery.
• Undertaking and coordinating with volunteers and the wilder project team including Reserves and Nature Recovery Team species survey monitoring and evaluating work across the project area.
• Undertaking a wide range of complex, technical and professional tasks in differing situations, with a degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. It is important to be able to work both alone and as a member of the team.
• Adopting environmentally friendly working practices, setting, and maintaining high personal standards of efficiency and customer care and fostering a ‘can do’ culture based on ownership, initiative, teamwork, and exchange of information.  All staff are ambassadors for the organisation both internally and externally and are expected to always act in a professional manner. They are required to abide by organisational rules, policies and procedures as laid down in the staff handbook.

Responsibility 2: Data Collection and Records

Be responsible by:

• Supporting the ongoing LWS Programme in Somerset, following LWS protocols.
• Capturing and recording LWS habitat/species and condition data and aid in the inputting of this data, supporting updating of LWS records and feeding into the SERC database.

Responsibility 3: Project Fund Management

Support and be accountable by:

• Identifying, coordinating and delivering small scale capital funding and actions across LWS and PCNR network, whilst managing project budgets.
• Working with the communications team where applicable to promote and highlight the project achievements.

General

• The job holder is required to follow and comply with all policies and procedures of Somerset Wildlife Trust which includes our health and safety and safeguarding procedures, ensuring the personal safety of all staff, volunteers, young people and vulnerable adults involved in the project.
• To carry out other duties relevant to your post as reasonably required by your line manager.
• To reflect the Somerset Wildlife Trust Values in all areas of work.
• To work collaboratively with other Wildlife Trusts to share learning and achieve greater impact collectively.
• Somerset Wildlife Trust is committed to creating a more digital culture across the organisation. We aim to become more collaborative, agile and efficient through the use of digital technology.  A basic level of digital skills is expected of all staff with the opportunity to improve these skills with career progression.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to people with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Additional benefits of working for the Somerset Wildlife Trust include:

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)
• Active staff social events

The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate.

Closing date: Sunday 30 June 2024

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Description

Job Title: Senior Regional Finance & Operations Manager - based in Central Africa – International Applications strongly encouraged!
Reporting to: Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance - Africa
Preferable: 6 years experience in the Humanitarian field
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Principal Location: Bukavu with regular travel to other parts of the Country and Region

Background:

Street Child believes every child deserves to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on education, child protection, and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues underpinning today’s education crisis. We partner with local organizations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programs. We use evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programs to create maximum impact for most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s most challenging places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses to afford the cost of educating their children.

Part 1: Role Purpose:

This role aims to offer financial and operations management support to Great Lakes and Central Africa Region programs, focusing majorly on Street Child Programmes in DRC. The role reports to both Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance in Africa.

The role holds a senior position within the Street Central Africa Region team and will oversee Street Child – financial and operational setup to support operationalizing all program/project implementation in full compliance with donors’ and SC operational standards. The role will also provide financial support to programs across Great Lakes and Central Africa and partner organizations to support the development and implementation of robust financial management and reporting systems and assess and strengthen the control environment, financial management, grant management, and reporting. It will be building the finance and grants management capacity of Street Child staff and partners. A vital part of this is facilitating communication between Programmes and Finance staff.

Part 2: Key Responsibilities:

Finance Management:

• Supervise the country's standard financial systems establishment and maintenance in line with STREET-CHILD Financial Policy and Procedures, donor and local legislation requirements to provide appropriate levels of security and controls over the organization's resources and operations across the country to ensure success, consistency, and compliance.
• Develop and update quarterly the country's Master Budget to ensure that all funding gaps are covered.
• Provide strong leadership to the Finance and Admin team in all offices, whether with direct line management or technical, ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained.
• Provide financial advice to the budget holders and local partners, ensure adequate support is provided to the program, and ensure the alignment of resource allocations with organizational priorities at the budgeting and implementation stages.
• Ensure that monthly accounting closure is timely, accurate, and compliant with STREET-CHILD financial policies and procedures for all Street-Child field offices and perform the bank reconciliation as appropriate.
• Using the Street-Child accounting system, produce the Budget Vs.—actuals for internal use by the country team and budget holders on a monthly basis.
• Oversee all financial and logistical requests made by the technical team and ensure they are in line with the Street-Child guidelines (Advance request, travel request, leave request, Toil request).
• Lead on applying Street-Child anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy and ensure all DRC staff understand and adhere to it, including Zero tolerance.
• Ensure regular financial and operational checks are performed for each local partner involved in Street-Child project implementation.
• Elaborate, review, and update Finance Standard Operating Procedures for STREET-CHILD DRC and across the Central and Great Lakes region as required and relevant.
• Conduct spot checks on transactions be responsible for maintaining transparency and accountability within finance and administration.
• Build financial management capacity for local partners in the region.

Grant Management and Budget proposal:

• Collaborating with other managers during proposal development, lead on the costing in proposal writing.
• Produce grant financial reports for donors in their formats.
• With the Senior Programme Manager, co-lead monthly grants review meetings involving all active partners.
• Manage the budget review, cost extension, realignment, and alert on any potential risk.
• Ensure appropriate measures are taken to address audit findings and recommendations associated with all grants.
• Conduct grant management training for local partners and provide orientation on finance matters and tools to non-finance staff.

Operations Oversight:

• Lead all aspects of HR, administration, procurement and logistics in the region
• Adequately manage internal and external HR and admin risks, highlight & resolve relevant issues with national institutions with support from the country leadership team (Taxes, labour inspection).
• Maintain daily responsibility for local staff issues, i.e., contracts, payroll, job descriptions, salary scales, leave, and benefit in support of the HR and Admin Assistant.
• Facilitate frequent staff meetings, and update the staff on the new Street-Child guidelines, regulations, etc.
• Lead the outsourcing of some services such as staff medical insurance, legal issues and the adherence to national labour laws, taxation systems and rules, social security, and insurance rules, etc.
• Lead in running procurement, ensuring value for money and overseeing all contracts which are placed with suppliers
• Ensure that all necessary agreements, permits, and licenses for Street-Child operations in DRC are in place, and keep updated on national rules and regulations pertaining to Street-Child activities.
• Lead staff adherence to all processes and ensure strict and contextualized application across the DRC program.
• Ensure proper asset management by initiating tools and control systems, including tagging.

Part 3: Person Specification

Attributes Essential Desirable

Education / Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or higher.
• Recognised Accountancy Qualification.
• Degree in International Business Administration, finance or related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses.

Experience and Knowledge:

• 6 years post qualification experience.
• Experience of implementing internal controls and finance procedures.
• Experience of managing multi donor grants and good knowledge of donor compliance rules and requirements – in particular working with ECHO, BHA, EU, SIDA, NMFA, FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, ECW, WFP, etc.
• Knowledge of development issues and concepts.

Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of finance & logistics policy within non-governmental organizations.
• Knowledge of computer applications and accounting software’s.
• Excellent relationship building skills, with an ability to skilfully navigate both national and international stakeholders.
• Knowledge of French, Swahili or other relevant local languages.

Other:

• Strong interpersonal, management and team work skills.
• Ability to influence change in teams not directly managed.
• A self-starter, capable of working independently and flexibly to a high level.
• Fluent English –written and spoken.
• Good communication and staff training / capacity building skills.

How to apply:

• To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please follow the link below.
• Female applications are strongly encouraged.

Lottery Officer

Location: Hybrid - South West England (based at Charlton Farm, Little Bridge House or Little Harbour and home)
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,543 - £37,034 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week

Children’s Hospice South West is a well-established and successful charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the South West.

Would you like to be part of a workplace that 98% of staff say they are proud to work for? If so, this could be the role for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Children’s Hospice South West as our Lottery Officer. In this role you will be responsible for the development of our prize led fundraising activities to maximise long term unrestricted income.

About the role:

Prize led fundraised income is a significant source of funds for Children’s Hospice South West ensuring our vital care for children and young people with life limiting conditions continues.
You will be responsible for leading and developing all aspects of the weekly CHSW Raise a Smile lottery and annual raffles ensuring compliance with Gambling Commission legislation and regulations. The role involves overseeing our ELM to ensure our lottery draws and administration run smoothly and are compliant as well as developing both our internal face to face team and our managing our external agency relationship to bring in high quality sign ups.
You will work alongside our creative team to develop branding, messaging and promotional materials and campaigns in addition to delivering excellent stewardship to retain and develop the lifetime value of every supporter.

You will be working closely with external agencies, the finance, marketing and income processing teams. You will therefore be able to work on your own initiative as well as being a good team player This is a busy role within a supportive and hard working team.

About you:

• We are looking for someone who has experience in lottery management and administration in a charity environment. It is essential to have a working knowledge of the Gambling Commission, LCCP and it would be advantageous if you had experience of working with external lottery providers.
• Demonstrable knowledge of lottery legislation and regulations
• Experience of developing business plans, financial projections and working to budgets and operating targets
• Training and knowledge of key aspects of people management
• Demonstrable experience of managing and developing prize led fundraising activities
• Experience of managing supplier/3rd party relationships
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Exceptional administration and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills

About CHSW and why join us:

We are an established and highly successful charity providing hospice care for children with life limiting conditions and their families in the Southwest of England.
We offer a flexible work environment, with home working, autonomy to manage your own diary and workload as part of an exciting, professional and creative team we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the real difference we make to the community.

Apply Now:

To find out more please see the job description and person specification on this page.

Closing date: 1st July 2024
Interviews: 11th July 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early If sufficient applications are received, therefore we recommend applying for the role as soon as possible.

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Registration Number 1003314

Our employees work hard every day to make the most of short and precious lives. We are proud to support them with a range of enhanced benefits which include:

• 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
• enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
• personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
• group life insurance scheme
• training and development opportunities
• environmental and green agenda
• a supportive and inclusive environment
• a chance to make a real difference

This fantastic opportunity will give you the chance to explore the wonders of the South West, whether you are already located here, you are a returner or looking for a different way of life; the South West offers a high quality of life and great leisure opportunities. These environmental attractions are matched by the excellent reputation of the highly successful Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as an organisation and local employer.

You may also have experience in the following: Lottery Management, Promotion Planning, Revenue Management, Lottery Marketing Manager, Lottery Coordinator, Lottery Administrator, Gambling Compliance, Lottery Regulatory Specialist etc

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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for 2 Community Key Workers

Salary:   £22,000 - £26,000

Location:             x 1 Portsmouth and x 1 Isle of Wight

Contract: Permanent

Hours p/w           35 Hours per week  and 17.5 Hours per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. 

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to car that can be used for work purposes. A creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder with have good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also, experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the Hampshire area.

How to apply:

Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address  - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT* 

• Closing Date for Applications: July 5th 23:30PM
• Interviews are taking place on the 10th & 12th July

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 

• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email  the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Job Vacancy – Regional Adviser 

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is looking for an experienced, proactive and customer focused adviser to support the work of the wider Advice and Support team

The right candidate will enjoy and excel at managing their own diary and workload and would have significant experience of working in an educational, health or social care environment. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are essential for this role along with the ability to show empathy.

The post holder will be responsible for Kent and Sussex plus other areas as required and therefore must have their own vehicle and access to reliable broadband. A car allowance and mileage will be paid on top of the salary. 

IT equipment and a company mobile phone will also be provided. An enhanced DBS check is required for this position

Details

Post:              12 month fixed term contract (Maternity Cover)

Description:  To support the charity’s beneficiaries through assessment and practical advice to help them access relevant support

Hours:        34 hours per week (early finish on Fridays)

Hybrid:        Home based with visits in Kent and Sussex

Salary:      £31,525 - £34,306 (depending on experience) plus £5,000 car allowance

Holiday:      25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years’ service), plus additional 3 days to be taken between Christmas and New Year

Benefits: Excellent package including contributory pension, medical and dental plans, access to various health, wellness and retail benefits and continual professional development. 

Reports to: Advice and Support Team Leader (South)

Team:      12 Regional Advisers (North and South); 2 Team leaders 

       

About the Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is one of the UK’s leading charities, providing a range of benevolent support to individuals and awarding grants to local and national charities.

Our work helps to encourage opportunity, promote independence and improve wellbeing for thousands of people each year.  Last year, the MCF awarded support totalling around £20 million.  Our support is funded from the donations of freemasons, their families and friends.

The MCF was founded in 2016 following the merger of four charities that had operated separately since the eighteenth century. 

Our Regional Advisers are home-based workers who are compassionate and dedicated to responding to the needs of Freemasons and their dependents in their area, providing essential support. They are professional and accountable, working independently but collaborating with volunteers, colleagues, and local agencies to provide an exceptional service on behalf of the charity.

Their main purpose is to visit and contact members of the Masonic community to determine their needs and to help them to access support from the MCF and other relevant agencies. Support is provided through a combination of home visits, telephone calls, or video calling. 

The role also provides guidance, support and recommendations to office based staff processing applications for our extensive range of grants to support those in need. They form close and effective working relationships with local volunteers, providing support and guidance to extend our reach.

Main responsibilities

• Responding to/visiting freemasons and their dependents to:
  • provide support and advice; and
  • determine relevant support from the MCF or other agencies to meet their needs
• Face-to-face visits, video conferencing and in-depth telephone calls are required to provide extensive and detailed support.
• Production of accurate and comprehensive reports detailing agreed plans and all relevant supporting documents
• Liaising with colleagues within the department to provide guidance and support in processing applications for our extensive range of grants to assist those in need
• Ambassadorial role for MCF, liaising with other stakeholders, delivering occasional presentations and workshops to raise awareness of the role of the Advice, Support and Enquiries Team and support available from the MCF

Essential

• Significant experience of working in an educational, health or social care environment
• Experience of working in an advisory role
• Good understanding of UK benefits and relevant legislation
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills including ability to show empathy
• Report writing skills
• Resilience
• · Ability to work independently and with limited day to day supervision
• · Strong attention to detail especially in transposing facts and numerical data
• · Good basic IT Skills and competent using everyday technology
• · Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Vocational or professional qualification in education; health or social care
• Community based experience
• Good understanding of financial matters such as self-employed accounts; small business accounts; bankruptcy and debt management

How to apply

Please provide a copy of your CV together with a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Deadline for applications: 16 June 2024

First interviews to take place during week commencing: 24 June 2024 

Liturgy & Music Co-ordinator

We are looking for an administrator with a broad understanding of, and keen interest in, music.

This is a part-time role offering flexible working opportunities.

Position: Liturgy & Music Co-ordinator

Location: Chichester

Hours: Part time – 28 hours per week ideally worked over 5 days (flexible working)

Salary: £25,000 per annum pro rata (actual part-time salary £20,000).

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Pension contribution, 190 hours leave per annum inc bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, and flexible working opportunities

Closing Date: Midnight Wednesday 3 July 2024

Interviews: Thursday 11 July 2024 in Chichester

The Role

The Liturgy and Music Co-ordinator role has a variety of responsibilities including, amongst other things:

• Assisting with arrangements for services and concerts taking place in the Cathedral
• Administering the visiting choirs programme and the lunchtime concert series
• Acting as the first point of contact for booking courses
• Events and life events
• Managing internal printing machines in liaison with external contractors
• Undertaking essential administration relating to the Cathedral College of Canons and Electoral/Community Rolls.

About You

It's a busy role and we are seeking someone who has Intermediate Microsoft skills, is able to use Microsoft Access confidently and has a broad understanding of, and keen interest in, music. If you have previous administrative experience and have previously worked or volunteered in a Cathedral or church setting that would be helpful but not essential, as would a passion for working in our unique historic site. 

About the Organisation

The Cathedral is a living, working place of worship that has been at the centre of life in Chichester for over nine centuries. It is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Chichester, which covers East and West Sussex and it is also a visitor attraction, a venue for music and the arts and an all-round hub for the community welcoming over 350,000 visitors each year. We do not require our employees to be Christian, but you should understand our Christian mission. 

You may also have experience in areas such as Music Co-ordinator, Music Administrator, Liturgy and Music Coordinator, Church Music Coordinator, Cathedral Music Coordinator, Church Administrator, Admin, Administrator, Administration, Coordinator, Events Coordinator, Live Music Coordinator, Live Music Manager, Events Administrator, Concert Administrator, Concert Coordinator.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

As Trusts and Foundations Officer you will be Baobab’s key fundraiser and a self-starter with experience of working in a small or medium sized charity. You will be responsible for carrying out a successful program of fundraising from small, medium and large charitable trusts and foundations to an agreed annual fundraising target. You will also assist in delivering Baobab’s individual major donor programme, helping to set up and deliver communications and events related to this income stream. You will work closely with our operations team to gain an overview of all aspects of Baobab’s work. Working in a collaborative team with the Operations and Fundraising Manager and senior fundraising consultant, you will be a central part of this small team and contribute to discussions on Baobab’s fundraising plans and strategy.

This role is for 4 or 5 days per week depending on your preference, it will include Friday which is when staff meetings are held.

Please read the below alongside the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Mental Health:  All of the young people Baobab supports suffer significant mental health and developmental difficulties and many function in an unstable and more immature way than their chronological age. Due to their experiences it takes time to gain trust from the young people in our community. As a core member of our team, you will understand the impact of specific human rights abuses on the development of children and young people in exile and their individual experiences of loss, trauma and grief on their mental health and well-being. 

Baobab’s Model: Please read the accompanying ‘Baobab Context and Model’ document for a detailed introduction. It often takes a significant amount of time to understand Baobab’s model of working, which aims for rehabilitation and justice through attending to both the internal and external world of each young. It is important that you strive to have an insight to the experiences of both the internal and external factors impacting on the lives of unaccompanied young people attending our centre. It is also important that you understand the ways in which UK society and policy impacts on young asylum seekers (including invisibility, marginalisation, discrimination, and the fact of waiting in uncertainty for a long time).

Multi-disciplinary Working: Baobab aims to be a reflective, thinking organisation and we place a high value on shared thinking time, sharing responsibilities and working together with others. A key aspect of the role is communicating and working in a holistic way.

VOICES are excited to be seeking our first full time fundraiser to support our growth and development. We are looking for an individual who has relevant sector experience, a good knowledge and understanding of fundraising and a commitment to working in a trauma informed way. As a survivor led organisation, we are looking for someone who shares our ethos and will be proactive in consulting with our Lived Experience Group(s).

You will work closely with the CEO to help secure the long-term future of VOICES, through expanding and diversifying our income generation.

With a good understanding and knowledge of grants and trusts fundraising, you will also help direct our future – with consideration to community fundraising, charity shop and/or social enterprise. Whilst we’ve many ideas about what it might look like, no decisions have yet been made and we’re keen to work collaboratively with our new fundraiser and hear their vision.

At VOICES, we have big ambitions which would cement our role as sector leader in recovery services and ensuring survivors’ voices remain at the heart of policy and practice.

This role will also involve working to help develop VOICES’ name, increasing community awareness of our charity. You will therefore bring with you, knowledge of social media, marketing and communications and/or a willingness to learn.

Please be aware that due to the nature of the services delivered by VOICES in our safe space centre, this role is restricted to those assigned the gender female at birth in accordance with the provisions of the occupational requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop, oversee and actively lead the implementation of a fundraising strategy which exploits a wide range of fundraising opportunities, maintains diverse and sustainable income streams, and builds the organisation’s voluntary income capacity to meet its aims and objectives.

- Oversee and support the development of fundraising, with consideration to diversifying our income avenues.

- Working closely with the CEO and Finance Assistant, maintain an overview of funding across the organisation and analyse income sources to manage the fundraising strategy, assess progress against targets and contribute towards our financial capacity.

- Absorb the knowledge of the team and consult with them regarding priorities, representation, approach and model.

- Work with the CEO to develop high quality grants and trusts applications (our current main source of income).

- Build on our existing corporate partnerships and establish / develop new corporate partnerships for VOICES.

- Attend Finance Committee meetings and the Board of Trustees, reporting on fundraising and progress against the strategy.

- Help to grow the name of VOICES, through use of relationships, partnerships, marketing and communications.

- Work closely with the Centre Administrator to agree a planned approach to social media.

- Working with the VOICES team, consider the role of volunteers in VOICES – taking management responsibility for any fundraising volunteers.

- In line with our trauma-informed ethos, adopt a trauma-informed approach.

- Work with clients, including the Lived Experience Group, to hear their ideas for fundraising and enable their participation in events / volunteer opportunities where appropriate.

- Develop and maintain relationships with a variety of key stakeholders including Clients, funders (including trusts, companies, major donors), Trustees and volunteers.

- Continuously monitor and evaluate fundraising activities, taking corrective action or enhancing them when necessary

Pancreatic Cancer Action are excited to be seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Supporter Care and Fundraising Co-Ordinator to join our fabulous Fundraising Team.  This is a varied role where no two days will be the same.

If you are a proactive individual with a positive can-do attitude who is passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you. Whether you are looking for an introduction into the world of fundraising or to build on your existing fundraising skills, this role will offer you the opportunity to gain a breadth of experience about different fundraising income streams, finance processing, CRM data and stewardship journeys.

Our incredible supporters are at the heart of all that we do at Pancreatic Cancer Action. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with our fantastic supporters daily. Providing them with the tools, knowledge and materials they need to help reach and exceed their fundraising targets. From head shaves to cake sales, dress-down days to extreme sports. You will be the first point of call for all fundraising enquiries and be on hand to provide bespoke stewardship support to ensure we develop long-lasting relationships with our PCA community, groups and companies across the UK.

 

Main responsibilities:  

• Provide admin and operational support to the Fundraising Team
• Accurately record and manage data using the Salesforce CRM system.
• Ensure that fundraisers and supporters get timely correspondents by email or phone.
• Inspire supporters through innovative new stewardship ideas, sending out relevant materials and offering support and advice to enhance their event/fundraising.
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing supporters, helping them to exceed their fundraising targets and inspiring them to become life-long supporters.
• Update all event portals with fundraising details and complete the registration process on time.
• Monitor and input data from various fundraising platforms onto our Salesforce database to ensure accurate reporting on income from events/fundraising.
• Take ownership of fundraising tracker to ensure first class stewardship is provided to all supporters.
• Supporting community-based fundraising volunteers and groups.
• Work collaboratively with the fundraising and marketing team to ensure that email templates, cards and certificates remain up to date and relevant to our audiences.
• Work with the fundraising team to identify ways to surprise and delight our fundraisers and ultimately build long term relationships with a consistent approach.
• Support in the planning and implementation of fundraising events, products and campaigns
• Work across various fundraising streams such as community and events fundraising, Individual giving, In memory and corporate fundraising.

Come and join our friendly Relationship & Events Management team

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working fundraiser to build relationships with our community, corporate and NHS staff supporters and play a key role in managing our events.

Working as part of a team of five, and reporting to the Relationship & Events Team Leader, you will be responsible for delivering income through effective donor acquisition, building and maintaining effective relationships and providing fundraising support to our donors and volunteers.  You will represent the Charity in the community, with local companies and in the hospitals, as well as attending and organising fundraising events.

We’re looking for someone with fundraising experience or transferable skills who is ready to hit the ground running. If you are calm under pressure, work well in a team, are flexible and conscientious, then we want to hear from you.

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About Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Nottingham Hospitals Charity exists to support patients, families and staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes the City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Hayward House palliative care centre and Ropewalk House hearing centre.

As one of the biggest NHS charities in the UK, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has raised over £60million in 17 years, to fund state-of-the-art specialist equipment, medical research projects, enhancements to the hospital environment, and staff support programmes.

This has recently included a £2.9million intra-operative MRI scanner, which has transformed the care of children with brain tumours, and a £300,000 appeal to support the wellbeing of NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This role is based at the City Hospital, in the Charity’s modern, fully equipped offices, working alongside an enthusiastic and hardworking team, in a friendly and supportive environment.

Individual Giving Officer 

Harrogate, North Yorkshire  

We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage. 

 
About Us 

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer. 

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships. 

 
The Benefits 

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more. 

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Individual Giving Officer, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen. 

 
The Role 
 
As our Individual Giving Officer, you will help to develop and implement the charity’s individual giving strategy.

Supporting the Individual Giving Manager, you will be the main point of contact and manage the day-to-day relationships with external face-to-face fundraising partners, who represent Yorkshire Cancer Research at private sites (e.g. supermarkets) and by going door-to-door to raise awareness of the work of the charity and encourage individuals to make regular gifts. You will be involved in all aspects of building and maintaining fundraising partner relationships.  

Specifically, you will: 

Support the charity’s face-to-face fundraising activities: 

• Work with the Marketing Team and face-to-face partners to build a range of marketing propositions that create memorable conversations and increase the likelihood of individuals deciding to sign up to give a regular donation. 

• Co-ordinate and facilitate training and engagement activity for new and current face-to-face fundraisers to keep them informed of and inspired by the latest developments at the charity. 

• Ensure face-to-face fundraisers have appropriate collateral and that all equipment and materials are kept up to date and are engaging for potential supporters. 

• Ensure face-to-face fundraisers represent Yorkshire Cancer Research in a way that aligns with the charity’s brand values and key messages. 

Create campaigns, supporter journeys and develop onward stewardship: 

• With the support of the Individual Giving Manager, lead individual giving fundraising campaigns and help to develop new campaign propositions that will attract and retain supporters. 

• Work with the Individual Giving Manager and Supporter Engagement Team to develop and implement supporter journeys from beginning to end for newly acquired regular donors and other key supporter groups, aiming to increase levels of affinity with the charity and encourage life-time commitment.

• In conjunction with the Supporter Engagement Team, regularly review fulfilment communications to all our individual giving supporters, ensuring they are compelling, accurate and fit for purpose. 

Be responsible for data management and reporting: 

• Analyse campaigns and activity, including monthly reviews of key performance indicators, to provide insights and inform future decisions. 

• Use the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database to maintain accurate records, for data segmentation and for income and other KPI reporting purposes to ensure the effective management of all individual giving activities. 

 
About You 

To be considered for this role, you will need: 

• To have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, or proven experience working in a similar role at a similar level. 

• To have experience of individual giving and/or new donor acquisition within the charity sector or similar customer service experience in another sector. 

• To have experience of campaign management including creating schedules, data management, creating briefing documents, budget management, analysing and reporting on results.

• To have experience of having used insight to inform decision-making. 

• To have experience of working with databases and CRM platforms (e.g. Access or Raiser’s Edge). 

• To have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships. 

• To be happy to work independently and to ask for support where this is needed. Also likes to work with, and support, colleagues as part of a team working towards a common goal.

• To have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to use active listening skills, and write professionally and appropriately for a range of diverse audiences. 

• To have high levels of computer literacy with comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel and Outlook. 

Application 

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 8 July 2024. Please read our privacy notice before applying. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity. 

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website. 

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser who is enthusiastic about helping us to achieve our ambition to scale by growing our income and supporters. 

This is a new role, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape our strategy across all funding streams.  As a small charity, we are looking for someone that will bring extensive knowledge about fundraising and managing the operational aspects of the role, e.g. CRM management and compliance, to help us increase income and cultivate supporters. 

This presents an exciting opportunity for a rising fundraising star to build on their experience and change the trajectory of many young people’s lives as you make your mark for a great cause.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Develop, deliver and monitor the fundraising strategy for the Charity

• Establish a process for active stewardship 

• Day to day management of income targets and ensuring a healthy pipeline

• Work with the CEO to ensure fundraising targets are met and manage an effective pipeline across different income streams: corporates, trusts & foundations and individual giving.

• Research and drive new opportunities for multi-year commitments from trusts and foundations

• Source and nurture corporate supporters – both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sponsorship

• Work with the wider team to develop a consistent approach to our individual funding ask from alumni.

• Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality, effective applications and report on grants awarded.

• Create a programme of cultivation events which nurture existing partnership relationships and underpin the creation of new ones.

• Oversee the development of inspiring digital content and collateral to attract new and retain funders and fundraisers to the charity.

• Ensure accurate record-keeping of corporate partnerships and relationships in our CRM system. 

• Ensure that our work complies with fundraising best practice, GDPR and other relevant legislation.

Person specification 

This role requires an ambitious, passionate and determined individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. You’ll be curious, inclusive, creative, flexible, resilient and have a collaborative working style with a proven ability to work as part of a small team.

You’ll have an excellent understanding of the English language and a keen eye for detail.  You’ll flourish working to deadlines which you will meet because of your exceptional time management and organisational skills. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate

• At least three years fundraising management experience

• Evidence of alignment with our mission and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Lived experience of disabling or marginalising barriers.

• A background in the Corporate and/or Trusts world.

• Experience of developing a fundraising strategy. 

• Excellent planning and project management skills with the capability to switch/prioritise tasks quickly.

• Experience of writing compelling fundraising applications and funder proposals.

• A track record of securing multi-year, five-figure donations.

• Experience of monitoring and reporting against targets and strong budget management skills.

• A thorough knowledge of the relevant fundraising legislation, regulations and financial issues.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• Strong IT skills including an understanding of CRM systems.

• Self motivation with an ability to use your initiative.

• That they are resourceful, imaginative and full of creative ideas.

We're on the lookout for a dynamic Prospect and Stakeholder Research Manager to join our team and drive impact.

The Prospect and Stakeholder Research Manager role sits within the Engagement Services team, part of the External Relations directorate. The Engagement Services team supports fundraising, and alumni and stakeholder engagement activities across the University.

This position is responsible for ensuring fundraisers are able to establish and develop strong personal relationships with prospective donors in order to generate significant levels of philanthropic financial support for the University’s teaching, learning and research priorities.  As the primary research professional they will enable high quality fundraising at various giving levels.

This position is also responsible for providing data sets and detailed research reports of alumni and stakeholders in support of targeted engagement and partnership-building initiatives, thus ensuring External Relations colleagues are able to achieve advocacy and volunteering goals and develop strong relationships with key contacts.

Fundraising Officer

Ref:  AIFR-24

Bootle, Liverpool

35 hours a week

£32,248 per annum based on a 35 hour working week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser or a candidate with transferrable skills who is looking for their next challenge.

This fundraising role is varied and fun and may suit someone who has worked in fundraising for a few years and understands the diverse range of responsibilities that come with the role. You should be able to work well in a small team and be prepared to adapt cheerfully to changes and challenges that may crop up daily.

Your main area of responsibility will be for generating income by writing proposals to Trust and Foundations, working with service managers across the country to research and build compelling cases for support across the organisation.

We are looking for someone who can secure multi-year grants and core funding support through creating high value applications and also have the skills to research and fire off multiple applications to smaller trusts for small projects on a daily basis.

Experience in meeting fundraising targets would be useful but not essential.  An important aspect of the role will be maintaining up to date reporting systems of approaches and successes and fulfilling grant obligations to funders.

As part of a small fundraising team and you will also work with your colleagues to further develop the Walk for Autism fundraising campaign and be instrumental in developing a high quality supporter journey using email, texts and social media.  Developing digital fundraising is one of our main strategies so a willingness to learn new skills in this area is a key part of the role.

You will be required to work outside of office hours occasionally with some travel to services around the UK.  It would be helpful to have a driving licence but it’s not essential.  This position is subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) that will be met by Autism Initiatives.

Closing date 14th July 2024

How do I apply?

If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Bootle, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.