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Wells Cathedral School is searching for a new Director of Development and Head of Foundation to secure long-term support, and increase their inspiring and creative approach to education.
Location: Wells, Somerset with hybrid options
Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 16th December
Who we are.
Wells Cathedral School has been educating children for over a thousand years in what must be one of the world’s most beautiful and inspiring locations.
Alongside its remarkable history and provision of an all-round education, the School also has the prestigious honour of being only one of five Specialist Music Schools in the UK within the Department for Education (DfE) Music and Dance Scheme, meaning it is nationally and globally renowned for music and choristry.
The School has so many special qualities and a big emphasis on bursaries enabling it to be a diverse, creative and welcoming environment for all. The School plays a huge role in the community through many events, concerts and activities, and they have plans to develop this further.
Having launched their brand new ‘Play Your Part’ campaign to much fanfare, they now need a brilliant senior development leader to ensure its success.
About the role.
The Director of Development and Head of Foundation will execute and evolve a recently developed strategy for a significant ramp-up in the fundraising activity of Wells Cathedral School Foundation, initially focused on funding bursaries and small-scale estate developments. They will also ensure the effective work of the School’s supporting bodies and lead on building good relations with alumni and delivering a legacy programme.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Implement our strategy for fundraising consistent with best practice and the objectives of the Foundation.
- To promote and develop the Foundation as the central charity in the School’s fundraising operation.
- Undertake direct fundraising, either individually or in conjunction with the Head Master and Foundation Trustees.
- Find innovative ways of engaging alumni and other friends of the School in Foundation and fundraising activities, including liaising with the Chair of the Old Wellensian (OW) Association for the planning and overseeing the organisation of appropriate alumni events and communications plans.
- Build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues, parents and other members of the wider WCS community, both nationally and internationally. This includes OWs, Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (WCCT), Friends of Music and Wells Cathedral Choir Association (WCCA).
- Oversee the maintenance and development of the Toucan Tech CRM and community website. Grow and maintain a database of all volunteers, donors and donor prospects that supports the engagement and fundraising strategy.
- Cultivate and continue to grow a portfolio of potential major donor prospects and deliver significant gifts from individuals, organisations and businesses.
- Strengthen existing donor networks and develop further networks.
- Recruit and organise fundraising volunteers of alumni, parents, former parents and other friends and supporters of the School.
- Ensure the Wells Cathedral School Foundation meets its budgets and targets as appropriate.
Who we are looking for.
We are searching for creative, talented and passionate senior fundraisers and development professionals who place relationships at the heart of all they do.
Wells has a multi-income strategy and campaign ready to go, so we require operational excellence and a strategic mindset to ensure their successful delivery.
Candidates who understand the unique offering of the School and who can articulate its importance to many audiences will be successful in this role. Therefore we are searching for intelligent, confident and warm candidates.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 16th December.
The Head of Alumni Engagement and Development will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategy for fostering strong relationships with Ackworth School’s Old Scholar community, supporting the long-term interests of the school as we head towards our 250th anniversary in 2029. This role is responsible for fundraising, donor relations, and legacy initiatives, as well as coordinating and delivering events and communications aimed at engaging with Old Scholars and the broader Ackworth School and Quaker community.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, Admissions and Communications, the Head of Alumni Engagement and Development will collaborate closely with various school departments to elevate the school’s profile and optimise income generation. The focus will be on relationship management with key high-value donors and promoting a culture of philanthropy. Additionally, the role will drive support for Ackworth School capital projects and cultivate a culture of donor care that motivates current and potential supporters.
Ackworth School, a co-educational boarding and day school, was founded in 1779 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It maintains its ethos and traditions and is still governed by the Society. The school is academically non-selective and provides an excellent range of facilities and extra-curricular opportunities, recently achieving "Excellent" in the FCI/EQI (February 2023). The Head is a member of both HMC and the Society of Heads.
Our pupils are one of Ackworth's USP's. Visitors to the school never fail to acknowledge how amazing they are and how positive the encounter is. All staff at Ackworth pay a key part in the operation of the School to make sure that it runs smoothly and so that we can focus on delivering an excellent education for our pupils.
The successful candidate will be able to:
·Collaborate with the Director of Marketing, Admissions and Communications to create a fundraising strategy centred on capital projects and bursaries.
·Lead personal engagement fundraising, developing strategies for securing principal and major donors.
·Meet annual personal income targets, increasing both donor numbers and regular giving income.
·Monitor and report on fundraising income, events, and activities, including producing financial reports.
·Design and manage a program of events aimed at engaging Ackworth School Old Scholars and wider Ackworth School community members.
·Develop robust data sets to inform strategic goals, particularly those related to income generation and maintain detailed records of Old Scholars and donors, building comprehensive individual profiles in the contact database.
In return we offer:
·a competitive salary of between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications.
·generous fee remission of 50% for the children of our staff.
·all food and refreshments during the working day.
·free on-site parking.
·flexible pension, health benefits and an electric car purchase scheme
·a supportive and friendly environment based on the Quaker ethos of the school.
·a beautiful working location in an ideal location within easy travelling distance of the main centres of Sheffield, Leeds, Doncaster and York.
Interested candidates are welcome to contact the school to arrange a confidential discussion. Please contact our HR Administrator, Kim Reather.
Closing Date:Friday 13th December 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Due to the School’s Christmas closure period, interviews will be held in early January 2025.
Completed school application forms should be submitted with a cover letter of no more than one page
Applicants should read carefully the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy. Our recruitment privacy notice is also available on our website under “Working For Us”.
Ackworth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS and Barred list check with Disclosure and Barring Service. Applicants should also be in sympathy with the School’s Quaker ethos.
To provide an exceptional, holistic and inclusive Quaker education, nurturing young people to flourish and therefore play their part in creating a bet
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose
This is an exciting time at CBM UK, as we continue to grow and develop our philanthropic
fundraising. To help us achieve our ambitious long-term goals this role requires an
experienced and passionate individual to be part of our Philanthropy Team.
This vital role will lead the programme to build and grow our relationships with High-Net-
Worth Individuals (Major Donors) over the next five years and beyond. Working alongside
the Head of Philanthropy, you will seek to build upon current relationships, as well as
identifying, researching and cultivating relationships with new and lapsed major donors to
increase income for CBM UK’s work.
CBM is a Christian charity, and as a key supporter facing role, the position holder will
represent CBM’s purpose and ethos to all external audiences and will be sympathetic and
embracing of Christian beliefs and values.
You will be part of a dynamic and highly skilled Fundraising and Communications team,
dedicated to inspiring people in the UK to help transform lives in some of the world’s
poorest places.
Responsibilities and areas of work
This important role will seek to develop our Major Donor income stream, seeking to grow
both numbers of donors and income raised. At CBM, a Major Donor is considered to be
one who has the capacity to give £5,000+ per year and who relishes the opportunity to
have one-to-one, personalised interactions with CBM.
This role will seek to identify new high-level donors, as well as help to develop existing
relationships with our generous supporters.
Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Leadership Team, other team
members and (occasionally) external consultants, this role focusses on building and
consolidating our major donor portfolio, so increasing our donor base and thus our in-year
and pledged income.
Main Goal:
To successfully steward a portfolio of new and existing major donors through tailored
approaches, so securing repeat and multi-year gifts to achieve agreed income targets and
KPIs.
This will be achieved through:
1. New business acquisition:
a) Analysing our current supporter base to build a prospect list, using our database
(Salesforce) and external databases, to assess the potential to upgrade active,
lapsed and prospective major donors.
b) Researching, identifying and securing major donor prospects, through the
identification of high-net-worth individuals who may have an interest in CBM’s work,
and through proactive and effective networking, including working with our Trustees,
Patrons and Ambassadors.
c) Identifying next steps and determining tactics for engagement, including 1:1
working, giving group presentations and delivering pitches at various levels, and
leading on their facilitation.
d) Attending networking opportunities in Cambridge, London and the surrounding
areas to represent CBM and to engage potential major donors in our work
2. Stewardship and cultivation of current and active donors:
a) Developing and implementing tailored cultivation and stewardship plans, so that
individuals are engaged in a bespoke manner, ensuring that they feel a part of CBM
and that their generosity is recognised, through regular reporting, interactions,
updates and tailored approaches.
b) Developing donor-centric applications, proposals and initial approaches (by post,
email, phone and face-to-face) that are driven by insight on donors’ individual needs
and preferences and are tailored to their interests and requirements, following up as
required.
c) Reporting to donors in both formal and informal ways, as appropriate, to ensure
they are kept up to date with CBM, the impact of their grant and project
developments.
d) Hosting and facilitating face-to-face and online meetings with high-level donors,
including organising dates, venues and agendas/ talking points, and creating
Meeting Briefs for all attendees to ensure positive outcomes as far as possible.
e) Promoting the importance of legacies, and legacy income, where appropriate, and
to steward those who have pledged.
f) Organising and managing the successful delivery of at least one Major Donor Event
annually (cultivation, stewardship, thanking etc), to ensure positive relations and
potential new business, in collaboration with our Fundraising and Programme
colleagues.
g) Supporting the Head of Philanthropy and the Philanthropy Officer on the
identification, stewardship and cultivation of potential corporate partners.
3. Proposal and Report Writing
a) Crafting compelling proposals and reports that meet the bespoke needs of major
donors whilst meeting the needs of CBM and our Programme delivery colleagues,
within agreed deadlines.
b) Working with members of the Programmes Team to ensure the accuracy of major
donor proposals / reports, and with members of the Fundraising & Communications
Team to ensure consistency of messaging.
c) Working with the Philanthropy Team to develop new projects/ themes/ appeals for
potential projects.
d) Supporting the Head of Philanthropy on collating information and providing reports
to Foundation donors as needed.
4. Planning and Budgeting
a) Contributing to the development of an Income Generation and Engagement
strategy, led by the Director of Fundraising, Impact & Communications.
b) Closely monitoring income and expenditure, reporting to the Head of Philanthropy
where necessary, and contributing to the creation of yearly fundraising budgets and
plans and quarterly Board Reports.
c) Establishing, monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators, milestones
and targets to facilitate informed decisions and improved working practice.
5. Other
a) Ensuring all information, donor activity is recorded and kept up-to-date on our
database to fully-inform any approaches/meetings.
b) Providing proof-reading and copy-editing support to colleagues.
c) Helping to develop a culture of enthusiasm and success, reflecting the ambitions of
CBM, and promoting positive working and innovation.
d) Ensuring that the values of CBM UK are understood by external partners and
always reflected in communications.
e) Carrying out any additional duties as required by the Head of Philanthropy and
Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Philanthropy Manager
Job Description and Person Specification
Reporting to: Head of Philanthropy in the Fundraising Team
Location of Work: Home based. The post holder will be expected to travel to meet donors, travel to away days and team meetings in London. On occassion, you will need to be able to attend early morning breakfast visits therefore the post holder will need to live close to London.
The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland. Expenses will be paid in line with our Travel and Expenses policy.
Contract Type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £37,500
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 200,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma. Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK.
The new UK government’s Children’s Wellbeing Bill outlined in the King’s Speech, includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every English primary school. This is a fantastic start towards ending child morning hunger. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are introduced in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free. In 2021, the Scottish Government, pledged a not yet enacted promise to provide breakfast to primary children.
Thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams.
This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good the Philanthropy team’s role is to develop and deliver the charity's high net worth individual giving programme in line with Magic Breakfast’s strategic priorities to enable our organisational growth against our mission.
We are seeking to grow income through further cultivation and stewardship of our potential and existing donors. Our High Value Giving teams are forecast to collectively raise £5.1m in 2021/22, up from £4.6m two years ago in 2019/20. The team includes partnerships with charitable trusts and foundations, corporate organisations, and high-net-worth individuals.
Reporting into the Head of Philanthropy, this role will have a particular focus on ensuring that Magic Breakfast is offering the highest quality of donor care from start to finish, and building and developing our prospect pipeline.
We’re looking for a proactive person with excellent relationship building, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship skills as we seek to build our prospect pool, enhance or supporter journey and achieve our ambitious fundraising targets.
The Philanthropy Manager will have the opportunity to be innovative and creative, to create and test impactful donor journeys and engagement opportunities so Magic Breakfast’s supporters feel valued and can understand the transformational difference they are making to hungry children and their learning in the UK.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Manage your own portfolio of donors, providing excellent stewardship and strategies to uplift and secure multi year donations
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Work with Corporate, Trusts and Individual Giving teams to identify potential major donors and high value regular givers within Magic Breakfast’s donor portfolio and implement plans to develop these relationships;
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Support the Head of Philanthropy to build relationships with senior volunteers to garner their support and help encourage introductions to their networks
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Ensure all donations are thanked and recorded in a timely way, and logged accurately on salesforce
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Support Head of Philanthropy in accurately forecasting philanthropy income for each financial year, and ensure forecast income is updated monthly.
Please see the job description attached for the full job description.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
⭐️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
⭐️ Christmas closure
⭐️ Enhanced Maternity pay
⭐️ Cash back health plan
⭐️ EAP service
⭐️ Additional days leave each year up to 5 additional days
Please view our website and information on all our benefits.
APPLICATION PROCCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 2nd-4th December
Interview 1 -10th and 11th December
Interview 2 and Task - 16th and 17th December
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. We ask that if you wish to apply for a role you complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Supporter Care Officer
(England South)
£25,859 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4343)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Contract: Fixed term until 30 June 2025
Base: Flexibility of hybrid working, with two days a week working from the Bristol hub.
About the role
It is an exciting time to join the charity as we make significant investments in the fundraising team to focus on promoting Liveable Towns and Cities and develop Paths for Everyone. Supporters and donors are at the heart of Sustrans work, helping us to achieve our overall mission of making walking and wheeling accessible for everyone. In this role you will act as the primary contact point for donors and the general public, playing a key part in helping us to deliver a great customer experience.
You will be responsible for interactions and enquiries using a variety of methods (phone, email, letter, and digital channels) along with providing excellent customer service including taking and approving orders over the phone.
We offer true hybrid working, with a mix of home working and the opportunity to work from our hub in Bristol, with flexible hours offered to suit individual circumstances.
About you
You should be a clear communicator and have experience in handling enquiries and complaints via phone, e-mail, and digital channels.
This is a customer centric role so you should have demonstrable experience in delivering high quality customer/supporter care.
With the ability to work and plan independently, you will also be comfortable working collaboratively and effectively across multiple teams.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 02 December 2024.
- Interviews will take place in via MS Teams during the 11th or 12th December 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Finance Manager will work directly with the Finance Director and be responsible for the effective and efficient management of the day-to-day accounting and finance operations of the Hospice and its subsidiary company.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Finance professional to progress their career within the charity sector, in a role which combines team management with a business partner approach, to effectively support all operational areas, including clinical, retail, regulated lottery and fundraising activity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Associate Director of Philanthropy (UK & Europe)
Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK (Hybrid - 2 days in the office per week)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum
Are you ready to lead impactful change? Join our client as their new Associate Director of Philanthropy.
They’re seeking an experienced leader to drive continued growth in their philanthropy program, helping expand their support across the UK and Europe as they work towards ending factory farming by 2040.
About The Organisation:
Our clienr is a leading global organisation dedicated to ending factory farming worldwide. They were founded in 1967 by a British farmer alarmed by the rise of factory farming. Over the past 50 years, they have made major strides in abolishing inhumane practices such as barren battery cages, veal crates, and sow gestation crates in the UK and Europe.
Their approach involves campaigning, advocacy, and engagement with policymakers at national, intergovernmental, and corporate levels, building a movement of individuals concerned about animal welfare and the health and sustainability of our food. They are driven by a passion for animal welfare and food system change, believing in a future where animals are treated with compassion and respect, and where sustainable farming practices prevail for a healthy planet.
Their international headquarters are in Godalming (UK), with team members in 14 countries on four continents including the US, Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, Czechia, China, and a specialist policy office in Brussels. This role is part of the Global Fundraising Directorate of over 50 staff, consisting of Philanthropy, Individual Giving, Legacies, Digital, CRM and Brand teams, based internationally, primarily in the UK (HQ) and our six other fundraising markets in the USA and Europe.
About the Role:
They are looking for an impressive and talented Associate Director Philanthropy (UK & Europe) to lead their successful and growing UK & European focused Philanthropy programme and team. Reporting into the Global Director of Fundraising, you will lead a dynamic and ambitious team responsible for significant growth from UK and European philanthropic partners and seek new opportunities in other geographies (outside North America), working closely with the US Director of Philanthropy. This is an exciting time to join the Global Philanthropy team and contribute to delivering their mission to end factory farming by 2040. With growing awareness of the devastating impact of factory farming not only on animals, but on human health and the environment, now is a unique moment to be raising funds for their work and bringing new donors on board.
Their Global Philanthropy team has been successful in securing income growth over recent years, and they have invested in their team to build on this momentum, expanding into continental Europe and growing their UK team, as well as their US team. This role will lead further growth, ensuring their existing relationships with Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, corporate donors and partners flourish and grow, while having a focus on identifying and building new relationships and funding opportunities, broadening our international scope and ambitions beyond their UK and US bases.
About You:
To succeed in this exciting role, you will need to have significant experience in fundraising or philanthropy, ideally in a similar position. You'll need to have proven success and be motivated by working in a fast-paced and complex international environment, with the flexibility to travel within the UK and internationally, as needed, and sometimes at short notice. You will personally lead the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a portfolio of donors at a high level (6- and 7-figure) which will primarily consist of HNWIs and Trusts and Foundations, and have a focus on identifying and developing new prospect relationships. You'll have a collaborative and ambitious approach, and have previous experience of managing a international philanthropy teams, with a proven track record of raising substantial donations, particularly at or above the £500k level, with experience at the £1 million level, being highly desirable.
You'll need to be a motivated philanthropy leader, with a passion for animal welfare, sustainability, and creating impactful international change. Adept at building high-value donor relationships across diverse markets, you will be able to demonstrate a clear strategic vision, and a collaborative approach that drives growth within mission-driven organisations. You’ll need to have strong leadership skills, that can enable you to mentor your team, foster a collaborative environment, and set clear goals aligned with our mission. Fluent in English, and ideally another European language (such as French), you will excel at engaging diverse stakeholders, presenting complex ideas clearly, and managing budgets effectively. Resilient, adaptable, and energetic, you will be ready to inspire partners, mobilise resources, and play a pivotal role in their mission to create a transformative impact on animal welfare and sustainable food systems worldwide.
Why You Should Apply:
This role offers you the chance to make a real difference in the fight against factory farming and allows you to lead and grow a vital fundraising initiative, at a critical time in their mission. You’ll work within a passionate and dedicated team, contributing to high-impact strategies that promote animal welfare and sustainable food systems globally.
Join them on a collective mission to shape a compassionate future for farm animals worldwide, while experiencing a workplace that truly cares for you:
- Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays
- Free onsite parking at HQ
- Optional savings schemes
- Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying excellent development opportunities
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- A defined Contribution Pension Scheme
To Apply:
If you are passionate about animal welfare and have the skills and experience to excel in this role, they would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter, outlining how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the job description. Please note that they reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.
Closing date: 9am 29th November 2024
1st stage interviews (Teams): 4th and 5th December 2024
2nd stage interviews (In person): 11th and 13th December 2024
No agencies please.
They are absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. They value diversity and experience, and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within their organisation and across the sector. They welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
To comply with legal requirements, as part of their selection procedure they ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.
REF-217 805
At Public Law Project (PLP), we ensure that public law principles, including the rule of law and human rights, are protected and advanced, with the experiences of those most marginalised in society in mind.
PLP plays a leading role fighting some of the most egregious public law violations of our day. We have worked on issues including the prorogation, the Rwanda policy, the attempt to go back on the promises made to the Windrush generation, and the near total collapse of legal aid, and so much more. Yet you may never have heard of us. We are looking for a Communications and Engagement Director to help us change that.
With a new government in place, this is an exciting time to raise the profile of PLP and our mission. We are developing a new strategy which we expect to crystalise our role countering the rise of the far right, advancing public law into new areas such as preventing Government misuse of AI, and continuing to stand with the most marginalised in society. Your role will be critical in ensuring our voice has impact and we have the resources to implement our strategy.
You will develop and oversee a new organisational communications plan, focusing on brand-building, and media outreach. Reporting to the CEO directly, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and work closely with the Board and other stakeholders to enhance PLP’s impact and reputation, as well as guide and implement our strategy.
Leading the Communications and Engagement team, you will direct all external communications, provide thought leadership for PLP events, oversee grant fundraising efforts and relaunch fundraising from philanthropic individuals. You will be an excellent manager providing empowering leadership for members of your team and maintaining and inclusive work culture that promotes staff wellbeing. You will also be great at working with other departments including our casework, research and policy teams.
This is a permanent, open to full time and part time applications of at least four days per week. PLP offers flexible working from day one, a wide-ranging wellbeing programme, 25 days annual leave (plus festive period closure), and 10% employer pension after 12 months.
PLP is an equal opportunity and Disability Confident Employer, and we place a high value on diversity. We are proud of our strong diversity right across the organisation and at all levels of seniority. We have significant numbers of staff who come from underprivileged or minoritised backgrounds (including people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds). The majority of our staff and trustees have lived experience that relates to our work. Whether you are part of all or none of these groups, you will be welcomed at PLP.
As part of our commitment to recruit fairly we use anonymised-selection processes until interview, make an additional interview available for the highest-scoring candidates from under-represented communities, and use ‘tie-breaker’ provisions at all stages of our selection process.
PLP's mission is to improve public decision making, empower people to understand and apply the law, and increase access to justice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together we are beating cancer.
Associate Director of Philanthropy - The Francis Crick Institute
Salary: In the region of £100,000 pa
Reports to: Director of Philanthropy
Department: Strategy & Philanthropy
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (other flexible-working requests will also be considered if it meets business needs)
Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London with flexibility (we would expect you to be in the office 3 days per week)
Closing date: Sunday 8th December 2024 at 23.55.
Are you looking for an exciting new fundraising challenge? Perhaps you are a senior fundraiser ready for a new leadership role?
We are recruiting the new Associate Director of Philanthropy to lead the fundraising for the Crick, one of the world's leading scientific research institutes. Working closely with the current Director, Sir Paul Nurse, the new Director (Professor Edith Heard who joins in summer 2025), and the CRUK and Crick leadership and Boards, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the Institute including the launch of a new campaign to mark the Crick's 10th anniversary in 2027.
Directly leading a team of five with matrix management across the wider CRUK philanthropy team, the post will be a member of CRUK's Philanthropy Leadership Group. You will work with the Cancer Research UK frontline fundraising team to engage prospects, managing a personal portfolio of principal gifts donors and prospects to secure gifts at the 7 and 8 figure level.
Positioned at the frontier of scientific discovery, the Crick is deliberately different from other institutes-open, collaborative, and interdisciplinary. As Europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, our design and approach enable us to fuel scientific progress like few others. Here, experts from various fields unite in pursuit of life-changing discoveries.
This is an opportunity to lead a fundraising programme for one of the foremost scientific research institutes in the world. Working at the most senior levels to secure transformational gifts, your work will help ensure that we help change lives for the better, delivering the research that means we will overcome cancer and many other diseases.
It is a unique time to join the Crick. With a new Director, campaign and the profile of the institute, you will have every opportunity to have real impact.
You will be a values-driven leader with the ability to engage with senior scientists and academics as well as managing senior volunteers and a volunteer board. We're looking for someone who wants to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple and complex projects. With a significant track record in major gifts and campaign fundraising you will have a demonstrable record of building relationships and engaging with philanthropists and high net-worth individuals.
If you are attracted by the scale of the ambition here, please get in touch. We hope to hear from you!
Cancer Research UK is partnering with Joanna Logan and Erin Hall-Westfall of Constellate Global Talent on this search.
Please visit to download the candidate pack or contact them on for a confidential discussion about the role.
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter no later than midnight on 8 December to .
Queer Britain is the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, and it’s for all. Our warm and collegiate team opened the museum in our beautiful space in Kings Cross two years ago. Since then, we are proud to have won the Museum Association’s Best Small Museum of the Year award and welcomed over 100,000 visitors
OUR VISION To progress Britain’s understanding of itself by giving queer stories and experiences their rightful place.
OUR MISSION Queer Britain works to Reclaim and Preserve queer people’s stories and objects and Inspire by celebrating and educating about LGBTQ+ lives, impact and culture.
OUR VALUES We are Open - everyone is welcome and respected. We are Courageous - we act with boldness and seek out the truth. We are Connected - we are collaborative and connected to culture
Your aim will be to support the Museum Director with raising around £500,000 per year from charitable sources.
Person Specification:
- An outstanding fundraiser, with a track record of securing four and five figure donation.
- A fundraising professional, experienced in working within at least one of the main areas of fundraising: membership, individual donors, grant-makers or corporates.
- Someone committed to providing outstanding, engaging and exciting donor & sponsor stewardship.
- Someone able to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Museum staff, guest artists, visitors, volunteers and board members.
- Someone excited about the prospect of working a cultural organisation with inclusive storytelling at the heart of everything we do.
Role Description:
Research and Prospecting - Working alongside the Director, Development Committee and the Board, you will identify and research prospective people, companies and grant-makers that could support Queer Britain.
Pipeline Management - Using our CRM system, you will maintain our pipeline, ensuring records are up to date and accurate.
Cultivation - Using the full resources of Queer Britain, you will create cultivation plans that may include informal meetings, tours of the museum, meetings with key Museum staff, workshop visits and private dinners
Making the ask - You will be fearless in asking people to support the Museum, and will support the Museum Director with pitching to companies and writing grant applications.
Stewarding and Reporting - You will ensure that all Queer Britain supporters understand the impact of their donation with a stewardship programme that entertains, engages, and encourages renewal.
Queer Britain is the UK's first and only LGBTQ+ Museum, for all, and we opened in our beautiful heritage space in Kings Cross, London in 2022.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interserve GBI is part of the International Fellowship of Interserve, a global community of Christians called to serve the peoples of Asia and the Arab World and to make Jesus known.
This strategic role offers an opportunity to develop and grow Interserve’s engagement with new and existing supporters, whilst contributing to our value of wholistic cross-cultural ministry.
We are seeking a relational, engaging, creative individual, with a proven track record in an external communications or campaigns role to lead our small Engagement Team.
In this role you would be responsible for:
- Development, management and implementation of the Communications Strategy for Interserve GBI and its publications;
- Ensuring that communications and information-flow across the organisation are effective and co-ordinated;
- Oversight of the work of the Engagement Team in linking with churches and individuals;
- Management of Interserve’s fundraising approach, donor relations and activities;
- Building an effective online and social media presence that supports the objectives of engagement, including appropriately targeted media traffic that best serves Interserve’s different audiences.
If you are someone who has the ability to lead a team to implement new ideas and initiatives creatively, with strong fundraising/donor relations skills and to build collaborative relationships across our organisation; then you may be just the person we are looking for.
In return, our National Office offers a welcoming, prayerful community, with a commitment to supporting staff wellbeing, learning and development and flexible working arrangements.
This is a full time role, which comes with a salary of £47,613,45 and a contributory pension scheme.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
The role can be worked from our National Office in Birmingham and some remotely from home. There is a minimum of one day per week in the office, more during the first 3 months.
If you would like to apply, please send your CV with a covering letter and completed application and monitoring form.
Further information including the job description, person specification and application form can be found on our website.
Interserve is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all within the Interserve community to share this commitment. DBS certificates will be required for all employees.
This role has an occupational requirement for the candidate to be a practicing Christian.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th December. Successful applicants will be interviewed on 12th/13th December at our National Office in Birmingham.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Vacancy:
RBLI Charity supports disadvantaged Forces veterans from all over the UK in a dynamic Village HQ, and through an award-winning national employability programme called Lifeworks which reaches unemployed veterans all over the UK.
At this time RBLI is undertaking an ambitious appeal to develop Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Co. (BBMC) one of the largest social enterprise operations in the UK. The role is a key driving force within RBLI’s big gifts function. To support this £12.5m campaign RBLI is looking for an experienced prospect researcher with strong event experience.
RBLI’s Village and social enterprise factory are memorable places to visit and this is transformative for our relationships with our supporters and customers. Meeting staff and residents brings to life what their donations will be able to achieve. It is important for the Fundraising and BBMC teams to host supporters and customers both current and potential. Our visitors also include senior military personnel and dignitaries.
The postholder will work closely with senior stakeholders internally and externally and will take the lead in ensuring events and charity visits run smoothly and achieve their goals.
The company:
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a national charity that has been helping those in need for over 100 years, providing support to the Armed Forces community, those with disabilities and those who have found themselves unemployed.
Each RBLI division offers a service to help veterans live an independent life with whatever support they require resulting in the successful delivery of a full-care pathway on-site to help veterans of any age or background from across the three services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are the world’s original and largest independent children’s rights organisation, dedicated to ensuring every child is safe, healthy, learning and looking forward to a good future.
With more than 25,000 dedicated staff across 113 countries, we respond rapidly to humanitarian emergencies, deliver innovative development programmes, and ensure children's voices are heard through our advocacy and campaigning to build a better future for and with children.
Global Communications Director
Location: Existing office location, GMT +/- 3 hours
Salary: UK - £90,000 (other locations will vary)
Our organisation is developing an ambitious Global Engagement Framework to inform and shift how the movement works together to support our funding, brand and impact agenda for children. The Global Communications Director will lead our ambitious plans for developing our global communications and media work to support our organisational strategy; helping to accelerate growth, strengthen our brand and increase audience engagement.
Focused on strengthening our Global Goals impact, leveraging our humanitarian responses, building engagement with our people, effectively managing crisis communications and global translations, the team partners with our Country Offices and Members to deliver strategic communications, media and internal communications activity, to amplify critical issues impacting children on a world stage.
The Global Communications Director will lead a geographically dispersed team responsible for delivering the global communications and media strategy overseeing our global strategic communications approach, leading major humanitarian emergencies and crisis communications and overseeing of internal engagement with 25,000 staff. As a senior leader in the Resource Mobilisations Communications and Engagement department and collaborating closely with the Global Engagement and Fundraising Directors, the Director will ensure an integrated approach that maximises our influence and supports our ambitious goals.
- We are looking for a dynamic leader with extensive experience leading global communications and media relations, particularly within large, federated organisations.
- Master storyteller with exceptional skills in crafting compelling, audience-focused narratives.
- Extensive experience in leading global crisis communications.
- Expert in leading strategic communications responses to global emergencies.
- Expertise in developing and executing global media strategies.
- A visionary approach to internal communications that fosters inclusivity, alignment, and high performance across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
If you are passionate about driving positive change for children worldwide and have a bold vision for leading global communications and media, we encourage you to apply.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
For further details and to apply, please visit click 'Apply via Website' to be redirected to the Prospectus website.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: 8th December 2024
Preliminary Interviews with Prospectus: 9th - 11th December 2024
First Interview: w/c 16th December 2024
Second Interview: w/c 6th January 2025
Are you a skilled Corporate Fundraising specialist ready to help transform the lives of children and young adults with complex disabilities, enabling them to reach their potential and live their best lives?
Salary: £39-46k, open to appointment across the band dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, either full time or reduced hours considered (4 days)
Location: Hybrid, between home and the Cheadle Hulme fundraising office
Benefits: 25 days holiday (+bank), 4% employer pension,
Culture: Genuinely flexible, life and family-friendly culture, employee assistance programme, onsite gym and yoga classes
About the charity
From its world-class campus, Seashell aims to provide exceptional education and care for children and young adults with the most complex and profound needs, driven by an amazing workforce.
Seashell is midway through the largest fundraising appeal in its 200-year history, and the largest by any similar charity in the UK. It will see the campus become the national centre of excellence for the education and residential care of children and young adults with the most complex needs.
The brand-new state of the art school building is now open and a college capital development on the way in 2026.
About the role
This is a brand-new role, as part of a five-year growth plan for fundraising. There's a real buzz and energy in the team, driven by a capital campaign that is building momentum and an exciting revenue-led fundraising strategy.
Corporate fundraising has been identified as an income stream with serious potential.
You'll take the lead on all corporate partnership activity, including identifying, developing, and converting opportunities. Your main input and contribution will be towards revenue appeals, with some input into current and future capital projects.
Seashell has laid solid foundations for corporate fundraising, so this role is about creating a meaningful step-change. Taking a well-established corporate volunteering programme and translating it into strategic income-generating opportunities, by developing a pipeline of corporate partnerships at five and six figures.
There is potential for growth and the real possibility of leading a Corporate team, further down the line.
About you
We're looking for you to be a confident and capable relationship-builder, who can translate opportunities into income.
Here are some of the things we'd love to see on your profile or CV:
* Previous experience developing strategic corporate partnerships at five figures+.
* Knowledge of latest trends and techniques in corporate fundraising.
* Enjoys and excels at connecting with people, internally and externally.
* Confident in gaining access at Director/CEO level, securing meetings and pitching.
* Creates and delivers pitch content in a meaningful and compelling way.
* Innovative thinker, with the vision to see and craft corporate opportunities.
* Values-led approach, developing partnerships that consider and showcase them.
This is a unique opportunity to develop and grow a warm pipeline, working alongside a talented and high-performing fundraising team. The potential is huge - in terms of both income stream growth and professional development.
If reading about this opportunity has captured your imagination and you're ready to take on a new challenge, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Friday 29th November
Interview dates TBC
We'd encourage you to get in touch asap if you are interested. We're conscious of the festive break coming up and would love to start conversations as early as possible. We promise we won't close early and you won't miss out if you apply right up to the deadline though.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. Our multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income, allowing us to continue to grow to make sure we can be here for every cat and dog, now and in the future.
Our Direct Marketing Team is part of this department, and recruits and develops supporters. We are seeking a Direct Marketing Officer to join this team on a fixed term basis until June 2025. They will independently manage and deliver a series of high standard direct marketing campaigns to recruit new donors, communicate with existing donors, and generate agreed income for Battersea through a variety of warm and cold marketing channels such as direct mail, print media, and digital promotion. This role will manage Battersea’s raffle product and campaigns associated with it.
This will be a very rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in giving the dogs and cats in our care a better life.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 1st December 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 9th December 2024 (1st round); w/c 16th December 2024 (2nd round)
Start date: ASAP
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
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