Fundraising Manager Jobs in Belfast
Location: Home based, with some travel across the UK
Direct Report: Reports to Head of Campaigns
Background: Communications, social media, writing, graphic design, digital analytics
Remuneration: £34,000 - £44,000 with 5% employer’s pension and 25 days holiday (plus 3 discretionary gifted days between Christmas and New Year)
Start date: ASAP
Term: 9 months
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britain's rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end pollution.
We are a talented team of positive disrupters and community mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of community and wildlife.
Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
What you’ll be doing
As Senior Digital Communications Coordinator, you’ll be delivering our digital communication strategy by coordinating the organisation's creative digital content and analysing the impact of our digital communications to increase our impact as a campaigning organisation.
We are looking for someone who can create digital content, implement new and creative approaches to digital communications and analyse impact.
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Coordinating the development and delivery of impactful digital communications plans for work across River Action’s Campaigns, Communities, Legal and Fundraising teams.
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Working with colleagues across the organisation to gather content including data and images for digital communications.
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Writing highly engaging, evidence-based and tactically astute content for digital communications.
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Designing digital communications materials using graphics software, videos and photography, adjusting format, style and medium for different platforms and audiences.
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Working closely with River Action's Media coordinator, to deliver reactive responses to real-time news stories and press releases.
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Collaborate with community activists and groups in gathering new video, audio, photographic and written content for digital communications.
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Posting and coordinating social media streams across all platforms (River Action’s prime channels are Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Linkedin).
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Actively cultivating River Action’s social media presence by growing the charity’s following across all platforms and supporting our many partner organisations and influencers with supportive posting.
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Maintaining River Action’s website, commissioning blogs, and other innovative content, ensuring the website is inspiring, accurate and relevant.
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Coordinating the delivery of River Action’s monthly newsletter including gathering content, writing copy and monitoring key indicator analytics.
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Monitoring and reporting communications performance and River Action impacts achieved through digital communications including social communications, email communications and website.
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Identifying new and innovative digital communications tactics to increase the impact of our work across the organisation.
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Testing and analysing the effectiveness of digital communications tactics.
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Recruiting and coordinating relationships with key influencers and our alliance of collaborators to promote our work, develop key messaging and profile-raising.
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Collaborating publicly on communications and public engagement initiatives with other NGOs to develop and cement strategic relationships, and increase cross-promotion across platforms.
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Contributing to the development of our brand and key messaging with colleagues and help keep these fresh and relevant.
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Visiting sites and communities to generate stories and images, interview people of interest and create live content.
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Contributing to fundraising efforts particularly crowdfunding in support of the Campaigns and Fundraising teams and charity’s mission.
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Helping ensure all team members representing River Action are well-briefed and on-brand ahead of external engagement, and colleagues handle sensitive personal information and relationships according to organisational policies.
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Keeping up to date with our relevant work across campaign, legal, advocacy, policy and key relationships in order to inform communications.
General
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Follow all charity policies.
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Actively participate as part of the team.
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Help to promote a positive, healthy and happy work environment and team culture.
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Attend and contribute to regular meetings.
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Work in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
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Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others at work.
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Undertake any other duties as reasonably required.
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Keep up-to-date with input from colleagues on related research, activities and policies.
The above overview contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organisation such as River Action, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
River Action is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young and vulnerable people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment.
Location
You will work from home with some travel across the UK.
Application process
Applicants should apply to jobs at riveractionuk dot com by submitting their Curriculum Vitae with an application letter describing their interest and suitability for the role by 9th February 2025. Only applications with all documents will be considered.
Interviews are anticipated be held via video conference during the week of 17th February 2025.
All shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting military children and young people (0 to 25 years) who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. Founded in 2010 by Nikki Scott following the death of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, the charity offers a unique blend of emotional, practical, and educational support to over 700 young people, and we have big ambitions to support over 1,000 children annually by 2030.
We are proud of our vibrant, non-traditional culture, which puts the needs of bereaved children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We embrace innovative approaches, are committed to creating smiles and believe in the power of community, resilience, and connection.
The Head of Finance will be a key member of the senior leadership team, supporting the charity in developing and delivering our growth plans.
**Access to Norfolk/Cambridgeshire for regular team meet ups required**
Role Mission:
“I am here to help the charity achieve its mission by ensuring it is financially sound, compliant, transparent, and uses its funding in the most impactful ways.”
Key Duties:
· Ownership of the finance function.
· Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flows.
· Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes.
· Preparation of Monthly Management Reports for Chief Executive & Trustees.
· Cash management and treasury duties, including credit control.
· Stock control.
· Management of Grant income and spending.
· Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are maintained.
What are the 3-month goals for this role:
· Prepared the charity’s 2024 annual accounts for external auditing.
· Completely familiarised with all aspects of the charity’s financial recording and reporting.
· Providing the existing, regular financial report to the team including the monthly management report.
· Can articulate the charity’s goals, culture, and impact, and how Finance supports this to happen.
What are the 6-month goals for this role:
· Evolved the financial reporting to provide better financial information to the team and streamlined the processes involved.
· Reviewed & improved the grants income tracking and reporting processes
· Successfully managing the charity’s cash flow in line with its Reserves Policy.
· Completely accountable for all aspects of the HoF JD by now.
What are the 9-month goals for this role:
· Streamlining of all financial processes and improving where possible.
· Proactively identifying opportunities to improve income and spending efficiencies through financial data analysis.
Skills & Experience - (E) Essential (D) Desirable
· Accountancy qualifications (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) (E)
· Experience of working in finance in a non-profit organisation (D)
· Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills both to internal and external stakeholders (E)
· Experience in financial planning and informing strategic decisions. (E)
· Experience overseeing all aspects of finance from transactional finance to reporting functions. (E)
· Solid understanding of financial software and systems (E)
· Previous staff management (D)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you for your interest in joining our special charity!
The Spinal Injuries Association is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury.
Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. We are the expert guiding voice for life after spinal cord injury.
Support Network Coordinator (South Central)
Salary: £27,343 per annum (FTE £34,178 per annum)
Location: Home based - Living within Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire or Oxfordshire
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
We are seeking an additional Support Network Coordinator to cover the South Central region (Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts, Northants and Oxon).
Please note for this role it is essential that an applicant has an SCI or CES, and lives in the specified counties.
Each of the Support Network Coordinators have the responsibility for delivering, maintaining, and expanding the support services available to SCI people and their families in their region of the UK.
The post coordinates two vital parallel strands:
- In your region, to reach and support newly and long-term spinal cord injured people and their families:
- Developing a strong partnership with all available specialist services, charity and business partners; managing a dedicated team of volunteers as well as providing direct support to SCI people with more complex needs.
- Nationally, working to facilitate the link between SCI people and the network of services:
- Referring SCI people and their families to our clinical/health expert support teams and advocacy services; working with the Digital Engagement team to build on-line links to regional partners in your area; supporting fundraising, campaigns and communications.
Benefits
- Annual leave: 28 days per holiday year plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after two years of service (pro-rated for part time employees)
- Access to Group pension scheme (6% employer contribution)
- Access to Group life assurance scheme
- Access to Healthcare cash plan
- Access to Employee assistance programme (EAP)
- Employee volunteer days
- Access to discounted gym membership
- Free car parking at Milton Keynes, Head Office
- Investing in their people - all members of staff are encouraged to discuss their development plans and aspirations with their line manager. A budget is available for talent development.
This post will play a critical role in achieving our ambitions. We hope that the role inspires you and we look forward to receiving your application.
Closing date: 10 February 2025, 9am
Interview dates: 12/13 February 2025 at SIA House, Milton Keynes.
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.
At SIA, we value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment as we believe diversity fosters a more innovative, creative, and caring culture.
We are striving to create a culture that fully represents all the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, family or parental status, or disability status.
Disabled candidates who meet the standard job criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.
No agencies please.
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!
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with The International Dendrology Society, in their search for a CEO.
The International Dendrology Society (IDS) is an international society with members from all over the world and a programme of events, tours and study days. The society's aims are to promote the study and enjoyment of trees and other woody plants, to bring together dendrologists from all round the world, and to protect and conserve rare and endangered plant species worldwide.
Salary: £60K (full time equivalent) working 3-4 days a week
Location: Remote, the successful applicant can be based anywhere in the UK. There is also office space in Hergest Croft (Herefordshire) that can be utilised if desired.
Reporting to : Board of Trustees via Chair
Key responsibilities include designing the long-term strategy and agreeing it with the Board of Trustees, growing IDS's membership, and developing partnerships/relationships with other key botanical organisations around the globe. You will also lead on overseeing the annual budget and initiating fundraising activities to meet the budget.
The successful candidate will have a track record in running and growing a charity or similar small organisation, with excellent management experience and the ability to lead, inspire and motivate. Experience in interacting with and overseeing people with a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities is key, as is a proven track record in financial management and income generation.
An interest in Botany and Arboriculture is desirable, however you don't need to be an expert to be considered.
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP via the apply button!
Please note, CVS are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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!
Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic, pioneering organisation dedicated to supporting the unique needs of converts to Islam across the UK. Muslim Covert Foundation aims to provide essential support, resources and training for organisations working with new Muslims. An exciting opportunity exists for a CEO to join the team. As CEO, you will provide visionary leadership to advance the organisation's mission of supporting the convert Muslim community in the UK. The post holder will work closely with the Board of Trustees to shape the charity's future, oversee day-to-day operations and strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance the overall reach of the foundation and achieve its vision. This is a full-time, 2-year contract, home based within the UK.
Who are we looking for?
Ideal candidates will have experience in a senior leadership role within a charity or community organisation, or the non-profit sector. Ideally, you will have experience in strategic planning and implementation with a track record of achieving consistent organisational growth. You will have proven ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders including funders, partner organisations and government bodies. You will have good experience in the areas of fundraising, budgeting, and financial resource management as well as excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills. A meaningful understanding of challenges faced by convert Muslims in relation to Islamic faith and traditions is also essential for the role.
If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.
About us
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.
Business Development at Refugee Council
We operate two main service departments supporting refugees (resettlement, employment, and integration) and people seeking asylum (casework, therapeutic support, and social support for adults and children. We also have a smaller Practice Development team supporting Refugee Community Organisations and frontline practitioners to develop their skills and capacity to meet the needs of people seeking asylum and refugees. Our Business Development team sits within our Fundraising and External Affairs team and works closely with our services directorate.
The purpose of this role is to bolster the resource of our Business Development team in order to build the foundations for statutory income generation for Refugee Council in the immediate term and for the future. The key elements of the role are to:
- Identify the appropriate statutory commissioners to liaise with when presenting our service models. This is a time intensive task that requires research via different platforms and networks (e.g. LinkedIn, web searches, internal colleague contacts, and related market insights).
- Assess feedback and insights following engagement with commissioners, identify patterns and opportunities, and contribute towards Business Development’s funder engagement and fundraising strategy.
- Prepare background documents, such as up-to-date context statements and summaries, for use in proposals, tenders, service models, and related Business Development products. Lead on various administrative tasks to support the function of the Business Development team, such as completing selection questionnaires for competitive tenders.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Research:
- Our Business Development Officer will lead the researching and mapping statutory commissioners, service delivery partners, and providers to produce a clear picture of service delivery landscape, commissioner interests, and commissioning trends to inform business development strategies across our geographical hub areas.
- They will identify appropriate and influential statutory commissioners (via internal colleagues, LinkedIn, online searches, and related sources) for Business Development colleagues to contact. Through their detailed research they will build an in-depth understanding of commissioner roles and remit, interests, and priority areas of work that will help us influence statutory commissioners.
- They will lead on developing and maintaining content-rich, in depth evidence-based summaries on clients’ and commissioners’ evolving needs for use in proposals, tenders, service models, and strategy documents. These summaries will be highly persuasive and enable to team to influence funders. They will be required to analyse complex data and evidence presenting asylum and refugee trends and figures as well as statutory funding available across a range of sources.
Contract: Fixed term until 31/10/2025.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (would be open to part time working of 28 hours for the right candidate).
Location: Negotiable.
For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 14 February 2025.
Interviews: 19 - 27 February 2025.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
This role will have a thematic focus on public engagement in decision-making on climate change and nature. Involve has a commitment to use our skills, time and experience to address big challenges. Climate change is one of those big challenges and is a policy area where citizen engagement on both principles and practice is vital. It, and Net Zero in particular, risk becoming a polarised and politicised issue where there is little room for considered, inclusive decision making. We want Involve’s approach to offer a way through difficult issues like low emission zones and other challenges in a way that centres social justice and equity.
We have a significant track record in public deliberation on climate change. We ran the first Climate Assembly in the UK and have since delivered a number of projects in this area including the People’s Plan for Nature. We have developed a reputation for best practice public dialogue, deliberation and capacity building. We want to grasp the opportunity for deliberative practices to make a real contribution to the change needed to respond to the climate crisis.
This role will primarily sit within our Innovation and Practice (I&P) function but will work closely with our Capacity Building and Standards (CB&S) and Advocacy and Communications (A&C) functions.
The I&P function is responsible for the deliberative, dialogic and participatory projects and processes that we run. The CB&S function aims to build capacity both inside and outside of public institutions to embed the processes, skills, structures and cultures needed for effective public participation in decision-making. The A&C function aims to build political and public understanding of and support for making participation and deliberation an everyday, integral part of our democracy.
The Climate Engagement Lead will play a central role in taking Involve’s work on climate, environment and the just transition forward. It will mean a collaborative approach - co-creating and coordinating our strategy on public engagement through a cross functional work group.
The job will also involve leading several of our major climate change and nature projects, including the UKRI Thriving Places project; maintaining and growing our reputation in climate and environment networks; and communicating the contribution we can make and impact that we are having. Importantly, this role will work closely with others also working on these areas of work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Growth, Development and Outreach (Maternity Cover)
Location: Home based, with regular travel across the UK for work.
Contract: Full time, 35hrs per week, 12 months maternity cover
Salary: £47,000
Closing Date: 14th February 2025
Interview: A selection day will be held 6th March 2025 at our National Support Centre in London (travel expenses to the selection day will be paid subject to prior approval)
Are you a first-class leader, manager coach and mentor with experience of leading growth in a volunteer involving community organisation?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Head of Growth, Development & Outreach to cover 12 months maternity leave.
About the role
Reporting to the Director of Young People, Volunteer & Business Support the postholder will provide our disbursed team of Growth & Development Workers with clear management, guidance, support and advice on growth, development, volunteer recruitment and retention. The role will coordinate and drive forward our work in these area, helping the Sea Cadets to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK.
The postholder will have excellent management, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage a diverse workload and operate in a collaborative way with others. They will have an understanding of issues facing volunteering, recruitment, retention and growth in voluntary organisations and the effective management and support of remote workers is essential.
Responsibilities
The following is a list of the principal tasks of the Head of Growth, Development & Outreach and is not intended to be an exhaustive list:
- Provide line management for the Project Coordinators, Growth & Development Team Leaders and through them the Growth & Development Workers.
- Providing both management support and technical advice on growth, development and volunteer recruitment, retention and support functions.
- Contribute to the strategic development and sustainable growth of The Sea Cadets nationally.
- Lead and manage the effective implementation of new and ongoing projects that support outreach, growth, development, volunteer and/or cadet recruitment and retention, including but not limited to externally funded projects, liaising with and reporting to funders as required
- Support and advise employees, volunteers and others on the growth and development of the Sea Cadets.
Requirements
- Experience of managing and supporting a disbursed staff team
- Experience of successful growth & development in a community organisation context
- Experience of working with volunteers and a good understanding of how to ensure they are effectively recruited, managed and supported
- Experience of working and/or volunteering in a voluntary youth organisation
- Experience of delivering externally funded projects through the effective support and management of both staff and volunteers
- Experience of liaising with and reporting to external funders
For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack attached.
Benefits
- Flexible Working hours
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 2 years
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
If you are interested in this Head of Growth, Development and Outreach vacancy, please apply now!
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of Business Development
Are you a dynamic and experienced Senior Business Development Professional with a passion for delivering growth and securing new business? Do you excel at building strong relationships and have a track record for developing people?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we want to hear from you! Join us at Mencap as our Director of Business Development and be the driving force behind our organisational growth.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Director of Business Development to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. We can be flexible on the location of this role, but you will need to travel to locations across England, Wales, NI and Scotland as and when required.
The Director of Business Development will play a pivotal role in shaping and expanding Mencap's Personal Support Services across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Reporting to the Executive Director of Personal Support (England), you will be responsible for driving sustainable growth, retaining existing services, reprovisioning services, and filling voids. A key part of this role will be developing strong relationships with local and national partners, commissioners, service purchasers, and housing providers.
You will develop a close working relationship with the Executive Director of Inclusive Communities and Partnerships and Directors of Wales and Northern Ireland to understand how services can be developed in those nations. You will be able to work in a flexible way to meet the demands of the different contexts and commissioning environments while delivering to organisational standards.
We are looking for someone who has:
· Proven experience in a senior business development or commercial role within the health, social care, or disability support sector, with a strong track record of driving growth and securing new business.
· Deep understanding of the learning disability sector and a strong grasp of market trends, funding structures, and regulatory frameworks across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
· Demonstrated ability to successfully lead contract negotiations, manage complex re-tendering processes, and maintain long-term relationships with commissioners and service purchasers.
· Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team and manage relationships at all levels.
· Experience with housing providers and knowledge of supported living and accommodation-based services.
· Strong financial acumen, with experience in managing budgets, cost control, and evaluating the financial viability of business opportunities.
· Exceptional networking and communication skills, with the ability to represent Mencap at a senior level and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
If this position sounds like you then please apply now by uploading an up to date CV and a cover letter that outlines why you would be the perfect person for the job.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
*Please note* The application closing date for the role will be on 11th February. First stage interviews will be held via TEAMS w/c 24th February with second stage interviews to follow shortly after.
At Mencap, we’re excited to receive your application! We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than planned if we receive a high volume of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Benefits
In addition to knowing that your work positively impacts people's lives, you will receive fair pay and enjoy a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees. (T&Cs apply based on contract).
· Holiday Entitlement: 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme.
· Sick Pay: Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period.
· Pension Plan: Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. If you don't join the Plan initially, you will be auto-enrolled after three months.
· Additional Benefits: Membership in the Mencap Pension Plan includes up to 3 times salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness.
· Loans: Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, as well as interest-free season ticket loans.
· Discounts and Cashback: Discounts and cashback ranging from 3% to 30% at high street shops, including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and more through Mencap Extras.
· Health Cash Plan: Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
· Employee Assistance Program: Free access to a 24/7 employee assistance for advice and support.
· Recognition and Awards: Quarterly award scheme and recognition every 5 years through our You Rock program.
· Training and Development: Access to fantastic leadership training and further development opportunities.
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
· providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
· providing advice through our help lines and web sites
About Koreo
Since 2004, Koreo has grown into one of the UK’s leading consultancies with a social purpose. Our aim is to build a just and regenerative world by accelerating the potential for people and organisations to create systemic social change.
We provide consultancy services to a range of clients across the purpose-driven sector while also delivering our own programmes. Our consultancy services focus on:
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Organisational Development: Driving culture change, embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles into practice, and organisational design and restructuring.
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Talent Development: Strengthening leadership capacity through the design and delivery of bespoke management training programmes, while creating customised talent development initiatives to diversify and enhance workforces.
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Purpose and Impact: Helping organisations define their social purpose, design effective strategies, and measure progress through robust impact and evaluation frameworks.
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Fieldbuilding: Supporting organisations build networks and partnerships that foster shared learning, collaboration, and innovation across the social change ecosystem.
Our flagship programmes, Charityworks and 2027, complement our consultancy work and are aimed at building a more diverse and better-equipped social change movement. They focus on bringing diverse talent and inclusive practices into the social change sector while enhancing the leadership capacity of both emerging and established changemakers.
The Role in Brief
With the recent launch of our new strategy, Koreo is entering an exciting phase of transformation and growth. As we embark on this new chapter, we are working to broaden our reach beyond our historical focus on UK charities, aiming to impact a wider demographic of clients across the social change ecosystem. To support this growth, we are seeking a proactive and organised Development and Communications Coordinator to join our team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to hone their craft in both business development and communications while playing a key role in supporting Koreo’s expansion. This role is vital in managing the operational aspects of business development and communications, supporting the growth of Koreo’s brand visibility and narrative and expanding our network of prospective clients.
As Development and Communications Coordinator, you will:
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Business Development:
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Identify and research funding opportunities, tenders, and potential new clients.
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Manage Koreo’s tender and proposal database, ensuring submissions are tracked and outcomes recorded.
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Assist in preparing proposals and tender responses, including drafting sections and coordinating inputs.
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Conduct market and horizon scanning to identify trends and opportunities.
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Client Engagement and Campaigns:
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Manage data on prospective clients using HubSpot (or similar CRM platforms).
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Coordinate campaigns to engage clients and build Koreo’s client base.
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Support the delivery of integrated campaigns promoting Koreo’s offers across portfolios.
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Brand and Communications:
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Update and manage Koreo’s website, ensuring content is engaging and accurate.
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Manage Koreo’s LinkedIn presence, including posting updates, engaging with followers, and monitoring performance.
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Contribute to thought leadership content, such as blogs, articles, and reports, to support campaigns.
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Administrative and Operational Support:
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Manage systems and processes related to business development and communications, including CRM updates and reporting.
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Provide administrative support for tender responses, ensuring all documentation is complete and submitted on time.
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Monitor and report on business development and communications activity, supporting the Managing Director with dashboards and data.
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5Rights is looking for a Youth Engagement expert to support our global network of Youth Ambassadors and ensure the voices of children and young people underpin digital policy. This is a strategic position with significant responsibility and room for growth in a highly dynamic organisation at the cutting edge of international policy debates.
About 5Rights
Working with and for children and young people, 5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve them today and for future generations.
We are a small and dynamic team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in the digital world. We have shifted the narrative and the global agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No. 25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).
Role Purpose
Key Responsibilities
Voice, influence and engagement:
- Recruit, coordinate, train and support young people to be part of 5Rights’ Youth Ambassadors Programme, including from groups facing barriers to participation, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all
- Plan and prepare materials, and coordinate delivery of the youth engagement programme from A-Z, with support from other team members as appropriate
- Be the main point of contact for the Youth Ambassadors, as well as for key stakeholders and partners
- Manage and develop partnerships with youth organisations
- Facilitate Youth Council and agenda-setting
- Facilitate research and consultations in coordination with the Research team
- Compile Youth Voices and support development of outreach, advocacy and communications material
- Manage the Youth Voice podcast
- Facilitate youth participation in policy activities and events
- Coordinate youth initiative actions
- Identify opportunities for youth engagement, influence and voice
Project development, management and delivery:
- Ensure robust consent, privacy and safeguarding practices are in place
- Design and implement well-being practices for our youth activities
- Where directed, manage and deliver existing projects
- Meet the agreed delivery targets and outcomes for each of your projects
- Gather relevant information for the monitoring and evaluation of projects using a range of tool
- Undertake the administrative tasks needed to coordinate 5Rights’ Youth Ambassadors’ activities
- Keep accurate records of all sessions and activities undertaken by young people
- Provide regular reports and updates on your work to internal and external audiences
- Conduct reporting and evaluation to identify learnings and improve the Youth Engagement Programme
- dentify and support fundraising for Youth Engagement activities
Person specification
- You are excited about making a digital world that young people deserve: you understand that the digital world offers opportunities for young people and want to ensure it is made safer;You are a self-starter and a team player: you are equally confident in taking the initiative, supporting the team, and asking for help.
- You are highly professional: you know the importance of having a structured approach in the planning and delivery of activities and you keep detailed records;
- You are skilled in building relationships: your interpersonal, communication and leadership skills (including humility and self-confidence) build consensus within groups and lasting positive relationships;
- You are a doer: you are proactive, you constantly seek the strategic line between activity and impact, and you enjoy getting stuck into the delivery of impactful work;
- Your drive is matched by your exceptional organisational skills: You have strong prioritisation and organisation skills to manage various processes and pieces of work in parallel;
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion: you believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, views and values;
ESSENTIAL skills and attributes
- At least 2 years of prior experience in a similar role
- Demonstrable organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrable data collection and analysis skills to help evaluate project outcomes and inform decision-making.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire young audiences.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with diverse groups, including youth, stakeholders, and team members; with an awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences, ensuring inclusive practices in youth engagement activities.
- A creative mindset with the ability to contribute innovative ideas for youth engagement initiatives and podcast content.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and demonstrate flexibility in a dynamic work environment
- A strong commitment to youth advocacy and empowerment
- Proficiency in spoken and written English; additional languages are an advantage.
- Lots of energy and enthusiasm to make real world change!
DESIRABLE skills and attributes
- A degree in social sciences, youth work, communication, or a related field.
- Knowledge of children's rights and the challenges they face in the digital environment.
Practical details:
We are offering an initial six-month, remote contract based in Belgium or the UK, with the possibility of full-time employment following a satisfactory review. The salary is based on a gross annual salary of £25,000 in the UK, or €35,000 (including benefits) in Belgium. Candidates should be prepared to work 38 hours a week, with flexibility to accommodate different time zones. You will receive 25 days annual leave, plus one additional day per year worked. Work equipment including a laptop will be provided.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a written task that will take 1-2 hours, prior to interviews. First-round interviews will be held over Teams. 5Rights values diversity, and we strongly encourage and welcome people from ethnic minorities and other groups that are under-represented in civil society organisations to apply for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Unlock we want to ensure that people with criminal records have access to the best quality support possible.
We have our website which receives over 1.5 million visits, and our helpline with nearly 10,000 contacts every year; now we want to take this support out into communities to make sure our expertise gets to everyone who needs it. With over 12.5 million people affected by a criminal record and with this number growing, we know our service is even more important than ever.
We want to build a network of community organisations that are connected to Unlock and have access to specialist training in supporting people with criminal records. This new role is pivotal to achieving the vision of Better Advice for All.
If you’d like to be part of this vision and the role fits with your skills and experience, we look forward to your application.
To help people overcome the long-term disadvantages caused by their criminal records, and work with government, employers and others to enable people
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a warm and self-motivated Engagement Officer to lead community and volunteer engagement, and manage our social media platforms at SOFT UK. In this position, you will engage with the existing SOFT UK community, strengthening and deepening this relationship. You will also build new relationships, thus building our community. You will also engage with volunteers, ensuring their volunteer journey is seamless and successful.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and be highly adaptable, happy to facilitate a video call with SOFT UK families in the morning, and then engage with volunteers in the afternoon! They will be self-motivated and confident to work from home.
SOFT UK
The Support Organisation for Trisomy 13 and 18 UK (“SOFT UK”) is a not for profit charitable organisation structured as a charitable trust for the purposes of providing organisational support to those with first-hand experience of Trisomy 13/18 and other related disorders. The Board of Trustees (“the Board”) comprises the legal directors of the Trust.
Main Responsibilities of the post
The Engagement Officer is responsible to the Charity Director for the management of engagement on behalf of SOFT UK, ensuring we are seen as professional, yet warm and welcoming to our service users.
In this role you will manage and maintain our social media strategy with support from our Communications Officer, seeking out new ways to communicate with our community.
These activities include, but are not confined to:
- Strengthening our relationship with current SOFT UK supporters, including families, fundraisers, and charity partners.
- Preparing, organising and facilitating regular video calls with SOFT UK families.
- Building new relationships, thus broadening our reach and impact.
- Engaging with SOFT UK volunteers through various media to ensure their volunteering experience is enjoyable and mutually beneficial.
- Working with the Charity Director and the Communications Officer to collaborate on content and engagement for Trisomy Awareness Month
- Working collaboratively to help organise SOFT UK Family Days.
- Work collaboratively to produce content for our SOFT UK social media channels and Youtube.
- Prepare detailed engagement activity reports.
- Develop our podcast/vlogcast strategy.
- Identify and attend relevant networking events and conferences, virtually and in person.
Furthering SOFT UK aims and objectives
- Be aware of the underlying principle of the charity’s work in ensuring that the needs and interests of SOFT UK’s families are fully recognised in all aspects of its work.
- Be aware of and comply with the organisation’s rules relating to Employment, Health & Safety and information security regulations.
On occasions the Charity Director may request the post holder to undertake other responsibilities consistent with those set out above.
Person Spec
· Relevant experience in a similar role.
· Proven experience leading people or marketing is advantageous.
· Previous experience working in a 3rd sector organisation is advantageous.
· Strong knowledge of engagement practices and techniques.
· Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
· Must be self-motivated, able to multitask and work well under pressure.
· Experience of using Zoom (or similar) would be beneficial.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Internal Job Title: Customer Selections Analyst
Interview Dates: 24th February, 25th February, 27th February
This is a wonderful opportunity for a selections expert to join the Supporter Selections Team at Alzheimer’s Society in what is a really exciting time for both the charity and the team. You will be joining the team as we further develop our selections by using insight, both in and post-campaign, plus develop highly relevant and individualised supporter experiences to drive our communications and improve supporter journeys. The successful candidate will play an integral role in helping us achieve this alongside exploring new and improved ways of delivering our selections and supporter journeys, plus enhancing our processes through improvements to our systems.
As a Customer Selections Analyst, you will be responsible for working with teams from across Income & Engagement to ensure the successful delivery of accurate and targeted selections to support warm marketing activity and stewardship, plus the design and production of multi-stage supporter journeys through the use of PeopleStage, our campaign planning and management tool. Your proficiency in managing and prioritising tasks will be invaluable in delivering selections on our agreed Communications Plan, and you will be pivotal in enabling our organisation to communicate with the right supporters, through the right channel, at the right time, in the right way through the systems and tools available to you.
As a trusted expert and a critical friend to Income & Engagement colleagues and stakeholders, you will play a crucial role in deepening understanding of Alzheimer’s Society’s supporters, particularly in relation to their next best action. Through using accessible campaign results, data models and other sources of insight, you will enable colleagues to test hypotheses and pivot campaign comms in order to drive satisfaction, loyalty, and sustainable growth across Alzheimer’s Society’s audiences.
Your strong background in using query-based systems and campaign planning and management tools, alongside having meticulous attention to detail and thriving in high-pressure environments will make you ideal for this exciting role at Alzheimer’s Society.
You will:
- Use our data selections software, Faststats, to produce insightful data selections for our Income & Engagement teams to use to engage with our warm supporters.
- Support colleagues to test hypotheses and continuously innovate.
- Foster data curiosity and collaboration.
- Play a crucial role in deepening and developing an understanding of Alzheimer’s Society’s supporters.
- Drive loyalty and sustainable growth across Alzheimer’s Society’s audiences.
About you
Your passion for continuous learning and improvement will be infectious in fostering curiosity and experimentation amongst our amazing fundraisers, driven by wanting to provide an exceptional experience for Alzheimer’s Society supporters. You will:
- Possess extensive experience of data segmentation and data selections.
- Feel at home using Excel to manipulate and manage data sets.
- Be an exceptional communicator, caring passionately about sharing ideas and working collaboratively.
- Be adaptable to changing circumstances with a positive and can-do attitude.
- Be a real team player, passionate about delivering excellent work.
- Know that we’re better together; being open and combining strengths to achieve more.
- Compassionate and honest whilst being comfortable giving and receiving radical candour.
- Continually improve and look to develop standards and performance.
- Be a successful and proven self-motivator.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.