Fundraising Officer Jobs in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Pharmacist Support, crowned Small Charity of the Year 2023 at the Association of Charitable Organisations awards, is looking for a dynamic and driven individual to become their Finance and Operations Director & Deputy Chief Executive.
Who Are We?
We’re the profession’s independent charity, providing vital support to pharmacists, former pharmacists, and pharmacy students. Over the last five years, we’ve undergone transformational changes and are now gearing up to deliver our next five-year strategy, driven by our wellbeing-focused vision and mission.
What’s the Role?
As the Finance and Operations Director & Deputy Chief Executive, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that Pharmacist Support is financially sustainable and operationally efficient. This is a hands-on role for a "doer" who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work closely with our Chief Executive, Senior Management Team, and Board of Trustees to help steer the charity toward continued success.
What We’re Looking For:
· A passionate, forward-thinking individual with finance expertise
· Someone with a problem-solving mindset with experience in a charitable/not for profit organisation who may be looking for their next step
· Strong people and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, inclusive approach.
· A desire to work in an agile and dynamic organisation where innovation is encouraged and your contributions make a difference.
Why Work for Us?
At Pharmacist Support, we pride ourselves on having a great culture where people matter. We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and creating an inclusive environment for all. We offer flexibility, support your professional development, and foster a wellbeing-focused workplace.
How to Apply:
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? To apply, please complete the application form. CVs will not be accepted.
If you’d like to have an informal chat before submitting your application, feel free to email us, and we’ll arrange a conversation. Application deadline: 12 noon, 15th October 2024. Interviews will take place on 31st October 2024 at our Manchester office.
Make your next career move count – join us and help shape the future of our charity!
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The successful candidates will work 35 hours a week over 5 days, including evening and weekend work as required by the company.
At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.
And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).
As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:
Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.
We have an incredible opportunity for a COMMUNITY BUILDER to join our Community Development team.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About The Role
The Help for Heroes Community Development team are looking to recruit a team of Community Builders to assist in their reshaped participation and connection strategy. Using Asset Based Community Development, we seek to support the charity’s objective to enhance reach and positive impact for members of the Armed Forces Community facing challenges within their local communities.
Are you interested in the Armed Forces community and harnessing their strengths and gifts? Can you identify what already exists in an area and utilise it to create new networks and make things happen?
We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and confident people who are passionate about collaborating with communities in the design and delivery of interventions that bring and connect people together to strengthen networks within the local community. If you believe in the advantages of having a strong community, this role could suit you.
Working closely with Community Development Managers across regions within the UK, the Community Builders will play a vital role in helping to improve lives for Armed Forces Community members by creating a supportive environment that allows them to re-engage and connect with the services at Help for Heroes and with the wider community.
The main purpose of this role is to connect local people through their skills, passions and assets and support the creation of new connections, bringing people together to improve wellbeing and make the community a better place to live. This will include listening to different points of views, building relationships and motivating people to work together and create their own action influenced by their interests and skillsets to positively impact local communities and help them to flourish.
About You
You will have experience leading and facilitating the mobilisation of local communities, asset mapping, bringing together people for engagement that matters to them. You will have knowledge and experience of Asset Based Community Development work, outreach methods and you will have good organisational skills, energy and the ability to animate local communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver outreach to drive local connection, engagement and participation opportunities for the AFC
- Develop and embed an ABCD informed way of work
- Asset map
- Organise and facilitate community meetings to share ideas, encourage collective decision making and build a sense of belonging
- Encourage and pilot community lead action in response to local AFC needs/interests through peer led/co-designed initiatives
- Increase awareness of the challenges faced by military personnel, veterans and their families
PLEASE NOTE: The successful candidates will need to be based within an hour’s commute of their allocated locality and there is a requirement to travel within a 75-mile radius of this location (travel expenses covered). Flexibility in working hours is necessary to ensure a total of 70 hours is covered over a 2-week period so please take this into consideration before applying.
We are looking for someone with the following:
- A Community Development qualification and/or at least 3 years' experience working within a community development or similar role, with responsibility for bringing about social change and improving quality of life
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships which lead to actions
- Demonstrable experience within an integrated multi-disciplinary service
- Experience of engaging and working collaboratively with partners/stakeholders
About the Team
You will work as part of the Community Development team; this newly formed team will approach working in defined localities using an asset based community development approach. Together the Community Development Managers and the Community Builders will strengthen local communities using resources and networks that are readily available. You will do this to proliferate opportunities for sustainable participation and engagement alongside a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the Armed Forces Community to live well after service.
Please see job description for more details about the role.
*Previous applicants do not need to reapply*
Mission Administrator and Event Coordinator
Do you love organising events? Do you have the gift of administration? Would you like to join an international team that is making mission happen?
• Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with hybrid working available.
• Starting salary £26,495 with further salary advancement opportunity, with a generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.
We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.
Your role
We are looking for a proactive, dynamic person who can effectively support a talented, diverse, international team and support the Mission Director, and the rest of the team, in the implementation of CMS mission strategy.
The organisation you’ll be joining
Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will have further education qualifications in administration and office management and further education qualifications in event management or relevant experience in similar working environment.
It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a practising Christian committed to the aims and values of CMS.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.
Our commitment to you
Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.
Closing date
We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 6 October 2024.
Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 16 October 2024 at CMS House, Oxford
To apply
Please send your application form and CV by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ. CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.
Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.
As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.
People at the edges are at the centre of God’s story. Join our global movement as we follow Jesus to the edges together.
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Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with an established non-profit organisation that focuses on supporting the Muslim donor community direct their charitable funds as well as work closely with charities looking to grow and create higher impact within the Islamic space. The organisation has a team of dedicated team members who research, define and incubate innovative community development projects as well as bring on new projects which could be of interest to the donors. Due to growth, an exciting opportunity exists for a Managing Director to join the team to help develop the product further as well as manage the growth of the funds. As Managing Director, you will provide strategic leadership for the charity’s Donor Advised Fund in the UK, driving its growth, ensuring operational excellence. This is a permanent full-time/part-time (min 3 days) role, home based within the UK with travel to Bradford at least one day a week.
Who are we looking for?
Ideal candidates will have excellent relationship management skills and be comfortable articulating the vision and mission of the charity to prospective donors (high net worths, business owners and leaders). You will have gravitas and be able to represent the charity at functions, networking events and be comfortable presenting. A passion and understanding of the charity sector and in particular, the Islamic landscape will be an advantage. Internally , you will be creative and have experience of developing and refining business and customer experience. Your strong leadership skills will allow you to drive projects forward and inspire the team you will oversee. Experience in budgeting, fundraising and investment oversight as well as knowledge of UK charity laws and regulations will be an advantage.
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 and roles may closer earlier than initially indicated.
Prospectus is excited to be supporting Kijana Kwanza in their search for a Director of Partnerships and Income Generation: a grassroots project based in Moshi, Tanzania, which empowers children and young people with the skills and opportunities to prepare them for a future without poverty. The organisation directly sponsors over 200 children and also delivers a variety of day services and social welfare provision for the wider community of children, young people and their families.
Kijana Kwanza UK provides support to the work in Tanzania in particular through fundraising, governance oversight, and some advisory engagement in project delivery. A new post, Director of Partnerships and Income Generation, will lead on income generation at Kijana Kwanza to increase their operating budget and reduce reliance on the founder’s personal contacts and networks who have generously supported the charity since inception.
The successful applicant will be an experienced strategic leader, with demonstrable experience of developing sound fundraising strategies across diverse sources. S/he will have a track record in securing six-figure income from philanthropic sources, including corporations and major donors. Experience in similar types of settings and a demonstrable commitment to the aims and values of Kijana Kwanza are required.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Maternity Cover
c. 30 hours per week – hybrid working with three days per week based in the office
£28,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience
Lady Margaret Hall is seeking a motivated, confident and passionate Donor Relations Officer to join the Development Team and ensure we deliver excellent stewardship to our donors.
This appointment is a fixed-term contract to cover a period of maternity leave. Hours and days are negotiable. The Development Team are hybrid working with three days per week based in the office. The position includes some out of hours work for event attendance for which TOIL will be given.
Lady Margaret Hall is in the early stages of a major fundraising campaign in the lead up to our 150th anniversary in 2028. Fundraising activity, particularly at the major gift and regular gift level, is increasing. This increase in donations, forecast to grow significantly as we focus on our 150th campaign, creates a fabulous opportunity for a personable, donor relations focused individual to further develop our stewardship experience.
We offer a wide range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance, free lunches and a University contributory pension scheme. Additional benefits include a childcare salary sacrifice scheme, a bicycle purchase scheme, bus and train season tickets, eligibility to apply for a parking permit scheme, employee assistance programme, regular social events and a free annual flu jab.
For more information about the College, full details of the job description and person specification, please go to our website via the Apply button.
If you would like to be considered for this role then please submit a CV and cover letter via our website.
Closing date for applications: midday on 30th September 2024
First interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 9th October and the second interviews are expected to take place on Monday 14th October 2024.
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Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you keen to develop your influencing and communication skills to help Chapter One retain, grow and unlock corporate partnerships for the benefit of struggling young readers?
40% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Chapter One is a fast-growing charity, with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills they need to thrive.
Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise: we work to ensure that every child has 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most. Chapter One’s unique, online, reading support programme pairs struggling 5 to 8 year olds in over 11 areas of the UK with over 3000 volunteers who are recruited from a range of local and national businesses.
We are seeking a proactive, energetic and enthusiastic Corporate Partnerships Officer to be an integral part of a team which aims to both maximise corporate income and deliver an excellent partner experience. This is an opportunity for an early career professional to learn about charity-business partnerships in a dynamic, small charity which is flexible and agile.
Reporting to our Corporate Partnerships Manager, but also working closely with our Business Development Manager, you’ll support them both to deliver our annual volunteer targets and maintain our strong partner retention rate (currently 88%). This will involve supporting both the identification, acquisition, and onboarding of new partners, but also the account management of a portfolio of existing partners.
Please read the full job description for details of the responsibilities of the role, and our employee recruitment pack to learn more about Chapter One. This is a fully remote position and is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to occasional meetings.
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are appointed subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should include:
1) Your relevant experience, including clear examples.
2) Tell us about a partnership that you have initiated or been involved with and what you did to make it succeed.
3) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Title: Development Officer, UK (Maternity Cover)
Department:Development
Reports to:Senior Manager, Donor Engagement UK
Matrix Management: N/A
Supervises: N/A
Hours:20 hours per week, flexible
Location: Homeworking in UK
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 pro rata
Duration of Contract: Fixed Term - Maternity cover contract (9 months)
Position Summary
The African Wildlife Foundation is Africa’s largest and oldest international conservation organisation with its HQ in Nairobi Kenya. African Wildlife Foundation’s goal is to create a movement across the continent that ensures expanding economic opportunity coexists with thriving wildlife and healthy ecosystems.
AWF is seeking a confident and highly organised Development Officer to join our ambitious External Affairs team on a part-time basis for 9 month maternity contract, beginning end September. The team is committed to cultivating a diverse pipeline of donors – individuals, corporations and foundations - and stewarding current donors whose contributions support AWF’s mission to ensure that wildlife and wild lands endure in modern Africa.This role is central to delivering AWF’s fundraising goals in the UK.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Donor Engagement UK, the Development Officer’s role is to provide back-end support to the UK fundraisers supporting the moves management process and smooth running of the virtual office, ensuring compliance with UK laws. The position will manage all elements of the virtual office, administration and reporting and support the team in managing portfolios of donors and prospects targeting mid-level and high net worth individuals, corporates and foundations.
Key Responsibilities
Administration
- Manages virtual offices and membership programme payment processing in collaboration with our data services team based in the US.
- Manages post where it relates to membership mailings. Manages orders for stationery and AWF materials needed to support mailings, events, and donor management (internal and external contracts).
- Support UK Director and Senior Manager, Donor Engagement in organising donor meetings.
- Manage travel and logistics for visiting AWF staff to the UK.
Portfolio growth and stewardship
- Works closely with the global research team to develop prospect lists for UK donors/partners – ensuring AWF is using the best possible tools for research and prospecting in the UK mindful of GDPR.
- Support fulfilment of UK donor stewardship plans to ensure all donors have appropriate and considerate communications from AWF working with AWF’s Communications team, Digital Officer and Director of Annual Giving.
Donor Information Management
- Oversees RE records for UK donors and prospects, making sure mailing lists are correct and can easily be drawn down for communications, maintaining accurate records of all donor interactions, individuals’ programmatic interests, trends in giving, and type of support to solicit.
- Works with Data Services and the UK team to review portfolios and make sure amendments are made on Raiser Edge ( RE).
Content Development and Communications
- Manages regular mailings to target audiences, as well as invitations to organisational wide donor engagement activities.
- Sends donor acknowledgements by email and phone calls (for smaller gifts).
Requirements and Skills
- Knowledge of the UK fundraising market, UK data protection guidelines and best practice and experience of working within these guidelines.
- Demonstrable knowledge of all Microsoft office packages, mail merges and mailchimp software.
- Experience with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge software.
- Persuasive written communication skills in both creative and technical formats.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate to people from a variety of cultural and national backgrounds.
- Demonstratable experience working remotely and independently. Global team working experience preferred or working across time zones.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated knowledge of conservation in the African context preferred
About Us
Young Life International is a fast-growing Christian charitable organisation. Our aim is to share the message of Jesus with young people all over the UK. We do this through building relationships with them and earning the right to be heard.
Our Operations team strives to help our staff and volunteers to thrive by anticipating, developing and delivering excellent operational services and our Finance team focusses specifically on excellent stewardship of our finances.
About the Role
As the Finance Administrator you will build good relationships with the wider staff team and be a friendly and knowledgeable source of advice for all queries relating to donations, credit cards, expenses and budget processes. You will support the Finance Manager with day to day tasks, such as bank reconciliation, recording transactions in QuickBooks, responding to staff queries and budget template preparation. As a key member of the team, you will be the primary user of many existing processes, and will be able to identify when and how systems need developing or updating to be more efficient.
About You
You are passionate about helping staff to record and manage their fundraising and expenditure. You appreciate order and logical systems and processes and are skilled at using those systems and explaining them to others. You thrive on knowing you are using both your organisational skills and your relational skills to support others.
More Details and How to Apply
Download the Application Pack for the followng information:
- Welcome from the Operations Director
- How this role fits into the wider YLI and Operations Team
- Full Job Description and Person Specification
- Details of how to apply online (application form)
- Deadline and interview dates
- YLI Faith and Conduct Policies - check we're in alignment with one anothers beliefs
Applications should be received by: 8am, Wednesday 23rd October
We will respond to all applications we receive, by the 1st of November.
Interviews will be held on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November.
We are also actively seeking a new part-time HR Administrator. If you'd like
to apply for both roles, please state this in your application form in the "job role you
are applying for" section.
Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about alleviating poverty and seeing communities transformed?
Do you have experience in volunteer and project management?
Aim of the role:
To head up an exciting charity on the Barton estate, leading volunteers and managing projects to meet the needs of the local community.
About Love Barton
Love Barton is a faith based charity established in 2022 to tackle systemic issues that keep people and families in poverty and to release them to flourish in all areas of life, focused on the Barton estate on the outskirts of Oxford.
The charity originally grew from Barton Community Church and continues to operate in close partnership with this Church.
About the Role
The focus of the role is to lead Love Barton during the Charity Manager’s maternity leave, managing the existing projects detailed below, as well as working with the Trustees on fundraising.
Projects
Health & Wellbeing:
Hear4You is a listening service set up to support people in the community who are struggling emotionally. We receive referrals from our local GP surgery and people are matched with a volunteer listener for up to twelve 1-2-1 sessions.
We also run an emergency foodbank twice a week in partnership with CEF , and are in the process of setting up a pantry in partnership with Mercy in Action to support 25 struggling families with ongoing food poverty support. This will be delivered by volunteers but will need general oversight from you.
Your job would be to:
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Recruit, train and support volunteers
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Manage these projects to ensure they run smoothly and safely
Youth:
Know Your Worth is an eight week self esteem course for teenage girls run twice a year for local young people followed by 6-12 months of mentoring. We have a small team of volunteer mentors and a trained volunteer leader who runs the course.
We are also setting up regular opportunities to gather the girls who have completed the Know Your Worth course for ongoing support.
Your job would be:
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Support the Know Your Worth Leader (volunteer role) in organising and running our Know Your Worth course for teenage girls, overseeing sign ups, communications with families, safeguarding and health & safety.
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Recruit, train and support volunteer mentors to ensure mentoring programme runs effectively and safely.
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Develop and manage our monthly/termly sessions for those who have attended a Know Your Worth course
Flourishing Families:
In response to local need, we want to provide support for families before they reach crisis points. We do this through 1-2-1 pastoral support and the Kids Matter Parenting courses as well as hosting seasonal family events and a weekly toddler group that’s run in partnership with Barton Community Church.
Your job would be:
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To provide and coordinate targeted pastoral care to individual families in need.
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To organise and deliver a termly, seasonal community event ideally in partnership with other local groups and organisations
Other key tasks/responsibilities
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Enable the work, relationships and partnerships of Love Barton to continue and, expand the reach, visibility and community integration of the charity
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Network with other key providers and stakeholders in Barton and attend community meetings to represent Love Barton
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Work with the trustees to identify funding streams to sustain the role and projects
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Lead all recruitment, training and management of volunteers including ensuring safeguarding training and DBS certificates are up to date
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Line-manage any sessional staff
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Manage the budgets for each project, evaluating outcomes and supporting the reporting to funders and trustees
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Meet regularly with the BCC leadership team to ensure a close partnership
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Attend regular supervision and commit to personal development
Who we’re looking for
The successful applicant will be
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Passionate about alleviating poverty and seeing people thrive
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A leader, able to inspire and motivate others but also a team player
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Compassionate and empathetic - able to understand the needs of the community
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Someone with strong people skills; able to build authentic relationships with community members as well as with funders, church leaders and key service providers
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Able to communicate effectively with people and relate to groups of different ages and backgrounds
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Experienced in managing people, particularly volunteers
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Experienced in serving people in disadvantaged communities (experience focussed in one or more of the following areas: family support, community work, pastoral care, youth work)
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Strong in organisational skills and the ability to self-motivate and manage time effectively
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Committed to self-care and ongoing personal development
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Knowledgeable and experienced in safeguarding and DBS policy and practice
Essential
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There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be a practising Christian.
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Right to work in the UK
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The post requires an enhanced DBS check
Closing date: Friday 4th October 12pm
Interviews: Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th October
Open to a mid December or beginning of January (2025) start.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Local Storytelling Exchange is seeking a highly motivated individual to work closely with the Executive Director to drive forward the scale and pace of impact at the Exchange.
This person will be a creative individual with an entrepreneurial mindset. Excited about joining a start-up, they will be strategic and analytical, with a strong understanding of where storytelling can make the biggest public and political impact. A background in strategic communications and / or climate policy is desirable, but a strong track record in project management and ideas development is key. They will enjoy testing new ideas, evaluating success and developing new partnerships and opportunities. A self-starter, they will be a quick learner, able to take initiative and lead the effective delivery of programmes.
A clear grasp of the power of stories will be crucial to the success of this role.
These skills can have been acquired anywhere, but a commitment to environmental action is a must. What's most important is a genuine interest in the mission of the Exchange, the power of stories to catalyse progress on climate change, and a passion for addressing climate change in an inclusive, strategic way.
About
The Local Storytelling Exchange is uses storytelling and community engagement to shape a collective narrative of support for a fair green transition. Storytellers work in different regions/geographies to tell stories about individuals, groups and businesses who are finding more sustainable ways to live and work showing 'this is what the transition looks like'.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Be the Spark Behind Unforgettable Events as RSPCA's Events Manager!
Love Animals? Love Events?
Join RSPCA and combine your passion for making a difference with your skills in event planning. They are searching for a creative and driven Events Manager to lead the charge on their much-anticipated Rockingham Rocks Festival and other fun, impactful events throughout the year.
What's in it for you?
Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.
Pension: 3% contribution to help you save for your future.
Time Off: 25 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, and 1 additional RSPCA Day.
Location: Remote/ Hybrid with travel as and when required.
This isn't just any job-it's your chance to create experiences that bring people together, raise vital funds, and change the lives of animals in need. The Events Manager will work closely with a supportive team, including the CEO, board of trustees, and community partners, to create events that resonate and inspire.
What you will be doing:
Making Magic Happen - Leading, planning, and delivering events that align with RSPCA's mission. From the Rockingham Rocks Festival to community fundraisers, they'll be at the heart of it all-turning ideas into impactful experiences.
Strategic Visionary - Collaborating with key stakeholders to align events with the bigger picture. They'll be instrumental in ensuring events not only succeed but thrive, all while staying on budget and on mission.
Community Champion- Building strong relationships with artists, vendors, sponsors, and community partners to create a festival experience that's inclusive, engaging, and unforgettable.
Marketing Maven - Leading bold, innovative marketing campaigns, focusing on digital media, guerrilla marketing, and more. They'll keep the audience engaged and excited about everything they do.
Team Leader - Inspiring and guiding a team of assistants, interns, and volunteers to achieve their best. The Events Manager will be a mentor, motivator, and event-planning rockstar!
What You'll Bring:
- Proven experience in event planning, ideally within a charitable or non-profit setting.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and manage teams.
- A creative and strategic approach to marketing and community engagement.
- Excellent communication skills and a passion for building relationships.
- A deep commitment to RSPCA's mission and animal welfare.
Why Work with Them?
At the RSPCA, you're not just joining a team-you're joining a movement. Your work will help protect animals, connect communities, and inspire change. Plus, you'll be surrounded by passionate, like-minded individuals who are as dedicated as you are to making a difference.
Get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People with a copy of your CV or profile for further details on how to apply.
Closing date: 27th of September
Interview dates to be confirmed
Charity People actively promote 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.
You will be at the forefront of our mission, helping to change the narrative about young people who experience homelessness in the UK.
You should have experience of securing press coverage and be comfortable delivering engaging and relevant stories for the media.
You will be at the forefront of building EveryYouth's youth engagement function which aims to give marginalised young people a voice to share their experience and stories. Alongside this work you will maintain and uphold strict safeguarding and GDPR practises.
You will work with a team to maintain EveryYouth's website and newsletter and oversee EveryYouth's social media content and delivery.
Finally, you will think strategically about the direction EveryYouth is taking with our external communications, and measure and evaluate our work against agreed KPI's.
We are looking for someone who is ambitious for the future of every young person, and who relishes the challenge of presenting marginalised young people in a positive, uplifting way, going against the longstanding norms. You should have an incredible eye for detail and enjoy working with a small, but highly collaborative team.
EveryYouth prides itself on ‘doing charity differently’ and you’ll be excited about the opportunity to join a new charity with a start-up mentality where your ideas can help shape the future of the organisation.
If you're looking for a role where your skills, passion, and dedication will come together to create a brighter future for young people, we encourage you to apply. Join us at EveryYouth and be a part of something truly extraordinary – together, we can help Every Youth reach their full potential.
Essential Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Attitude
- Experience of placing stories in broadcast and/or print media.
- Able to develop strong relationships with the media.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience managing social media accounts, website and email marketing systems
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Pro-active and positive, with a creative approach to problem solving.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage conflicting demands.
- A strong commitment to EveryYouth’s mission, vision and values with a passion for making a significant and strategic difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK.
- A desire to shape the future culture of an organisation.
Desirable Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Attitude
- Experience of working with vulnerable young people to share their stories
- Experience of securing and delivering media appeals
- Excellent design and video editing skills.
- Line management
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.
Leading the Data Insights and Operations team, this role is key to advancing our fundraising strategy by utilising data analytics to inform decision-making and enhance donor engagement. You will manage all aspects of data governance, reporting, and operational efficiency and driving innovations that support the charity’s goals. Through ensuring high standards of data compliance, you will lead the development and implementation of a more advanced digital landscape, building a robust data function driven by insights.
Your experience and technical expertise will be essential in evaluating and recommending emerging technologies to strengthen our capabilities.
This is a full-time, permanent role that can be based anywhere within the UK.
Key duties include:
- Lead and develop the Data Insights and Operations team, fostering a culture of innovation and improvement.
- Provide strategic direction for data initiatives and operational functions across the organisation.
- Prioritise, delegate, and manage daily operations of the function.
- Resolve day to day issues with colleagues and 3rd parties.
- Ensure teams have sufficient support to provide the agreed level of service.
- Provide a stimulating, supportive and safe working environment.
- Drive Mary’s Meals UK’s data driven decision making through advanced analytics, ensuring insights support fundraising, donor engagement and organisational goals.
- Oversee data governance, ensuring accurate data management, reporting and compliance with legal standards.
- Lead the design and delivery of an enhanced digital landscape, leveraging technology to improve data capabilities and operational efficiency.
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement emerging technologies to strengthen the charity’s digital and data infrastructure.
- Lead on UK GDPR and DPA2018 compliance and reporting, including data management and retention, acting as Data Protection Officer for Mary’s Meals UK.
- Lead on key operational functions, including IT, data protection, travel, charity governance, risk management, facilities and insurance.
- Ensure efficient and effective operational processes.
- Monitor the external environment to identify new opportunities and challenges; developing reports and plans to ensure an appropriate and timely response.
- Manage effective systems for monitoring, evaluation and reporting of service delivery outcomes.
- Lead, facilitate or contribute to improvement and development of projects across the organisation as required.
Your covering letter should fill no more than two pages of A4 and make a compelling case for why you feel motivated to apply for this role within Mary’s Meals UK, as well as giving a concise overview of your most relevant skills and experience.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Charity No. SC022140
Media & Press Officer
Salary: £25,142 - £26,417 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £27500 - £28894)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time - 32 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager.
Based: Hybrid – Littlemore, Oxford, and remote home working, with travel to other sites as required.
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.
The Media and Press Officer will help nature recover by inspiring people about wildlife and our work and encouraging them to help achieve a wilder future for all. As part of the busy Communications team, you will support staff across the trust to showcase their work helping nature’s recovery.
What you’ll be doing
- Finding and sharing stories of our work through press releases, newspaper articles and social media content
- Handling proactive/reactive media enquiries
- Devising content to post on social media and helping to monitor and manage our feeds
- Delivering content for a range of engagement, advocacy, membership and fundraising campaigns
What we’re looking for
- A good news sense and fast, accurate, creative copywriting skills
- Experience of producing engaging press releases, articles for print media, social media content
- A friendly personality, able to connect with people across BBOWT, as well as external stakeholders
- Self-motivated, willing to learn, confident in developing new skills
- Able to work to targets/deadlines without close supervision
- Appreciation for nature and the outdoors
- Full UK car driving licence (pool cars available)
For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive
- Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
- Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
- Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
- Learning & Development Programme for all
- Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts
- Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
- Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development
The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 6th October 2024.
Interviews will take place in person on Thursday 17th October 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Adjustments could include us providing the questions in an alternative format, providing extra time for assessments. We are also very happy to make adjustments for interview, which could include aspects such as lighting, physical access or simply making us aware when you arrive where it would be best for you to sit.
Please contact us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the selection stages, including completing your application form.
When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers.
You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.
We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
To find out more about what we do please visit our BBOWT website.
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT
Registered Charity No. 204330.
No agencies please.