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Senior Fundraising Partnerships Officer
Are you passionate about environmental issues, in particular nature restoration, climate resilience and biodiversity? Can you bring about a step change in individual major donor income?
If you have knowledge of major donor fundraising and experience of building and maintaining relationships with high net worth individuals, then join the team in this exciting new role!
Position: Senior Development/Partnerships Officer (Fundraising)
Location: Remote
Hours: Part time (22.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £38,591 - £42,787 pro rata
Closing Date: 5pm, 2 April 2025. We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date, should a strong candidate be identified.
Interviews. On Zoom - 16th April 2025.
About the Role
You won’t be starting the major donor programme from scratch but it’s still quite new. Fundraising is a team effort, so you will be working alongside and sharing responsibility with the Senior Fundraising Officer (SFO), who is responsible for trusts and foundations, corporate fundraising, mid-level giving and public campaigns. The CEO is also active in maintaining relationships with donors.
Key responsibilities include:
• Identifying prospective individual major donors
• Relationship management
• Solicit major gifts
About You
You will have knowledge of major donor fundraising and a high level of skill and experience in building and maintaining relationships with high net worth individuals.
You will have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills – including active listening, and the ability to interact confidently and persuasively.
Your interest in environmental issues, especially nature restoration, climate resilience and biodiversity and your ability to communicate persuasively translates into creating and sustaining strong, lasting relationships with individual major donors and soliciting five and six-figure gifts.
You will have:
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to interact confidently and persuasively with existing and prospective major donors.
• Excellent prospect research skills.
• An understanding of the motivations of donors and how to use this insight to create persuasive propositions.
• The ability to move people along a donor journey.
• The ability to ask for and secure gifts or financial commitments.
• Experience of representing an organisation’s interests and advocating for them.
• Knowledge of all relevant fundraising, data protection and other regulations.
• An interest in environmental issues, in particular nature restoration, climate resilience and biodiversity.
About the Organisation
Join a nature restoration charity, restoring beavers to regenerate our landscapes. Beavers were once a common and influential part of the British countryside, and as such, the team wants to reconnect people to this part of our heritage. As we continue to reintroduce beavers and support their expansion across Britain, it has never been more important to help people learn to coexist with this dynamic and impactful species.
The charity strives to be diverse and inclusive and a place where we can all be ourselves and we positively welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and encourage applications from individuals regardless of their religion, beliefs, age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.
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We are looking for an experienced Communications Officer, with a strategic mindset and passion for crafting compelling campaigns and content which inspires action to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping and sharing the story of the Award’s international impact.
In this role, you’ll bring to life the experiences of young people undertaking the Award, showcasing its global influence and the transformative power of non-formal education and learning. You’ll design and execute creative campaigns, produce dynamic multimedia content, and develop narratives that connect to wider themes across society.
You’ll work closely with teams across the Foundation as well as our international network of Operators, equipping them with the tools and confidence to maximise their communications efforts. Whether crafting engaging social media content, producing impactful video stories, or coordinating high-profile marketing initiatives, your work will drive awareness, engagement, and participation in the Award.
Key Responsibilities
- Content creation and storytelling: develop a diverse range of multimedia content including video, visual templates and assets, marketing materials, infographics, and written case studies that highlight the Award’s impact and align with broader strategic objectives.
- Creative campaign development: plan and execute innovative communications campaigns that resonate with global audiences, ensuring messages are compelling and strategically aligned with the Award’s mission.
- Digital and social media management: lead the day-to-day management of our digital platforms (website, social media channels), optimising content for engagement and reach while analysing performance data to refine strategies.
- Capacity building and support: empower Operators by collaborating with them to champion communications best practices and deliver effective storytelling.
- Brand and messaging coordination: maintain a cohesive brand voice and visual identity across all communications channels, ensuring consistency and impact.
- Internal coordination: work alongside Fundraising, Events, and Operations teams to develop materials that support their objectives while reinforcing the overarching narrative of the Award.
- Strategic planning: developing campaigns nd messaging that are backed up by a clear Theory of Change, and underpinned with a communications calendar, internal coordination and forward-planning.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Our long term ambition is that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location – Flexible with travel to Sheffield once a quarter
Contract type: Temporary until end of March 2026
Salary:Grade 4 - £34,085 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing Date: Thursday 13th March 2025 at 11:30pm
About the role
You will provide second tier expert housing advice at a specialist level to housing professionals from across the sector. The advice will need to be tailored to the individual needs of your clients and you will use your expertise to influence decisions and best practice. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Shelter, especially the legal teams, content teams, policy and campaigns. You will also produce content for Shelter’s website and other external publications as required.
About you
You will have technical experience of homelessness and housing law and are able to take complex language and processes, making them easy to understand for professionals with varying levels of experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, you'll promote user-focused advice and support content delivery. You will also be responsible for managing your own wellbeing and use the tools we have in place to support you when needed.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About the Team
The Expert Advice Service is provided by Shelter, funded by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of its Voluntary and Community Frontline Sector Grant Programme. The service has been awarded AQS accreditation from the Advice Services Alliance.
We provide high-quality housing advice on complex cases to housing professionals and volunteers, as well as creating and maintaining comprehensive online advice tools and resources. We promote joint working between voluntary and statutory agencies, building partnerships to prevent homelessness and provide solutions for people in housing need.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the points in the ‘About you’ section of the Job Description of no more than 350 words each.
Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below in your responses:
We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.