Grant Programme Manager Jobs

ROLE PURPOSE

This is an exciting new role which will build on an existing programme of supporting patient engagement in research, clinical trial development  and clinical trials for lupus at a time of increased interest and activity in this area.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery

• Act as the first point of contact for researchers and pharma companies seeking to involve members of the public in their research or trials.
• Work to build a network of patients around the UK with an interest in being involved with PPIE.
• Work with the Health Information Manager to identify and facilitate any support needs of the PPIE network.
• Support and facilitate PPIE in all stages of lupus research.
• Support PPIE in Lupus UK’s research grants process.
• Support engagement with diverse under-served communities.
• Ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion considerations in PPIE methods and communications

Other

• Uphold the values and expectations of LUPUS UK.
• Carry out other duties relevant to your post as reasonably required.
• Occasional evening and weekend working and travel may be required to support our broader activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working directly with patients and/or members of the public.
• Experience of supporting Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activity.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).
• Experience of working in PPIE within a similar environment (desirable).
• Experience of working within research or the health sector (desirable).
• Experience of working with stakeholders, such as healthcare organisations, public groups,and professional networks (desirable).

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• A strong understanding of best practice in PPIE within research.
• Knowledge of different types of research and the various stages of the research process.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor communicationfor diverse audiences.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in allengagement activities.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to facilitate focus groups, workshops, and public forums (desirable).
• An understanding of NHS patient care pathways, clinical research processes, or clinicaltrials (desirable).

VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Able to uphold and champion the values of LUPUS UK, demonstrating high standards ofintegrity, accountability, respect for others, courtesy and professionalism.
• Passionate about the work of LUPUS UK and working in a non-profit environment with afocus on health and disability.
• Demonstrable empathy for service users and a commitment to understanding andaddressing the challenges they experience.
• Actively committed to the growth of equality of opportunity and diversity. An enthusiastic and flexible approach and willing to support colleagues. Commitment to continual professional development and willing to give and receiveconstructive feedback.
• A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to help with tasks outside normal duties.

HOW TO APPLY

The closing date for applications is: Monday 17th March 2025 (10am).

Please reserve the following dates in your diary when you apply:

Interview DatesTuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April 2025

There will be a single stage interview. Interviews will be held on one of two interview dates and can be heldremotely or in-person at our Romford office, as most convenient to the candidate

A newly-created position in a rapidly expanding organisation.

As Finance & Operations Coordinator you will be a member of the small, supportive Finance and Operations team, working closely with the Senior Finance Officer, Head of Finance and the Operations & Office Manager.

Join us at a pivotal point in our history.

As we embark on a new strategic period (2026-30) together with newly-announced funding streams, you will work alongside colleagues across the whole staff team, with responsibility for:

Supporting the Finance team in managing the charity’s finances

• Process purchase ledger invoices, by prompt inputting of invoices onto Xero financial system, ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies and authorised in line with delegated authority
• Prompt processing of transactions

Supporting the setting up of weekly payment run, ensuring all payment information has been processed accurately; prompt invoice administration and timely payments to suppliers

• Processing staff and volunteers’ expenses ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies and authorised in line with delegated authority
• Recording gift aided donations on Giveclarity for claim from HMRC

Support the Operations & Office Manager in the day-to-day office operations

• Welcoming visitors to the office
• First point of contact for the Trust’s main telephone line
• Dealing with incoming / outgoing post
• Assisting H&S and housekeeping checks
• Maintaining and overseeing cleanliness and use of the London office, ordering stationery supplies, etc.
• Acting as a point of contact for contractors for regular maintenance visits

Support the External Relations Team

• Providing additional staff resources for key events, including the annual Festival at St Paul’s Cathedral, and Annual General Meeting for the Charity’s supporters

How To Apply
Click on the 'Apply via website' button to apply online. The closing date for applications is Monday 17th March 2025.

Individual Giving Manager

Location: Oxford
Department: Fundraising
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

RABI is the farmers charity. At the core of RABI’s mission is the commitment to address the individual needs of farming people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland through practical, financial and emotional support.

The charity’s expert mental health support builds emotional resilience to help farming people feel better equipped to tackle the many uncertainties and challenges they face today, whilst its grants empower farming people to become financially resilient.

RABI’s financial support includes targeted, emergency cost-of-living grant campaigns including its Return to School and Winter Fuel campaigns. The charity has provided around £1/4 billion of direct financial support to the farming community over the past 25 years.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

This new role will be responsible for developing and managing RABI’s Individual Giving (IG) programmes across a variety of activities that support donor relations - including retention, acquisition and cultivation whilst delivering excellent supporter journeys. The successful candidate will have the necessary skills to be able to communicate effectively with our donors, enhancing and strengthening donor relations for long-term financial sustainability.

Our Individual Giving programme incorporates one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving. We have plans for significant financial growth over the next five years with a projected fundraising income target of £10 million.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the day-to-day management of all IG programmes, appeals and campaigns in line with the overall fundraising strategy, targets and objectives.
• Develop and manage fundraising appeals, ensuring they are compelling and effective in generating support from both existing and new supporters.
• Develop and implement new IG initiatives including supporting GDPR and lead generation projects.
• Implement the delivery of excellent supporter care and stewardship processes ensuring all donors are appropriately thanked and stewarded.
• Plan and deliver activities that identify and cultivate donors (regular communications and meaningful updates etc) to increase engagement and conversion rates across all segments.
• Create, plan and implement multi-channel supporter-centric campaigns to drive engagement from new and existing supporters. 
• Test, monitor and evaluate for insight and future planning of appeals and campaigns.
• Lead on the implementation of new IG programmes associated with IG such as raffles, lotteries etc.
• Strategically manage donor relationships including identifying and maintaining a High-Net-Worth Individuals portfolio for cultivation and long-term future legacy programmes.
• Utilise the CRM and other platforms for data maintenance, insights and reporting - using key learnings and insight for data segmentation and the delivery of timely targeted and engaging communications to supporters.
• Responsibility for line managing a small team, providing guidance and support to ensure effective execution of fundraising strategies, while also collaborating with external agencies to enhance campaign development and successful outputs.
• Work collaboratively with finance to manage and process Gift Aid claims.
• Ensure all fundraising activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements, including GDPR and the CIOF Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as required by the Charity.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience within a similar IG role in the voluntary sector, with a proven track record in IG and donor management.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets from unrestricted donations.
• Delivering donor recruitment and retention projects from initiation to completion.
• Planning, delivering and managing individual giving programmes with the ability to create and tailor engaging, emotive copy for a range of different channels.
• Knowledge and understanding of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.
• Understanding of testing, validation and utilising key learnings and insight driven data to take campaign learnings forward.
• Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising regulations, compliance and best practice.
• Self-motivated with a positive and creative approach to work, with the ability to multitask and utilize.
• Microsoft planning tools including a CRM system effectively.
• Good communicator with strong interpersonal skills, including face-to-face, phone, in writing and via remote communications and digital IT skills.
• Understanding of payment platforms including Enthuse and Just Giving.
• Highly motivated, strategic thinker with a passion for supporting the farming community.
• Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.

Desirable

• A full UK driving license.
• Wider knowledge or interest in the agricultural sector.

BENEFITS:

• Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and the opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%.
• Life assurance from day one.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI. Full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.

Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.

RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.

Salary: £39,000 to £42,500
Hours: 35

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Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager

Location: Oxford
Salary: £39,000 to £42,500
Hours: 35
Department: Fundraising
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

RABI is the farmers charity. At the core of RABI’s mission is the commitment to address the individual needs of farming people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland through practical, financial and emotional support.

The charity’s expert mental health support builds emotional resilience to help farming people feel better equipped to tackle the many uncertainties and challenges they face today, whilst its grants empower farming people to become financially resilient.

RABI’s financial support includes targeted, emergency cost-of-living grant campaigns including its Return to School and Winter Fuel campaigns. The charity has provided around £1/4 billion of direct financial support to the farming community over the past 25 years.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager is responsible for leading and developing RABI’s philanthropy and partnerships donor base, focusing on building and nurturing relationships with major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners as well as legacy and in-memory supporters (larger funders).

This plays a pivotal role in shaping RABI’s fundraising strategy, identifying major funding opportunities and creating impactful engagement strategies to secure long-term financial support for the charity’s sustainability.

Relationship building is key to this position, communicating effectively with our donors by enhancing and strengthening relations through cultivation tactics and deepening relationships to ensure robust support from these influential stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Philanthropy and Partnerships (P&P) fundraising strategy to drive RABI’s fundraising activities and support long-term sustainability. This includes overseeing the cultivation and stewardship of major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners as well as legacy and in-memory supporters (larger funders).
• Report on income and expenditure targets, ensuring targets are met and assisting with budget setting.
• Cultivate, solicit and steward relationships with larger funders, ensuring strong and sustained engagement.
• Develop tailored proposals and partnership packages aligned with potential partners’ priorities and interests.
• Manage, identify and build relationships with key corporate funders, negotiate and manage agreements, ensuring clear communication of expected deliverables.
• Oversee and manage all trust and foundation opportunities, identifying potential funders whilst monitoring and reporting on deliverables and outcomes ensuring timely delivery of all requirements, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Develop compelling, tailored proposals and partnership packages to align with the interests and priorities of potential partners, demonstrating impact.
• Plan and execute donor stewardship events and activities to enhance engagement and retention. Ensure that donor recognition and communications are carried out with precision, ensuring donors feel valued and informed.
• Manage, track and utilise CRM systems (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics) to maintain up-to-date donor data, track progress and provide concise and timely reports on fundraising activities and income and expenditure reports. Analyse donor trends and engagement metrics to optimise fundraising strategies.
• Ensure all fundraising activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements, including GDPR the CIOF Code of Fundraising Practice and RABI’s internal policies. Make certain the charity’s best practices are upheld in all donor interactions and fundraising activities.
• Responsibility for line management, providing guidance, support and performance feedback to ensure the development and success of team members.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including fundraising, communications, service delivery, business development and external affairs to identify project funding opportunities, share donor insights and collaborate and support the development of other fundraising initiatives.
• Take part and contribute to team meetings.
• Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a senior fundraising role, with a proven track record in securing major funds from larger funders.
• Exceptional major donor management skills, with experience in donor stewardship, partnership development and engagement strategies that build long-term relationships.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.
• Persuasive written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop compelling applications, proposals and donor communications. Capable of tailoring messaging for different audiences and ensuring clarity, consistency and emotional impact.
• Experience of managing a fundraising team and assisting with recruitment and team development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and manage relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• A strategic outlook with the ability to identify fundraising opportunities and take the initiative to drive growth.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and CRM systems (preferably Microsoft Dynamics). Familiarity with fundraising platforms and donor management systems.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and meet deadlines. A creative and proactive approach to work, capable of juggling multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of data protection, fundraising regulations and compliance practices, ensuring that all fundraising activities adhere to legal and best practice standards.
• Self-motivated and confident in working, both independently and in teams.
• Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.

Desirable

• A full UK driving license.
• Knowledge or interest in the agricultural sector.

BENEFITS:

• Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and the opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%.
• Life assurance from day one.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI. Full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.

Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.

RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.

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About JourneymanUK

JourneymanUK is a small but mighty charity. Our aim is to provide communities with the tools, training, and support to deliver mentoring programmes for teenage boys that have a proven positive impact. These programmes provide engaged male mentors who help boys transition to adulthood by building essential life skills such as confidence, resilience, and communication. You will be joining us in an exciting chapter of our growth with new leadership and recent funding to support a new vision.

Awareness of men’s and boys' mental health is growing in the UK and beyond, and JourneymanUK plays a vital role in supporting teenage boys through mentorship. This is a chance to join a dynamic, engaged and energised organisation, make a real impact on the lives of teenage boys and engage with that wider movement too. 

We have the potential for a contract extension and future ad-hoc work as we continue to expand and secure funding. If you're ready for a short, fixed-term but high-impact role where you can hit the ground running, this is for you. 

Job Purpose

As the Growth & Connection Coordinator you will lead the coordination of our flagship weekend event, a contemporary Rites of Passage Adventure (ROPA) for teenage boys. You will also support our local groups in delivering mentoring circles, day intensives and activity sessions. This role includes administrative, communication, and outreach responsibilities to ensure the smooth running of our programmes and effective engagement with young people, parents and carers, mentors, youth services, and other stakeholders.

One of our biggest challenges is recruiting teenage boys to our programmes. While we don’t expect all candidates to have experience in recruiting young people to youth programmes, we do expect you to feel confident and proactive about tackling this challenge.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely and with and reporting directly to our CEO, your responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the coordination of ROPA and support local groups, ensuring logistics and planning are effectively managed while maintaining accurate records and administrative documentation.

• Develop proactive strategies for the recruitment of teenage boys, building on what we’ve learnt, and delivering on those strategies.

• Liaising with parents, carers, youth services as well as young people. 

• Coordinate mentor support processes, including the recruitment and onboarding of new mentors and completing safeguarding procedures such as DBS checks.

• Ensure key policies and procedures are upheld.

• Assist in measuring and demonstrating programme impact.

• Contribute to communications, including social media, newsletters, and updates.

• Support fundraising initiatives, including drafting proposals and utilising our impact data.

• Play an active role in shaping a thriving team culture.

Person Specification

This role is both strategic and hands-on, suited for someone with a proactive and resourceful attitude while maintaining a thoughtful and empathetic approach to working with people. Although we anticipate that this role would be suited to someone with experience working with young people, in the youth sector or in the charity and voluntary sector, we are looking for the right person and are open to applications from everyone. 

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, skilled at building relationships with diverse groups and individuals.

• Ability to self-manage, prioritise among multiple responsibilities and work independently in a remote setting.

• End-to-end programme/project management experience.

• Experience recruiting for programmes, workshops, events, or similar - creating a strategy and executing it.

• An open, learning mindset, flexible, resilient, and adaptable to new challenges.

• Proficiency in Google/Microsoft Suite (Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.).

• Familiarity with online collaboration tools such as Zoom and Mural.

Desirable:

• Experience working with young people in the charity and voluntary sector.

• Community-building experience.

• An understanding of how AI tools might support this role.

• Fundraising or grant-writing experience.

• Technical skills in Adobe Suite or similar tools.

• Experience developing strategic partnerships.

• Social media and marketing experience.

Work Setup & Time Commitment

• Fully remote role – candidates must have their own computer and working setup.

• Fixed-term freelance contract of 32 days, to be used flexibly over 12-16 weeks starting mid-March or sooner. 

• Estimated 20-25 days between 17th March and 27th April (leading up to ROPA 24th-27th April), with the remaining days used after then.

Application Process and What to Expect:

• Email us with a link to your CV and *something that demonstrates your skills (see below).

• We’ll be shortlisting candidates on a rolling basis so please apply early if possible. 

• Applications close at 9am on Thursday 6th March.

• Suitable candidates will be invited to a short initial interview on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th. 

• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a longer online interview with details of that to follow. 

You Might Thrive in This Role If:

• Our organisation’s purpose speaks to you, motivates you, and gives you hope.

• You’re a real people person who embraces the challenges of working in the charity, voluntary and youth sectors. 

• You have an open, learning mindset and always look for ways to develop.

• You want to join an organisation that will challenge you, help you grow, and give you the chance to build something meaningful.

• You can adapt to our changing landscape as we are in early stages of growth.

If You're Thinking of Applying:

We encourage everyone who is interested to apply. Take the leap! You might be the perfect person - even if you don’t match 100% of the job description.

If you can't apply for whatever reason at this time but are still interested, please send us an email and we’ll add you to our database for future opportunities. 

We are committed to communicating and making hiring decisions as quickly as possible, respecting our candidates’ time and effort. Our goal is to move successful candidates forward within two weeks of applying.

*As well as your CV we would love to see something that demonstrates your skills. 

• This should exemplify why you’re the right person for the job and we invite you to be as creative as you like with your answer to this. You could talk about you, an approach you’d take to the job, hone in on one of our challenges and what you’d bring to it... or something else. Just as long as it exemplifies in some way, why you’re the right person for this role. 
• This could take whatever form you like. It could be a slide deck (3 slides max), mural page, graphic illustration, word document, video, voice note, a cover letter or something else. The only restriction is to please keep all copy and visual content to one side of A4 and all audio or video to 3 minutes or less.

ROLE PURPOSE

As the Head of High Value at St George’s Hospital Charity, you will provide leadership and operational delivery of the High Value fundraising strategy. You will lead the planning and management of High Value income streams as well taking a proactive role in fundraising high value gifts from Trusts & Foundations, Corporate Partnerships, Major Donors, and Special Events.

This role will be responsible for leading the High Value team to generate £1.5m annually from High Value partnerships and will lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy, with a focus to grow High Value income to £2.5 million annually over the next five years and by 29/30. Currently our High Value income is underdeveloped, and we are looking for a hands-on fundraiser who is prepared to lead the way in building up these high-value partnerships, whilst leading a team to buy-in to the strategy and consequently, achieve income targets.

You will play a significant part in ensuring our fundraising appeals are a success. We are currently raising £5m for the transformation of our children’s wards. You will be a hardworking, proactive, and ambitious individual who can inspire and manage a high-performing team to cultivate and steward our high-value supporters effectively.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising Activities

• Major Gifts: Cultivate and maintain relationships with high-value donors, ensuring effective solicitation, stewardship, and follow-up to secure significant contributions (six-figure gifts). You will lead on prospecting, stewarding, maintaining, and uplifting a portfolio of 20+ major donors/year. You will be responsible for doubling income from major donors from £350k/year to £780k/year in five years.
• Corporate Partnerships: Build a portfolio of corporate partners, including securing high-value Charity Of The Year partnerships. You will work with the team to grow this income stream from prospecting, approaches, applications, pitches, stewardship and providing account management. The postholder will build income from corporate partnerships from £230k/year to £770k/year over the next five years.
• Trusts and Foundations: Build and maintain a portfolio of 30+ Trusts & Foundation supporters. Responsible for researching, approaching and developing compelling applications with a focus on ensuring Trusts & Foundations provide a long-term, diverse and sustainable income stream bringing in £1m+ / year
• Special Events Management: With the support of High Value Officer oversee the planning and execution of key fundraising events, including the annual gala which aims to raise £250,000, ensuring financial performance and donor engagement are prioritised.
• Database Management: Work with our Database Manager to ensure consistent, accurate and timely data inputting processes. Thinking creatively and proactively to continuously monitor and improve data capture and reporting harnessing analytics to maximise fundraising potential.
• Prospecting: Undertake research and make use of tools to identify potential High Value partners.
• Content development: Write and design compelling cases for support that are tailored to our High Value prospects and partnerships grounded in our branding and communications toolkit.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Trusts and Corporates Manager and High Value Officer to review and feedback on compelling, engaging applications for funding and produce high-quality reports that meet donor requirements.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Produce regular reports on fundraising activity, analysing performance against targets, and identifying areas for improvement and growth.
• Stewardship: Lead on developing and delivering effective stewardship journeys and ensuring they are tracked and implemented across High Value giving.
• Stakeholder management: Represent St George’s Hospital Charity at pitches, fundraising events and meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Devise bespoke stewardship journeys for high value partners.

Leadership and Management

• Team Leadership: Line manage the High Value Officer and Trusts, Corporates, and Partnerships Manager, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture through motivation, feedback, support, and professional development.
• Strategic Development: Lead the development of the fundraising strategy across Trusts & Foundations, Corporate Partnerships, Major Donors, and Special Events. You will be responsible for setting clear, ambitious objectives and targets and ensuring these are understood, bought into, and met across the wider team.
• Budget Monitoring: Work with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to develop the annual budget, including leading on monthly performance reports and contributing to quarterly reforecasts.
• Reporting: Be responsible for collating and reporting data, including analysing Key Performance Indicators to Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.
• Systems and Processes: Be proactive in your approach to solving problems and sharing these solutions with the team e.g. pipeline management, gift acceptance.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications and other teams to maximise high value fundraising opportunities.
• Capacity Building: Provide guidance and support to senior colleagues in building new funding relationships and enhancing overall donor engagement.
• Recruitment and Retention: Oversee recruitment processes to attract and retain high-quality staff, addressing performance and conduct issues proactively.
• Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure all fundraising activities comply with relevant regulations, best practices, and organisational policies, maintaining high standards of donor stewardship

This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties may vary dependant on the needs of the Charity 

Applications closing date: Thursday, 6th March

Interviews: Thursday, 13th March

Head of Charitable Development & Resources

A new role to drive our future vision.

This brand new strategic role provides an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, experienced professional to create and deliver a brand new suite of online and self-service support for clergy and their families.  This is a unique opportunity to drive the future vision of a 400-year-old charity.

A member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll be joining the leading Anglican wellbeing charity, supporting thousands of households each year, as we embark on a new strategic period (2026-30) and at a pivotal point in our mission. This new role will have the creativity and freedom to design, create and deliver a new online charitable offer to existing and new audience groups.  You will be responsible for planning, budgeting, delivering and overseeing a strategic plan for growth in our online / self-service offer.  Working with the Director of Charitable Services (DCS), Development & Resources Manager (DRM), other SLT colleagues and the wider organisation, this new, visionary role will be instrumental in delivering new solutions to clergy and their families, while delivering on our strategic objectives.

We need your skills and expertise to take our preventive, non-financial support further. This will include:

• working with new and existing external partners 
• sourcing potential digital agencies
• contract management
• project planning
• monitoring and evaluation of new services
• highlighting trends 
• managing the online charitable offer to ensure they are easily accessible and available to all via suitable technology and digital platforms

You will have the support of our excellent and established Charitable Services team, who are at the forefront of dealing with the day-to-day challenges faced by clergy households.  In addition, you will work closely with a supportive Senior Leadership Team, External Relations team, and trustees. 

Introduction

Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the charity uniting people to stop cystic fibrosis (CF). We fund vital research, improve care, speak out and race towards effective treatments for all. We won’t stop until everyone with cystic fibrosis can live without limits.  Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition which causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system.  It affects more than 11,000 people in the UK.

In recent years, improvements in the treatments for CF have transformed the symptoms and quality of life experienced by many, but not all of the community.  The enormous leap forward that has been made is both wonderful and challenging and brings new support needs.

With better health, more people with CF now want to plan careers, but need to balance this with management of their condition.  Others still need support with barriers to work or help to navigate their rights at work when they need to focus on their health.  This led us to create Work Forwards, a dedicated programme of career, work and employment support for the CF community.

Background about the Work Forwards Programme

Building on the foundations of our existing financial and welfare support, our Work Forwards employment programme aims to give people with CF the confidence and skills to move towards secure, fulfilling employment which fits around their health needs.

Having secured three-year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund in autumn 2022, since then the programme has been helping people affected by CF with work, employment and careers. The project’s ultimate aim is to ensure they have the finances and resources to stay as well as possible and live a long, fulfilling life.

The project employs two staff and sits within our wider support service team lead by the Head of Support and Programmes. There are a number of key deliverables for the project including one-to-one support and guidance, online sessions, information resources, and a case study library. Outcome measures are focused on improing skills and confidence and ensuring people affected by CF can navigate barriers to work and employment.

Project Brief

We are now looking to evaluate the programme and seeking a freelance/consultant with expertise in evaluating programmes.

Working closely with Cystic Fibrosis Trust throughout, the consultant will design, implement and deliver an evaluation to enable us to monitor and assess to what extent the project is achieving the programme aims and make recommendations for future delivery.

The overall aim of this work is to compile and provide us with a comprehensive, well-presented, and easy-to-read independent report to demonstrate to what extent we have met the outcomes intended throughout this project, as described in the funding proposal.

The deadline for when we need this report completed is July 2025 and which we can then submit to the National Lottery Community Fund and use this to inform the development of future funding bids. 

Key Deliverables

· Quickly develop a deep understanding of our project and anticipated project outcomes.

· Work with us to quickly develop the ways in which we will evaluate how we have achieved the project outcomes, through qualitative and quantitative data collection.

· Take lead responsibility for ensuring all research data and information is collected as required, to inform the development of a comprehensive report.

· Liaise with us throughout the process to ensure the report is developed to the standard we expect.

· By July 2025, provide us with an excellent final report which tells the story of the delivery of our project, the challenges, learnings and how we have met the project outcomes.

· Suggest a suitable methodology, within timeframe and budget, but we would expect it to include;

1. - Interviews with beneficiaries who have been involved in the programme.
2. - A review of key documents and resources produced through the programme.
3. - Interviews/focus groups with people affected by CF to identify any future needs around work and employment not covered by the programme.
4. - Review and compilation of all impact and evaluation data collected through the programme.
5. - Review of the successes and challenges of the programme so far, to support us to learn from these and to suggest where they may be gaps in delivery/further opportunities to help us shape our possible future work in this area.

Indicative Budget

There is budget available to deliver this project and this is up to a maximum of £6,000. This must cover all costs to complete this work, including consultant fees, and any materials and resources needed to undertake the research and data-gathering element of the project.

It is accepted that it may be the responsibility of some other providers (including ourselves) to collect and provide some of the data required.

Role Requirements

The successful person will:

· Be a suitably experienced project consultant, researcher and report-writer.

· Have knowledge of delivery of funded programmes within a charity, particularly those funded by NLCF.

· Ideally understand work and employment programmes in a charity environment.

· Ideally have lived experience of cystic fibrosis – this will be a distinct advantage.

Tender Submissions

Your proposal to undertake this work should include:

1. Details of you/your organisation, core skills, experience and competencies.

2. Case studies/examples of specific projects you have worked on, including details of two referees.

3. Details of availability to undertake work distributed across the project period and through to completion.

4. Confirmation of ability to work as an independent consultant/freelancer (e.g. Have your own office/IT equipment and the correct tax and NI status to work as a freelancer)

5. Evidence of any professional indemnity insurance/public liability insurance you have in place.

6. Details of how you would fulfil the project brief, the fees you would charge and the steps you would take to deliver the project to budget and timescale.

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be assessed according to the following criteria:

· Extent to which the tender demonstrates an understanding of and meets the brief.

· Previous experience of delivering similar briefs in a relevant field.

· Overall quality of the submission.

· Availability to deliver to timeline.

· Lived experience of cystic fibrosis.

Timeline

We expect you to work with us across a 6–8-week period as follows:

· Closing date for tender submissions – 13 March 2025

· Tender selection – week commencing 17 March 2025

· Expected project start date – 1 April 2025

· Final report delivered by – 11 July 2025

Closing date and how to submit your Tender

The closing date for submission of proposals is 5pm on 13 March 2025

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Head of Membership and Communities Development

We are seeking a Head of Membership and Communities Development to take the Society forward in growing our membership.  Our members are at the forefront of the research that will help us solve and mitigate our big global challenges of climate change and biodiversitey loss so this is an exciting time to join us as we develop new membership categories, map out membership progression routes and offer fees that are inclusive for our diverse and international membership. ​

In the first 6 months in role, you'll oversee the first rounds of our new and prestigious Fellows membership, complete the launch of new membership fees across all categories and be working across teams targeting new audiences with new membership offers.  Within 12 months, you'll be working on a corporate membership offer.  You'll drive the Society towards a stronger "membership mentality" in everything we do, supporting staff and volunteers in identifying opportunities and promoting membership

This is a diverse and exciting people centred role and you'll be leading a team that

• Provide grants for research, training and travel

• Build and maintain a sense of community so that every ecologist, whether member or non member can find their community whether that is through a science focussed special interest group or people focussed network

• Values volunteers so that anyone who gives their time to the organisation and the wider community through us feels valued, rewarded and recognised for their efforts

 As a Head of role, this role is a great opportunity for someone ready to move beyond manager into developing senior leadership skills, you will report to and deputise for the Director of Communities and Inclusion and will work closely with managers in the Events and Professional Development teams ensuring that members (todays and tomorrows) are always at the heart of our activities

Core duties will include:

• Develop and deliver a membership strategy to support the British Ecological Society (BES)’s overall strategy, attracting new members and retaining current members, anywhere and everywhere
• Responsible for the work of the membership team in growing membership, reaching new audiences and increasing income generation. Set and monitor KPIs each year for the team
• Work with the Director of Communities and Inclusion and across the directorate to monitor strategic performance indicators
• Provide expertise to the Society in areas of membership, data management, grants and volunteer management
• Support the Senior Leadership Team, attending meetings as required
• Work with the Chair and members of Membership Committee to ensure that the BES meets its strategic goals in membership acquisition, retention and engagement

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please click the green button 'Apply for this job' via our recruitment portal to submit:

• Your CV - no more than 2x A4 sides detailing your education, training and work history, as well as any relevant key skills
• A covering letter - no more than 1x A4 side explaining why you wish to undertake this role at the BES
• Your Equality and Diversity information - this voluntary information helps us to assess the diversity of our recruitment and further improve recruitment processes in future. It has no bearing on the success of your application and is not considering as part of the shortlisting process.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they have the right to live and work in the UK. The BES is unable to provide visa sponsorship and unable to hire anyone living outside the UK.

Applications close Thursday 27th February, 9am. Please note the society reserves the right to close the vacancy early due to the volume of applications.

You will be contributing to CCS's fundraising strategy and helping make a social impact by maximising income from regional and national Trusts & Foundations, with support and guidance from the Head of Development & Communications and CEO.

You will be responsible for building relationships with donors, the effective management of a prospect pipeline, meeting annual targets and ensuring that bids and evaluation reports are submitted to deadline.

The Trusts and Foundations income will support the work CCS does in enabling positive change and supporting the communities of Somerset to thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Fundraising
• Research
• Relationship Building
• Monitoring & Reporting

You will be enabling change:

• Work with the Head of Development & Communications to develop and apply for funding bids to meet operational priorities, as expressed in CCS's Strategic Plan.
• Research and identify prospective Trusts and other grant giving bodies whose aims and objectives are aligned with CCS and prepare a calendar of relevant and timely approaches.
• Support in developing a strong trust funding and major grants pipeline, creating new Trust prospect recommendations and approaches.
• Regularly evaluate fundraising activity to ensure the pipeline is on track and take remedial action, if required.

You will be building connections:

• Manage communications with a portfolio of new and existing supporters with a clear objective to gain and renew support.
• Work collaboratively with the rest of the Fundraising Team to ensure fundraising income is maximised.
• Develop strong relationships with Trusts & Foundations, keeping supporters abreast of organisational priorities.
• Develop strong and effective internal relationships with colleagues in all teams, to support cross-team working.

You will be helping us thrive together:

• Undertake prospect research, ensuring all new and known funders are captured in the pipeline.
• Develop an in-house knowledge bank on key issues, ensuring relevant sector reports, statistics, facts and case studies are captured and updated.
• As required, plan and organise opportunities for Trust supporters to visit CCS projects and experience programmes firsthand.
• Be a representative for the charity at networking events where required.
• Work with the Data & Impact Manager to prepare reports as required by funders.
• Contribute to all monitoring and evaluation, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection requirements and best practice.
• Maintain effective records of key activities and contacts.
• Ensure reports and communications are delivered to deadline to keep funders up to date with progress against grants and any other relevant operational developments
• Ensure all internal records are updated on a regular basis.
• Assist with other fundraising tasks as required.

About Us

We all need a purpose and want to make a difference in life. At Princess Alice Hospice, you’d have that opportunity. We are one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex. However, we don’t take our success for granted and are constantly challenging ourselves to do better.

As we look ahead with our 2030 plans, our vision remains the same - placing people at the heart of everything we do. In these times of uncertainty and change, our plans empower us to adapt and evolve while staying true to our long-term vision - meeting the ever-growing demand for our expertise and compassion. Our I CARE values – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence guide everything we do, and we’d expect that you’d embrace and live up to them.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially astute retail leader to develop and execute a retail strategy that drives sales and profit growth whilst building a strong and collaborative culture and demonstrating a passion for outstanding customer experience. Working to the Director of Income Generation, you will be expected to lead, inspire and motivate teams to deliver excellence across all aspects of our retail business and ensure effective communication, support and cross-departmental working between the Hospice, shops and wider income generation teams.

About You

• An experienced retail leader who has worked at a senior leadership level in a commercial and/or charity retail environment
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the retail multi-site, small shop environment
• Experience in developing and executing strategies and budgets to deliver growth
• A proven track record in motivating, inspiring and building empowered teams
• A commercial mindset with the ability to spot opportunities for growth
• Proven people leadership skills and abilities including shaping and influencing teams, performance management and coaching/mentorship
• Strong financial skills with the ability to analyse and interpret management accounts, sales and KPI information
• Resilience, patience and persistence especially when implementing change.

As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity of joining an organisation where you will be able to make a difference, we also offer a range of great benefits, which include:

• 27 days’ annual leave, plus recognised public holidays – rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• Training support and development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised meals at onsite canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme – promoting staff wellbeing
• Access to Blue Light Card discount
• Access to Pension Scheme
• Excellent changing facilities (with showers) 
• Wellbeing - We provide a programme of activities, opportunities and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work

92% of our colleagues say they feel they’re making a real and valuable difference to the lives of the individuals - and their families and friends - we all care for. Find more meaning from your work and be the difference at moments that really matter.

At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.

For further information and details on how to apply, please visit our website for further details.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please visit our website for further details.

At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.

We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are a place where you can be you.

Please visit our Privacy Notices section to understand and be aware of how we use the data you provide to us.

All of our vacancies except from retail are subject to a relevant DBS check.

Head of Fundraising (full time employment contract)
£54,000 pa; 7.5% pension contribution by St James’s with 0.5% contribution by the employee; 25 days annual leave plus public holidays. 

St James’s Church Piccadilly is at an exciting moment in its 340 year history. Fundraising for the ‘Wren Project’, a £20m capital campaign, and plans for an endowment campaign, are well underway and the team is progressing well towards its initial target. 

This new role will lead the staff team, liaising closely with the contracted Director of Development, in ensuring the Wren Project funding is delivered, and that necessary funds for the social outreach, arts programming and running costs of the church are raised in a timely and effective manner. 

Experience in fund raising in the charity sector is essential, including a good understanding of the regulatory environment. Experience in fund raising in the faith sector would be an advantage. 

St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. 

St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+. 

Role description and person specification and application form (referee information required) can be downloaded at St James's website.

Closing date for applications is midday Monday 3rd March  2025. Interviews will be held on-site at St James’s Piccadilly and are planned for Thursday 13th March 2025. Aiming for a start date as soon as possible.

Turn your back on dull statutory audit assignments and take your audit skills global, into a truly rewarding and challenging new sector, where your work is critical to the success of NGO development projects.

Our partner is providing essential assurance services to a number of large institutions around the world, this specialist team works closely with global clients such as UNICEF, The Gates Foundaton & The World Bank – delivering and managing international development grant-funded programmes. This long established, diverse and multi-lingual team are global leaders in this field

This role is on the frontline of this globally focussed department travelling internationally, meeting clients, colleagues and auditees. Leading meetings, leading audit teams, writing audit reports. Representing the department in person in front of multiple partners and stakeholders. Contributing to the success of critical development projects worldwide - focused on public healthcare, education, disease prevention, and conservation across the developing world. The role offers travel experiences (post pandemic) that very few other roles can match. You will

• Prepare a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or work alone
• Demonstrate the ability to identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively
• Be prepared to be out of the office on international assignments for up to 40% of the time*

Key skills required..

• A genuine interest in International Development and making a difference.
• A love of international travel, preferably with experience of working or volunteering internationally
• A second language, especially French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Arabic
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• An ability to communicate in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• A proven track record in audit work

"A fantastic way to break into the International Development sector"

Our partner is a global charity with programmes spanning across different areas including education, health & nutrition, empowering agricultural communities and establishing sustainable livelihoods. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a close-knit, collaborative team, with the role having a strong focus on finance business partnering and programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and strengthening financial systems, procedures and controls on grant management and compliance, regularly reviewing and updating these; and training staff as required
• Monitoring programmatic activity and spend, and maintaining the grants management tracker tool.
• Preparing financial information for internal reporting, and assisting in the  preparation of the programmes finance elements on statutory financial statements
• Overseeing the financial administration of programmes grants. This includes reviewing concept notes and proposals, preparing donor and sub-grant agreements, setting up grant codes, and preparing donor reports.
• Supporting on budget proposal development and refinement for new grant proposals; and ensuring that donor and the foundation rules on accounting, procurement and project implementation are adhered to.
• Supporting in reviewing and approving due diligence assessments on potential partners, and carrying out monitoring visits and audits of projects.
• Supporting in the preparation of and implementing the recommendations of donor grant audits.
• Undertake overseas travel (around 2-3 trips a year)

Person Specification

• Accountant with at least 3 years of experience in programmes financial accounting & reporting; developing and managing administrative systems; and budgeting, forecasting and cashflow monitoring.
• Ideally, experience of institutional grant budget proposal development, compliance, monitoring and reporting; this includes experience in managing FCDO, EU, ECHO, German government, Swedish government, and USAID funding.
• Excellent numeracy & financial analysis skills
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of MSOffice, especially MSExcel
• Excellent command of the English language, both in a written and oral capacity.
• Strong business partnering skills, including experience of working with field staff in an INGO setting.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and meet deadlines.

The organisation offers hybrid working with the successful candidate expected to be in the office in London 1-2 days/week.