Grants Manager Jobs

Do you believe every woman deserves a safe place to call home and the chance to rebuild her life?

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of those facing multiple disadvantages?

About the role:

We are seeking a committed and resilient Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker to join our dedicated team at our Female Supported Accommodation Service. Our service provides vital support to women facing a range of complex challenges, including homelessness, substance misuse, mental health issues, and experiences of violence and abuse.

As a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, you will:

• Provide specialist interventions and one-to-one support to a caseload of women with complex needs.
• Work within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), utilising trauma-informed practices to support women who may have experienced rough sleeping, domestic violence (DV), or violence against women and girls (VAWG).
• Collaborate with external agencies such as Adult Social Care, Health, Mental Health, and other specialist providers to enhance access to services and improve outcomes.
• Support and guide Project Workers, sharing your expertise and setting best practice standards for complex needs support.
• Advocate for your clients, helping them navigate the health and social care systems to access the services they deserve.
• Work creatively and flexibly to engage with hard-to-reach clients, providing them with the confidence and skills to maintain their progress.

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1). 

About you:

• Experience working with women facing homelessness, substance use, mental health challenges, or domestic violence.
• A trauma-informed, person-centred approach with an understanding of PIE and harm minimisation.
• The ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the capacity to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A passion for empowering women to make meaningful changes in their lives.

About us:

You’ll be part of a supportive and passionate team dedicated to creating real change. We offer opportunities for growth and development in a rewarding role where you’ll make a tangible difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable women in our community.

We are a compassionate organisation that strives to empower vulnerable women by offering a safe, supportive environment where they can work towards stability and independence. Through trauma-informed care, harm minimisation, and person-centred approaches, we help women rebuild their lives and create lasting change.

Important info:

Closing Date: 27th October 2024 (Midnight)

Interview date: Week commencing 4th November 2024

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.   

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1). 

About Design for Good

Design for Good (DfG) builds, trains and focuses a passionate global creative community to design direct and lasting impact for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. On a breadth and scale only possible through cross-company collaboration.

Your role

We are seeking a Senior Fundraising Leader to secure funding from diverse sources to support our program and initiatives. The ideal candidate has senior-level fundraising experience at an NGO, organisation, or charity, a strong and established network of executive relationships in major foundations, and a proven track record of identifying and closing deals in the range of 1-5 million USD. The fundraising leader will develop relationships with potential donors, identify fundraising opportunities, and manage the grant application process.

We seek someone who aligns with the DfG mission, has a passion for fundraising and can strategise and deliver new initiatives. The fundraiser will collaborate with program staff, and senior management to develop leads, compelling proposals and reports. The working environment is informal, team-oriented, and encourages individual input and development. Thereby supporting the execution of DfG’s impact driven program to improve life through design. This position reports to the Managing Director of Design for Good.

Key Responsibilities

· Relationship Management: Build and nurture relationships with current and prospective donors, program officers, and key stakeholders, serving as the main point of contact for grant inquiries, reporting, and communications. 

· Research: Identify and explore funding opportunities from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other potential donors whose interests align with our programs. Regularly monitor donor databases and other sources for announcements and opportunities.

· Applications & Fundraising Development: Lead the creation of high-quality grant proposals and letters of inquiry in collaboration with program staff, ensuring they are compelling, well-structured, and tailored to donor priorities. 

· Compliance and Reporting: Ensure all grants meet donor regulations, reporting requirements, and deadlines. Prepare and submit timely, accurate reports highlighting achievements, challenges, and financial impact.

· Monitoring and Evaluation: Track the success of fundraising efforts, monitor progress toward revenue goals, and use data analysis to identify trends and inform strategy, providing regular updates and insights.

· Events, Networking, and Representation: Organize fundraising events and oversee volunteer and partner teams. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration and boost resource mobilization.

Key requirements

• Passion for DfG's mission to improve life through design
• Proven relationship-building and pipeline management skills
• Exceptional communication skills in English (additional languages welcome)
• Ability to work independently, and motivate colleagues and partners
• Strong attention to detail, organisation and adherence to deadlines.
• Comfortable working remotely with colleagues worldwide

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Senior-level fundraising experience at an NGO, organisation, or charity.
• Strong network with major foundations and global organisations
• Proven track record of identifying and closing deals in the range of 1-5 million USD
• Fundraising certification or equivalent qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, public relations, or a related field
• Experience in international culture, creativity, or sustainability fields

Compensation
Salary and performance-based payment is dependent on skill set, experience and education

Your new company
Working for a large, well-renowned organisation as an Assistant Management Accountant. This role sits within a mission-driven environment, where employees often find their work aligned with a sense of purpose. It holds a supportive culture, which emphasises personal development with opportunities for training and professional growth. This is a 2-year FTC which offers flexible hybrid working with 2 days required in the office per week.
Your new role

• Reporting to the Management Accountant.
• Producing regular monthly journals, including intercompany recharges, accruals and prepayments etc.
• Assisting with the production of monthly management accounts/budget holder reports for designated departments.
• Undertaking preliminary variance analysis between budgets, forecasts and actuals and drafting variance commentary.
• Calculating, recording, monitoring and payment of grants.
• Investigating discrepancies and unexpected variances, making corrections if required.
• Undertaking ad-hoc analysis.
• Assisting in review and preparation of phased budgets, financial plans and forecasts and loading budgets and forecasts into SAP.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong Excel skills and experience with manipulating large volumes of data.
• Experience of working in the finance function of a large organisation, including in a management accounting context.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and basic accounting adjustments such as accruals, prepayments and fixed assets.
• Either part-qualified or looking to start studying.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to prioritise, remain calm under pressure, meet deadlines and have a flexible approach to work.

What you'll get in return

• 25 days of annual leave plus an additional 3 days' leave and bank holidays.
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office per week.
• Great contributory pension scheme.
• etc

What you need to do now

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The National Literacy Trust are unwavering in their commitment to enhance the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills of children and young people, equipping them for success in school, work and life.

The charity’s multifaceted work encompasses short-term impact and campaigning for long-term, systemic change in pursuit of equal access to the transformative power of literacy. By addressing the root causes of low literacy and fostering a society that values and nurtures literacy skills, children’s potential can be unlocked, enabling them to realise their aspirations.

As Trusts and Statutory Executive, you will work alongside a supportive team including the Fundraising Manager and Senior Fundraising Manager, and you will be overseen by the Head of Trusts and Statutory. You will support the team with key stakeholders such as Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Garfield Weston, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Comic Relief, and Arts Council England.

This is an excellent role where you’ll manage your own portfolio of trusts and statutory supporters at 4-5 figure level and given exposure to manage 6 figure accounts. You’ll be a key member in the team in cultivating high-value relationships to generate income for various programmes to support the National Literacy Trust.

As Trusts and Statutory Executive, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of trust and statutory funders at 4-5 figure level supporting a team target of £6m
• Research, identify and cultivate new charitable trust grant funders to build the funding pipeline
• Manage and grow an existing pipeline of charitable trusts, with a focus on increasing grant giving
• Lead on small and medium-value funding applications and reapplications across NLT’s programmes

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Fundraising experience in trusts, corporate, community development, education or health charity
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, and the relationship between prospecting, cultivation, application and stewardship to secure regular and multi-annual grants
• Excellent written and spoken communications, including attention to detail and ability to write a compelling case’s for support
• Experience of building strong relationships and working collaboratively

Benefits include:

• 39 days of annual leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), made up of 28 days’ annual leave plus the closure of the office on all bank holidays and from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day inclusive
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay policy – after 1 year of service, employees are entitled to 12 weeks on half pay in additional to statutory entitlements, with two weeks of paternity leave at full pay (subject to qualifying criteria).
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Free eye tests and discounted glasses
• Shopping and leisure venue discounts
• Discounted gym membership, dental plans and health assessments

Job titleTrusts and Foundations Fundraiser

Reporting toHead of Trusts Unit

Hours of work37.5 hours per week

Salary£32,000 - £34,000 per annum depending on experience

Closing date30 September 2024

LocationHybrid – 3 days office (London / South East) / 2 days remote. 

ABOUT COMPTON

Compton is the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy with seven decades of experience managing successful annual, capital and legacy campaigns for charities and not-for-profit organisations.

Our clients recognise Compton as ‘the trusted name in fundraising’, thanks to the transformational contributions we make. We are proud of our history and track record, and the ‘Compton Way’ continues to deliver extraordinary fundraising results, even in today’s challenging operational and economic conditions.

THE ROLE 

Compton Fundraising is looking for an experienced Trusts Fundraiser to join our successful Trusts team.

The successful candidate will: 

• Work within the Compton Trusts team for key clients 
• Research grant makers using databases and search engines
• Demonstrate an understanding of the behaviour and motivations of charitable trusts
• Establish and manage productive relationships with a portfolio of charitable trusts 
• Facilitate positive working relationships with Compton clients
• Proactively contact trusts to discuss various projects and programmes
• Match funding opportunities to projects
• Prepare written bids and proposals
• Work effectively with senior staff to develop compelling, bespoke proposals, drawing on all relevant resources available 
• Put in place robust procedures to ensure we meet our formal reporting commitments
• Contribute to the strategic development of the trust team, effectively implementing own planning, budgeting and reporting objectives
• Participate in professional development opportunities to expand personal knowledge of trust fundraising

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Well presented, confident, articulate and outgoing, you will possess an open, creative, enquiring mind and have an enthusiasm for fundraising and commitment to the aims and objectives of our clients

Essential 

• The ability to write clearly and concisely, and to adjust tone and style of writing with an understanding of the target audience 
• The ability to produce successful fundraising proposals with a good understanding of the importance of research.
• The ability to divide attention constructively between multiple projects and campaigns as required
• Confident and able to work to stretching financial targets, prioritising work and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a positive ‘can do’ attitude 
• Ability to cultivate positive working relationships with funders, applicable also to Compton clients.
• A motivated self-starter with the enthusiasm, drive and ambition to maximise income from existing and new major supporters.

This is a significant opportunity for a Trusts fundraiser with a minimum of 2 years’ experience to work alongside senior colleagues from the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy to further develop their skills and career

Company benefits

• Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays 
• Standard Life pension scheme with Company contributions starting at 3%
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Compton professional development and mentoring opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme – offering free 24/7 support + counselling and advice 

To apply, please send a short covering letter and CV  by close of business of 30 September 2023.

NOTE: We will be conducting interviews as suitable candidates apply, so may appoint before the closing date.

Director of Fundraising

Both full and part time hours considered

Minimum of 32 hours per week over 4 days

Up to £65,000, dependant on experience (pro rata to 36.5 hours for part time)

Treloar’s is a charity which runs one of the UK’s largest specialist education centres for young disabled people to live and learn. Through our school and college, we offer students the opportunity to fully take part in life and achieve their aspirations.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic, and professional fundraiser to lead the team at Treloar’s. As the Director of Fundraising, you will develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies, oversee a dedicated and passionate team and support them in generating significant income through a variety of channels, including trusts and foundations, events, corporate partnerships, individual giving, and major donations.

We are looking for someone with a strong track record in senior-level charitable fundraising. You should bring advanced knowledge of a wide variety of fundraising channels, compliance expertise, and exceptional leadership skills. Experience in the education or disability sectors and relevant qualifications in fundraising are advantageous.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people with disabilities. We also provide a flexible work environment with options for home and office working (minimum 3 days a week in the office), as well as part-time opportunities.

Informal chats about the role are welcome – get in touch with Sophie Milroy, Recruitment Specialist Lead.

We offer:

• 27 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
• An opportunity to work on site with industry experts
• Excellent paid training and development opportunities
• Life insurance, Group Personal Pension & Occupational Health schemes
• Health Cash Plan & Perkbox discount scheme
• Free wellbeing activities (e.g. gym/yoga)
• Free parking & many other benefits

How to apply?

To apply, please complete our Online Treloar Application Form, alternatively please call our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

Closing date: Tuesday 8th October 2024

Treloar Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All successful candidates will be subject to a DBS Check along with other relevant employment checks.

Treloar Trust, responsible for Treloar School and Treloar College, is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy. Registered charity number 1092857.

Help us to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive.

Are you interested in a career in the environment and/ or charity sector?
Are you looking to gain experience and build your skills?
Join our team and make a difference!

Trainee, Groundwork UK
12 months fixed term contract
Central Birmingham (with hybrid working)
Starting salary: £23,088

Groundwork is a national charity working to address poverty and improve the environment in three connected ways:

• We help people create better places
• We help people improve their prospects
• We help people protect the planet

Groundwork UK is looking to recruit a Trainee to provide support across our teams, including fundraising, communications, project management and grant-making. In supporting us to deliver these activities, you will gain a wide range of experiences to help in your future career.

No experience is necessary to apply to this role – just an appetite to learn, a motivation to help others, and an interest in pursuing a career in this field.

We’re particularly interested in receiving applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, are disabled, are from low-income households, or are not currently in employment.

If this opportunity excites you, please click the apply button to find out more information about this opportunity and to apply. 

Closing date: 12 noon Friday 30th September 2024
Proposed Interview dates: 14th or 15th October 2024

No agencies please. Do not send CVs.

Citizens Advice West Northants & Cherwell (CAWNAC) delivers advice across West Northamptonshire and Cherwell and further afield in respect of some of our projects. 

The Macmillan Welfare Benefits project is funded by the Macmillan cancer charity and provides Money Advice to people (or their carers/families) who have a cancer diagnosis. 

You will have lots of support from an experienced and friendly team and you will be responsible for managing your own caseload and achieving agreed project  KPIs.

The enquiry area that you will deal with predominantly is benefits advice and benefits casework. You can call on wider, specialist teams to address more specialist issues.

The role

Reporting to the Benefits and Generalist Group Manager, you will:

• Provide a full welfare benefits casework service for people  affected by cancer, including disability benefits and other sources  of financial support such as grants and help with health and travel  costs. 

• Liaise and negotiate with other statutory and voluntary  organisations to progress the clients case and ensure they receive  all assistance available. 

• Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of  continuity of case work and information retrieval in line with the  requirements of Citizens Advice and Macmillan Cancer Relief.

• Refer clients on to colleagues or other agencies as appropriate for  specialist help with issues that fall outside the remit of the service,  including housing, debt and employment.

• Provide advice and information on welfare benefits and other  sources of financial help to health and social care professionals  working with the client group. 

• To provide cancer-specific benefits awareness training to  colleagues and other health and social care professionals working  with the client group.

• To support Macmillan/Citizens Advice’s social policy work by  providing case studies, and feedback on issues of concern to  people affected by cancer.

Professional development

• Keep up to date with legislation, policies and procedures and  undertake appropriate training.

• Read relevant publications.

• Attend relevant internal and external meetings as agreed with the  line manager.

• Prepare for and attend supervision sessions/team  meetings/management team meetings as appropriate. 

• Assist with Service initiatives for the improvement of services. 

Person specification

Essential Criteria 

• At least two years’ experience of advice work

• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of welfare benefits including  those related to disability and sickness

• Proven ability to work sensitively with a diverse range of clients

• An understanding of the issues involved in interviewing clients,  particularly clients for whom English is not their main language, and  who may be experiencing stress and anxiety

• Good professional boundaries and emotional resilience when faced with complex and potentially life threatening situations

• An ordered approach to casework and an ability to follow set procedures concerning casework and file management etc.

• Ability to use IT in the provision of advice and the preparation of reports and submissions. 

• Good oral communication skills with particular emphasis on  negotiation and representation skills on the telephone. 

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing with particular emphasis on negotiation and representation skills and on preparing reviews, reports and correspondence. 

• Numeracy skills required to understand statistics and check calculations. 

Desirable Criteria

• An understanding of the issues facing people affected by long-term  illness and disability.

• Ability to monitor and maintain own work to comply with set standards.

• An understanding of and commitment to the Aims and Principles of  the Citizens Advice service including the services Equal Opportunities policies. 

• Ability to work independently without close supervision, to  prioritise own work, meet deadlines whilst contributing to the wider  Citizens Advice team 

• Knowledge of or willingness to gain an understanding of Macmillan services and policies. 

What's in it for you:

Salary:        £24,457 pa pro rata

Hours:           22.2h/week

Pension:  We offer an auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme, details on appointment

Holiday:  23 days pro rata plus Bank Holidays pro rata.  This means your holiday is calculated based on the number of   hours you work.  We operate a closedown between Christmas and New Year when you are required to take leave. 

Contract:  Fixed Term end 31/12/2025

Based at:  Home & office/medical locations in West Northants 

Expenses:   Travel expenses are reimbursed from home address

Job Title: Energy Efficiency Adviser/Caseworker  

Accountable To: The C.E.O

Responsible To:                    Advice Services Manager

Working Hours 21 hours per week (3 days)

Salary: £19,530 per annum (Including London Weighting)

Location: Limehouse Project, Unit 2, 789 Commercial Road, London

E14 and Other outreach venues across the borough

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The purpose of this job is to provide energy efficiency advice and casework-level support to individuals and families living in low-income households and facing fuel poverty. The primary goals of the project are:

1. Raise Awareness & Energy Savings - Educate vulnerable local communities, who may lack prior knowledge, about strategies for reducing energy costs and achieving long-term energy and financial savings. The aim is to empower individuals with practical energy-saving techniques and encourage grassroots peer learning within these communities to help spread survival strategies.

2. Energy Advice & Fuel Debt Support - Offer detailed guidance on energy management, including addressing fuel debt issues, to help clients understand their fuel usage in the context of their overall financial situation. This includes enabling individuals to make informed decisions about energy consumption and related financial matters.

3. Assist Vulnerable Communities in Energy Crisis - Equip particularly vulnerable households with the skills necessary to cope with the growing crisis in household energy debt, as consumption rises sharply. This involves preparing communities to manage their energy usage and finances more effectively in the face of increasing energy costs.

4. Income Maximisation & Benefits Awareness - Help raise awareness about entitlements and assist clients in claiming relevant benefits to maximise family income, ultimately helping them manage energy expenses more sustainably.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Holistic Client Assessment and Support - conduct detailed confidential interviews with clients, applying a holistic approach to assess their needs for advice and support.
2. Compliance and Quality Standards - Provide energy efficiency advice and casework support that adheres to the Advice Quality Standard (AQS).
3. Comply with AQS case management and case recording procedures and processes, contributing to the delivery of high-quality advice and casework, and the collection and reporting of statistical data as required to enable accurate evaluation of the impact of the service and reporting to funders.
4. To be responsible for delivering high-quality one-to-one advice and casework on energy efficiency - targeting our food hub participants and other local residents who are on low income. 
5. To raise awareness and assist people without any previous awareness/knowledge of how to save on energy costs and develop long-term energy and monetary savings within their homes.
6. To facilitate and deliver monthly Switching Off Poverty workshops/talks/group sessions about fuel poverty; how to identify at-risk local residents; what tools/assistance is available; and how to impart help and guidance following the end of the programme - these workshops aim to enable participants to access tools and develop the new skills required to help them monitor, track, record, and understand their household fuel use and bills.
7. Provide advice and assistance through a range of channels; Face-To-Face, Telephone, Teams/Zoom, WhatsApp as well as via email/letter.
8. To ensure that the service offered is tailored to the needs of clients and takes into account the particular needs of each individual, including issues around communication, understanding, and vulnerability.
9. Through clear communication and consultation, ensure that clients remain involved in resolving their energy debt, benefit, and money management issues and are kept informed on the progress of their case throughout our work with them.
10. To provide advice and support around energy efficiency and money management; income maximisation; budgeting; saving; debt and understanding and accessing appropriate financial products.
11. To effectively use the database system (Lamplight) to organise and manage client support and to take on issues (as cases) for the client that may have issues with billing and metering problems. Take up complaints and provide grant-assisted schemes. All work is to follow the file LHP’s management procedure. 
12. To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed annual project plan, meeting targets and milestones for the Energy Efficiency advice service.
13. To liaise with other agencies and develop and sustain good working relationships with those agencies.
14. To be responsible for maintaining project files with evidence of project outputs and milestones.
15. Supported by the Advice Services Manager and members of the team, you will collectively develop relationships with other organisations by attending various borough-wide forums and raising awareness.  
16. To be responsible for preparing the quarterly project monitoring report to send out to the funder and ensuring progress against milestones and achievement of agreed targets are being met.
17. To contribute to the monitoring of the project and provide quarterly and annual monitoring data and evaluative reporting to the Services Manager for dissemination to the Funders.
18. To establish and maintain warm relations of trust and cooperation with clients in keeping with the Limehouse Project ethos.
19. To remain alert to issues relating to capacity, client understanding, and safeguarding issues when working with clients and promptly consult with the Advice Services Manager regarding any areas of concern.
20. To respond to clients’ file reviews, take action and follow the key date task diary on the LHP database system.
21. To strictly adhere to all LHP policies, in particular those on confidentiality, equal opportunity, case recording, file management policy, etc. Strictly follow the AQS Quality System e.g. clients’ filing system, monitoring system, referral system, etc, and keep them up to date.
22. Community Engagements and Partnerships – Liaising with other agencies, such as local authorities, health services, and community organisations, on behalf of clients.
23. To liaise with other agencies and develop strong working relationships to support clients effectively, including partnerships with GP surgeries.
24. Deliver advice sessions at the LHP office, GP surgeries, and other outreach venues, raising awareness of available support services.
25. Participate in borough-wide forums and activities to develop relationships with other organisations and enhance community awareness.
26. To observe all rules relating to Health and Safety.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To support the Limehouse Project’s overall goals and vision.

2. Carry out day-to-day general administrative duties that are vital to the smooth running of the services and specific project-related work such as responding to letters, doing follow-up work, etc., and its online appointment sheets for LHP and external partners.

3. Attend Limehouse Project staff meetings regularly.

4. Carry out such other duties, as the LHP manager and management committee shall from time to time require.

5. Keep up to date by undertaking further study or training, as may be necessary or which may be required by LHP and which contributes to the provision of an effective service.

The duties laid down in the job description may change following a review and consultation between the post-holder and line manager.

PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE, USING THE APPLICATION FORMS.

Closing Date: 6 October 2024

Ref 6843

Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of working on humanitarian or international development programme operations to join us as our Start Funds Operations Officer where you will provide operations support to Start Funds portfolio of programmes and awards.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.

We're tackling what we believe are the biggest systemic problems that the sector faces. Problems including slow and reactive funding, centralised decision-making, and an aversion to change mean that people affected by crises around the world do not receive the best help fast enough, and needless suffering results. Our work focuses on three areas to change the system; localisation, new forms of financing and collective innovation.

About the role

As the Operations Officer you will provide dedicated support to the Start Funds' portfolio, currently comprising the global Start Fund, Start Fund Bangladesh, Start Fund Nepal and the Ukraine locally-led pooled fund. The role will contribute to ensuring that Start Funds' awards are efficiently and effectively managed, provide support to the financial management of the Start Fund programmes, implement the fund's approach to and management of risk and compliance, and assist with procurement.

In this role, you will: 

Operational and programme management:

• Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in maintaining effective award management processes, in close coordination with SCUK as Grant Custodian to the Start Network
• Support in ensuring that Start Funds' programmes are fully compliant with grants and contracts and managed in-line with relevant SCUK and Start Network policies and practices
• In coordination with the Start Network Assurance team, provide inputs for the implementation of the Start Funds' approach to and management of risk and compliance
• Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in the management of audits
• Administer serious incident reports (specifically those that are fraud-related) concerning Start Funds
• Play a supporting role in the financial management of the Start Fund programmes, liaising closely with budget holders, the Finance Business Partner and the Start Network finance team
• With support from the Start Funds Operations Advisor, provide operational advice to colleagues in relation to day-to-day tasks as well as when challenges arise
• Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor and relevant colleagues in managing procurement processes, ensuring that relevant policies are upheld. Support with contract management
• Support the maintenance and administration of Start Funds systems and processes
• Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in the development of effective ways of working with colleagues in other teams (Start Programmes, SCUK and Start Network)
• Support the Start Funds team with the coordination of meetings and events. Assist in the development of annual business plan and work-plans, and associated annual and quarterly reporting to stakeholders with SCUK and Start Network.

About you

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Proven experience in international development/humanitarian programme operations
• Familiarity with approaches to risk management in international development/humanitarian settings
• Familiarity with financial and budget management
• Excellent computer skills including the use of EXCEL spreadsheet, word processing, presentation and ability to maintain office and management information systems
• Experience in procurement, and the management of service contracts
• Experience in award management
• Experience of working with diverse and globally dispersed teams
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Able to operate effectively and flexibly within an evolving portfolio of work
• Good interpersonal skills, able to communicate with colleagues in a dispersed and multicultural professional environment
• Strong organisation skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative with a ‘can do' attitude.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

The Development Coordinator is a new role created to enable the Worthing Theatres & Museum Development team to raise crucial funds that will support the organisation in achieving its ambitious goals.

WTM has recently undergone a significant fundraising review and a new strategy is now in place. This strategy reflects the organisation’s need to increase fundraised income over the next 3 years (2024 - 2027) to meet its ambitious creative and capital plans to deliver on its mission to offer transformative creative experiences for the community of Worthing.

The postholder will work closely with the Head of Development and Development Manager to deliver the ambitious fundraising strategy for WTM. They will be responsible for raising funds of up to £10,000 per application from primarily Trusts and Foundations and some local corporate partners, and supporting the team with operational tasks including financial processes, events and communications.

Main Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities

Fundraising and Relationship Management

● Manage relationships with Trust and Foundation funders giving up to £10,000 per year including ongoing donor stewardship, reporting writing, crediting etc.

● Secure new income by applying for grants and funding of up to £10,000 to support a range of WTM projects from Trust and Foundations and from local businesses including researching trusts and businesses, identifying suitable projects within the WTM portfolio to apply for, writing bids etc.

Development Operations and Support

● Lead on supporter crediting for the department ensuring that all supporters are acknowledged in relevant digital and print materials across the year.

● Act as day-to-day point of contact for the Development team’s use of the Spektrix database ensuring best practice.

● Work with the Finance team to monitor Development income on a monthly basis and report back to the Head of Development and Development Manager.

See attachment for further responsibilities 

About GDI Hub

Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub accelerates ideas into impact for a more just world - for disabled people, and all people.

We are a world leading delivery and practice centre, an Academic Research Centre at UCL (University College London) and the first WHO Global Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology (AT). As an Academic Research Centre and a Community Interest Company, our diverse portfolio and unique set up enables rapid translation of research into practice. GDI Hub is also home to the UK aid funded AT2030 programme which tests ‘what works’ to improve access to life-changing Assistive Technology (AT) for all.

Launched in 2016 as a legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, our office and research lab continue to be based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, at UCL’s East London campus. We work in 40+ countries, with a reach of more than 34 million people since 2016, GDI Hub develops homegrown technologies alongside new knowledge and research. In collaboration with global partners, we deliver accelerators and market shaping initiatives - building ecosystems with a focus on low-and middle-income countries.

Role Purpose

The Head of Research and Delivery will lead the delivery of programmes, client-facing projects and research initiatives for GDI Hub CIC, working across the key themes of Disability Inclusion, Inclusive Design and Cities, Climate Change, Gender, Financial Inclusion and Assistive Technology. It is expected that the role holder will have considerable experience across at least two of these themes and an appetite for both broadening and deepening their knowledge across the others. They will also collaborate with research leads and teams based across GDI Hub including the Academic Research Centre (ARC) at UCL.

This is a senior, strategic, role responsible for team management and leading key projects, leading client, donor and government relationships, and providing strategic subject matter expertise. It would suit someone with a proven-track record in the sector and requires a strong aptitude for strategic thinking, delivery management and the creation of tenable and evidence-based recommendations. They will be creative and collaborative with a drive to make the world a fairer place, inspiring others to do the same.

They will be responsible for delivery on projects and research under their remit and contribute to the development of new projects and research, working closely with partners and clients. Current funders, partners and clients include the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Asian Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds, UNICEF, Carbon Trust and Expo City Dubai. This will involve leading a permanent team of six, which is expected to grow to eight by Q4 2024-25, and any external consultants brought online as required to deliver across a portfolio of work.

Role Responsibilities

Project and Research Delivery and Management

• Lead a growing portfolio of projects under the Research and Delivery team including a current portfolio of circa 10 active projects.
• Leadership of Global Thematic Goods sub-programme under the AT2030 programme, with direct project leadership of 2 workstreams (inclusive infrastructure and inclusive climate resilience).
• Lead the intellectual and strategic management of project delivery, ensuring that projects deliver clear messages aligned to programme targets, client needs and project scope and deliver impact.
• Take overall responsibility for the quality and timeliness of project delivery and deliverables, ensuring project management processes and procedures are being implemented correctly and outputs are to the highest standard in line with GDI Hub style.
• Provide overall research leadership in GDI HUB CIC, instilling academic rigour and driving innovative and inclusive research, managing researchers to deliver high quality outputs that are evidence-based, meeting internal/external expectations and tailored to target audiences.
• Plan and manage workplans, including emergent risks, challenges, change requests, budgets, travel, schedules, and scope.

Client Management and Reporting

• Manage and develop relationships with partners and stakeholders, to support effective collaboration.
• Provide leadership in client facing discussions, understanding needs and priorities, and linking these to project and team delivery plans.
• Engage with emerging opportunities as appropriate, leading proposal development with the wider team.
• Service project reporting requirements and instruct timely invoicing against project agreements.

Support Communications and External Engagement

• Strategic leadership of external engagement across their portfolio, attending and speaking at events, conferences and project workshops as needed, to drive impact of our work.
• Provide input to communications content and the events pipeline to further raise the profile, reach and impact of GDI Hub’s work.
• Write insight reports, blogs or other content to support communications and external engagement as required.
• Highlight communication, networking and new work opportunities arising from project and client engagements.

Internal Team Management

• Manage and support the research and delivery team ensuring team members are informed, connected and working as a team, ensuring shared understanding of projects and individual delivery responsibilities.
• Work closely with the COO and Programme Management team to ensure sustainable delivery and resource management processes are followed.
• Ensure team resources are used in accordance with project budgets and actively tracked throughout delivery. Review resource capacity and factor into any new project bids or repeat business opportunities.
• Direct line management of Senior Inclusive Design Manager, Senior Financial Inclusion Researcher, Senior Social Researcher and Inclusive Climate Researcher. Support the team in their own line management responsibilities in line with planned activity.

Application Procedure

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter describing how your skills and experience are relevant via the 'Apply via website' button no later than noon (GMT) on Wednesday 9th October 2024. We will be considering applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We expect the selection process to include two interview stages, with interviews starting from late September as we review candidates on a rolling basis.

We have made every effort to make this process accessible. However, if for any reason you find it is not, please let us know and we will make an adjustment. We encourage early applications. Please be advised that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mikaela Patrick, Head of Research and Delivery (contact details on full job specification).

Senior Church Buildings Officer

Hours: Full time – 35 hours/week

Salary: £45,000 pa pro rata

Location: Based in our Office in North Bristol

We are seeking an extraordinary person to lead our talented Church Buildings Team here at the Diocese of Bristol! This is a new and exciting role that is key to delivering on our Transforming Church. Together Strategy.

You will be leading a small team that work with our Parishes and the Diocesan Advisory Committee to support with project, faculty consents and property management guidance.

The role is diverse covering rural, urban, modern, and historic Church buildings, halls and grounds for parishes who often face significant repair liabilities or building layouts and facilities that are no longer suited to their needs.

We’d love to hear from you if you have great interpersonal skills, a built environment or development project background and a clear understanding of Church buildings and their purpose within the future facing Church and the wider community.

Staff benefits include:

Flexible working

28 days annual leave (plus eight days statutory Bank holidays) (pro rata for part time staff)

Free onsite parking

A contributory pension scheme and life assurance

Company sick pay

Please download the Job pack via the link to our website.

For an informal conversation, please contact Lindsey McCullam via our website.

If what we’ve described above excites you and you could see yourself thriving in this role, please apply using the application form via our website.

Closing date: 11:59pm 2 October 2024

 The Diocese of Bristol is committed to being a fair, respectful, and inclusive organisation. We believe that diversity enriches us and are dedicated to the promotion of equality where all are able flourish. Disabled people, and those from global majority heritage are currently under-represented in our Diocese and we welcome applications from within these groups.

Duchenne UK is an ambitious, dynamic and impactful charity. Following their sons’ diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Emily Reuben and Alex Johnson founded Duchenne UK in 2012. 

DMD is a devastating progressive condition diagnosed in early childhood which causes all the muscles in the body to gradually weaken. There are currently only very limited treatment options for DMD, so Emily and Alex set up Duchenne UK to change this. 

Since 2012, we have raised more than £27 million to end the devastating impact of DMD.  We fund ground-breaking scientific research to find effective treatments. We’ve developed the infrastructure of DMD clinical trial delivery in the UK. We engage industry and regulators to accelerate access to treatments. And we’re here to support every family affected and ensure that they receive the best possible care. We aim not only to improve quality of life but stop the disease in its tracks. We’re doing it faster too, because this generation of patients can’t wait.

Alex and Emily were awarded OBEs in The King’s Birthday Honours List in 2023 in recognition of their services to charity and to people living with DMD. They, and the dedicated and effective team they have built at Duchenne UK, are now at the forefront of this work in the UK.

New opportunity to join our team

We have a new opportunity to join our team and build on these achievements. We are recruiting for a Director of Income Generation, who will be a key part of our senior leadership team and play a vital role in helping us achieve our mission.

The Director of Income Generation will work collaboratively across the organisation to oversee and grow all of Duchenne UK’s income streams including fundraising, commercial engagement, and new business opportunities.

The Director of Income Generation will report to the CEO and sit on the Senior Leadership team, working closely alongside the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance.  

Working for Duchenne UK

We are a friendly, energetic, and determined team. As we are led by two parents of boys who live with DMD, our team has a very strong feeling of contribution to our mission.  Over recent years, our Co-Founders have added high end skills and expertise to the team which has elevated Duchenne UK to be a high profile charity, delivering impact across not only DMD but rare disease.

We prioritise team building and wellness through an annual offsite Team Away Day and an annual offsite Wellness Day, alongside social activity throughout the year.

We operate a hybrid working week, to balance our team-based culture with a positive home-life. In the summer months of July and August, staff benefit from ‘Summer Fridays’, allowing them half days on Fridays (pro rata’d for part time staff) to enjoy the long summer weekends.

About the role

At a strategic level this role is responsible for leading on all aspects of income, including fundraising, commercial engagement, and new business opportunities, leading the development and delivery of a bold and effective income strategy to support our organisational ambitions and future sustainability.

The Director of Income Generation will inspire and develop the charity’s income team, taking overall responsibility for setting and achieving income targets for the organisation. They will ensure a collaborative and integrated approach to income generation across the organisation.

The Director of Income Generation will report to the CEO and be part of the Senior Leadership team, working closely alongside the Managing Director, Finance Director and Director of Research and Development.  They will line manage a team to support the delivery of the income strategy.

Job Description

Income Generation

• Aligned to the organisational strategy, designing and delivering Duchenne UK’s income generation strategy, establishing a delivery plan to hit targets across a diverse range of income streams, including community fundraising, events, trusts and foundations, major donors, research and development grants and commercial income.
• Oversee the process and systems of managing funders and new business opportunities, including overseeing the charity’s CRM system (Salesforce) to support a high end and holistic approach to the account management of funders and stakeholders.
• Set, monitor and deliver annual income and expenditure targets.
• Attend meetings with funders and prospects, and networking events to uncover new opportunities, including management of Duchenne UK’s Development Board.
• Developing and growing the income pipeline, working closely with the Research and Development team to identify funding for existing and pipeline projects.
• Support the team to develop professional and engaging materials including fundraising proposition, applications, proposals, appeals, pitches and reports.
• Proactively seek-out and identify new trends and developments and make recommendations to Duchenne UK.
• Oversee reporting to ensure the preparation and timely submission of reports on progress on objectives, budgets and targets.

Strategy

• Provide strategic insight and vision both externally and internally as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Provide strategic insight and foresight to proactively identify and secure new opportunities.
• Work alongside Board members to maximise income generation opportunities, provide reports and updates where required and support the work of the Finance Committee.
• Develop and nurture an ongoing interest and deep understanding of Duchenne UK’s work so that they can confidently and passionately convey the value and impact externally.

Leadership

• Be an inspiring ambassador for the vision of Duchenne UK and ensure it is reflected in the strategies, outputs and behaviour of the income team.
• Create an income team which is ambitious and passionate about Duchenne UK, providing leadership, coaching and setting priorities and targets.
• Lead the team in their approach to sourcing new business/funding opportunities through bids and pitches.
• Build strong working relationships with our founders, members of the Board, strategic partners and colleagues at all levels, adopting and encouraging a collaborative working approach.
• Provide line management to direct reports, setting and monitoring individual performance objectives and motivating the team to be innovative and professional in its thinking and delivery.
• Ensure all staff receive consistent and motivating direction and feedback to enable them to work to the best of their ability.
• Keep up to date market information and competitive intelligence in target sectors/markets.
• Carrying out any other duties as required; which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Budgeting, reporting and compliance

• Manage the income budget, providing regular reports as required to the Senior Leadership Team, Finance Committee and the Board of Trustees.
• Set, deliver and monitor the income generation delivery plan, ensuring all objectives and KPIs are met and are managed as appropriate.
• Work proactively to identify and monitor risk, working alongside the Compliance and Risk Committee to mitigate risks as part of the wider risk management process.
• Ensure income generation complies with legal and regulatory standards.
• Keep up to date with Charity Commission regulations and guidelines.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience, a proven track record of:

• Strong track record of meeting income targets in a leadership role.
• Developing and implementing a strategy to generate income.
• Leading, managing and inspiring high performing teams.
• Strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring.
• Fostering successful relationships and partnerships with key external stakeholders.

Skills and Competencies:

• Collaborative working style and excellent relationship building skills.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work effectively to meet deadlines and to work autonomously.
•  Applying passion and creativity to develop successful funding activities.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture and make decisions in line with the charity’s needs as part of a team.
• Team management – leading, line management, and developing the income team.
• Target focused and results driven with an ambition to drive activity forward.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to speak engagingly to a wide range of audiences and to represent Duchenne UK.
• Ability to resolve complex situations and deal sensitively with difference of opinion.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, can-do attitude.
• Discrete, confident and diplomatic.
• An approach which is flexible, innovative and responsive.
• Discrete, confident and diplomatic.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate Duchenne UK’s values.

Desirable

• Charity experience.
• Knowledge of the research and healthcare sectors.

Sound like the job for you? We’d love to hear from you:

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave + 8 days of public holidays (both pro rata)
• Summer Fridays – half days on Fridays in July and August (pro rata)
• Flexible working policy
• Hybrid working
• Standard Employer Pensions contributions after 3 months
• Team wellness day and team away day
• Training and development opportunities

Terms and conditions

The appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an initial six-month period of probation, during which performance will be regularly reviewed.

Relevant training will be provided during induction as well as opportunities to develop your career through experience of different aspects of the Foundation’s work and working with colleagues on new initiatives.

The organisation’s hybrid working policy is at the discretion of the line manager during the first three months of employment, to support the induction process.

Applying for this job

Please send us a copy of your CV. In addition, please answer the following questions, with a maximum of 300 words per question. You can send us a short film with your answers if you prefer or let us know if you would like to give us this information in a different way.

1. Please tell us why you would like to work for DUK.

2. In the job description, we have highlighted a range of experiences and skills we think we need. Please describe how you have demonstrated three of these. Please give us practical examples. It’s ok to use experiences from outside of paid work, including experiences you may have had in your personal life.

3. If you think you have other qualities, we have not mentioned but which you think suit this role, please let us know. We want to know some of the things you have done and the experiences you’ve had, and what you think they have taught you.

4. Tell us one thing that really excites you about this role.