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We are seeking a dynamic, creative and results-driven Fundraising Manager to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for fundraising, relationship-building and supporting the growth of a small charity. As the Fundraising Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Income Generation to manage and implement our fundraising strategy across multiple channels. You will work closely with senior leadership, colleagues and volunteers, as well as our community, to build and sustain our donor base while helping to diversify our funding sources
 

Hours: 22.5-30hrs per week (0.6-0.8 FTE)

Location: Homebased within the UK with a requirement to travel to occasional meetings, mostly held in London, and to support fundraising events

Reporting to: Head of Income Generation

Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, 28 days of annual leave (FTE pro rata for part-time) + 1 day for your birthday, pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

Key relationships: Head of Income Generation, Fundraising Assistant, Finance Manager, Communications & Engagement Manager, Digital Marketing Manager 

Salary: £21,000-£28,000 (£35,000 per annum FTE)

Contract: Permanent

About Overcoming MS 

Are you an experienced fundraiser, ready to make a meaningful impact at the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity? We are seeking a motivated and experienced Fundraising Manager to help us expand our world-class support services and empower an engaged global MS community. 

In this role, you will help lead the delivery of one of our key strategic objectives:  to develop our financial growth and independence by increasing fundraising via diversified activity. 

Join us in our ambition to support and empower people living with multiple sclerosis. Your expertise and passion can help people to live well with MS. 

At Overcoming MS, we are here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing. We provide clear, practical actions for people to take and a supportive community to help people living with MS. The Overcoming MS Program uses substantial scientific evidence to show how lifestyle choices, alongside medication, benefit physical and mental health. 

Knowing people with MS can reduce their risk of disease progression through lifestyle choices gives hope to us all. Our vision is a world in which living a full and healthy life with MS is possible for everyone. 

Once people with MS know about the potential impact of a healthy lifestyle, they need to feel that the information is coming from a reliable source, to believe in it and adopt the key changes. The Overcoming MS Program is based on broad-based, high-quality scientific evidence, and lifestyle is an area that has growing interest and development. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Fundraising Planning and Execution

· Donor Relationship Management

· Event Management

· Collaboration and Team Support

· Reporting and Analysis

About you

Essential attributes

· Fundraising experience

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

· Strong organisational and project management skills 

· Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a small team. 

· Willingness to work closely and effectively with community members to design/curate compelling fundraising initiatives. 

· A ‘digital-first’ mindset: confident with integrating digital platforms and channels across all fundraising activities 

· A passion for the mission and values of Overcoming MS and a genuine desire to make a positive impact. 

Desirable attributes

· Creative thinker with the ability to develop new and innovative fundraising strategies. 

· Enthusiastic, with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to inspire others. 

· A strategic approach to relationship-building and donor stewardship. 

· Ability to build effective relationships with third party suppliers, platform providers etc. 

· Experience with customer relationship management systems

· Excellent eye for detail.

· A proactive approach to their work and able to identify opportunities and solutions.

 Working location and hours 

You are comfortable working remotely within the UK, as part of a small team, and happy to travel occasionally to London and other locations for meetings and fundraising events.

You have a clean driving licence and have access to a vehicle to use for business purposes.

 What can we offer you? 

Our staff benefits include: 
• 28 days annual leave (FTE - pro rata for part-time) plus a day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Flexible working 
• Remote working 
• Pension 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

How to apply 

Please send your CV and a covering letter by 10am on Monday 10 March 2025.

In your covering letter, please let us know: 

· Your motivation for applying for the role

· Your notice period 

· Your current location. 

Please respond ASAP, as we will start screening candidates as soon as we receive applications. 

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We make hiring decisions based on merit. If you fill most or all the requirements, please apply. [SP1] 

No agency contact, please. 

Snr Data & Impact Analyst

About Us:

Helpforce’s Insight & Impact (I&I) Service helps organisations working within health and care - our partners range from NHS hospital trusts to local charities and community groups - to evaluate the impact that their volunteers & voluntary service make and gather insights which help identify opportunities for continuous improvement within volunteering teams.

Are you passionate about inspiring others about the importance of evidence and data? Are you adept at communicating data and evaluation in an accessible and engaging way?
We are seeking a talented Senior Data & Impact Analyst to join the I&I team, covering maternity leave for 14 months. The I&I service plays a crucial role as Helpforce looks to maximise the potential of volunteering across the health and care sector. You will be working remotely with monthly visits to the London office and there may also be occasional travel to visit clients.

You will be responsible for working with our network of health and care partners to design and deliver evaluation projects. You will manage, and continuously develop and improve, our tools for data collection and analysis; plus undertake analysis of NHS organisational data, to produce impactful reports across multiple projects in parallel.

The successful candidate will have excellent data and research analytical skills, with the ability to manage several stakeholders and projects in tandem. They will ensure we provide efficient and effective services to our health and care clients, while also supporting us to achieve our goal of building evidence of the impact volunteering/voluntary action can have on health and care outcomes, at greater scale.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data analysis
• Extract data from a range of primary and secondary sources (including national NHS data, individual Trust data, census data, IMD data) and apply a variety of analytical techniques to interrogate and manipulate data.
• Critically analyse quantitative and qualitative data; identifying and investigating data problems.
• Contribute to the development, design and maintenance of data visualisation reporting tools.
• Delivery of I&I Service projects
• Support service users (our health & care partners) with using the I&I Service: online tools (e.g. surveys) and processes for quantitative and qualitative data and insights collection.
• Provide guidance and expertise on evaluation approaches, data collection methods and best practice.
• Work collaboratively with the I&I team to convert partner data into robust evidence findings.
• Produce evaluation reports for our partners, donors, funders, and for colleagues in the Helpforce team working on large-scale change programmes that we also evaluate.
• Continuous improvement of the I&I service
• Continually review methods of data collection and analysis.
• Assist with the development of new processes and digital tools.
• Actively identify, communicate and implement opportunities for service development.
• Contribute to the I&I service strategy for 2025.
• Stakeholder engagement and support
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the management of relationships between key parties required to deliver the I&I service.
• Provide support to the Helpforce team in analysing the volunteer roles and projects we help our partners deliver.

Essential experience

• Experience of working with a variety of data sets, including survey results, qualitative information and large, complex data sets.
• Advanced data analysis experience.
• Use of appropriate applications and tools, such as Power BI and Excel to provide robust reporting and data visualisation.
• Set up, management & successful delivery of multiple projects in parallel.
• Advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
• Understanding of evaluation and impact methodologies.
• Understanding of survey design and techniques.
• Ability to communicate about data and evaluation in an accessible and engaging way, both spoken and written/visualised; inspires others on the importance of evidence/data.
• Ability to prioritise and work across multiple projects & with a range of stakeholders in parallel
• Strong digital capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for detail.
• Ability to deliver results within an agreed time frame.

Desirable skills

• Related Degree or Health Information qualification.
• Understanding of interview or focus group design, delivery & analysis.
• Experience working with NHS data infrastructure, systems & data sets.
• Knowledge of NHS / health and care / volunteering settings.
• Worked with Salesforce (Lightning); Google Workspace and/or MS 365 workspace; Nvivo qualitative analysis software.

Equality and Diversity

Helpforce encourages applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We're committed to having a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our organisation. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by Helpforce.

Location: Remote
Contract: 14 month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £37,000 to £40,000 PA

Closing date for applications is 28th February 2025; 1st stage interviews will take place online between 10th -18th March, with final interviews in London/online (to be confirmed) week commencing 24th March. Please use the application link to send us your CV and a covering letter to support your application.

You may also have experience in the following: Research analysis, Impact Management, Impact analysis, Data Analyst, Data Management, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, Business Management Systems, Reporting, SQL, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Computer Science, Information Management, Data Models, Database Design, Data Mining, etc.

REF-219 665

Department: Portfolio & Planning
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £23,000 – £25,000 per annum
Location: Home Based (UK wide travel as required)
Reports To: Head of Portfolio and Planning 

The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team’s core purpose is to provide support, guidance, and assurance of the delivery of the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) national programmes and projects by providing specialist expertise, knowledge, and facilitation across the portfolio. The team ensures proper governance procedures are in place and that project/programme methodologies are embedded and adhered to.

The PMO is also the central point of contact for the Project/Programme Managers, assisting with the management of their projects as well as acting as a critical friend to challenge and scrutinise to ensure that they are adhering to processes and providing information in a timely manner for internal and external reporting to internal boards and the Home Office.

As Portfolio Co-Ordinator you will be responsible for the administration needs of the Portfolio Office and providing additional ad hoc admin support to Programme teams.

You will be responsible for dairy management and event organisation for the PMO for workshops and training sessions, this will involve booking travel and accommodation.

The post-holder will provide support to the Head of Portfolio and Planning with secretariat support, providing support with the PMO reporting and monitoring function to all programmes and Portfolio administrative tasks.

Key responsibilities:

Provide direct secretarial support to Head of Portfolio and Planning including drafting of correspondence, diary management and co-ordination, administrative tasks.

Co-ordinate and organise meetings, workshops and events including the arrangement of venues, travel and accommodation, where appropriate. For portfolio and programme level.

Assist with creating and facilitating masterclasses and workshops for the wider portfolio team.

Attend programme and project meetings and support them by preparing and circulating report packs, taking minutes, logging decisions and actions and tracking the completion of agreed actions.

Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.

Lead on the co-ordination of the forward planner and scheduling in business case submissions.

Act as liaison and first point of contact via the PMO inbox and provide signposting to relevant colleagues within NFCC who can respond to queries raised.

Be responsible for raising Purchase Orders (PO) forms.

Research and compiling data for portfolio and projects ad-hoc, liaising with key stakeholders internal and external.

Managing documents and files in the SharePoint environment ensuring the Information Management framework is implemented.

The successful candidate will:

Have a keen understanding and use of o365, SharePoint and Microsoft Suite, Excel and Word in particular.

Be able to demonstrate high levels of literacy, numeracy, accuracy, communication and writing skills with a strong attention to detail.

You have experience working in an admin function.

You have excellent time management skills.

You establish effective relationships with senior stakeholders within the organisation and develop a deep knowledge and understanding of your business area.

You have the ability to apply reasoning and knowledge to decision-making and solving problems.

You are confident working alone or as part of a wider team.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in; please have a look at the Job Description on the NFCC website and apply.

How to apply:

Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button on the NFCC website . CV’s will NOT be accepted for this position.

Closing Date – 25 February 2025 with interviews being conducted on the 3 March 2025.

PLEASE NOTE – THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.

NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.

NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.

The Bridge Group is a non-profit consultancy that uses research to promote social equality. We do this by supporting organisations of all kinds with independent expertise, research and practical know-how to enable them to make a tangible impact on socio-economic diversity and social equality.

We are seeking to appoint a Researcher (Quantitative analysis) to contribute to the design and delivery of research, with a particular focus on preparing and analysing quantitative data. The Researcher will normally be involved with research projects focusing on higher education and/or employment in relation to people from lower socio-economic backgrounds: their access, experiences and progression.

The location is flexible: Bridge Group staff normally work remotely and are currently dispersed across the UK and beyond. We want our Team to be diverse, because having a range of perspectives and experience benefits our work, and we particularly encourage people who are diverse by socio-economic and/or ethnic background to apply.

This will be a part-time role, as outlined above, and will be one year fixed-term contract in the first instance (with possibility of extension).

All staff receive 28 days paid leave, plus UK bank holidays (leave allocated pro rata for part time appointments), plus a tax-free remote working allowance worth up to £26 per month.

To read the full job specification and apply, click "Apply via website" to be taken to the right page.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.   Contribute to the design and delivery of research

Data analysis will vary from routine coding and mapping to descriptive statistics and advanced approaches including correlation analysis, ANOVAs and regression analysis. In preparing data, the Researcher will identify the need for clarifications and additional information on the data, and will clearly communicate these queries. The Researcher will undertake this work in strict compliance with the Charity’s policies on data security and confidentiality.

2.   Collaborate with colleagues

The Researcher will normally work alongside the Senior Researcher (Quantitative), who will typically lead on the quantitative aspect of research projects and will allocate responsibilities to the Researcher. The Researcher will be expected to undertake these with relatively little guidance and share their findings with the research team, working alongside colleagues to synthesise qualitative and quantitative findings and understand how findings from various strands of research address key research questions.

3.   Communicate research findings

The Researcher will clearly present their specific outputs to the Senior Researcher and/or other colleagues through concise informal reports. They will contribute verbally to internal meetings of the research team. The Researcher may contribute to drafting external reports (or sections of reports), presenting findings in a style accessible to a range of audiences.

4.   Operational contributions

There will also be other more operational tasks associated with the role, working in collaboration with colleagues in the Charity. These are likely to include administrative tasks for meetings and events; communications with stakeholders, including by phone and email; copywriting; and website contributions.

SKILLS, UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE

We seek candidates with the following attributes:

Quantitative research

• Have experience in advanced statistical approaches including, for example, ANOVA, and non-parametric approaches
• Understand how these are used to explore social equality issues and are aware of recent published work in this area
• Have substantial experience of identifying the most appropriate approach to explore specific research questions within the context of the data available and the organisation(s) involved
• Have experience of working with large datasets that were not generated for research purposes and require extensive mapping and manipulation
• Are happy to undertake routine tasks, such as checking and cleaning datasets; matching and coding of datasets; and general descriptive statistics
• Pay uncompromising attention to accuracy and detail; and are skilled in identifying data challenges and limitations early in the process wherever possible
• In addition, it would be an advantage to have experience of working with deprivation/disadvantage metrics used in research relating to education and employment (e.g. Index of Multiple Deprivation and HESA measures)

Interpreting and presenting findings

• Have excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills, allowing you to collaborate with colleagues on research tasks and a broad understanding of qualitative research approaches so you can work alongside qualitative researcher colleagues to synthesise quantitative and qualitative findings

​Socio-economic equality and diversity

• Are committed to the Bridge Group's vision of a higher education system and labour market where outcomes are determined by competence and hard work, and not by socio-economic background and understand the key issues relating to social equality in the UK

General

• Have completed a postgraduate research degree (or have equivalent professional experience).

Support Team Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location: Remote
Salary: £32,500
Hours: 35
Department: Service Delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

About Us

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. 

Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members. Older people who may have felt very alone now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into their old age. Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction. Our mission is to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people.

Job Summary

We’re looking for an exceptional person to join the Service Delivery team as the Support Team Manager. You’ll lead a passionate team of Support and Development Officers (SDOs) with a focus on matching older people and volunteers into our existing services and empowering volunteers to develop new ones. As an ideal candidate you'll be dedicated to ensuring that all areas of the charity’s work are consistent, clear, and empowering for older people and volunteers. 

You’re an experienced leader who is positive, resilient, data driven and who has the ambition and drive to grow our reach and to develop the effectiveness of our services. You’ll be solution focused, tech savvy, adept at identifying and removing barriers and at ease working to targets and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to

Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering

Responsibilities

• Leading, empowering, and developing a staff team that is motivated, data driven, highly knowledgeable, confident, and empowered to make decisions within their remit
• Identifying and overcoming barriers to growth, ensuring that all aspects of the support team’s processes are streamlined, effective and safe
• Responding to feedback, continuously reviewing, adapting, and adjusting the support team's procedures and working practices
• Ensuring that the team are thinking digitally and using data to influence their decision making
• Coaching the support team to scrutinise our CRM system to understand current priorities and to identify opportunities for new service development
• Collaborating and influencing colleagues across the wider organisation by promoting excellence and organisational effectiveness.
• Working alongside the Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering and the senior management team (SMT) to deliver the strategic plan
• Compiling monthly reports, ensuring that the SMT and the board of trustees have reliable information that feeds into all areas of decision making
• Empowering volunteers and older people to meet their own needs by promoting and supporting access to digital tools
• Working with KPIs such as: response times, matching rate, new service development and volunteer and older person satisfaction
• Co-leading SDO meetings and contributing to all-staff meetings
• Processing tea party group funds, ensuring that claims are made accurately and that volunteers are reimbursed within a timely fashion
• Leading and developing the annual volunteer reward and recognition programme, working with the Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering
• Co-responsibility for the effective organisation and handling of external enquiries and outgoing mailings
• Working with Engagement and colleagues in Service Delivery to ensure all staff are working to the same objectives and processes are as efficient as possible

Required Skills/Experience

• A motivational, positive and resilient leader
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
• An organised and methodical approach to work and excellent time management skills
• Experienced user of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Dynamics or equivalent systems   
• Enthusiastic about using technology to improve the volunteer and older person experience and to increase performance
• A clear understanding of safeguarding systems and processes
• A clear understanding of confidentiality and the implications of GDPR when working with volunteers and older people
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• A strong understanding of the importance of record-keeping and CRM systems
• A commitment to an environment which promotes equality of opportunity and recognises and values diversity
• A commitment to Re-engage's ethos and values and a determination to always promote a positive image of the charity
• The ability to travel to national meetings, sometimes overnight
• An understanding of, and empathy with, the issues affecting older people who are isolated and lonely
• An interest in learning about loneliness, social isolation, and factors that have an impact on the ageing population

Benefits

• Home based working, with regular opportunities to meet colleagues face to face
• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays
• Working from home allowance
• Access to a BUPA cash plan
• Death in service insurance
• Opportunities for learning and development

How we recruit 

Diversity and inclusion are important to us. We want our team of staff to be representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We understand that you may not meet every requirement listed, but if you feel you could make a valuable contribution to our charity, we encourage you to apply. You may be a great fit for this or another role.

We use the recruitment platform Hireful.  Using Hireful allows us to reduce unconscious bias and subjectivity, and candidates experience a more skills-based recruitment process which helps us to hire the best talent for our roles.

The application process includes an inbuilt anonymisation feature which removes identifiable personal data from your CV. To enable this please ensure your name you use on the application form matches exactly with that on your CV.

We also add competency questions to the process which asses your approach to real issues that you would face in this role. Each response is anonymised and reviewed separately by each hiring team member before the total scores are averaged to create a leader board of candidates. 

We would rather AI wasn't used for your answers as we want the real you, however we do reserve the right to reject applications if we feel the use of AI has been excessive.

The closing date is Sunday March 2nd at 11.59pm
Interviews will be held week commencing 10 March 2025

REF-219690

Job Title – Digital Content Manager (Maternity Cover)

Contract – 12 months fixed term contract

Hours – 21 hours per week

Salary – £24,300 per annum (£40,500 FTE)

Location – Remote, with meetings once a month at Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AZ

About Coram

Coram is the first and longest serving children’s charity in the UK. Established as the Foundling Hospital in 1739, today we are a vibrant charity group of specialist organisations – the Coram Group – supporting hundreds of thousands of children, young people and families every year.

We do this by championing children's rights and wellbeing and making their lives better every day through our range of services. These include reading support and life skills education in schools for 300,000 children, adoption services for children waiting to find a home, mental health support, cultural programmes, and legal advice and advocacy for thousands of children and families every year.

All of our work delivers across seven key outcomes for children and young people: A fair chance, A loving home, A voice that’s heard, A chance to shine, Skills for the future, No matter where and A society that cares.

About the role

Coram is looking for an experienced Digital Content Manager (maternity cover) to support the marcomms team on websites, analytics, internal comms and other related digital marketing tasks. This is a fast-paced and varied role that involves working on a number of different websites across the Coram Group of charities and providing advice and support to other colleagues.

The role will involve anything from day to day management of existing websites to project managing larger scale rebrands, website moves and new website projects from start to finish. It will also include analysis of web traffic via Google Analytics, managing Coram’s internal comms channels and overseeing the relationship with Coram’s digital agency for Google/Microsoft Ads.

We’re looking for someone who feels confident at working independently and managing tasks and projects, whilst also being able to work together with the central marcomms team and other teams across Coram. The successful person will have experience in managing websites using a range of content management systems and Mailchimp email service, as well as a broad knowledge of Google Analytics 4 reporting. Full training will be provided.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 10th March

Proposed interview date: w/c 10th March

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising.  You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence.  You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.  

We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team.  This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy.  Now couldn’t be a better time to join.

We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post.  We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers.  Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country. 

Essential Skills & Experience

-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management

-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.

-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.

-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.

-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.

-Strong writing and presentation skills.

-Experience of working within voluntary sector.

Desirable

-Experience of organising volunteer events.

-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.

-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.

-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.

Soft Skills

-Leadership

-Empathetic

-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead.  Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.

-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements

-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.

-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.

-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.

-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.

-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.

-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.

-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.

If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply.  Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:

1. A CV.

2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience. 

If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell

One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom. 

1st panel interview Online, 18th March

2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March

Background:

We’re a charity working tirelessly to build a world where no animal suffers for science. We’ve been around for 50 years, contributing significantly to eliminating the use of animals in a range of areas including cosmetics testing. We know that real, lasting change takes time and although it might take another 50 years to achieve our mission – every day, week, month, and year brings us closer to our goal.

About the role:

We’re looking for a thoughtful and proactive individual to join our small but passionate team to help support our vision of a world where no animal suffers for science. You could help us move forward by supporting our individual giving fundraising activities including managing our new London Marathon places for 2026-2029.

This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, Digital Engagement Manager, and wider Team to support on fundraising activities in particular our regular giving programme, Facebook fundraising and our new London Marathon bond places.

The role will work to embed regular giving, challenge, and community fundraising, as well as communicate with our donors via our twice-yearly mailing. You’ll also be establishing our challenge fundraising starting with the recruitment and support of London Marathon runners. There’s an opportunity to support on Corporate, Trust, Legacy, and Major Giving fundraising if of interest to the successful candidate and their development goals.

We currently have a modest base of current donors who collectively donate around £15,000 annually across several channels including online, social media, and cheques. We were also successful in the recent London Marathon bond application and have guaranteed places for the coming 4 years.

We’re a small, dynamic team and all staff members are required to take on some core administrative tasks needed to keep our flat structure organisation running. We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels with an interest in fundraising for a better future, for animals and humans.

Before you apply:

Please thoroughly read the job description for full details of the role and what we are looking for in an Individual Giving Executive. When answering the questions on the application form, please give as much detail as possible and refer to the person specification for the role.

REF-219575

As Project Manager you will work in partnership with other members of the senior management team to ensure the successful delivery of all Heritage Fund requirements over the next 20 months.  These will include delivery of fabric reports, liaising with our fundraising consultants, scoping and progressing future capital aspirations with stakeholders, fulfilling all Heritage Fund reporting requirements and being a hands on member of the team.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of ‘Tewkesbury Abbey Welcoming All’ project
• To work in partnership with colleagues to ensure delivery of project objectives.
• Project timescale and deadline monitoring and management
• Budgetary and financial control and reporting
• Liaison with and reporting for Heritage Fund
• To manage consultation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in order to scope and develop plans for the project and for the Abbey’s future.
• Stakeholder consultation & engagement programme
• Scoping of future capital plans
• Completion of project evaluation report
• To liaise with our fundraising consultants delivering significant new income for the Abbey in 2025/2026 and identifying potential sources of funding for future capital works.
• To be a hands-on member of the team working in partnership with colleagues, volunteers and members of the congregation for the flourishing of the Abbey as a spiritual, cultural and heritage resource to the town, region and nation.

Message from the Vicar…

For over 900 years Tewkesbury Abbey has been at the heart of the community - as a place of gathering, worship, celebration and remembrance.  Down the centuries we have been a Benedictine Abbey, a parish church and a place of refuge in times of flood and war. Today the Abbey is a thriving parish church with hundreds coming here to worship each week, drawn by our commitment to daily prayer and our traditional choral worship. We are a ‘Major Church’ within the Church of England, and we are larger than fourteen of our country’s cathedrals. We are also a venue for concerts, large civic events, fairs and festivals working in partnership with colleagues throughout the region. In the past year we have also hosted a number of installations, exhibitions and events, a schools programme, concerts and talks in addition to our usual packed programme of worship and festive services.

Like many heritage assets within the UK, COVID and lockdown presented us with serious challenges to our financial sustainability. We are now responding to those challenges with ambitious plans to double our visitor income and numbers within five years. These plans have been agreed and funded by our Parochial Church Council and are being overseen by our trading arm Tewkesbury Abbey Limited.

We are delighted to have received a £250,000 development grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund towards our Tewkesbury Abbey Welcoming All project, a wide-ranging programme of works to increase our visitor engagement, including the appointment of new staff, surveys to scope future capital development plans, and testing new commercial activities including entry by donation.  We hope that this will lead to one or more larger-scale capital bids which could result in a longer-term funding relationship to secure the Abbey as a thriving venue, unique heritage asset and national visitor destination.

As Project Manager for the Tewkesbury Abbey Welcoming All project, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating all the activities within it, shaping and delivering the future plans and development of the Abbey.  You will ensure that timescales and budgets are kept to, that the Abbey’s committed team of staff, volunteers and clergy play their part in it, and oversee the recruitment and training of the new team members as we deliver the project. You will be the primary point of contact with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, ensuring that the Fund’s reporting and promotional requirements are fulfilled, and that accurate financial records are kept. The successful candidate will be an experienced project manager and a flexible team player who is looking for an exciting new challenge and the opportunity to shape the next chapter in the life of the Abbey.

Our vision is to build a more sustainable peace in some of the world’s most polarised societies. We do this by equipping a global network of faith-formed leaders with the habits and skills they need to act across deep divides and transform unhealthy conflict. With more than 20 years of experience in the field, we specialise in creating spaces for faithformed leaders to encounter each other authentically, re-humanising those they no longer see or hear, and working towards a more peaceful future where both sides flourish – one in which their differences still matter.

The Facilitator & Content Design Manager is an integral member of the programmes and partnerships team, working closely with the Founder, Head of Programmes, and Co-Director (Impact and Partnerships) to design and deliver impactful products, programmes and resources. The successful candidate will facilitate programmes and support the development of our pedagogy for faith-informed conflict transformation, reconciliation and peacebuilding, which we call the ‘Rose Way’. 

The Rose Way is designed to equip faith-formed leaders with the skills, tools and character qualities needed to transform conflict at every level of society. It has three pillars: 1) Conflict Transformation skills; 2) ‘Deep to Deep’ dialogue skills (including the practice of Scriptural Reasoning); 3) the 12 Habits of a Reconciler. Investment in the Rose Way represents a key strategic priority for RCF in the coming years. 

Main function of job

This is a key role in the Bereavement Support Service. The team provides a wide range of services, including the Helpline, online enquiries, online community, Family Days, and online and printed resources.

The aim of this post is to provide consistent, high-quality emotional support to bereaved families who seek support from the Lullaby Trust.

1. Proactively engage bereaved families with the support service, respond to bereavement support enquiries and ensure anyone seeking advice and support on bereavement is given a high-quality service in a timely way.

To be the primary contact for the bereavement support services.

To cover and answer the bereavement support helpline and online enquiries responding within the set guidelines and KPIs for the department.

Proactively engaging with bereaved families through social media and other online platforms.

Ensure any safeguarding concerns are actioned in accordance with the organisations Safeguarding policy

Send materials to bereaved contacts, including bereavement packs and follow up e-cards,  and ensure all paperwork and databases are updated with each contact in line with the department guidelines, including Raiser’s Edge, Excel databases.

Ensure any messages on Bereavement Support FB Groups are monitored and advice is given via befrienders where appropriate

To arrange face to face events for bereaved families including family days, York Carol Service and memorial events to an agreed programme.

Work with the Engagement Team around social media bereavement support posts.

 2. Respond to all enquiries regarding the Care of the Next Infant (CONI) programme.

Respond to CONI enquiries from families and professionals and pass referrals to the CONI team in a timely way.

Update the CONI spreadsheet on enquiries progress and outcome.

Ensure families are offered Bereavement Support

3 Manage the Befriender programme with the Head of Support and Information and deliver training to befrienders and support befrienders in their role.  

Support Befrienders in their work by maintaining regular contact and support, offering advice and guidance when required.

Keep Befriender records up to date

Allocate Befrienders when required, ensuring there is an even spread of work between the befrienders

To collate, finalise and send out the Befriender newsletter on a monthly basis in conjunction with other members of the Team

Plan and deliver befriender training to new and existing befrienders

Support befrienders in their role and deliver regular online catch up sessions.

Help with the organisation, administration of the Befriender Conference and other events, facialitaing sessions and presentations.

Support the administration and preparation of Befriender Training, attend and participate when required and assist with the new befriender digital documents.

5 Ensure the bereavement support services are promoted to bereaved families and professionals working with bereaved families

Assist with the facilitation of Bereaved Families’ Panel and running online sessions.

Keep up to date with the bereavement support world including joining National Bereavement Alliance, Child Bereavement Network and research around grief and bereavement.

Attend events as required to represent the Lullaby Trust’s bereavement support services

6 Ensure the records and services of the department are kept up to date

Ensure bereaved contacts are added and updated on Excel and Raiser’s Edge

Maintain ongoing knowledge and training on the Lullaby Trust’s advice and the scientific knowledge behind this advice

Collate statistics, as required on areas of work within the support services team.

Assist with the services’ evaluation and impact processes including self-evaluation feedback.

Provide other administrative support to the team as required.

Other:

Attend and participate with External Supervision sessions.

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and creative fundraising expert who is committed to building upon a strong programme of fundraising (events - third party, community and mass events) whilst bringing new initiatives in these channels to the charity to see income significantly grow.  Currently this channel of income generates around 20% of our annual budget – and we’re excited for this postholder to see it grow yet more.

Reporting in the short term to the CEO, the post holder will work across multiple income streams event/mass/community, to develop innovative products and tools to engage our supporters and maximise and grow our income generation strategy and lifetime value of our supporters. You will develop high-level third-party relationships, events and community initiatives that lead to long-lasting relationships and long-term support for Dreams Come True.

This is a busy role, and you’ll work on various relationship fundraising income streams, supported by the Fundraising Executive. You will support the CEO to develop new challenge and mass fundraising events and lead on new initiatives to drive new income. This is a hugely exciting role and perfect for someone who wants to build their experience and has the creativity and passion for growing this programme of work into new areas of opportunity.

You will lead in developing a strategy and operations plan for your key areas: Events, Community, DIY, and mass fundraising, as well as support the Fundraising Executive to develop new ways to recruit supporters and market events. The remit of this role will also include the recruitment and management of new volunteers, ensuring they undertake rewarding tasks that are both motivational for the volunteer and cost-effective for the charity.

This role is responsible for the line management of a Fundraising Executive, who you will help to develop in their role and ensure all tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

Driving income (in plan and new) generation; strategy; budget management

● Develop and deliver a strategy and ops plan that covers events, mass, third-party and community fundraising.

● Proven experience of recruiting, building, delivering, stewarding marathons/sky dives/bungees/treks that build income and new opportunities year to year.

● Support the Fundraising Executive to project manage an existing portfolio of events and introduce new products to grow the programme, incorporating digital/virtual fundraising.

● Review the portfolio of events and build new income generation opportunities for 25/26 and beyond to uplift income and grow supporter participation.

● Set, monitor, and report against budget figures, feeding into forecasting and monthly KPIs, and reporting any concerns to the Head of Fundraising.

● Lead the development and growth strategy for third-party relationships and high-value community supporters.

● Undertake regular reviews of activity including ROI analysis, report progress v budget, and implement actions as required.

● Lead on Identifying new opportunities for community grant funding including but not limited to supermarkets, round tables, rotary, masons, golf clubs, sports clubs, and schools.

● To provide excellent analysis, evaluation, and reporting on fundraising activity to the CEO, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.

General

• The ability to write and present compelling cases for support across a range of audiences.
• To keep up to date with the latest event trends and bring creative suggestions to the programme of work to continuously test and learn, engage new supporters and drive new income opportunities
• To work closely with Dream Team, to keep updated with Dream stories and use a range of methods, to effectively communicate these to all supporters
• To introduce new products to grow the programme - including digital/virtual fundraising and mass fundraising events.  
• Manage the Fundraising Executive, ensuring they have a robust work and development plan in place.
• Support, motivate and develop fundraising volunteer roles, ensuring they have a clear understanding of DCT to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Grow our Events programme, developing plans to recruit, convert, retain, and develop donors to deliver income growth across the portfolio.
• Diversify the organisation's overall regional events portfolio by leading product development.

· Manage the relationships with external event suppliers.

• Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising to build and grow existing fundraising digital products and generate new initiatives to drive income.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive to develop propositions for the wider community fundraising work.

· Provide talks and presentations to high-value community organisations.

· Provide support in other areas of Fundraising and the Head of Fundraising when required.

Senior Business Development Manager

Location: Home based
Salary: £45,500 - £48,500 (depending on experience)
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Department: Business Development
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Association of Colleges is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges in England. We are a not-for-profit membership organisation established in 1996 by colleges, for colleges. Our members make up more than 90% of the sector - educating and training 1.6 million people each year.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Business Development team at AoC as the Senior Business Development Manager. This role has become available at an exciting time, as the team develop and execute plans for income generation across the organisation, in line with AoC’s strategic plan. The Business Development team contribute to the delivery of AoC’s strategic objectives and support our members to deliver excellent outcomes for students.

In this role, you will manage the delivery of business development across AoC, and would be responsible for delivering a coherent approach to income generation for funded projects, sponsorship, and commercial partnerships across a range of functions.

To be successful in this role you must have experience of managing key partners and stakeholders and leveraging these relationships to maximise funding opportunities. Candidates must have demonstratable experience of sourcing and securing funded project work, managing the complete tender process, from various funding bodies and charitable trusts. You should be equally happy to work collaboratively within a team and independently. You should also value diversity at work, be prepared to work flexibly, manage multiple priorities and take responsibility for completing the job at hand to a high standard. If this is you, we would like to hear from you!

AoC has a culture of high performance and commitment and we expect and get a lot from our staff. We offer trust and autonomy in a highly flexible working environment with a great package of rewards that includes a generous holiday entitlement, flexible pension scheme, opportunities for professional development including sponsorship of professional qualifications. We also know that our passion for the further education sector, and our focus on enabling colleges to help people realise their talents and ambitions, act as a great motivator for working at AoC.

Please review the full job description and person specification, which outlines the role in more detail.

How to Apply

If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your application. Click 'apply now' below.

Your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 5 March 2025.
Interviews:  W/C 17 March 2025, virtual

Please note, candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be required to complete a short interview task, that will be emailed out to them at an agreed time and date in W/C 10 March 2025.

AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.

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Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for international development and a proven track record in securing grant funding? Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships and crafting compelling funding proposals? Are you passionate about global health and women’s rights? If so, this is the role for you!

About Us 

Hamlin Fistula UK is dedicated to our mission of ending obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. We are a small passionate team, committed to working closely with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to transform lives and restore hope for women affected by childbirth injuries.

About the Role  

We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Philanthropy Manager to lead and grow our grant funding strategy. This is a pivotal role within our fundraising team, responsible for: 

• Developing and executing a successful grant funding strategy: Identify, cultivate, and secure grants from trusts, foundations, institutional donors, and philanthropic individuals. 

• Crafting compelling proposals: Prepare high-quality, creative funding applications that resonate with funders and help us achieve ambitious income targets. 

• Building lasting relationships: Steward and nurture both new and existing funders through personalised communication, detailed reporting, and engaging updates. 

• Strategic planning and research: Conduct prospect research to develop a robust funding pipeline and contribute to long-term planning and forecasting. 

What You'll Bring

This job is for you if you can offer: 

• Experience: A strong background in grant funding within the nonprofit sector. You'll have a proven track-record of securing and managing grants from trusts, foundations, and/or major donors. . 

• Exceptional Communication Skills: Outstanding written and spoken English. You'll have the ability to translate complex information into engaging proposals and reports. 

• Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Aptitude for matching funding needs with funder priorities. You'll back this up with solid research and planning skills. 

• Personal Drive: Enthusiasm, energy, and a commitment to get things done. You'll use your excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders. 

What We Can Offer You

• Flexible Working: This role can be carried out remotely from anywhere in the UK. We hold quarterly face-to-face team meetings, with reasonable travel costs covered. 

• Generous Benefits: Including a 10% pension contribution and health cashback scheme (covering physiotherapy, eye care and dental treatment).

• Supportive Team Environment: Work within a small, highly motivated team that values creativity, collaboration, and impact. 

How to Apply

Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter and answer a few short screening questions to help us ensure the role is a good fit for you.