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Are you passionate about volunteer engagement and making a real difference in the world of healthcare? The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is looking for an experienced Volunteer Officer to lead the way we attract, manage and recognise the invaluable work of our volunteer community.

We have over 2,000 volunteers that engage with us and refer to these individuals as ‘Contributors’. The Contributor Officer will be our Volunteer Lead and will work alongside the Head of HR on the engagement, management and retention of volunteers across the organisation. As this is a new role, there is huge scope to think innovatively and apply your expertise to ensure our processes and ways of working deliver real value to the members giving up their time to work with us.

This is a unique opportunity to work closely with our contributors, ensuring they feel valued and empowered to contribute their expertise. If you’re keen to take a leading role in ensuring that we can engage and grow the group of doctors helping us to make a difference to patients’ lives, then we would love to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

• Develop and update an appropriate and consistent recruitment and selection process for Contributor positions, ensuring it provides flexibility to cater to the differing level of roles across the organisation.
• Work with the Marketing and Digital team to build and maintain a dedicated Contributor section of the website, designed to engage our key audiences and provide easy access to engaging information and content.
• Monitor application rates for key Contributor positions, developing our approach to ensure that the opportunities reach a wide range of members.
• Actively lead the RCR’s approach to engaging with Contributors.
• Conduct regular business partnering meetings with RCR staff who have management responsibility for key Contributors, advising on how to manage, support and engage the group.
• Actively input into the development of the RCR’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and other relevant systems to ensure there is a single point of truth for all Contributor related data and that important information is recorded in an easy to access way.

What you’ll need:

• Proven experience of volunteer attraction, management and engagement.
• Experience of effectively managing a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of developing processes and policies from scratch to meet complex needs.
• Ability to work with data and identify issues and analyse the impact of solutions implemented.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply through the candidate pack.

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference for people affected by cancer? The Mulberry Centre is looking for a dynamic Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead to drive forward our ambitious growth plans, building on our 20-year legacy of award-winning cancer support.

In this vital role, you’ll be at the heart of our fundraising strategy, helping to secure and grow income from trusts, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals. Working closely with our Head of Fundraising and Engagement, you’ll have the chance to make a genuine impact, crafting compelling proposals, building new relationships, and stewarding existing supporters to bring our mission to life.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in securing substantial gifts from trusts, high-net-worth individuals, and companies through engaging proposals, face-to-face interactions, and events. You’ll be a strategic thinker with excellent organisational skills, capable of prioritising and managing a demanding workload while delivering high-quality communications in reports, presentations, and meetings. We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding of small charity fundraising, the principles of relationship management, and the latest trends in donor engagement. You’ll have experience in prospect research, donor outreach, and stewardship, with the ability to communicate persuasively and build relationships across various levels of seniority. Skills in preparing project budgets, financial reports, and organising events are essential, and a familiarity with relevant legislation, such as Gift Aid and GDPR, is highly desirable. If you bring creativity, attention to detail, and a collaborative spirit, and are ready to make a difference in the lives of those affected by cancer, we’d love to hear from you!

At The Mulberry Centre, you’ll find a supportive team, inspiring mission, and the chance to help shape our future. If you're ready to channel your skills towards a meaningful cause, apply today and join us in our commitment to bring life-changing support to even more people.

About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement, in the occupied Palestinian territory and Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon.

We are seeking a dynamic Supporter Retention Manager to take MAP’s retention programme to new heights and contribute significantly to sustainable income growth. In this pivotal role, you will develop and implement retention strategies and plans with a focus on regular giving and supporter journeys that deepen loyalty and grow life-time-value. You’ll lead multi-channel campaigns and innovate supporter journeys, ensuring MAP’s loyal supporters stay engaged and inspired. You’ll champion excellence in all aspects of campaign planning and execution, introducing  new products and propositions that align with MAP’s Individual Giving and Fundraising strategies. You’ll develop and manage annual budgets, including setting income and expenditure targets and providing regular forecasts and risk assessments. Beyond the role’s core responsibilities, You’ll have opportunities for professional growth and access to training and development to further enhance your direct marketing skills. 

About You

we’re looking for a motivated and pro-active individual with a strong background in fundraising or marketing. You’ll have a proven track record of planning and executing campaigns that build long-term supporter loyalty and grow sustainable income. Your ability to manage external partners and analyse campaign performance will be key in optimising results. Strong project management, leadership and communication skills, coupled with your pro-active and collaborative mindset, will set you up for success in this role. If you’re a results-orientated individual who takes a a supporter-centric approach and thrives on leading innovative campaigns, we’d love to hear from you. This is your opportunity to make a tangible difference for MAP supporters and contribute meaningfully to MAP’s vital mission.

 Duties and key responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy 

• Build and inspire a high-performing, results-oriented team focused on delivering sustainable income to maintain and build on recent growth.  

• Hire, performance manage, support and develop the Individual Giving Fundraising Officer.  

• Lead the development and delivery of Individual Giving strategies, leading on MAP’s Individual Giving retention strategy with a focus on loyalty, regular giving and lifetime value.   

• Work across and develop MAP’s retention products and journeys, including developing loyalty and regular giving appeals.

Planning and Management of Campaigns

• Collaborate with the Head of team and peers to develop team plans aligned with the Fundraising strategy.  

• Ensure the team create and optimize insight-driven, supporter-led campaigns, working with the Marketing Manager and Insights lead.

• Ensure processes and systems are in place to track and meet KPIs, including the development of robust testing plans to optimize campaigns based on insights.  

• Manage and motivate a range of agency partners and suppliers.  

• Ensure compliance with relevant fundraising legislation and stay updated on changes in relevant thinking and laws. 

Innovation 

• Lead the investigation, testing, and implementation of product innovations using agile methods to test and learn with efficiency. 

• Develop bespoke, audience-led supporter journeys, including ongoing journeys for UK and international supporters.   

• Proactively stay ahead of emerging trends, and thrive working in a fast-paced, agile manner, acting on learnings to optimize activity. 

Budget Management 

• Create annual budgets for the Individual Giving programme, setting income and expenditure targets, with support from the Head of team.  

• Manage the retention budget, including the regular giving budget, and report on management accounts, reforecast, and assess risk levels.  

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education/training

• Relevant direct marketing/fundraising qualification and/or equivalent experience. 

Knowledge / Experience

• Relevant experience in fundraising and/or marketing, with experience of direct marketing and developing supporter/customer journeys and campaigns to build long-term loyalty, engagement and income growth. 

• Experience managing a regular giving or loyalty programme. 

• Confident with end-to-end project management, including managing multiple projects and priorities at once.   

• Experience leading multi-channel, data-led campaigns, including loyalty and cross/upsell/reactivation activity - with evidence of engagement and income growth across channels including mail, email, SMS and TM.

• Strong track record in developing direct marketing strategies.    

• Experience in strategic planning, project management, budgeting and forecasting.   

• Experience managing external stakeholders and agency partners – including creative/DM, print, SMS/TM and fulfilment agencies.    

• Experience in analysing and presenting data for informed decision-making, as well as leading others to develop testing plans and optimise campaigns. 

Skills

• Able to confidently analyse results, digest complex data, and extract insights to inform strategies and campaigns. This includes regular giving and audience analysis.

• Expertise in digital and written communication, with a supporter-centric approach.  

• Able to balance short and long-term priorities and manage opportunities and risks.  

• Effective management and leadership skills, with experience of line management.  

• Highly proactive - excellent at networking, communicating, and influencing.  

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Commitment to maintain high standards to promote trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising initiatives.  

• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding. 

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work

• Commitment to the aims, values and ethos of MAP.

• Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel overseas where necessary.

• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace

• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work

• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices

• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

Note: We encourage all interested applicants to apply even if they don’t meet all criteria in the person specification. 

Job Title: Trusts & Foundations Officer
Reporting To: Head of Trusts and Philanthropy
Manages: N/a
Location: Home-based (some travel across UK when necessary, including the Leicester office
Contract: Fixed-Term Contract for 1 year.
Salary: £28,160 (FTE)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working options available.

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

Home-Start UK is looking for an experienced Trusts & Foundations Officer to join the Trusts and Philanthropy Home-Start UK team. A highly motivated and results-focused fundraiser your role will be pivotal in helping raise funds for our work with parents and children across the UK.

Home-Start UK has a wide portfolio of grant funders, who support our work with grants and donations of around £2m each year. This income funds brilliant projects right across the Home-Start movement, from groups for army families, to volunteer perinatal mental health training, to large-scale initiatives to increase volunteer numbers. Our Trusts and Statutory Income team is central to the delivery and development of great support for families, and for ensuring Home-Start UK has the capacity it needs to deliver high quality services and support to our network. No two days here are the same, and we work closely with colleagues right across the organisation.

We are looking for someone who is organised and details-oriented, with a love of writing and who can build strong relationships with funders and colleagues. As the Trusts & Foundations Officer you will manage key funder relationships, submit compelling applications, develop end-of-grant reports and gather inspiring real-life stories from our network of Home-Start charities. 

You will be part of the Trusts & Philanthropy team and be managed by our Head of Trusts and Philanthropy who is keen to support your development in this role.

Closing date for applications is Friday 6th December at 5pm.

Interviews will take place virtually on the 16th and 17th December 2024.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

No agencies please.

Join Our Team at Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge

Are you passionate about mental health and community support? Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge seeks an exceptional Business Development Manager to lead our fundraising efforts. You'll drive the development and submission of tenders, proposals, and applications to Trusts and Foundations, ensuring robust support for our mission in these London boroughs.

About Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge

We are a local Mind association and community mental health charity. We endeavour to ensure that everyone with a mental health or emotional issue has somewhere to turn for advice and support.

Our vision is a society where everyone is accepted and included; where there is no stigma or discrimination towards people because of mental health issues; and where our clients' needs and ambitions are supported.

We provide support services- including for those in crisis, to raise awareness and deliver activities, groups and events through our work in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge

Role Overview:

As a key member of our team, you will:

· Support our approach to securing both statutory income (grants and contracts) and voluntary income (trusts,      corporates, major donors, individuals), in partnership with the Leadership Team.

· Working with the CEO to support organisational tendering and commercial income generation activities aligned with the strategy, coordinating solution design and written bids.

· Lead on grant identification- conduct research to identify potential grant and foundation funding opportunities

· Lead on grant applications – including the development of compelling grant proposals,  you will manage the  grant application process, including drafting, editing, and submitting grant proposals within deadlines, and ensuring compliance with funder requirements.

· Working alongside the Director of Finance, support the preparation of budgets for tenders and fundraising.

· Ensure all our income generation activity is compliant with fundraising governance and legislation, including GDPR, PECR, and the Code of Fundraising Practice, and ensure our systems and processes (including the database and reporting) are compliant and fit for purpose in Business Development.

We would love to hear from you if you have a track record, experience, understanding, knowledge of:

· Grant writing, fundraising, or development, preferably in the nonprofit sector

· Grant funding mechanisms, including government, foundations, and statutory funding programmes

· Writing compelling, well-organised content that turns complex ideas and detail into summaries that can effectively engage different audiences

· Organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines under pressure when needed.

· Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a results-oriented approach to achieving funding targets

· Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with the service delivery team and other colleagues

· Inclusion, equity and diversity, and the ability to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds

To find out more about this role and how to apply, please click on the following link to review the candidate pack.

The closing date for applications is: 24 November

Interviews will take place on the:  5 December (in person)

Our Commitment- MindTHNR is committed to being an Anti-racist/Anti-discriminatory Organisation and our proud of our diversity which is clearly visible at all levels of the organisation.

Accessibility and Adjustments-We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we will always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. 

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

The Role: 
This is a 12 month fixed term contract. The Funded Projects Officer is a key member of project teams with the purpose of aiding the successful delivery of projects. They will: 
•    Support the creation of realistic project budgets which both inform internal decision making and contribute to the success of applications for funding. 
•    Monitor income and expenditure against approved budgets, highlight risks and implications, and thereby help to ensure the Trust remains in a healthy financial position. 
•    Maximise grant income for the Trust through organised grant claims, maintenance of good funder relations and effective negotiations. 
•    Report on restricted income within projects, feeding into budgets, forecasts, and year end to ensure internal and external requirements are delivered.
•    This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than twice a month on average.

The Candidate: 
You’ll have experience of: 
•    Building and maintaining professional relationships both internally and externally
•    Being a confident communicator, able to listen, interpret, challenge, influence and explain complex financial principles to non-experts - not fearful of acting as or being the critical friend
•    Development, production and monitoring of project budgets
•    Project management, delivery and grant management
•    Prioritising and taking a flexible approach to project delivery across multiple projects at any given time.
•    Developing and delivering high quality numerical and written reports.  ensuring accuracy, testing assumptions and spotting potential risks that others might miss

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
•    Enhanced Employer Pension
•    Life Assurance
•    Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
•    Generous Annual Leave
•    Enhanced Parental Pay
•    Employee Assistance Programme

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.

Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.

Are you a confident, proactive, and creative fundraiser? Do you like to seek out opportunities from your thorough research and build productive relationships using your great communication skills?

Your existing experience in fundraising and desire to succeed will be essential in this role; if you also want to make a difference for nature, Surrey Wildlife Trust are looking for you!

About the role

In this exciting and challenging role you will support the fundraising team to build and develop relationships with corporates which result in the generation of income and beneficial strategic partnerships for Surrey Wildlife Trust. Reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and working with other members of the Fundraising and Communications teams, this role will be responsible for account support for existing corporate members and partners, creation and delivery of corporate communications plans and organisation of corporate volunteering events.

Using existing leads plus building new relationships, your creative flair will generate compelling content and proposals tailored to different audiences and feed into press releases, newsletters, pitches and social media posts.  There are real opportunities to shine whilst promoting our essential aim to connect nature.

Travel across Surrey will be a necessary part of the role to visit our projects, sites, donors and other partners. 

About Surrey Wildlife Trust

Our head office is based in Pirbright, and our hybrid working policy aims to provide a good work/life balance which can incorporate partial home working whilst having an interesting working environment.  The salary offered to successful applicants will form part of a benefits package including: above minimum pension contributions, life assurance of 4 x salary, employee support scheme, 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), flexible / hybrid working policy.

We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from backgrounds which may be underrepresented in our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. 

We aim to offer an interview to all candidates that meet the essential criteria for the post.  Please let us know if you require any adjustment to make our recruitment process more accessible.

Please look at the full job profile to see if you match our criteria and would enjoy working with motivated, passionate, wildlife friendly nature professionals and fundraising experts.

If this is the role for you, please send a completed application form, available at our website, search for jobs, or send a full CV and covering letter to Charlie Thefaut, Corporate Fundraising Officer, by the closing date of Wednesday 4th December 2024.

 Surrey Wildlife Trust is the only local organisation dedicated to ensuring Surrey is a place where both abundant wildlife and people can live and thrive together. 

Our aim is simply to connect nature.

 Guided by a collaborative vision where we all play a part in connecting nature, we provide expert advice and guidance to landowners and managers, making sure the land we look after leads by example, while inspiring and educating people and organisations across the county on what they can do. By doing this we will create a Surrey that is full of diverse and abundant wildlife, where nature is at the heart of individual choices, corporate decisions, and local economic and policy making. One that helps tackle the ongoing climate emergency, while supporting the health and wellbeing of all who live here.

Job Title: Trainee Volunteer Coordinator

Job level: Entry Level

Salary: £25,207 per annum (pro rata according to working hours) London Living Wage (LLW): £13.85 per hour from Nov 2024

Hours and Contract: 35hrs/ 5 days per week, 12 months

Location: Office based, some flexibility to work from home

Department: Development, Learning and Activities Team

Reports to: Development, Learning and Activities Service Manager

Benefits: 30 day annual leave per annum, 3% Pension

Camden Carers is a charity organisation that provides support and services to informal carers within the London Borough of Camden.

Main Purpose of the Role:

Would you like the opportunity to work for Camden Carers supporting unpaid carers in Camden and gain the knowledge and skills needed to move into Volunteer Management?

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who will gain the skills, knowledge and experience of developing our Volunteering Programme here at Camden Carers.

This post is funded through the Rank Foundations ‘Time to Shine’ programme, that enables individuals with the right skills mix, talent and work ethic the opportunity to experience a 12-month paid leadership and development placement in a charity. This post is aimed at entry level candidates who would like to develop skills to move into Project Manager. The successful candidate will be able to attend ‘Time to shine’ development days, Leadership and Ranknet events.

We are looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic and flexible team member to join our dynamic team at Camden Carers and make a difference to the lives of people and families in Camden.

This role will work closely with carers, colleagues, Trustees and volunteers to create a Volunteer Strategy and programme for the Organisation. This strategy alongside written procedures, volunteering job roles and training packages will support the organisation to identify and recruit more volunteers to work with the organisation.

Camden Carers proactively embraces equality and diversity at the very core of what we do, throughout the organisation.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and anti-racism is to ensure that all carers have equal access in accordance with their individual needs to our services, no matter their background, belief, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or ethnicity. Carers, who provide care for a family member, partner or friend who has a disability or long-term illness, play a vital role in our community.

Please make sure to read the job description before applying. You will need to complete the required documents, please download the documents from the links

Please see key dates for application.

Ø  Deadline for application Monday 25th November by 9am

Ø  Shortlisting will take place Monday 25th November  

Ø  Interviews Tuesday 26th November will be held online on Zoom; details will be shared to candidates that have been shortlisted for an interview.

Wells Cathedral School is searching for a new Director of Development and Head of Foundation to secure long-term support, and increase their inspiring and creative approach to education.

Location: Wells, Somerset with hybrid options

Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 16th December

Who we are.

Wells Cathedral School has been educating children for over a thousand years in what must be one of the world’s most beautiful and inspiring locations.

Alongside its remarkable history and provision of an all-round education, the School also has the prestigious honour of being only one of five Specialist Music Schools in the UK within the Department for Education (DfE) Music and Dance Scheme, meaning it is nationally and globally renowned for music and choristry.

The School has so many special qualities and a big emphasis on bursaries enabling it to be a diverse, creative and welcoming environment for all. The School plays a huge role in the community through many events, concerts and activities, and they have plans to develop this further.

Having launched their brand new ‘Play Your Part’ campaign to much fanfare, they now need a brilliant senior development leader to ensure its success.

About the role.

The Director of Development and Head of Foundation will execute and evolve a recently developed strategy for a significant ramp-up in the fundraising activity of Wells Cathedral School Foundation, initially focused on funding bursaries and small-scale estate developments. They will also ensure the effective work of the School’s supporting bodies and lead on building good relations with alumni and delivering a legacy programme.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Implement our strategy for fundraising consistent with best practice and the objectives of the Foundation.
• To promote and develop the Foundation as the central charity in the School’s fundraising operation.
• Undertake direct fundraising, either individually or in conjunction with the Head Master and Foundation Trustees.
• Find innovative ways of engaging alumni and other friends of the School in Foundation and fundraising activities, including liaising with the Chair of the Old Wellensian (OW) Association for the planning and overseeing the organisation of appropriate alumni events and communications plans.
• Build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues, parents and other members of the wider WCS community, both nationally and internationally. This includes OWs, Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (WCCT), Friends of Music and Wells Cathedral Choir Association (WCCA).
• Oversee the maintenance and development of the Toucan Tech CRM and community website. Grow and maintain a database of all volunteers, donors and donor prospects that supports the engagement and fundraising strategy.
• Cultivate and continue to grow a portfolio of potential major donor prospects and deliver significant gifts from individuals, organisations and businesses.
• Strengthen existing donor networks and develop further networks.
• Recruit and organise fundraising volunteers of alumni, parents, former parents and other friends and supporters of the School.
• Ensure the Wells Cathedral School Foundation meets its budgets and targets as appropriate.

Who we are looking for.

We are searching for creative, talented and passionate senior fundraisers and development professionals who place relationships at the heart of all they do.

Wells has a multi-income strategy and campaign ready to go, so we require operational excellence and a strategic mindset to ensure their successful delivery.

Candidates who understand the unique offering of the School and who can articulate its importance to many audiences will be successful in this role. Therefore we are searching for intelligent, confident and warm candidates.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 16th December.

The Epilepsy Research Institute is looking to appoint a Digital Marketing Officer. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our team and play a leading role in driving engagement and growth across our digital channels.

With experience of SEO and Google Analytics, you will play an important role in the Institute’s development, leading on analytics and insights to support engagement and development of our audiences. Working across email communications, online communities, digital advertising and social media, the ability to creatively raise the profile of our work, while maintaining brand integrity and consistency, will be key. This is a busy role, working as part of the External Affairs team and supporting colleagues across the Institute.

Our mission is to radically advance research into the causes, prevention and treatment of epilepsy and associated conditions.  If this is something that interests you, and you have the skill set we are looking for, we look forward to hearing from you.

Application is by way of a CV and covering letter which highlights why you are interested in the role and how your experience fits the needs of the Institute as set out in the job description.

Please see attached the full job description and person specification.

Closing date: Wednesday 27 November 2024.

JOB TITLE:                     Fundraising Retention Lead 

SALARY:                  £30,000 pa - £40,000 pa (FTE)  depending on skills and experience, (working 2 days per week with

                                    Wednesday as a working day, pro rata salary £12,000 pa - £16,000 pa)            

LONDON:                      Home Working/London Office                          

HOURS OF WORK:      Part-time 14 hours per week

REPORTING TO:          Head of Fundraising

Are you passionate about nurturing lasting relationships with supporters? Join Premier as the Fundraising Retention Lead!

Premier, Europe’s leading Christian Media organisation, is at an exciting juncture in our journey. In this pivotal role, you'll be responsible for spearheading strategies that not only retain but deeply engage our donors. Through heartfelt communication and impactful storytelling, you'll communicate the significant difference our donors' support makes, ensuring they feel deeply connected and valued by Premier. Your efforts will directly contribute to sustaining and advancing Premier’s mission, to help people encounter God through media. 

Role Overview

• Lead and implement Premier’s comprehensive donor retention strategy, crafting communication that supports long-term donor engagement.

• Ensure all first-time donors receive immediate, heartfelt acknowledgment, fostering a strong initial connection.

• Plan the reactivation journey for lapsed Direct Debit donors, analysing and enhancing the conversion rate of such campaigns.

• Create bespoke communication plans through personalized updates, including exclusive insights and messages from the CEO.

• Oversee fundraising content for Premier’s quarterly supporter publication and liaise with external agencies to produce impactful donor retention materials.

• Utilise retention metrics to refine strategies and recommendations for Premier’s broader fundraising efforts.

Why Join Premier?

• We offer competitive salary

• Hybrid work

• Additional leave on your birthday

• Extra annual leave in addition to statutory

• Competitive sickness absence pay scheme

• Life Assurance scheme

• Employee Assistance with online GP scheme 

• Working from home equipment allowance

• Eye care scheme 

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave pay 

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, Premier offers:

• Great place to work, with people that support, encourage and look out for one another. You will love coming into work, both in person and virtually.

• Mission-driven work where you make a tangible impact by contributing to a mission that reaches millions worldwide.

• Dynamic team culture with supportive, creative, and passionate team that values innovation and collaboration.

Please note that the nature and/or context of the role mean that an occupational requirement applies for the postholder to be Christian.

Ready to make a lasting Impact? Apply now!

Working as part of the External Relations department, you’ll be responsible for leading and driving our digital communications and marketing efforts, taking our engagement with key audiences to new heights.

Nurtureuk trains teachers to identify and address children's unmet social, emotional and mental health needs, ensuring pupils are ready and able to learn. Nurture practice was developed more than 50 years ago and is a way of relating to children that helps build their social skills, confidence and self esteem. Our work helps schools improve behaviour and attendance and reduce exclusions, and most importantly it improves children and young people's wellbeing. 

We're on a mission to make nurture the norm in schools and we have ambitious plans to raise our profile and showcase the transformative effect nurture practice is having across the UK. 

We're looking for a digital engagement manager with a strategic understanding of digital communications and extensive experience of using a range of marketing tools and channels. They will be brimming with ideas for original content that amplifies our messages and helps demonstrate the impact of nurture. 

Please download the job description for full details. 

It is often a role experienced fundraisers progress to but will suit a person with the right transferable skills. You may have experience of major donors in another fundraising role, or perhaps you’re an animal-loving fundraiser, sales or business development professional with a strong track record of understanding clients and listening to their motivations.

You need to be an effective and inspiring relationship builder, well organised, an excellent communicator, attentive to detail, and able to think on your feet. A love of animals, a passion for animal welfare, and an understanding of the special human-animal bond would be highly desirable for this role.

It is an exciting time to join the fundraising team at Raystede as we enter our third year of building our partnerships programme. You will work closely with the Corporate and Trusts Fundraisers, as well as the wider team, including the Community and Individual Giving teams.

You will also be working closely with our animal care teams on animal welfare related projects as well as our estate teams, trustees and senior management team.

We are growing our income generation to meet the challenges on behalf of the animals in our care who do not have a voice of heir own. The role of Major Donor Fundraiser is crucial to ensuring our supporters are engaged deeply with our cause, through strong stewardship and cultivation activity.

The Major Giving programme is well underway, and you will be supported to deliver excellent stewardship and design a personal stewardship programme. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will have autonomy, be encouraged to take an innovative approach to stewardship and be supported to continue your professional development.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Are an experienced fundraiser or account manager with excellent relationship development skills.
• Can inspire and influence supporters to deepen relationships.
• Can work with discretion, tact and sensitivity.
• Have excellent networking skills, able to network at the highest level and work closely with our CEO, Trustees and Senior Management Team.
• Have good IT skills, including CRM databases and MS Office applications.
• Want to make a real, tangible impact to the lives of animals.
• Have the passion and drive to go the extra mile, keeping excellent donor care and animal welfare at the heart of everything you do.

About Raystede

Raystede is a charity that aims to give animals a better life through rehoming, rehabilitation and sanctuary, and give people the support and knowledge they need to treat animals with care and respect. Raystede is Sussex’s biggest animal welfare charity, with nearly 70 years’ experience of caring for and rehoming animals. Uniquely, we care for a huge range of animals - from dogs, cats and donkeys to rabbits, parrots and alpacas. Our experience, expertise and partnerships enable us to deliver an exceptional quality of care for the animals we help. Many of the animals have been neglected, abused or exploited. Raystede helps most of the animals find new homes but also provides life-long sanctuary for elderly horses and other animals that cannot be rehomed. Raystede provides love and safety to those animals that would have nowhere else to go.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please refer to our website for contact information.

Closing date for applications is 19 December 2024, however interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

£25,642.50 per year (London Living wage)

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Volunteer Experience Coordinator to join our friendly Volunteer Experience team. This is a varied and rewarding role in a fun, dynamic environment, you’ll play a key part in supporting colleagues across the organisation to ensure our volunteers have a fantastic experience. From answering enquiries to designing resources, you’ll be helping volunteers feel valued, supported, and equipped to contribute meaningfully at every stage of their journey with us.

You’ll be the first point of contact for all stakeholders for volunteering enquiries and build strong relationships with volunteers and other stakeholders. Your role will also involve working closely with the team to create helpful resources, plan engaging training sessions, and organise events. Additionally, you’ll play a key part in gathering feedback from volunteers and acting on it to continually improve their experience.

What we want from you

You’ll know what makes a great volunteer experience and will be part of a team working flexibly and collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation. With excellent communication skills and a keen eye for detail, you bring a people-focused mindset to everything you do.

You’re comfortable in using databases, web and digital applications, and can adapt quickly to changing priorities. Your ability to stay organised and manage your workload ensures we consistently deliver an outstanding experience for our volunteers. Self-motivated and proactive, you bring a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude to your work.

If you love working with people, enjoy a mix of communication, coordination, and creativity, and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for the communities we support. We stand against discrimination and prejudice, and we champion tolerance, fairness and equality in everything we do. This makes us stronger and helps us reach more people. We’re all here for the same reason: to give every man the power to navigate prostate cancer.

We're committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men who are at double risk. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Therefore, we’re particularly interested in applications from those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. This will help us create an environment of inclusion where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, where personal qualities are as important as professional experience, and our people feel seen and heard.

Ways of working

Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.

Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

The closing date is Wednesday 4th December 2024.  Applications must be submitted by 12:00 noon UK time.

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 9th December 2024.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.