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We are looking for 3 candidates to join our volunteer enhanced professional development programme and gain real world experience in your chosen field). While we only have 3 vacancies available through this programme, other options are available if your skills match our criteria.
Job Description:
Quilombo UK is looking for a Bid Writer - Commercial Proposal Volunteer to join their team. Quilombo UK is a not for profit social enterprise that challenges people to think differently and bridge gaps between communities, with the aim of building a culturally rich society, where differences are accepted and celebrated. As chosen among 160 other organizations to work in collaboration with the Home Office on the “Building a Stronger Britain together” project, you will be joining a team, which not only supports the community but also stands up to extremism in all of its forms.
By joining Quilombo UK and QMC Capoeira School you will be supported and guided by experienced staff and volunteers, who are willing to share their skill set and will provided you with great opportunities for development in many different areas.
Ideal candidates will assist Quilombo UK in preparing funding bids that contribute to their further development. They should be well-organized, with a proactive attitude to deliver work that adheres to the key objectives of the organization. Candidates should be willing to volunteer at least 12 hours a week, for a duration of 16 weeks.
You will be volunteering as part of the team who are responsible for creating the bids to attract funding for our new or existing projects. The role will involve discussing project ideas and proposals with the management & project teams, searching for the right funding opportunities and preparing bids for submission.
You will work as part of an experienced team, where writing skills and experience in crafting persuasive and compelling content are essential.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and write commercial proposals tailored to meet the specific requirements of clients and align with business objectives.
- Review and revise previously created proposals to ensure accuracy, coherence, and alignment with current business strategies.
- Collaborate closely with other team members, partners, and stakeholders to produce high-quality bid responses, compelling content, and effective key messages that align with win themes.
- Assist in establishing a comprehensive proposal development strategy.
- Propose innovative ideas for bid submissions in line with the established strategy and market demands.
- Collect, organize, and analyze all relevant information to be included in the proposals.
- Manage a detailed “bid plan” and ensure all proposals are approved and submitted before the stipulated deadlines.
Skills and Attributes:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
- Ability to work with Excel is an advantage; support will be provided if necessary.
- Excellent writing skills with a strong understanding of persuasive writing and narrative structure.
- Focused, organized, and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality at all times.
- Some understanding of commercial market trends and research processes.
Perks:
- A supportive working environment providing opportunities to develop your skills and experience in commercial bid writing.
- Work alongside seasoned professionals eager to share their expertise.
- On-site training programs to help you grow your skill set.
- A casual yet professional office setting with snacks and drinks provided.
Job Type: Part-time
Expected hours: 12 per week
Benefits: Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- No weekends
Experience:
- Bid writer: 1 year (preferred)
Location:
- Remote (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re looking for a new fundraising volunteer and/or director! Are you passionate about securing funds for grassroot organisations?
This opportunity involves overseeing Fuel Poverty Action’s fundraising plans and strategy, reaching out to donors and promoting our vital campaigns through grant bids to help end fuel poverty in the UK.
This role would require an average of 16-20 hrs per month and can be done remotely. We are also open to you joining FPA’s board of directors, subject to capacity and experience.
This offers a chance to directly contribute to tackling fuel poverty and ensuring access to affordable energy for all whilst strategizing and learning alongside great activists. If you're eager to contribute, we’d love to hear from you!
Tasks:
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Organise and manage our fundraising planning and pipeline
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Reach out to potential donors and help build relationships
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Lead on grant applications
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Work closely with the team to develop new fundraising strategies
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Contribute ideas and experience to FPA campaigns
Closing date for applications: April 20th 2025
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We want warm, safe homes on a flourishing planet, where everyone has enough and resources are justly shared
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Background:
Established in 2011, Kaleidoscope Trust is a UK-based charity fighting to bring about positive legislative, policy and social change for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and gender diverse (LGBTI+) people across the Commonwealth and beyond. We fund, fight for, and empower those upholding the human rights of LGBTI+ people by working with governments, changemakers, and civil society organisations to effect meaningful and lasting change in the lives of LGBTI+ people.
At this exciting time for Kaleidoscope Trust, we are looking to find a candidate who can take on the role as Chair of the Board of Trustees to build on the charity’s momentum, while handling the evolving opportunities and challenges of the organisation. The Chair provides strategic leadership of Kaleidoscope Trust in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer.
Overall purpose:
To provide Leadership of the Board as a team, to facilitate and drive the governance and strategic direction of Kaleidoscope Trust and to communicate its values, mission, aims, and objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working in Partnership with the Chief Executive Officer
- Fundraising & Acting as an Ambassador
- Governance & Strategic Direction
- Communication and Culture
- Board Meetings
The post holder will seek to remain both well-informed about the opportunities, challenges, and risks facing the association’s services and will aim to contribute specialist knowledge/expertise to debate and decisionmaking.
The Chair of the Board is responsible for ensuring that the Board is effective in setting and implementing the strategic direction of the organisation and can act as a leading ambassador for Kaleidoscope Trust.
We know that diverse boards are the most effective, they can think creatively and hold each other to account, therefore we are particularly looking for applications from trans people, women, People of the Global Majority, people without a degree, working class people and people of faith.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information on the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We have a fantaastic opportunity for you to join our Board of Trustees in a growing and expanding organisation that makes a difference in the lives of women and girls, preventing exploitation and trafficking and advocating for a life of freedom, dignity and empowerment.
Emerge Worldwide is a humanitarian organisation whose purpose is to advocate and raise awareness against sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, focused on women and girls. Our activities provide interventions, tools and resources in prevention work, as we seek to end it everywhere.
We help and support those suffering trauma, and who are victims of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking and empower survivors of this horrific crime, to go on and live independent successful lives.
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
We are seeking passionate individuals to join our Board of Trustees, who will partner with us in our dedication and fight to combatting this heinous crime. We are keen to receive your application if you have human rights, fundraising, or sexual exploitation / sex trafficking experience.
We are keen to receive applications with experience in any of the following areas:
• human rights
• fundraising / income generation
• asylum seekers / refugees
• sexual exploitation / sex trafficking
Your experience will help to support Emerge Worldwide to engage in high-level discussions and actions, which will position and promote our voice and impact, create positive change within the humanitarian and modern slavery sectors and deliver on our purpose to end sexual exploitation and sex trafficking everywhere.
Duties
• Support and provide advice on Emerge Worldwide’s purpose, vision, mission, goals and activities.
• Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
• Oversee Emerge Worldwide’s financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress.
• Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
• Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
• Keep abreast of changes in Emerge Worldwide’s operating environment.
• Contribute to regular reviews of Emerge Worldwide’s own governance. Attend Board meetings and adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
• Use independent judgment, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect Emerge Worldwide’s interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third-party interests.
• Contribute to the broader promotion of Emerge Worldwide’s objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
As a small charity, there will be times when the trustees will need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.
Personal skills and qualities
• Enthusiasm and commitment to Emerge Worldwide vision, mission, purpose and work.
• Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member with good governance.
• Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussions.
• Good independent judgement.
• A strong personal commitment to equality and diversity.
• Willingness to lead according to our values.
• Fulfilling the criteria of a charity trustee the essential trustee
Terms of office
• Trustees are appointed for a minimum of 2 years of office
• This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Time commitment
• Attending quarterly Board meetings annually - currently meetings are held remotely.
• Trustees are encouraged to attend all staff in-person meetings which run 3 times annually plus any relevant training days.
You will be part of a professional, friendly and skilled Board of Trustees.
We are a welcoming organisation, dedicated to creating a positive and engaging experience where you’ll feel valued, inspired, and empowered to bring your ideas to life.
Apply and help us end sexual exploitation and sex trafficking for good!
Application:
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your motivation for the role and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
If you do have any questions, our HR Manager can arrange to speak with you or communicate with you by email.
Please note that we will request references, and a DBS check will be required due to the nature of our work.
Registered Charity
Raising awareness and prevention on sexual exploitation & sex trafficking. Amplifying our voice until freedom is experienced for all women and girls.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
2025 is a pivotal time for our small, family centred Charity as we move into our 22nd year. This year our Board will be defining our new mission and preparing for implementation. We're seeking new trustees to join us to contribute to our new mission and define the Charity's direction as we conclude our first mission in late 2025.
The Muscle Help Foundation (MHF) is a small multi-award winning, family-centred charity, delivering both in-person and virtual interventions and experiences in the UK - these moments-in-time are called Muscle Dreams, designed specifically for children & young people (8-28yrs) with the muscle wasting disease, Muscular Dystrophy (MD).
MHF’s impact is felt by beneficiaries and their families across the UK – from improved confidence, greater self-esteem, and an increased sense of hopefulness to a powerful shared identity that connects families, giving a platform to share knowledge, memories and establish lasting friendships.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
We are looking for Trustees who have a passion to take the charity forward, to grow impact, to leave a personal legacy and to feel the sense of personal fulfilment from the time they volunteer.
AS A TRUSTEE, YOU WILL
- Have an opportunity to help improve the lives of children, young people and their families
- Contribute to the governance of our small, well respected, national charity
- Have strategic responsibility for a specific skill area
- Act as an advocate/champion in promoting the charity's work across your network
- Receive induction, support and training
- Bring your lived experience, in using and further developing your skills for the benefit of others
- Be a part of the team that will help the charity achieve its overarching 657 Muscle Dream mission
REQUIREMENTS + KEY CRITERIA
Commitment to the charity’s values, bags of enthusiasm, an understanding and passion for our work, great comms skills and a real desire to want to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community. You may have experience of living with muscular dystrophy, other disabilities or life limiting conditions, but this is not essential.
MAIN BOARD MEETINGS + EXPENSES
Trustee Board meetings take place virtually. They are usually 2hrs. Over and above this time commitment, trustees on average, depending on their role, may give additional time in being directly involved in occasional ad projects – MHF Trustees ‘own’ a ‘bucket’, in other words, an area of responsibility like HR, Fundraising, Safeguarding, Marketing, Finance, Digital, Risk or Campaign Management that allows an individual to bring their skills, experience and talents to the charity. Reasonable expenses will be covered.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR – PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Absolute belief in the cause
- Desire to learn the trustee role, previous governance expertise is an advantage
- Excellent communicators with great listening, responding and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to both empower and challenge supportively.
- Strong commitment to equality, and an understanding of disability and how for example this may impact on the quality of life and life choices for disabled people and their families.
- Commitment and time to dedicate to the role and responsibilities of being a Trustee.
- Commitment to the charity’s vision, mission and values.
- Strong desire to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable beneficiary community.
- Understanding of the context/environment in which the charity works - it is estimated that some 96% of MHF's beneficiaries are those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the most severe variant of muscular dystrophy - it is life limiting.
- Understanding the importance of ensuring public confidence and trust in the charity.
- Collaborative working (part of a team), using sound independent judgement and collective decision making.
- The capacity to grasp issues outside ones personal experience.
- The ability to think creatively both in terms of high level strategy and development.
- Commitment to equality and diversity with other trustees, staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL YOU MAKE?
To provide strategic leadership in line with our values and goals. Trustees will use their knowledge, skills, passion and experience to ensure that the charity achieves its objectives – as a Trustee, you will represent the interests of all stakeholders and act as an ambassador.
AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BRING YOUR UNIQUE SELF
As an MHF Trustee, this is an exciting opportunity to bring your unique skill set to help the strategic progression of the charity in reaching its overarching goal to deliver 657 Muscle Dream interventions, that's one experience for every muscle in the human body, cherished moments-in-time that truly changes lives and give hope, and beyond as we reach this goal.
IN RETURN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
- You will have an opportunity to help improve the lives of children, young people and their families
- Be part of a team all supporting the charity and rowing in the same direction
- Contribute to the governance of a national charity, that's worked tirelessly over the past 20 years
- Have your voice heard and listened to
- Attend events, meet beneficiaries & families and directly witness the impact of the charity’s work
- Have strategic responsibility for a skill area such as: HR, Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships etc
- Network with other like-minded individuals with common values
- Receive induction, support and training
- And much more…
INCLUSION - PROUD OF OUR BOARD DIVERSITY
Our greatest strength as a board and as an charity is in our community's diversity. We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants with diverse skills and experiences that reflect the diversity of our beneficiaries and welcome applications from first time Trustees.
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Newcastle Theatre Royal is one of the best loved and most recognised large scale, regional theatres in the UK creating moments of magic both on and off-stage. Our iconic Grade I listed building sits in the heart of Newcastle city centre and presents a diverse programme showcasing world class musicals, dance, opera and drama as well as our annual show-stopping pantomime, entertaining people of all ages from across the region.
Committed to creating a love of theatre for everyone, that lasts a lifetime, our wide-ranging Creative Engagement programme is central to our creative and artistic programme and provides pathways and opportunities to access, explore and enjoy creative activities for people of all ages, and support talent development in Newcastle and across the North East.
As an independent charity which receives no regular funding, ensuring financial resilience by broadening our income streams is key to our long-term future. Our Executive and staff team are supported by a committed and ambitious Board of Trustees.
We seek new Trustees to join our board – individuals who bring skills and lived experience to broaden the range of voices and perspectives in our leadership. In 2025/26 we are looking to appoint a number of Trustees across a range of skill sets to complement the make up of our current board members, but in this round of recruitment, we are specifically looking for a trustee with experience in audit and either financial management or charity finance expertise. Knowledge and/or experience of either of the charity or arts sector or the leisure and hospitality sector is highly desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference and support our aim to be a theatre for everyone. We encourage and welcome interest from candidates who will bring different lived experiences and perspectives to the Trust.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.