Jobs in Cheam

Governance and Planning Manager

Location: Hybrid – Minimum 2 days per week in Head Office in Cheam, Surrey
Contract Type: Permanent,
Hours: 35 hours per week (part time, 4 days considered)
Salary: £40-£45,000 per annum

At the Charity for Civil Servants, we can’t always prevent the tricky, stressful, sad stuff from happening. But when it does happen, we help current, former and retired civil servants get the best support. Join us as we embark on the next phase of our strategy to ensure we can be there when people need us the most.

We are now recruiting for a Governance and Planning Manager, a key role in ensuring that the Charity has robust plans and monitoring systems in place to drive progress and impact. You will also, crucially, help us to ensure that our high-profile trustees are supported effectively.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Governance and Planning Manager will be working with colleagues across the organisation to provide guidance on trustee governance and business planning. You will be demonstrating your experience of project management and helping to bring together our diverse and dedicate teams to support collaboration and a ‘one Charity’ approach.

To be successful in this role, you’ll be organised with strong attention to detail and ideally be qualified in a project management discipline, although we’ll also consider candidates with demonstrable experience in lieu of a qualification. You'll be an excellent minute-taker with strong report writing and planning skills.

You will also have strong influencing and interpersonal skills, able to build accountability across individuals at all levels the organisation to meet our collective targets and objectives.
This is an exciting time to join the Charity as we seek to embed our presence as a UK-wide charity. If you would like to be a key member of our team, then we would like to hear from you today!

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits including a health cash plan, Headspace, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, birthday leave and a cycle to work scheme.

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter that states why you would be suitable for this role. The closing date for applications is 5pm on 22 November 2024.

First stage interviews will be held in person in our head office in Cheam, Surrey on 2 or 4 December. Please let us know in your covering letter if either of these dates would be difficult for you or if you need any adjustments to enable you to perform to your best at interview.

The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor.

We are now recruiting for a Governance and Planning Manager, a key role in ensuring that the Charity has robust plans and monitoring systems in place to drive progress and impact.

You may also have experience in the following: Governance Co-ordinator, Corporate Governance, Governance Coordinator, Governance Assistant, Executive Assistant, Governance Administrator, Assistant Company Secretary, Junior Company Secretary, Graduate Company Secretary, Governance Officer, Governance Planning, Planning Management etc.

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Are you passionate about the difference that the right advocacy, at the right time, can make to families? Are you an experienced leader in the voluntary sector? Do you have an excellent understanding of how to innovate and scale digital, telephone and community-based services? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

Applications close at: 9 a.m. Friday 22nd November 2024

Location: Hybrid / London office with regular UK travel

About Contact

At Contact, we provide vital information, advice and support to parent carers with disabled children, across all four nations of the UK. Last year, we reached 413,000 families, helping parents to navigate the health, social care, education and welfare systems.

Parents tell us that our support has increased their confidence, helped them feel less alone, and made a huge difference to the support they receive. Our family finance support alone, on average, increases family incomes by £5,918 per year.

About the role

This is an exciting time for Contact. We are embarking on a new strategy, with an aim to end the battle parent carers face when accessing help and support for their family.

As a critical member of the Executive team, you will play a central part in delivering on that aim, and help Contact to grow our reach, profile and impact for families across the UK.

In this role, you will lead a team of 40 and handle a budget of £2 million, including our core contract with the Department for Education to deliver a national helpline.

Who we are looking for

You will have the vision to bring together our digital-first information and advice services and tailored community support into a joined-up offer for families.

You will bring a track record in delivering change and scale, to help us grow our reach and innovate our delivery, so that our services are sustainable for the long-term.

You will have excellent judgment, equally able to seize opportunities for partnership and funding, and to carefully manage risk.

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

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Friday 22nd November 2024.

About the organisation
For nearly 50 years, nia has provided high quality, women-led services across North and East London. nia has three main aims: to provide services for women, children and young people who have experienced male violence, working to end men’s violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.
nia’s values, and our commitment to upholding them, set us apart. We put women first – always and without hesitation: we believe women, we are run by women, for women. We leave no woman behind: we challenge inequality and discrimination and believe that uniting women of all backgrounds is essential to ending the sex-based oppression of women.

About the post
The post is currently funded until 31st March 2026 with a possibility of further extension. You will be one of two Team Leaders supporting the Service Manager to implement a trauma informed approach to delivering refuge services. 

About you
We’re looking for a highly organised and self-motivated woman who is passionate about ending violence against women, girls and children. You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s approach to prioritising women, upholding and promoting feminist, trauma-informed and anti-racist practice.

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am 22nd November 2024
Interview date: 5th December 2024

The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.

Starting salary of £34,000 per annum, pro rata | Part-Time (between 14 to 21 hours per week) | Permanent

These posts will be based in various West London locations and may involve some remote working dependent on client and service delivery requirements

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist therapeutic service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence. We aim to ensure that we are proactive in developing specialist services which meet the needs of all the women and girls who access our services.

About the role

We seek Specialist Counsellors who will thrive in a multi-cultural feminist environment. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have experience of working with one or more of the following:

• Women and girls from Black, Minority, and Global Majority communities – ensuring that issues related to diversity and identity are effectively understood and sensitively worked with
• Working with young people
• Delivering counselling in person and via web chat and online platforms

We will be offering between 14 to 21 hours (2 to 3 days) a week, dependent on service requirements and the skill-sets of successful candidates.

About you

Applicants must be BACP, UKCP or HCPC accredited (or eligible) and a commitment to   providing a range of counselling interventions for women and girls who have been subjected to gender-based violence. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following: gender responsive approach, trauma focused, holistic therapeutic responses and multicultural competencies. Facilitating recovery and responding to a diverse client group with multiple cultural identities.

Further Information

We offer regular clinical supervision, as well as excellent training and development opportunities including access to an on-going CPD programme within a supportive multi-cultural feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

All applicants who are invited to interview will be required to provide original documentary evidence of the clinical qualifications and / or professional body membership.

These posts are subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

Salary range £38,000 – £41,000 per annum | 35 hours per week (full-time) | Permanent

This role will involve hybrid working from home and WGN offices, as well as travel across London and community-based working as determined by service user and service delivery requirements.

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) was established in 1987 and has spent over 30 years supporting women and girls across London affected by gendered violence. This includes childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, prostitution (including trafficking and sexual exploitation), female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called ‘honour’ based crimes such as forced marriage.

Our goal is to promote, preserve, and restore the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls, to empower them to make a total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.

About the role

The Advice Casework Manager (ACM) is a new and exciting role within the Advice Service, and the post holder will spearhead the development and coordination of Women and Girls Network’s (WGN) casework provision. You will be leading a team of experienced caseworkers, managing the day to day running of WGN’s Advice Casework provision, enabling and leading the facilitation of innovative, responsive, trauma-informed and culturally appropriate services for survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Service development will be a pivotal part of this role; this will include identifying gaps in service provision and service reach, and creating opportunities for service development and innovation; as well as enhancing the service profile and visibility, building and maintaining effective partnership working with key agencies that are relevant for survivors of VAWG in London.

The ACM will provide leadership, guidance and support, creating and promoting a supportive, collaborative and productive working environment, where professional growth, development and successes are enabled and celebrated.

About you

We are looking for highly motivated, inspirational and dynamic practitioner with the ability of providing effective management, coordination and development of casework/advocacy services.

Further information

This post is subject to satisfactory references, DBS check, and social media background screening.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme, as well as the opportunity to work with a leading multi-cultural, women-led feminist charity.

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic communities.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

About us 

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy. 

Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed.

Inclusion and accessibility

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.  We encourage people with lived experience of the UK asylum or immigration system are encouraged to apply to the role.

About the role

Many people who use our services can incur additional risks of abuse and exploitation because of their personal circumstances and experiences including mental illness, trauma, and violence. Some people may have been subject to abuse in their country of origin or on their journey to, or since coming to the UK. Whilst we support beneficiaries through our services and activities, additional action may be needed to prevent and respond to potential or current risks.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Officer and working with them to develop and implement a robust Safeguarding Strategy within the charity.
• Reporting to the Corporate Safeguarding Board on the implementation of the safeguarding strategy, current organisational safeguarding risks and mitigations to ensure robust safeguarding governance and culture in the charity.
• Convening the Safeguarding Managers Forum to review the implementation of the policy and procedure and share and develop best practice.

Flexible working

The role is suitable for job sharing and partial home working. Attendance at meetings and in-person training in London, Leeds and Sheffield is required. 

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button. 

Closing date: 17 November 2024

Interviews: 26 November (AM) and 28 November (PM)

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request. 

About Us

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

We are now looking for a Retail Assistant to join our team in our first flagship shop, the Boat House, on a full time, permanent basis for 36 hours per week. 

The Benefits

• Salary of £24,617 per annum (full time equivalent- £13.15/hour) depending on experience. 
• 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, customer-focused individual looking for a role in a stunning location with our flourishing organisation.

You’ll play a key role in driving our retail ambitions whilst forging a rewarding career, all within our first flagship store amidst the peaceful and historic backdrop of Hyde Park.

Found beside the Serpentine lake, our Boat House shop offers a wide range of sustainable, high quality products and product ranges with a modern twist. From keepsakes to outdoor accessories, we are proud of our ethically sourced ranges and products from UK manufacturers, the majority of which are recyclable or have re-purposed elements.

We’ll provide you with excellent initial training when you join our welcoming and dedicated team, not to mention all the support you need to get you started.

The Role

As a Retail Assistant, you will support our retail operations, primarily at the Boat House in Hyde Park and potentially progressing to other outlets.

Supporting the Retail Manager and Supervisor, you will help to meet sales targets, provide excellent customer service and ensure exemplary visual merchandising and housekeeping standards.

You will also process deliveries, fulfil eCommerce orders, support the management of team rotas and create opportunities for upselling, encouraging donations.

Please note, this role will involve lifting and manoeuvring stock.

About You

To be considered as a Retail Assistant, you will need:

• Excellent customer service standards
• Excellent time keeping skills
• A good level of numeracy

Other organisations may call this role Retail Customer Assistant, Shop Assistant, Store Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, or Customer Service Assistant.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Assistant, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

We're looking for an  experienced fundraising and/or bid professional to join our growing team as a Fundraising/Bid Manager (internally known as Development Manager).

You'll be responsible for securing and relationship-managing a portfolio of funders. You will lead on identifying suitable funders through to submitting proposals to secure long-term, high-value donors. This includes central government contracts, local authority bids, corporate partnerships, and grants from trusts and foundations.

This is an exciting time for the Development team. We are looking to diversify our income streams to support Ambition Institute’s mission in tackling educational disadvantage. We are ambitious about what we can achieve over the coming years and how the team can fund Ambition’s work.

Who are Ambition Institute?

A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.

At  Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.

That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.
 

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.

We would like you to:

• Deliver successful strategies to secure funds, understanding funders’ specific requirements and ensuring those are met.
• Support the Associate Directors to develop, maintain and manage the pipeline, using research, analysis and planning skills. 
• Create high-quality bid responses and proposals that align with our mission.
• Work cross-organisationally to identify and assemble a team of subject matter experts to scope, define and capture the information required for funding proposals.

Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Associate Director, Development.  In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition. 
 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

To succeed in this role you'll have a good understanding of funding/proposal preparation processes and proven experience in securing funding opportunities of £50,000+.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of successfully cultivating relationships with funders such as trusts, foundations, local authorities and corporates.

If you have team leadership skills and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-moving environment, whilst meeting deadlines effectively, we welcome an application from you.

What’s in it for you….?

• Competitive annual salary
• Professional development for all staff
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
• Employer pension contribution of 11%
• Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
• Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
• Shared parental leave package
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
• Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
• Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:

You should apply for this role if:

• You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
• You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
• You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
• You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
• You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
• You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
• You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact

You'll love working at Ambition if…

• You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
• You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
• You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
• You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
• Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.

How to apply…

Applications will be considered for all office locations. 

All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 8 November 2024. Please note when you click apply, you'll be taken to the Birmingham posting of the role. You can still apply via this posting as it won't determine your location if successful.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
 

We are excited to be working with Wellbeing of Women to recruit for a newly created role. As Philanthropy Executive you will be responsible for growing income from events, mid level donors, major donors and trusts and foundations.

The charity are in the first year of implementing a new fundraising strategy and you will be instrumental in developing the mid value programme, this is a real opportunity for an ambitious and driven fundraiser to really shape and develop this area for the charity.

This is a hybrid role with two days a week in the London office

The Charity
Wellbeing of Women are dedicated to improving health through pioneering research and campaigns to support those who most need it. You would be joining a driven and enthusiastic work culture, offering some attractive benefits including private health care, employee discount scheme and cycle to work scheme.

The Role
Work with the Community and Digital Fundraising Manager to identify mid level and major donors from appeals, challenge events and other ways of giving
Work with the Community and Digital Fundraising Manager to maximise giving by mid level donors to appeals.
Prospect research across mid level, major donors and Trusts and Foundations.
Support Fundraising events through prospect research, on the day relationship building and assisting with follow up post event.

The Candidate
Previous experience in a philanthropy or fundraising role.
Experience of supporting with major donor fundraising events.
Experience of working with a CRM database.
Excellent relationship building skills

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

We are looking for a Prospect Researcher and Trust Fundraiser to join a well loved National health charity.

The role can either be UK homebased working, once a month in the London office £27,250 - £29, 697 (Rest of England)
or Hybrid working with two days a week in the London office £30,300 - £33,533 (London).

The Charity
An inspiring medical charity dedicated to helping people at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits and flexible working!

The Role
Lead the development and maintenance of a health pipeline of Trusts, Corporate and Philanthropy prospects (80%).
Research, identify and draft applications for small - mid value Trusts (20%).
Monitor and evaluate the progression of prospects through the pipeline.
Manage a portfolio of Trust donors, stewarding relationships to ensure long term support.

The Candidate
Prospect research experience for a fundraising function in a charity.
Trust fundraising experience is desirable but can be learnt in role.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Community and Challenge Events Fundraiser

We are looking for a Community and Challenge Events Fundraiser to create and deliver an engaging programme of mass participation and community fundraising activities to meet agreed, ambitious targets, enhancing the support base and driving income.

Position: Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Executive

Location: Hybrid working – at least two days a week at the office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Hours: Full-Time (35 hours, 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,000-£30,000 per annum

Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 26th November (First interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)

About the Role

You will be pivotal in building relationships with individual supporters and community groups to increase awareness and raise vital funds for the charity.

Key areas of responsibility include:

· Challenge Events

· Community Groups

· Supporter Journey

· Fundraising Opportunities & Planning

· Cross-team Collaboration & Representation

About You

You will have experience of achieving financial targets through fundraising activities, ideally in mass participation events and community fundraising.

You will also have experience of:

· Relationship Management: Demonstrable experience in building and nurturing strong relationships with individual supporters and community groups to drive engagement and income.

· Identifying, establishing, and retaining new supporters, with a focus on effective supporter care and stewardship.

· Digital Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of CRM systems and relevant digital platforms to manage supporter data, track engagement, and enhance communication strategies.

· Using digital tools to streamline processes and optimise fundraising outcomes.

About the Organisation

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Our vision is that every seriously ill child deserves a Roald Dahl Nurse and fundraising is core to achieving this. Our mission is to provide specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.

As a charity that works in partnership with the NHS, we find innovative ways to ensure that children and families have the care and support they need. We do this through improving the healthcare outcomes and resilience of children and families, and we focus on complex, lifelong conditions that are underfunded and under-resourced. The outcomes we are aiming to achieve are:

· Improved quality of care

· Improved experience of care

· Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care

· Improved resilience of seriously ill children and their families

You may also have experience in areas such as Community, Challenge, Events, Community Fundraiser, Challenge Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Community Fundraising, Challenge Fundraising, Events Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Officer. 

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Trusts and Fundraising Officer

We are looking for a tenacious, methodical, and organised person who can deliver sustainable income growth from trusts for the organisation. This role offers hybrid or remote working.

Position: Trusts and Fundraising Officer

Location: Hybrid (home and office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) or Remote

Hours: Full-Time (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,000-£30,000

Closing date: Friday 15th November 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 26th November (First interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)

About the Role

We want someone who shares the organisations core values of being child focussed, sparky, empowering, resourceful and kind and who can live by the ethos of who Roald Dahl was and what he is delivering through his legacy. We also need someone who is flexible and can react positively to a post- Coronavirus fundraising world.

The role’s main task is to maximise income from trusts by the creation of high-quality applications and

reports to funders, and by providing excellent account management and cross-team collaboration.

Supported by the Head of Development and the rest of the team, key responsibilities include:

· Trusts research - you will proactively identify trusts and research them for suitability.

· Trust applications – you will be able to gather project information, curate it, and write it up into informative, engaging, high quality applications, giving trusts the opportunity to fund the work.

· Trust relationships – you will communicate and will build relationships with funders through emails, letters, telephone calls, service visits and face to face engagements.

· Provide high quality account management - maximising income generation and relationship longevity.

· Reporting – you will gather the necessary information to compile reports that give funders real insight into what they have achieved.

· Support the rest of the team – to gain experience and maximise fundraising opportunities

· Building and maintaining team processes

About You

You will have experience working or volunteering for a charity and in writing successful bids and securing income, ideally from trusts.

You will have:

· The ability to take complex information and translate this into persuasive written communication which leads to action.

· Solid research skills, which can be applied to identification of suitable new prospects for a funding pipeline.

· Ability to operate in a highly cohesive, high performing team based on the principles of trust, mutual respect, and empowerment.

· Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workloads successfully.

· A high level of competence in using Microsoft Office software notably Excel, Word and generic databases.

About the Organisation

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Our vision is that every seriously ill child deserves a Roald Dahl Nurse and fundraising is core to achieving this. Our vision is that every seriously ill child has a Nurse to help them to lead a more marvellous life. Our mission is to provide specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.

As a charity that works in partnership with the NHS, we find innovative ways to ensure that children and families have the care and support they need. We do this through improving the healthcare outcomes and resilience of children and families, and we focus on complex, lifelong conditions that are underfunded and under-resourced. The outcomes we are aiming to achieve are:

· Improved quality of care

· Improved experience of care

· Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care

· Improved resilience of seriously ill children and their families

You may also have experience in areas such as Trust, Trust, Trust Fundraising, Trust Fundrasiser, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants, Trusts Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Legacy.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Salary: £26,000 FTE (approx £18,571 pro rata)

Hours: Part time - 25 hours per week 

Days and times: Preferably worked across 5 days but to be discussed

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to: Business Improvement Manager

Location: 3 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes UB3 2LW - Age UK HHB operate a hybrid and flexible working policy on successful completion of induction

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 11th November 2024

Interviews: TBC

We are looking for an enthusiastic administrator to support our central Resources team. 

You will need to be comfortable talking to suppliers, contractors and customers whilst also enjoying setting up systems and analysing and sharing information. We are a small team that need to work flexibly to deliver the wide remit that we support.

The role is varied, can be demanding and involves some health and safety but it is enjoyable and fulfilling. The team is supportive and committed and work both independently and collaboratively to deliver simultaneous projects.

If you have strong admin skills, good common sense combined with a problem solving approach and are ready to make a difference, please get in touch!

As our new Head of Museum Service, you will ensure we continue to serve our vibrant and diverse community!

Location: Gunnersbury Park Museum, London

Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 25th November

Who we are.

Gunnersbury Museum & Park Development Trust exists to provide community benefit including the advancement of education and promotion of social welfare by the effective management, conservation and interpretation of the Gunnersbury Park Museum collections.

As the Head of Museum Service, you will play a key role in planning and delivering high-quality, accessible museum services that meet the needs of the vibrant and diverse Ealing and Hounslow boroughs.

About the role.

With this breadth of our community in mind, the Head of Museum Service is responsible for developing and implementing the Gunnersbury Museum Service’s Forward Plan, which focuses on community participation, exhibitions, and audience engagement.

The aim is to achieve measurable outcomes that advance education and encourage underrepresented groups to participate in museum services and events, which are also key to sustaining the organisation’s prestigious NPO status.

The Head of Museum Service oversees the integration of digital technologies to enhance the management, care, and public access to Gunnersbury’s collections and heritage assets. Working closely with the Senior Curator, you will ensure the highest standards in conservation, management, and interpretation of the museum collection and update relevant policies and emergency plans.

Managing and supporting the Formal Learning Manager to deliver educational programmes, and the Community Programmes Officer to foster partnerships that strengthen community engagement, you will collaborate with the fundraising team to secure grant funding and sponsorship opportunities. Ensuring compliance with national standards, such as ACE Accreditation, is also a key responsibility.

Internally, the Head of Museum Service will build strong relationships with senior colleagues to support the overall management of the Museum and Park, ensuring Gunnersbury is well maintained and operates efficiently.

You will lead the curatorial team in procuring and managing external consultants and contractors to uphold high collection management standards and establish a robust system for impact assessment and key performance indicators (KPIs), culminating in an annual Impact Report for the museum service.

Externally, this role is central to developing strategic partnerships at regional and national levels to expand the museum’s reach and impact. As Head of Museum Service, you will closely collaborate with the Head of Estates and Major Projects to ensure a safe and high-quality visitor experience throughout the various exhibits and collections. Working with marketing and communications teams, you will work to engage priority audiences and build strong relationships with stakeholders through consultations and events.

In terms of general management, the Head of Museum Service is accountable for effectively managing budgets and pursuing income generation through grants and participatory programmes. You will oversee the museum’s curatorial, marketing, communications, and community engagement functions, run team meetings, conduct professional development reviews, and motivate staff and volunteers.

Well-networked and connected, you will take pride in staying updated on best practices in the heritage sector, driving quality improvements to enhance visitor and participant experiences.

Benefits.

• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays
• Hybrid working, flexible-working
• Pension scheme
• Discount in Museum Giftshop
• Discount at Leisure Centre
• Seasonal organic vegetables from the community garden
• Office situated in a beautiful grade II* listed building in a heritage park
• All our salaried staff are invited to join Simply Health, paid for by the organisation

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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 25th November.