Jobs in Greater London

Thank you for taking an interest in applying for this role at Imperial Health Charity.  As the Volunteering Manager for St Mary’s and Western Eye Hospitals you will be an inspiring and empowering leader of people, including volunteers and NHS staff, within the hospitals we support and to which we provide a service.

You will ensure that we attract, recruit and retain the right numbers and calibre of volunteers so that we continue to deliver a high-quality experience for patients, staff and visitors within our hospitals. The role is all about making sure our volunteering opportunities provide mutual benefit to the volunteer and to our beneficiaries.

You will play the leading role in designing and developing opportunities for volunteers from our local community to provide a valuable contribution to our hospitals and the work of our NHS Trust.

As the Volunteering Officer for Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital’s you will lead important aspects of our volunteer journey, including the initial attraction and on-boarding of new volunteers and being the first port of call for people interested in volunteering or working with us to engage volunteers.

You will provide the administrative backbone of the team, ensuring that everything is well organised and coordinated to provide the best possible experience for everyone who engages with us. Day to day you will manage systems which support how we work and relationships with people, establishing links with volunteers, hospital staff and contacts from within our local communities.

You will work with the Volunteering Manager as a team to ensure that our volunteering opportunities provide mutual benefit to the volunteer and to our beneficiaries.

We’re looking for someone special to lead our Kitchen Club programme, supporting families with children under 5 in temporary accommodation. If you’re passionate about food, families and fairness, with the right skills and experience, then we’d love to hear from you!

At Kitchen Club, families with pre-school children work together to make a healthy lunch alongside activities to support children's learning and development. We aim to support families by improving outcomes in five key areas:

· Nutrition

· The home learning environment

· Mental wellbeing

· Social connection

· Access to information & support

With management responsibility for up to 8 part-time staff, this is a crucial role within our small but growing organisation, combining team leadership with hands-on support for session delivery, including helping with the washing up if that’s what is needed!

We work with families who face a range of significant challenges, including low income, trauma, and inadequate housing. An important aspect of this job is working closely with the delivery team to understand and respond to individual and group needs. The Programme Manager is responsible for ensuring that families have access to the right kind of support, both within sessions, and from external organisations, from food banks to Family Hubs.  

Since 2014, we’ve been working to make Kitchen Club more effective and establish a clear model for what ‘good’ looks like. The Kitchen Club Programme Manager will play a key role in continuing to drive improvement. We’re looking for someone who is ambitious about what can be achieved within our existing frameworks, but who is also able to contribute new ideas to enhance reach and impact, working closely with the Chief Executive to take our work to the next level.

Whoever joins our small but committed team will have the opportunity to make a vital difference for families who face significant and complex challenges.

Summary of key responsibilities

· Lead and support a diverse team of staff and volunteers to deliver high quality Kitchen Club sessions across up to 6 settings per week

· Ensure processes to recruit new families are effective, including outreach and referrals-in

· Liaise with senior contacts in key partner organisations

· Represent the Parent Club CIO, and the interests of Kitchen Club families, in policy and practice forums in Hackney and more widely

· Work with the Chief Executive and trustees to develop the 5-year strategic plan

About you

The successful candidate will have a proven track record as a manager, with the ability to lead a diverse team of thoughtful, reflective practitioners. You may have a background in community work, early years, parenting support, psychological support services, or community food projects. Above all, you will be committed to delivering positive outcomes for disadvantaged families with young children.

We particularly encourage applications from people with knowledge and understanding of the diverse communities in Hackney and Haringey, and who speak languages used within them. Those with lived experience of bringing up children in challenging circumstances are also particularly welcome to apply.

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £40,450 per annum  
Hours: 35 hours per week 

This is a full-time permanent position.

Interviews will be scheduled as and when applications are received. Please apply promptly as the vacancy will close once we have appointed a successful candidate. 

Who we are looking for 

You’ll be joining our Fundraising and Engagement team at an exciting time as we leverage our new, global brand to engage and recruit supporters and raise essential funds to power our work.

We’re looking for a strategic, insights-led individual to join our passionate Supporter Marketing & Experience team and lead Individual Giving. The team is on an exciting journey of growth as we prepare to launch a new Membership product to unlock our connected masses and grow our Legacies programme.

With your insight-led approach and direct marketing expertise, you’ll help shape the programme, working closely with the Head of Supporter Marketing & Experience. 

Experience required 

• ​Leading and managing a team

• Planning, managing and evaluating multi-channel direct marketing campaigns for supporter acquisition and retention 

• Planning, executing and evaluating integrated supporter journeys, using digital and email platforms

• Developing and monitoring KPI’s and reporting to drive decision making

• Collaborative working with multiple internal and external partners including fundraising & marketing agencies 

• Planning and managing projects and budgets

• Evaluation and reporting of direct marketing activities

• Working in a recognised database 

About Breakthrough T1D 

Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

• Season ticket and cycle loan

• Pension scheme

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

Role Overview:
We are seeking a Social Media Manager to join a prestigious membership association, driving its social media presence and member engagement to new heights. This role is pivotal in ensuring the organisation’s digital communications remain cutting-edge, engaging, and aligned with its strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

· Positioning the membership association as a leading voice on social media, enhancing its visibility and impact across the UK.

· Developing a unified tone of voice for social media communications, ensuring consistency across all platforms.

· Improving member engagement by refining the membership association’s online presence, fostering a strong sense of community and inclusivity.

· Managing reputational risks on social media by responding effectively to critical or sensitive news, protecting the association’s image.

· Leading a high-performing social media team, overseeing daily operations, and setting ambitious but achievable goals.

· Exploring new platforms and innovative methods to increase the membership association’s reach and enhance engagement.

· Continuously identifying creative ideas to amplify the association’s profile and promote its initiatives effectively.

· Working with colleagues to source and share impactful stories that highlight the membership association’s achievements and contributions.

· Creating and evaluating social media strategies to boost follower engagement and promote meaningful interactions across platforms.

· Offering tailored advice to regional teams to enhance local social media campaigns and activities.

Person Specification

· Proven experience in leading and developing social media strategies for complex organisations.

· Extensive experience in managing and delivering organic social media content, with a strong understanding of paid social media strategies.

· Demonstrated success in creating, delivering, and evaluating impactful social media campaigns.

· Expertise in managing crisis communications, particularly on platforms like Twitter/X.

· Advanced knowledge of content creation and social media technologies across all platforms.

· Knowledge of content development techniques, including content design.

· Experience in using graphic creation tools like Photoshop and Canva, as well as video and audio editing software.

· Resilience and capability to handle crisis management, mitigating reputational risks effectively.

· Excellent technical expertise in social media tools, such as Agora Pulse, and analytics techniques.

· Keen awareness of news trends and the ability to identify opportunities for proactive social media promotion.

· Ability to stay current with emerging trends and techniques in social media.

·  Proficiency in content management systems (e.g., Kentico) and email marketing tools (e.g., Dotdigital).

What’s on Offer:

• An exciting contract role with an immediate start until September 2025
• This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, travelling to their Central London office twice a week
• A competitive salary of £57, 298 per annum

Note: Whilst we do our best to get back to every application, due to the volume of interest this is not always possible.

How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role via the “Apply Now” button.

Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

The Vacancy

Can you motivate church members to activism and inspire them to bring about change? The Methodist Church is seeking to recruit a Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer with a passionate commitment to the Christian call for justice.

You will work for the Methodist Church as part of the ecumenical Joint Public Issues Team, which helps the partner Churches (Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church), plus our associate partners, to work together for peace and justice. We do this through listening, learning, praying, speaking and acting on public policy issues.

The Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer will help church members across Britain to be part of this this work through developing campaigns on issues such as poverty, refugees and the climate, by enabling churches to develop positive and purposeful relationships with their MPs through the Constituency Action Network, and through producing effective and creative communications and resources.

For more information about the work of the team and its hopes for society, visit our website.

NB There is an occupational requirement to be a committed Christian and member in good standing of a member church of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) for this role.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilites. 

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us via the details on our website. 

Please click Apply to be redirected to our website.

Closing Date: 6 January 2025

Interviews: in person at Methodist Church House on 17 January 2025

Ataxia UK

‘Ataxia’ is an umbrella term for a group of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination and speech. A serious but rare condition thought to affect 12,000 adults and around 500 children in the UK. We provide advocacy and support those affected. We are actively involved as the patient voice for the first USA approved drug for the condition.

Location

Hybrid working is offered to all staff. All full time staff should come into the office a minumum of two days per week. Our office is based in Highgate, London.

Annual leave and benefits

• 25 days annual leave pro rata rising by one day per year to 30 days 
• 5% contribution to a personal pension plan 
• Employee assistance scheme 
• Comprehensive flexible working policy 
• Season ticket loan available 
• Bike-2-Work Scheme 
• Accredited Living Wage Employer 
• Birthdays off 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Job Description

The Fundraising Administrator will support the Community and Events Fundraising Manager in delivering Ataxia UK’s broad range of community and events fundraising activities. The primary focus of the role is providing administrative support to the team and supporting fundraisers and supporters, making sure they are effectively and appropriately stewarded, and their contribution recognised.

With more medical research being conducted into the ataxias than ever before, we need to ensure our fundraising is maintained and revenue income further developed to enable us to find a cure for this life-limiting condition. This post will have significant impact in delivering our national and community-based initiatives.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Perform essential fundraising administration as directed, including:
  • Writing thank you letters
  • Importing and exporting multiple data sets to Raiser’s Edge NXT (our database)
  • Updating individual’s information on our systems including Raiser’s Edge NXT.
  • Coding and recording of donations.
  • Responding to supporters.
• Assist the Events and Community Manager in supporting fundraisers undertaking challenge events and community fundraising.
• Assist the Individual Giving Manager with administrative tasks as directed.
• Communicating with supporters through a range of channels including social media, email, face to face and over the phone.
• Handle incoming enquiries regarding fundraising events, advising supporters about fundraising ideas, rules, regulations and insurance.
• Manage Fundraising email inbox.
• Processing orders for merchandise – managing the online shop
• Gather and provide fundraising information, articles and photographs and writing copy for a range of media including ‘The Ataxia Magazine’, E-Newsletter, social media posts and maintaining the fundraising website pages.
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure that money coming into the charity can be identified and coded accurately, including uploading information to our database, Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Complete ad-hoc tasks as and when required to support the wider team.

General:

• Attend staff meetings.
• Attend supervision.
• Undertake professional development and training.
• Attend events across the country including some evening and weekend work. All staff must also attend our annual conference and you may be required to present.
• In all areas of work ensure that due attention is given to legal and compliance issues such as health and safety, data protection and risk management.
• Share essential office administration duties as required.

Note:

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. Ataxia UK reserves the right to update the Job Description from time to time to reflect these changes in or to the post after consultation about any proposed changes.

Person Specification

(when applying, please use your covering letter to demonstrate how you meet these criteria):

Essential:

• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to develop professional and effective relationships with colleagues, partners and supporters.
• Competent in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• An interest in and enthusiasm for working within the voluntary sector.
• Trustworthy and reliable; discretion in handling sensitive information.
• An interest in developing a career in Fundraising or Marketing.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Understanding of project management processes.
• Attention to detail.
• Commitment to working with people with ataxia.
• A self-starter who can work well on their own initiative and prioritise their own workload & priorities.
• Commitment to equal opportunities.
• Support for the ethical use of animals in medical research and human embryonic stem cell research.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector (paid or unpaid).
• Knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by people with a disability.
• Raiser’s Edge NXT experience.
• Social media copy & content creation & design

The Organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise their potential. We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable.

This role will lead our Evaluation Practice. ImpactEd Evaluation works with schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. The practice works with over 1,500 schools and 80 education and youth organisations, serving more than a quarter of million pupils.

The Opportunity

The Associate Director role will lead a portfolio of research projects across ImpactEd Evaluation and support our team to deliver effective partnerships. Our partners encompass education organisations such as charities, edtech organisations and government, and schools and multi-academy Trusts. We aim to deliver high-quality research and evaluation projects that help our partners make better decisions to benefit young people.

You will act as an experienced consultant on a range of different partnerships to help partners develop their evaluation strategy and approach. For example, you could deliver independent evaluations for organisations like the Careers and Enterprise Company, Nesta or multi-academy Trusts such as Lift Schools. You will also have team development and line management responsibilities, play a role in supporting business development and sales and have opportunities to contribute to development of team strategy.

As an Associate Director level, this role will manage high-profile projects directly and oversee a number of projects delivered by other members of the team, working collaboratively. As well as direct partner management, you would support quality assurance and contribute to internal learning and development.

Why Us?

As well the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.

We support hybrid working, have an extensive professional development programme including individual budget and CPD leave, and operate transparent governance including through forms of employee ownership. We offer all employees access to a healthcare plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.

As a growing organisation we are committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a positive experience of work and maintain an annual EDI action plan, supported by a Board sponsor.

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Education Officer post offers an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key and visible senior role within the postgraduate education support staff team in the Education and Training Division. Anna Freud works in academic partnership with UCL, a world-renowned, Russell Group university, as the awarding body for its postgraduate programmes. The UCL-Anna Freud collaboration leads on the delivery of a successful portfolio of academic research and clinical programmes.

The Education Officer carries managerial responsibility for the day-to-day administration of all programmes/modalities within their remit. They will also oversee the work of a wider team of Programme Officers dedicated to the delivery of UCL programmes in the Postgraduate Studies team. The post-holder will be responsible for a range of tasks including programme organisation, delivery of assessment, examinations and awards, managing the work of a team, timetabling, supporting the student experience and their general wellbeing, committee servicing and undertaking other relevant duties as and when required. They will also be expected to meet the demands of supporting innovative, teaching and learning programmes that include the use of Digital Education to support accessible learning through a mix of in-person and online teaching.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge and experience of providing high quality programme administration, including leading on the delivery of key elements of the student lifecycle and ensuring a high-quality service to prospective and current students, as well as programme staff. The post-holder should be experienced in the use of HEI systems like SITS, Moodle (or other similar Virtual Learning Environments) and online platforms to support the delivery of teaching and learning (e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.). They should also be familiar with processes and procedures commonly used to support programme delivery. This coupled with a strong understanding of lengthy and complex academic regulations,

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH). The post-holder will be expected to prioritise in-person attendance at team meetings and events, as well as being available to support any in-person teaching days as required.

Contract duration

Permanent

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Monday 6 January 2025.

Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Thursday 9 January 2025. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 January 2025.

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Location: Home based
Salary: £34,000
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Community delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy nd low numeracy amongst people across the UK?

Shannon Trust, building on many years of successful work within the criminal justice system, has been testing its programmes, training, and partnership work with the wider population. As a result, we are now investing in our Community Learning Network. Digital development plays a key role in our future plans, particularly with our Turning Pages and Count Me In digital learning tools.

We are looking to expand our Community Learning Network team and are recruiting for a Digital Product Owner.

Ideally, you will have solid experience and technical knowledge of digital product ownership. Reporting to our Community Learning Network Manager, you will oversee the development and maintenance of our suite of digital tools and be responsible for liaising with our external technology partners on a day-to-day basis, while collaborating with internal colleagues as needed.

This role will be home based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.

Interviews are for Friday 17th January 2025.

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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As the Digital Engagement Officer, you’ll play a crucial role in developing and delivering digital campaigns that make an impact to support fundraising and the wider organization, growing awareness of our work. You will connect with existing supporters and build new relationships, ensuring high-quality, personalised communication that drives income and contributes to a powerful supporter experience.

Scope of role

The Digital Engagement Officer plays a vital role in sharing our impact and connecting our work to new audiences. You will be responsible for the delivery of our email and social media campaigns and projects, our website and promotional marketing  materials. Reporting into the Communications and PR Manager, your knowledge and analysis will help inform and shape the communications strategy for the charity to help drive us forward.

Key Responsibilities

As Digital Engagement Officer, you will:

• Engage a wide range of supporters, partners and clients
• Data analysis and audience targeting
• Plan and deliver digital and social media campaigns
• Digital strategies
• Website maintenance and content creation
• Creation of promotional marketing materials for our various projects

Please download the full Job Description for more details.

Are you passionate about challenging poverty and inequality? Do you have the ambition and drive to make a difference as a key senior leader at Toynbee Hall, a charity that for over 130 years has been the pioneer for social action and change, championing a fairer future for everyone in the heart of East London and beyond?

Most importantly, can you convince others of the value of our work, and secure the investment and support we need to help people and communities change their futures for the better?

If your answer is yes, Toynbee Hall is looking for an experienced, proactive Trusts and Grants Manager to join our diverse team.

This exciting role offers a superb opportunity for a dynamic fundraiser to lead and develop this crucial income stream. With exceptional relationship management and written skills, and proven experience of raising six-figure plus grants, you will manage strategic relationships with trusts, grant makers and statutory funders, maximising income to help combat the causes and impact of poverty – and to inspire the next generation of social activists

Key Responsibilities

Donor management

• Write tailored, inspirational applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Create and maintain a schedule of approaches to new, lapsed, and existing funders; developing, writing, and delivering creative and engaging proposals in line with the objectives and criteria of each funder
• Work collaboratively across teams and areas of operation identifying new funding opportunities, reporting on impact and evaluation
• Develop and implement a programme and methodology of approaches to small, medium and large trusts
• Work toward an agreed annual work plan meeting targets and milestones; prioritising workload and planning activity.

Identifying funding opportunities to ensure that our charity broadens awareness of and funding for our vital work

• Identify and research a comprehensive pipeline of realistic funding opportunities including trusts and corporate foundations
• Maintain a broad knowledge of the organisation’s funding needs
• Liaise closely with senior managers and teams to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals
• Approach funders, develop and maintain new relationships and access new fundraising opportunities
• Regularly research new opportunities via cold trusts

Developing strong relationships with funders

• Develop and maintain stewardship plans to keep all funders engaged with the impact of their support, including managing visits
• Report to key funders on progress, expenditure, and future plans
• Working with delivery and management staff to ensure that funder objectives and monitoring requirements are met
• Maintain accurate records and information about funders on Raiser’s Edge NXT and in communication with the finance team
• Identify and initiate opportunities for funders to engage with Toynbee Hall beyond their funded project

Strategic

•  Plan and deliver individual fundraising projects; developing new fundraising ideas and engaging internal and external stakeholders to deliver them
• Work with Head of Fundraising to report and forecast progress against established targets for income, research, and relationship development
• Stay informed of developments and trends in fundraising by monitoring sector news and networking with appropriate organisations
• Work with Executive team and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) to leverage their contacts and expertise

Team responsibility

• Develop and maintain mutually supportive internal relationships with project teams, finance, monitoring and senior management
• Work in line with the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practice, Fundraising Regulator
  and GDPR, fulfilling any additional legal requirements related to this function of fundraising 

• Take responsibility for your personal development and seek out opportunities for support and development

Please download the full Job Description for more details.

The Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) Manager is responsible for managing ongoing support to food banks as they organise and campaign for change. This varied, proactive, and fast-paced role will involve working closely with grant funded Local Organisers as part of the Trussell Trust’s Organising Programme, frequently visiting food banks and delivering online and in person training.

You will hold responsibility for providing direct support as food banks develop effective campaign strategies – covering local and Trussell Trust priorities – and ensuring they have the capacity, skills, and resources to deliver them. You will also work closely with other departments at the Trussell Trust and external partners to support food banks outside of the Organising Programme to influence locally and play a leading role in mobilising them to campaign for change.

Role responsibilities

· Network area-wide delivery of the Organising Programme

Lead and manage the delivery of OLM’s Organising Programme in your network area, recruiting food banks to join, providing in-person and online training and ongoing relational support to Local Organisers to ensure campaign strategies are developed and delivered.  Organise and lead area-wide training, clusters, or events for food bank staff and volunteers to promote co-operation and sharing of good practice around local influencing.

· Training, Learning and programme development

Play a key role in the design and delivery of a programme of training and other learning for food banks covering organising, mobilising, and influencing. Contributing to impact and process evaluations and assisting food banks involved to explore future sources of funding, as required.

· Supporting food banks to influence locally

Empower food banks to develop their local influencing work, triaging influencing issues and managing input from other relevant Trussell experts to provide ongoing support that enables the food banks to progress their influencing work.

· Mobilising food banks in the Trussell Trust’s campaigns

Support the development and promotion of national Trussell policy campaigns, working with other teams and external partners to engage the food banks you support in taking action – including how they might take ownership of campaigns locally and help shape those priorities.

· Internal stakeholder engagement

Project manage OLM’s involvement in assigned cross-organisational projects – e.g. a policy campaign or strategic project, ensuring the OLM tam are consulted, negotiating with other teams and making decisions accordingly.  As part of an area-based matrix team you’ll work closely with other food bank facing staff to ensure a joined-up approach to food bank support, effective communication, as well as sharing learning and best practice.

· External stakeholder engagement

Build and maintain strong relationships with food bank leaders, staff, volunteers, and trustees, as well as establishing effective partnerships with a range of stakeholders such as local authorities, community organisations, and churches.

Person Specification

Technical skills and minimum knowledge:

· Experience of delivering organising work and / or campaigning for change at a grassroots, local and / or national level.

· Excellent knowledge and understanding of the political landscape of your assigned area.

· A confident communicator with the ability to successfully influence and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders, including food bank staff and volunteers, local authorities, community organisations, and churches.

· Knowledge and experience of a wide range of campaigning tactics, campaign planning and developing theories of change.

· Ability to develop and deliver training for organisers, trustees, staff and volunteers from food banks, including event management.

Behaviours and competencies:

· Demonstrate a commitment to the values of Trussell.

· Role models inclusive behaviour and values, including demonstrating empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds.

· Able to build effective relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and with differing life experience, including in contexts where Christian faith plays a major role part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together.

· Effective project management ensuring alignment with the Trussell vision and strategy and collaborative working to maximise integration and effectiveness of activities.

· Is tenacious, proactive, creative and propositional, and makes things happen.

· Able to solve complex problems; with a self-motivated and solutions-focused outlook.

Key Stakeholders

· Food banks, including local organisers, project managers, volunteers, and people they support

· The wider OLM team

· Network Area Teams, who support food banks in their day-to-day work, including Network Leads, Area Managers, Network Church Engagement Managers, Network Volunteer Engagement Managers, and Pathfinder Leads

· Grants team

· Participation team

· Policy, Research and Impact directorate

· Strategic Communications department

· Audience Insight and Engagement department

Salary: £40,000
Contract: Full-time, 12-month FTC (with opportunity to go permanent)
Location: London or Manchester/Hybrid
Closing date: Friday 3^rd January
Benefits: Contributory pension, generous holiday package, inclusive team

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Major Donor and Legacies Fundraising Manager working for the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity, Albert Kennedy Trust. You will support the Director of Fundraising and Marketing. This is a brand-new role with a unique opportunity to develop the charity’s first major donor and legacy fundraising programme. You will nurture key relationships with high-value donors, developing a cultivation plans and a high net worth strategy.

This role will offer you the opportunity to line manage the Fundraising Data Coordinator, and to join a truly inclusive team, offering great benefits, including access to the BUPA employee assistance programme.

To be successful as the Major Donor and Legacies Fundraising Manager you will need:

• Proven track record in major donor fundraising, with experience developing a major donor strategy.
• Excellent relationship management abilities with the skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – with the ability to present complex information clearly, concisely, and persuasively.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.