Jobs in Manor Park

Growing Hope Senior Finance Officer
Location: Hybrid working (2-3 days office based in King’s Cross Mon, Thurs and possibly Fri)
Hours: 37.5 (full time)
Salary: £34,200 - £37,200PA (including London weighting, specialist officer role).

Growing Hope is a charity providing free therapy for children and young people with additional needs in partnership with local churches across the UK. We aim to grow hope for children, hope for families and hope in Jesus. Growing Hope was founded in December 2017 and has a vision to see 20 clinics set up across the UK by 2030. We have three clinics, King’s Cross, Brockley and High Wycombe, and we are currently setting up our fourth and fifth clinics in Gateshead and Redbridge. We worked with over 500 children, young people, parents, carers and siblings in 2023. As a national charity Growing Hope has trained over 1,000 professionals & parents. We are continuing to expand, with the set-up of further local clinics on the horizon.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic finance professional with great attention to detail, strong analytical skills and an ability to work in a fast pace environment. The role will report to the Director of Operations and will involve running book keeping, reporting and banking functions as well as overseeing payroll. This role supports the national Growing Hope charity and each of the local charities’ (clinics) accounting for around £1 million collectively each year. You will be joining a small and dedicated national team of eleven.

Job Purpose
Growing Hope requires an experienced finance professional (with part qualifications) who will be responsible for the delivery of internal financial management systems and controls, and for maintaining accurate financial management records, including managing the process of producing annual accounts. This role covers both the national charity and the local Growing Hope charities which are growing across the UK. The national charity raises around £600,000 per year and the local charities around £50,000-£100,000. The Senior Finance Officer will support the charities with day to day book keeping, raising invoices, paying expenses, scheduling payroll payments and running management reports and accounts. This job role also involves advising on budgets for fundraising project proposals and working closely with the supporter engagement team. This individual will be able to communicate effectively with all the relevant parties including the national Growing Hope team, the local Clinic Managers, and local finance trustees who have overall governance of each charity’s finances.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will be discussed and developed as the charity continues to grow.

Book keeping & Finance processes

• Processing of accounts using Quickbooks for each Growing Hope charity in a timely manner (currently 6 small charities)
• Paying expenses and invoices as and when these are approved.
• Liaising with payroll provider and scheduling salary payments for all staff each month.
• Invoicing local Growing Hope charities each month for book keeping, payroll and quickbooks.
• Running gift aid claims and supporting volunteers to run this across the Growing Hope charities.
• Liaising with local clinics and churches to agree payment schedules and giving for each financial year.
• Participate actively in prayer and worship times as part of the team. This includes praying, coaching and supporting Clinic Managers to understand their budgets and financial processes.

Fundraising

• Contributing to the fundraising strategy and development of budgets for fundraising projects.
• Contributing to the wider teams fundraising efforts through networking, and involvement in fundraising and community events.

Reporting

• Updating monthly forecast vs. budget spreadsheets for each local charity and the national charity.
• Leading monthly budget reporting meetings for Senior Leadership Team and Chair of Trustees, using analytical skills to highlight patterns or potential risks or problems arising.
• Create annual reports in partnership with the Clinic Managers and Finance trustee for each local charity and ensure these are independently examined by recruiting and liaising with volunteer accountants.

Payroll

• Liaising with the payroll provider to run payroll for all staff across the Growing Hope charities each month.
• Setting up and running pension payments each month.
• Paying NI payments each month.

General administration

• Set up bank accounts and signatories for local Growing Hope charities, support the local trustees with ensuring all financial processes are set up and working (e.g. bank account, Stripe, Quickbooks, payroll, pensions, HMRC)
• Sending letters and emails as required.
• Maintain data protection and confidentiality in line with Growing Hope’s information governance policy.
• Ensure adherence to Safeguarding and wider Growing Hope policies.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in the charity sector, an interest in additional needs and inclusion are highly desirable.

ESSENTIAL

• Occupational Requirement - This role has an Occupational Requirement to be a Christian, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.
• ATT certifications (or equivalent)
• At least three years experience as a finance professional
• Commitment to Growing Hope’s vision
• IT skills – experience of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, as the task requires
• Excellent knowledge of financial management and budgets
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks in a fast paced environment

DESIRABLE

• Excellent knowledge of QuickBooks
• Accounting qualification
• Experience, interest in or commitment to a career in additional needs and inclusion
• Interest in or experience of working inthe charity/NGO sector

Head of Corporate Fundraising

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Corporate Fundraising to lead the Corporate Fundraising to raise over £1m annually, from existing and new corporate partners, through a clear team strategy, pipeline development, cultivating and managing high-value partnerships and supporting team members.
 

Position: Head of Corporate Fundraising

Location: London/Hybrid

Hours: Part-time – 21 hours per week (3 days)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £52,000 per annum FTE

Benefits: 10% employer pension contribution, insurance 3 x annual salary, EAP, free wellbeing services (therapeutic)

Closing date: 20th August 2024 – we reserve the right to close the role early if we find a suitable candidate so we encourage you to get your application as soon as possible.

About the role:

We are looking for a Head of Corporate Fundraising who will drive the organisation’s fundraising revenue by looking for opportunities to optimise and grow. You will use data, insight and subject matter expertise to inform strategy and deliver the corporate fundraising strategy.

You will focus on partnership growth and extensions, as well as winning new business and achieving the annual targets agreed for corporate fundraising. You will steer product development to develop engaging and revenue driving opportunities across corporate fundraising and maintain awareness of industry trends and best practices, to use these to increase the organisation’s income.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Provide regular feedback on team performance against targets, highlighting risks, mitigation plans and future projections that can help the fundraising team budget with confidence.
• With guidance and support from the CEO, advise on team processes, workload and priorities.
• Build excellent working relationships with internal teams at the organisation and collaborate with them effectively.
• Support the fundraising team in delivering excellent relationship management to all of the organisation’s corporate partners, with a focus on building long-term, sustainable support and revenue.
• Be responsible for the creation of robust partnership plans, incorporating the objectives of both the partner and the organisation and agreed, realistic fundraising targets.
• Ensure partnership milestones and fundraising targets are monitored, met, reported on and celebrated with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Together with the fundraising team, develop a strong pipeline of new partnership opportunities.
• Cultivate and secure new high-value partnerships, with a focus on prospect research, making proactive approaches, writing compelling proposals and applications and pitching.

About you:

We are seeking an established corporate fundraiser with significant experience working in corporate fundraising, with highly developed skills in both new business and account management, and examples of securing and managing five-figure corporate partnerships.

Key skills required for this role:

• A demonstrable track record of delivering significant financial results against agreed targets and timescales.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a range of audiences, especially with influential and senior people, both internal and external.
• Ability to direct client facing meetings, getting to the core of what motivates a partner to take action, and present a case for support convincingly.
• Confidence in managing partner expectations and having difficult conversations where necessary, keeping the charity’s best interests at heart.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to develop tailored and compelling pitches, presentations and communications.
• Experience in successfully leading fundraising teams to drive income and growth and managing performance.
• Ability to plan strategically, whilst understanding and considering the bigger picture, and implement those plans bringing your colleagues and stakeholders along with you.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload, taking initiative and often working to conflicting deadlines.

About the organisation:

The employer is a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting the drinks and hospitality workforce. It offers financial assistance, wellbeing services, and educational opportunities to those in the industry. The charity provides emergency grants, training courses, mental health support, and practical advice. It relies on donations, fundraising, and partnerships with businesses to fund its activities. Established in 1886, the organisation aims to create an equitable industry with ample opportunities for all its members.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Head of Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Corporate Partnerships Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Fundraisers, Major Donor, Philanthropy, Income Generation Manager, Income Generation, Sales Executive, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Business Development, Account Manager.

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

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Community Key Worker

Salary:             £22,000 - £26,000 (outer London) 

Location:         Covering areas within Essex. Once a week in Waltham Cross

Contract:         Fixed term until March 2025 (with possibility of extension)

Hours p/w    Full Time 35hrs per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. 

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.

The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.

Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.

To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.

You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement to our email

*With the full job title you are applying for in the subject*

• Closing Date for Applications: 14th August 2024 @ 23:59
• Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact us via the Advane website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  

We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Sessional Worker- Various positions available

Do you want to make a positive difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the skills, passion and energy to inspire and empower them? If yes, then you might be the perfect fit for our client’s Youth Worker roles in Burnt Oak, North London!

The aim of this amazing charity is to help improve the lives of young people in North London by providing a safe, fun, inclusive and nurturing space for them to grow in confidence, develop skills and build resilience.  Do you want to use your artistic, sporting, creative, or media skills to change young people's lives?  If you have a passion for supporting and developing young people, we want to hear from you!

Position: Sessional Worker- Various available

Location: Burnt Oak, North London.

Salary: £13.15 per hour and £15.12 per hour on Saturday evenings

Hours: Various hours available

About the role:

We are seeking people who can deliver engaging and fun activities for young people in various areas such as;

• Arts and Crafts
• Performing Arts
• Multimedia
• Climbing
• Sports
• Recreational/Youth Engagement
• Gym and Fitness
• Boxing & Martial Arts
• Cooking
• Health and well-being
• Hair & Beauty

You will be responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating the activities, as well as building positive relationships with the participants. You will also need to follow the policies and procedures of the organisation and ensure the safety and well-being of everyone involved.

About you:

To be successful in the role of Sessional Worker you will be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude

You will also need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Face-to-face activity delivery, working with young people both in groups and individually
• Experience in delivering a range of activities to young people within your specialist area
• Experience in supporting young people who are disaffected, underachieving, and/or have social/emotional barriers to participation
• Experience working in a team and alongside volunteers
• Understanding of issues affecting young people’s lives
• A willingness to work unsociable hours

About the organisation:

Our client is an independent charity and purpose-built youth centre for Barnet’s young people aged 8 to 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs. They support North London’s young people with three things they deserve and need; somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to. Open 6 days a week including school holidays, their vision ensure every young person is supported and empowered to reach their potential.

Join them in making a difference and raising the aspirations of young people across North London. They embrace diversity and welcome applications from individuals with non-traditional backgrounds. Safeguarding is paramount, and an enhanced DBS check is required. As an equal opportunity employer, they value individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

They very much welcome previous experience working as a Child and Youth Program Assistant, Assistant Youth Development Worker, Youth Worker, Child, and Youth Development, Youth Support Worker, Mental Health Youth Worker, Educational Youth Worker, Support worker Children, Young People, Youth Support Assistant, Behaviour Support Assistant, Residential Youth Worker, Child Care Worker, Gym teach, Sports, Fitness, Arts Teacher, Hair and Beauty Tutor, Martial Arts, Boxing, Climbing Instructor, Performing Arts Teacher, Arts and Crafts, Cooking Chef, #INDNFP etc. 

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

About the team

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Team information

Will you join us?

Mind is seeking an experienced, dynamic and driven individual to join our team as a Corporate Partnership Manager (Team Lead). In this role, you will lead a team of five to manage and grow corporate partnerships to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

The Corporate Partnership Manager (Team Lead) is responsible for leading a team of give to manage and grow a portfolio of Mind's core corporate partners who predominantly deliver support to our core national services and unrestricted funding. You'll also work closely with the Head of Partnership Management to shape and deliver the team strategy and support the wider corporate partnerships team to raise £7 million in 2024-25.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

-Lead the Core sub-team within the Corporate Partnership Management team to manage and grow high quality, mutually-beneficial corporate partnerships to achieve an income target of £1.5 million in 2024-25.

-Work closely with other team leads to create an ambitious, thriving and learning team environment.

-Work closely with the Head of Partnership Management to deliver the team strategy and culture, and deputise as required.

-Provide person-centred line management to 2 x Senior Corporate Partnership Officers.

-Support and coach the core sub-team to maximise financial and non-financial value from their corporate partners.

-Support team planning through input into financial projections, the preparation of income and expenditure budgets.

-Effectively manage team performance and deliverables via regular reporting on KPIs, financial forecasting and phasing, income allocation and expenditure reports.

-Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, ensuring excellent account management, impact reporting, and stewardship.

-Work to identify and secure growth opportunities within corporate partnerships, including financial and non-financial value e.g., pro-bono and GIK.

-Network and build strong relationships with key partner stakeholders to support long term relationships.

-Support Mind's Federation First approach through identification and development of local Mind opportunities with corporate partners.

-To be an ambassador, spokesperson and representative of Mind as required at events and in the media.

-Work closely with other members of Mind's Fundraising, Comms and Media departments to deliver excellent corporate partnerships.

-Ensure accurate data management using Mind's CRM system.

-Ensure that all activity complies with charity legislation and that adequate systems are established to meet audit requirements.

-Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of corporate partnerships and the external fundraising environment helping to spot opportunities and trends and mitigate risks.

-Undertake other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.

Mind's equity statement

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

Our client, a leading London university, is looking to recruit a full-time (35 hours per week) temporary Programme Officer to support them during this busy time in the lead up to the new academic year. This post will be working Monday-Friday, and the post will be working onsite each day in zone one, apart from the first two weeks where the post will be remote working. They are looking for someone to join them from Monday 19th August and will be until the end of October.

In this post, you will be working as a member of the programme administration team to ensure consistent management and delivery of the wide range of programmes through high quality administrative support. You will be responsible for providing a professional, supportive, responsive, and a personable service incorporating front-line support as the first point of contact for students and academic staff. Supporting processes across the whole academic cycle, ensuring accurate and timely record management across multiple systems is also a key part of the role.

To be considered for this post, you will have worked within a similar post, ideally within a higher education setting or similar organisation, you will have experience demonstrating strong people skills and confident in dealing with face-to-face queries under pressure and able to undertake programme admin tasks. Previous experience of SITS and other systems such as timetabling (Syllabus+), Moodle would be an advantageous, along with well-developed IT skills, including Microsoft Office. You will have an approachable, friendly manner, with the ability to remain calm and patient whilst dealing with sensitive and confidential information in a busy environment. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and distribute information.

The post is looking to start on the Monday 19th August, so you will need to be able to meet these timeframes for consideration.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

About the team

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Team information

Will you join us?

The Philanthropy Officer will be a vital member of the high performing Philanthropy team, responsible for both hands-on fundraising as well as providing prospect research and administrative support. This fantastic role offers the opportunity to gain wide-ranging experience across high-value fundraising, learning from skilled and successful colleagues in a sector at the cutting edge of philanthropic activity and helping to raise an ambitious £2.5m in 2024/2025.

You will be responsible for proactively identifying and researching new supporters, coordinating introductory letters to newly established trust and foundations, processing income, thanking donors, ensuring accurate and compliant data keeping, and providing administrative support.

There will be plenty of learning and development opportunities, from contributing towards our high value events, working with colleagues on 6 figure opportunities and drafting and reviewing our communications.

If the above sounds interesting, we're keen to hear from you. Previous experience working in a charity sector isn't essential and we're happy to hear from candidates from various sectors who are keen to work for Mind and make a real difference to the lives of those of us experiencing mental health problems.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

1. Coordinate the monthly small trusts mailing programme, refreshing mailing lists and ensuring communications are tailored and compelling.

2. Manage a small caseload of higher value supporters and prospects, ranging across trusts, foundations and individuals, and raise income by initiating and developing meaningful and enduring relationships to support Mind's charitable delivery.

3. With a range of tools, help build a strong and up to date pipeline of appropriate funders for the wider team by identifying and qualifying new prospects.

4. Manage the thanking process for unsolicited gifts and donations, ensuring personalised, timely and sensitive communication with funders.

5. Work closely with Income and Operations, Finance and CRM and Data teams to ensure all donations are processed in a timely and accurate way, have correct income codes, resolve income queries, transfers and discrepancies and ensure that the team receives timely reports in the appropriate format.

6. Input into annual and quarterly phasing of income: setting ambitious financial ask targets for donors and prospects in your caseload, carefully monitoring and reporting on progress of income, assessing risk to the budget to inform current and future financial years, and working to mitigate any loss of income.

7. Where required, help with ad-hoc prospect research and due diligence requests, completing and refreshing research profiles, using external resources and databases.

8. Provide support on stewardship event activities including coordination of guest lists, writing guest profiles, recording invites and activity on the database.

9. Support and coordinate team communications, including writing and reviewing copy for impact reports, newsletters, thank you letters and annual review mailings.

10. Ensure Mind's database has accurate and up to date records which adhere to Data Protection requirements and produce reports as required to help senior officers and managers analyse pipeline movement and income projection.

11. Undertake the accurate recording and maintenance of donor records on the database (Microsoft Dynamics), and other systems, adhering to business rules and protocols, Data Protection and Fundraising Regulations.

12. Stay informed of Philanthropy trends across the sector, actively participating in fundraising networking groups and bringing ideas to inform Mind's philanthropy activity.

13. Develop and maintain relationships with key internal contacts across departments such as External Relations, Mind Cymru and local Minds as appropriate.

14. Undertake any additional duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.

Mind's equity statement

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

Job title: Prospect Researcher

Location: North East England - fully remote

Salary: £15.39 - 17.14 p/h plus holiday pay

Contract: temporary

Duration: 12 months

Hours: 3-4 days a week (flexible working hours)

Do you have experience in as a Prospect Researcher, Research and Information Officer or a similar role?

Are you ready to enhance fundraising and alumni engagement efforts for a leading Russell Group university?

Be part of a leading UK university of 27,750 students from over 130 countries. Recognised for its research excellence in medicine, science and engineering, social sciences, and the humanities, the University is committed to addressing key societal challenges through its world-leading research and teaching in health, culture, technology, and the environment.

Join a forward-thinking Advancement Team responsible for fundraising, donation management, and alumni engagement. Your role will be pivotal in supporting financial aid, recent graduate support, and cutting-edge research through targeted fundraising initiatives.

This role is fully remote and offers flexible working arrangements. The role is predominately focusing on due diligence and report writing however you will be required to conduct prospect research and ratings.

As a Prospect Researcher you will be responsible for:

• Research Strategy: Develop and implement a research strategy to optimise fundraising efforts.
• Prospect Identification: Source and evaluate potential donors to guide fundraising activities.
• Reporting: Maintain a robust reporting system to measure and improve fundraising success.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to data protection legislation and ethical donation policies.
• Training: Provide guidance on ethical fundraising practices to internal teams.

What you will need to be successful in the role:

• Previous experience as a Prospect Researcher or a similar role in higher education or not for profit sector
• A high level of accuracy and excellent attention
• Experience of planning, designing and delivering effective management reports
• An excellent understanding of data protection legislation and the requirements of compliance with these policies

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

About Citizens Advice Camden

Citizens Advice Camden is a well-respected local charity with 85 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial information, advice and casework services which meet the changing needs of local residents. Our aims are to provide the independent, impartial, confidential and free advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.

We target our services at the most vulnerable in our community with our client profile closely matching local indices of deprivation. We identify trends to ensure our services remain agile and able to respond to changing and emerging advice needs.​

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity be in at the start of a new service funded by St Andrew Holborn, a local charity keen to support the provision of high quality advice services to meet the needs of people living within their area of benefit. The project is funded for three years which gives the opportunity to make connections with local partners and make a real impact on the advice needs of local people.​

Our service will meet the needs of local people by offering a flexible model providing advice face-to-face in community locations and remotely by telephone. Advice areas will range between welfare benefits, housing, employment, consumer and more.​

This role is hybrid working with the exact split between remote/onsite working being by agreement with the line manager to meet the needs of the project which could change over time. This role is not suitable for remote working only.​

We offer this as either a Trainee Adviser or Generalist Adviser role depending on your current advice work experience. If you are not currently an experienced generalist adviser, you will already have experience of delivering Adviceline or similar services and be looking for an opportunity to train as a Generalist Adviser. You will follow an accelerated training programme to develop the adviser skills and experience needed to complete the Citizens Advice adviser training programme within the agreed timeframe and provide high quality, holistic generalist advice. You will be supported to provide the high quality advice needed to meet auditing and funder requirements whilst delivering to funder targets. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the role as set out in the person specification. 

Full support will be provided to the successful candidate at either level to succeed in the role.​​​

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Wednesday 14 August 2024

​Interview date:  week commencing 19 August

​Interviews will be held on Zoom.​

In 2019, Queen Mary University of London launched a bold new strategy with the vision to open the doors of opportunity. By 2030, they will be the most inclusive university of its kind, anywhere. Recognised as the most inclusive Russell Group university, Queen Mary is ranked first in the country for social mobility and their alumni community of over 240,000 is the University’s largest stakeholder group. They now seek a new Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement and Prospectus is leading the search.

Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement

Queen Mary University of London

Permanent

London with home working

Grade 7; salary £61,896

The Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement will lead the alumni and supporter engagement team, strategy and associated budgets in order to maximise engagement and develop mutually beneficial relationship to support university wide objectives. You will work closely with the Director and relevant senior leadership to develop and manage the global engagement strategy in collaboration with relevant global teams. Taking the lead on Donor Relations, Communications and Events capabilities with the department, you will effectively support key strategic goals and lead a team of alumni and supporter engagement professionals to success.

The selected candidate will have significant experience of working in a leadership position and managing a team, with proven experience of developing and delivering compelling alumni supporter and stakeholder campaigns. You will have demonstrable experience of delivering communications and engagement strategies across channels and will keep in mind special, inspiring alumni and stakeholder experience as a key goal in all of your activities. In keeping with the inclusive nature of all of Queen Mary’s work and ambitions, higher education experience is desirable and not essential, so get in touch with search partners Prospectus to learn more.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

This permanent post is ideal for someone who is keen to develop communications skills as well as build external affairs and policy experience. The role provides the opportunity to join a small agile team at the Council of Deans of Health, the representative body for the UK’s university faculties engaged in education and research for nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions.

We are looking for someone with a broad skill set including experience in developing and delivering communications plans, strong interpersonal skills, good organisation, and clear written communication. The successful candidate will be able to balance varied tasks and provide support to colleagues in the Council of Deans of Health team.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading the Council's communications; planning and delivering communications, writing and creating content for internal and external audiences.
• Developing and implementing communications plans for our Student Leadership Programme and other externally funded projects.
• Supporting the Council's policy campaigns, themed months (such as Innovation Month), and the promotion of events.
• Supporting specific projects linked to our parliamentary and public affairs work.
• Undertake any such duties or general tasks and hours of work as may reasonably be required. 

The Council has an office in Woburn House, central London although all staff are currently working in a mixed home/office working model. The postholder should therefore be able to attend the office as required. The salary for this post is £31,000 – £37,500 depending on experience. The Council offers a 10% pension contribution, flexible approaches to working, travelling opportunities and continued development.

The Council is committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Interviews will be held on Monday 19 August at our office in central London.

This maternity cover post is ideal for someone who is keen to develop existing policy skills as well as build external affairs and communications experience. The role provides the opportunity to join a small agile team at the Council of Deans of Health, the representative body for the UK’s university faculties engaged in education and research for nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions.

We are looking for someone with a broad skill set including experience in developing policy, strong interpersonal skills, good organisation, and clear written communication. The successful candidate will be able to balance varied tasks and provide support to colleagues in the Council of Deans of Health team.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the development of Council policy with a particular focus on research policy.
• Monitor, analyse and evaluate policy developments, producing briefings, position papers and consultation responses.
• Liaise with members on both a formal and informal basis to develop and test policy priorities and positions.
• Represent the Council of Deans of Health to external stakeholders, building effective working relationships with a range of organisations.
• Contribute to the effective external communication of the Council’s policy work, including working with the Council’s communications lead to draft press releases and political positions.
• Help facilitate the meetings of nation, regional and strategic policy groups online and offline including travel across the UK.
• Contribute to other areas of the Council’s work as appropriate including project coordination and cross-team working.
• Undertake any other such duties or general tasks and hours of work as may reasonably be required.

The Council has an office in Woburn House, central London although all staff are currently working in a mixed home/office working model. The postholder should therefore be able to attend the office as required. The salary for this post is £31,000 – £37,500 depending on experience. The Council offers a 10% pension contribution, flexible approaches to working, travelling opportunities and continued development.

The Council is committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Interviews will be held on Monday 19 August at our office in central London.

The British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) is looking for a Membership & Engagement Officer (to cover a period of maternity leave). The successful candidate will communicate directly with and engage bpf members, maintain accurate membership details in our CRM, complete general membership administrative tasks, update the members’ area of our website, manage the bpf members’ forum, support with member events, and work with the Director of Engagement, Marketing & Communications to develop the bpf’s overall membership offering/benefits. 

The British Psychotherapy Foundation is in a period of considerable growth and we are looking for an experienced Membership and Engagement Officer to support and develop our membership service. This role will be well-suited to an ambitious self-starter, who has a desire not only to take ownership of our current membership activities but also to refine them. The right candidate will be adept at problem solving, highly organized, diligent (with a respect for confidentiality and GDPR guidelines) and will be committed to delivering excellent customer service to our members at all times. Previous experience working at a membership organisation is desirable. 

The post-holder will play a pivotal role in keeping our members informed of the latest news and member benefits, promptly supporting members with queries, listening to member feedback, as well as maintaining accurate CRM records.

bpf staff enjoy the flexibility of working in a hybrid format, and we pride ourselves upon taking ownership of our individual responsibilities, supporting one another, respecting boundaries, respecting diversity, taking initiative, and coming up with creative solutions.

The post-holder will report to the Director of Engagement, Marketing & Communications, who will be on hand to offer guidance and support whenever required. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a considerable impact at the bpf and to develop your career with us as we continue our growth. 

Benefits of working with us:

• Competitive salary
• Pension 
• Substantial annual leave entitlement, plus bank holiday 
• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to travel loan facility
• Friendly colleagues and pleasant office environment, close to the Tube

London, SE5 8JF

We have an exciting opportunity to join our thriving and committed Community and Events Fundraising team as a Supporter Retention Officer.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in project management and implementation of ambitious supporter retention and stewardship programmes to maximize income generation.  We are looking for someone who is creative, ambitious, and passionate about ensuring an excellent supporter experience, to help us drive income growth. This is a new role, offering you the opportunity to truly bring your strengths to it.

As the Supporter Retention Officer, you will be an excellent communicator, a strategic thinker, take a test and learn approach and be able to demonstrate success of your strategies against KPIs and clear income targets.  You'll be joining a team of friendly and passionate fundraisers, and you'll be supported to develop your skills and personal development plans.

This is a permanent full-time position based either at our new Headquarters: -The Salvation Army, Territorial Headquarters, 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ, or flexible agile working from home.

Our exciting new building provides a more effective workplace to help The Salvation Army better achieve its mission. Applicants must be able to work within the Christian ethos of The Salvation Army.

Applicants must be able to work within the Christian ethos of The Salvation Army.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week

Closing Date: Wednesday 31 Jul 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed

In return we offer excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays per annum, a defied contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers and an interest free travel loan.

Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme