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Are you passionate about enhancing healthcare quality and making a substantial impact in the world of radiology? If so, we may have the perfect role for you. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is a leading membership organisation that supports and advocates for doctors that treat cancer (Clinical Oncologists) and interpret medical imaging in order to diagnose patients (Radiologists). We have a broad remit, and as a global organisation we aim to increase the standards of radiology and oncology across the world.
We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded individual to come and join us as our Service Development Lead, taking on the task of designing and delivering a new accreditation service that evaluates the quality of clinical radiology and clinical oncology training outside of the UK and supports continuous quality improvement.
As part of the wider Professional Practice and Quality Improvement team, the successful applicant will design our offer from scratch, developing a quality improvement and accreditation methodology that addresses the needs of our potential customers and the requirements for the commercial attractiveness, financial sustainability and viability of our service. Whilst creating our offer, you will work with key stakeholders tapping into their expertise and securing and sustaining their support for the scheme. All if this will be delivered within our end goal in mind: supporting the development of the global workforce in our specialties and cementing the RCR’s leadership of training and workforce development standards globally.
To be successful in the role you will utilise your experience of quality assurance, quality improvement, or standards development along with your exposure to financial modelling or budget setting to create an attractive and financially viable offer that will make a positive difference to our target audience.
What you’ll do:
- Lead the development of clear, outcomes-based training accreditation standards that reflect UK specialty training requirements, which can be applied flexibly to complex, non-UK healthcare and training systems.
- Evaluate the options and make recommendations for formal, proportionate governance of our training accreditation activities.
- Plan and manage a pipeline of future work that anticipates changing demands, and prepare a timeline and project plan to support future rollout.
- Oversee and actively participate in the recruitment, training and recognition of doctors to work with us on delivery of the service.
- Develop a financially sound fee structure for the global training accreditation service, and work with Finance colleagues to keep it under regular review to ensure it appropriately reflects the cost and benefits of undertaking our activities to a high standard, and is commercially attractive.
What you’ll need:
- Experience of quality assurance, quality improvement, or standards development.
- Experience of identifying revenue opportunities and achieving income against targets.
- Significant commercial acumen, including the ability to balance customer-centric service design with financial sustainability.
- Effective negotiating, influencing and interpersonal skills, including the ability to bring together, motivate and coordinate a team of volunteers.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead on a range of tasks and ensure they are completed on time to a high standard, and with appropriate consultation with the relevant stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Service Development Lead role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 16 February 2025. Shortlist interviews are scheduled for 19 February, with selection interviews taking place on 26 February 2025 onsite at our central London office.
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Hopeful Futures is a small but growing grass roots not-for-profit community interest company. Our mission is to create opportunities for autistic people, those with learning disabilities and their families to thrive in local communities. We do this in a variety of ways, one of which being through our Art Projects!
We’re looking for a manager to lead on our two brand new Art Projects: Art Group and Art Hub. This is an exciting and varied role for someone who is creative, has a genuine passion for working with people and who has good project management skills.
The right candidate will have experience of taking original art, creating it into sellable products e.g prints, putting onto cards, mugs, tea towels (to name a few possibilities!) and successfully marketing for sale and/or they will hold a relevant degree with the ability to demonstrate that they have the skills to do this.
This role is full time (37.5 hours Monday - Friday), we would consider part time pro rata (4 days / 30 hours per week) if the right candidate preferred this.
About the Projects
Art School: Background Information to the Art Projects
We ran a Community Art School for adult artists with learning disabilities for two years from 2022 – 2024 thanks to funding from the National Lottery. Over the course of the project we worked with over 40 artists with learning disabilities & autism. Art School was a non-directive art group, a place where neurodiverse adults met to create art that was important to them and reflected who they are as individuals. Neurodiverse people can feel pressure to ‘mask’ who they truly are to fit into society’s accepted norms. We wanted to offer a space where neurodiverse adults could authentically express themselves. This group was led by an autistic art facilitator.
Art Group
We have started a new weekly Art Group in partnership with the charity East London Textile Arts (ELTA). This is a mixed ability group where artists with and without learning disabilities from ELTA and Hopeful Futures come together to work on heritage themed projects for exhibition. You will be responsible for the overall management for the Hopeful Futures part of this group.
Art Hub
Our new Art Hub is all about ‘our work is valuable to our community’. You will be responsible for the running of two weekly art hub sessions at Rosetta Arts in Westham where seven artists with a learning disability at each session will create their own pieces of work through the guidance and support of a qualified art tutor. You will be responsible for helping each artist to develop their work into sellable products and raising their profiles as individual artists.
General information for Applicants
We look for staff who share our value base of LIGHT: Love, Integrity, Gentleness, High expectations and Time. It is important for our Art Projects Manager to be creative, proactive, to have a genuine passion for working with people, positive in attitude, with good project management & creative skills.
We are particularly passionate about creating a diverse workforce and particularly encourage applications from candidates of the global majority.
Please note, all job offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check and references.
Benefits of Working at Hopeful Futures CIC
- We provide high quality training & a robust induction process to settle you into your role
- Enhanced maternity & adoption leave scheme
- 28 days annual leave increasing by 1 day for each year of continuous service (up to 33 days)
- An additional day off for your birthday
- We are a recognised disability confident employer
- We have an Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme with access to free counselling and other wellbeing services
- Ability to join the Blue Light Card Scheme which provides members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and many more
For more information about the Art Projects, the full job description and person specification please see the ‘Art Projects Manager Job Summary and Description’ document.
Our mission is to create opportunities for autistic people, those with learning disabilities and their families to thrive in local communities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you an experienced fundraising operations professional looking for your next role?
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is hiring for a Head of Fundraising Operations & Standards to play a leading and strategic role across our fundraising compliance, supporter journeys, supporter experience and supporter data functions.
Salary
The salary for this position is £69,733 per annum.
The role is based in our London office with a minimum of 2 days in our office per week.
Key Responsibilities
This is a senior management position within the organisation, and you’ll be responsible for:
- Supporting a vibrant and varied fundraising programme to deliver a transformational growth strategy and over £100m each year.
- Collaborating effectively across the charity, building relationships, planning and directing work, and adding value as part of our Senior Management Team.
- Leading GOSH’s approach to compliance with fundraising standards, including leading a rolling programme of reviews and contributing to sector collaborations.
- Leading the supporter data function and supporting the delivery of our supporter data strategy and analytics to enable evidence based decision making.
- Leading on supporter relations, supporter experience and supporter journeys to maximise supporter retention and income.
We have ambitious goals, and this is the ideal opportunity for someone who is looking for a role where they can be impactful. You’ll be involved with the delivery of our fundraising strategy, as well as working across our diverse fundraising portfolio. You’ll also be at the cutting edge of innovation across supporter data and journeys.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Previous experience working as a strategic lead of a cross functional team.
- Experience supporting a broad and diverse fundraising or income generating portfolio.
- Experienced people leader with high emotional intelligence.
- Experience working with relationship database and data analytic tools.
- Exceptional relationship building skills.
- Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Budget and forecasting experience.
- Experience of compliance and regulation, ideally within a fundraising context.
Please refer to the full job description for more information.
Closing Date: 19th February 2025
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.
Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status.
If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy on our website.
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us.
Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
About Us
Stonebridge City Farm is much more than just an inner-city farm. While we are indeed a beloved destination for local families—offering an array of animals, gardens, a vibrant play area, cozy café and a unique shop—we pride ourselves on being a vital community hub, free from the burden of an entrance fee.
About You
As our ideal candidate you’ll bring a wealth of strategic and organisational leadership experience, having worked closely with boards, a variety of stakeholder groups, and people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. Your strong communication skills and passionate advocacy for the charity’s mission will be key to our continued success. Equally important are your business acumen, financial awareness, and creativity in identifying new opportunities for collaborative working and funding partnerships.
The Role
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the leadership of Stonebridge City Farm in pursuit of its charitable and financial objectives, ensuring that strategic and operational plans are developed and implemeted.
PLEASE REFER TO THE CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK FOR FULL DETAILS.
To apply you should submit an up to date CV and a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) describing how you believe you meet the requirements.
We seek to enhance the lives of people in our community using our passion for nature to encourage learning, wellbeing and happiness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a creative, motivated and enthusiastic Commercial Officer to join our team at the London Museum of Water & Steam. This is an exciting new role - we are looking for someone with the business acumen and an enterprising spirit to significantly enhance the income from our catering, retail and event hire spaces. The postholder will be a key figure in the collective effort to deliver our bold vision for the future. You’ll be involved in all aspects of commercial development including merchandising, product range selection, promotion and customer care. Working closely with the Museum Director, you’ll generate an exciting, sustainable commercial model that embraces innovation, creativity and supports wider museum objectives. As befits a role of this nature, there is potential for the postholder to earn an additional bonus if ambitious annual targets are met.
This is a temporary role for two years, with the possibility for extension after that time (funds dependent).
Please see the attached candidate pack for a full description and the specifications and requirements of the role.
To create a museum that surpasses expectations, captivating audiences with the ingenuity of steam & the significance of water for a sustainable future
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Contract Manager
City: Oldbury / Birmingham, B69 4PN
Salary: £50,601 per annum
Hours per Week :35
Contract: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for a Contract Manager to join our In-House Maintenance team, helping deliver a high-quality repairs service to our tenant's homes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and knowledgeable maintenance professional who is passionate about ensuring we can provide safe and affordable homes in our community.
Utilising your contract management skills and financial acumen, you'll manage responsive maintenance, void, damp and mould and disrepair works and services, ensuring they are delivered in a timely, cost effective, customer focused and safe manner. You'll be accountable for operational management of multiple contracts and projects, being mindful of annual budgets and revenue projects whilst building strong professional relationships with colleagues across the organisation, including finance and procurement.
As well as managing sub-contractors, you'll also lead and manage the performance and development of a team of Void Supervisors, providing coaching and other development support as required.
Our ideal candidate? Your CV and covering letter should highlighted the following:
- A relevant HNC or equivalent and/or possess significant technical experience in construction or maintenance related contract management.
- Experience of compliance legislation and strong knowledge of contract law, specifically NHF contracts and the use of NHF rates in an operational environment.
- Experience of managing and meeting social housing KPI's and SLA's.
- People management experience, with a proven ability to lead and motivate your team to achieve challenging targets and objectives, using your excellent communication skills and ability to build strong professional relationships.
Who are Midland Heart? We're one team working together for our tenants; a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we're here to develop your potential.
Closing Date: 3 March 2025
Please note: suitable candidates may be invited in to take part in an assessment prior to the advert closing date.
We reserve the right to halt recruitment activity for this role at any stage.
Interested?
Applying is easy – simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal. There you can upload a CV and Covering Letter, which show us that you have what it takes to make a success of the role.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.
No agencies please.
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Job Description and Person Specification
Job title: Commercial Officer
Reporting to: Senior Commercial Manager
Location: Field based, with regular visits to the office and our food partner locations.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35 hours Full Time
Salary & Grade: £30,287 - £31,881
Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
We are UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
There has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness. For more information visit our website.
FareShare is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.
We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company [EB1] stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us.
The role
Main areas of responsibility
The Commercial Officer will support the development, identification, and management of relationships with key Fresh Produce industry partners, securing sustainable sources of surplus food for the FareShare network. You will support the Commercial Manager’s and other internal teams to execute joint business plans, deliver strategic projects, and support our partners to overcome barriers to redistributing surplus food.
This role will involve working with partners to ensure consistent delivery of agreed initiatives and develop solutions that add value for both FareShare and its partners. You will also play a key role in ensuring regular communication and reporting to drive progress and maintain strong relationships.
You will work closely with FareShare colleagues within FareShare and across the UK in our partner organisations in order to provide the best service to our food partners, our network, and the charities we deliver to.
Partnership Support
- With support from Commercial Manager’s, undertake research to identify potential new partners in the Fresh Produce Industry and manage relationships with new and current partners.
- Assist in developing and maintaining Joint Business Plans with Fresh Produce industry partners to drive growth in surplus food redistribution, funding, and strategic initiatives.
- Maintain regular communication with food partners, including on-site visits, to ensure alignment and progress against agreed objectives.
- Research and understand our partners, including key ESG initiatives, waste streams, key personnel within the organisation that will help drive its success and engage the relevant internal departments through both desked based research and face to face contact.
- Create and deliver engaging presentations for the acquisition and retention of food partners, effectively presenting the benefits of working with FareShare.
- Use our food data and other stats to identify trends to food partner supply and to effectively manage food partners, identifying appropriate milestones and opportunities to prompt lapsed or infrequent partners.
- Collaborate with Operations, Marketing, Fundraising, and Volunteering teams to optimise supplier onboarding, food distribution, and partner communications.
- Support with the administration of the Surplus with Purpose Fund.
Project Support
- Support on projects with our partners, liaising with cross-functional teams such as, Supply Chain, Operations, and Network Development to deliver objectives.
- Support the delivery of internal cross-functional projects designed to increase food volumes and strategic value for FareShare.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working in or alongside the food industry in account management or customer facing role
- Strong relationship skills, building and maintaining relationships across a range of levels and with both internal and external stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience in presenting confidently to a range of stakeholders at varying levels
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks whilst maintaining attention to detail
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Offices packages and a good level of numeracy and literacy.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of managing accounts in the FMCG, food, retail or other fast moving customer service orientated sector
- Track record of using selling and negotiation skills with professionalism and integrity to achieve desired outcomes & targets.
- Management of initiatives and projects such as new product launches, operational initiatives, promotional activity or similar
- Experience of analysing and communicating data.
- Knowledge of, or experience in, the Fresh Produce industry
- Knowledge of and interest in Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and experience of its application within the business environment.
Competencies and behaviours
- Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of food waste and surplus redistribution
- Motivation towards, and interest in, FareShare’s mission
- Problem solving ability, able to think laterally and creatively
- Highly motivated, comfortable working independently and using initiative as well as being an enthusiastic team player contributing to group tasks and team working
Benefits
- Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
- 28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Employers pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
Coin Street has an opportunity for a Creative Spaces Coordinator to join our Commercial team. In this role, you will help generate income by increasing occupancy of our gallery and events venues and through an engaging programme of events and exhibitions at Oxo Tower Wharf, a landmark destination on London’s South Bank.
In this role you will liaise with clients, coordinate bookings, manage logistics, and ensure that all exhibitions and events run smoothly and successfully. You will also be promoting our venues to new and existing clients and support the marketing of creative programmes and activities.
The role will suit an outgoing creative individual, with a background in arts/design, who can relate to our core values and vision to promote design and creative enterprise. Ideally applicants will have previous experience in sales and with venue hire for events or exhibition spaces and you should be able to balance strong commercial performance with the delivery of high-quality events and exhibitions.
About Coin Street Community Builders
Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) is a social enterprise responsible for developing and managing a significant part of London’s South Bank. We have transformed a largely derelict area into a thriving place for people to live, work and visit.
Our 13-acre estate includes:
- The iconic Oxo Tower Wharf, home to designer-maker studios, exhibition and gallery spaces
- A successful conference centre
- Cafes, bars, and restaurants
- Parks and the riverside walkway
- Award winning co-operative housing
- An Ofsted Outstanding family and children's centre providing a nursery and family support
As a social enterprise, income we generate stays in the neighbourhood. It’s used to improve and maintain our site which includes Bernie Spain Gardens and the riverside walkway, and to provide a range of free and affordable programmes and activities for families, children, young people, adults, and older people in Waterloo and North Southwark.
Extras
In return we can offer you:
27 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
8% contributory pension shceme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
Income Protection, Death in Service and Critical Illness cover
Season ticket loan on completion of probation
Health and wellbeing package including a confidential employee assistance programme and online therapy sessions
Commitment to training and development
Plus, many more
Contract
Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Salary
£33,600 per annum
Closing Date
Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday, 9 February 2025.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Closing Date: 9 February 2025
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and strategic individual with extensive marketing experience to join us as our Mid-Value Marketing Manager, where you will work with the Legacy & Mid-Value team to attract, retain, and engage mid-value supporters, delivering exceptional marketing campaigns to deepen relationships, inspire action, and drive income.
Please note that this role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, and will require the successful application to work from our London, Farringdon office up to 4 days per month.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met, and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the role
As Mid-Value Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and managing our mid-value programme, delivering effective marketing campaigns to build deep connections with supporters and drive income. You will collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure a cohesive mid-value supporter experience that aligns with all touchpoints.
Working within a dynamic, fast-paced team, you will use your audience-first approach, data analysis, and strategic thinking to inspire engagement and action.
In this role, you will:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to attract, retain, and engage mid-value supporters, using insight and data to understand audience needs and motivations.
- Plan and execute marketing activities to meet ambitious mid-value action, income, and loyalty targets.
- Collaborate with Loyalty and Philanthropy teams to develop mid-value supporter journeys, moving supporters between tiers based on overall opportunity.
- Analyse marketing effectiveness and drive a test-and-learn approach to optimise mid-value output.
- Develop and deliver engaging, audience-focused creative and content plans that inspire action.
- Manage mid-value income and expenditure budgets, including planning, reporting, and reforecasting.
- Ensure mid-value communications comply with legislation, safeguarding standards, and best practices.
- Promote and embed safeguarding policies and procedures to protect children, community members, and staff.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Proven experience in attracting, retaining, and engaging mid-value supporters, including developing marketing campaigns and audience-led strategies.
- Significant experience in delivering marketing across mail, email, telemarketing, and events.
- Strong skills in using audience insights and data to optimise supporter journeys and deliver KPIs.
- Experience of managing creative development and production across a wide range of channels and materials, working in collaboration with creative agencies and in-house designers.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
- Ability to manage income and expenditure budgets effectively.
- Excellent communication skills to inspire commitment, build networks, and work collaboratively.
- A strategic, audience-first approach with a passion for delivering exceptional supporter experiences.
- A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health, and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits [here](insert link).
Closing date: 9th February 2025
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (approx 4 days per month). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
London Bridge - Hybrid (currently 2 days in office, 3 from April 2025)
We are looking for a Trust Fundraising Officer to support our Trust fundraising team at Whizz Kidz. The role includes preparing applications and reports to small Trusts, managing annual mailings to Trusts, cultivating close relationships with funders and providing data entry and CRM support to the team. This role offers candidates a great opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of Trust Fundraising supported by a well-established Trust team.
Whizz Kidz: the facts
Over 75,000 young people aren’t getting the wheelchair or support that fully meets their needs.
Without the ability to be independent young wheelchair users are restricted in their ability to socialise and participate in society.
We’re here to change that.
As the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users, we empower young people by providing the wheelchairs, equipment, support and confidence-building experiences they need, and campaigning for a more inclusive society.
Our values
We are young people focused, ambitious, collaborative and inclusive.
Job summary
The Trust, Statutory and Lottery Fundraising Team is part of the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Department and is central to Whizz Kidz contributing to its ambitious goal of ensuring that every young wheelchair user in the UK is mobile, enabled and included. The five-strong team is responsible for delivering over £3m a year for the organisation’s services.
As Trust Fundraising Officer you will be growing income through managing smaller funders and building close relationships with them, issuing small Trust mailings, researching new funding opportunities and developing case for support liaising with colleagues in service teams.
You will also ensure that donor records are maintained accurately on the fundraising CRM, process bank and cash donations and thank donors promptly and appropriately. The role will involve supporting the maintenance of the team’s administrative systems and the team’s move to a new CRM – Microsoft Dynamics.
The small Trust donor pool is a well-established income stream for Whizz Kidz with content for proposals readily available and warm funders interested in supporting our work. The role receives advice and guidance from the Trust Fundraising Manager on the day- to- day work and the opportunity to develop experience with a range of funders. You will use your skills of relationship management to make a real difference to the lives of young wheelchair users. Finally, you will join an ambitious, young-person focused and collaborative fundraising team, keen to share success and support one another.
The person
The ideal candidate will have experience and understanding of Trust fundraising including preparing successful fundraising proposals and reports, effectively managing funder relationships and strong funding research skills. They will also have experience of managing fundraising administration, income processing and data management with skills using a fundraising CRM. They will have excellent writing skills in relation to proposal and report writing, be a confident communicator with an ability to engage funders with the work of Whizz Kidz, manage their time effectively and prioritise their own workload.
Please note: This post is subject to a Basic level DBS Disclosure, which will be sought prior to the confirmation of a job offer.
A few perks
The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to our success as an organisation, and we want to ensure that our benefits package provides something of value for everyone, whether it is our generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing days, Healthcare cash plan, long-service awards. We hope you agree!
Annual leave
25 days of annual leave per annum plus Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time colleagues).
Christmas closure
In addition to annual leave, employees get three days of paid Christmas leave.
Pension
Automatic enrolment for all colleagues with the option to opt out. Contributions of 5% gross salary made by both Whizz Kidz and employees. We will match higher contributions of up to 6% of gross basic salary.
Simply health
Automatic enrolment in a fully paid for cash plan that assists you with everyday health costs. This scheme is also available to your families for an extra charge.
Season ticket loan
An interest free loan of up to £5,000 following the successful completion of the Probationary Period.
For further information on the role and to apply please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date 11 February 2025
We create opportunities for young wheelchair users to get the equipment, skills, and confidence to go further.
The LSO is seeking a highly organised and experienced Corporate Partnerships Executive to join its dynamic Development team, account managing key strategic partnerships and supporting the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager with approaches to prospective partners.
Partners of the LSO enjoy an association with our reputation for success, innovation and excellence. All LSO partnerships are tailor-made to deliver measurable business outcomes, greater social impact, and enhance employee well-being, making them a highly costeffective investment for any company. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Development to account manage a range of current corporate partners, and develop new sponsorship opportunities, taking into account current corporate priorities and sector trends. This is an exciting time to join the team, as we develop our engagement opportunities with companies to ensure they remain current and attractive in the new business climate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hay Festival is one of the worlds’ leading art and literature festivals, binging readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in events live and online.
Based in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Hay Festival Global runs 65 days of activities a year, bringing artists and audiences together in events and projects around the globe. In a time of division and polarity, we spark shared conversations to create a better world.
With our festivals and special projects, we provide spaces for imaginations to roam and creativity and curiosity to thrive. By sharing different perspectives through creative expression, we find truth and hope, and encourage audiences to imagine a more thoughtful future. A wide programme of education and outreach work runs alongside all of the festival’s events, engaging young people and communities and supporting generations of new writers.
Our festivals reach a global audience of millions each year and continue to grow and innovate, building partnerships and initiatives alongside some of the leading bodies in the arts and media across the world.
As Sponsorship and Fundraising Assistant you will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients and managing sponsor and Patron and Benefactor relationships for Hay Festival,UK. The post has a particular focus on generating income from event sponsors locally and regionally, as well as successfully managing the selling of exhibition spaces at Hay Festivals in the UK.
As part of this job you will:
- Cultivate, manage and develop successful relationships with existing and new sponsors, with a focus on relationships up to £5k
- Identify and define on a local, regional and national level new and emerging sponsorship opportunities.
- Develop sponsorship proposals, packages and agreements for sponsors.
- Ensure sponsor requirements are met at our two UK festivals (Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye and Hay Festival, Winter Weekend) manage complimentary ticket requests
- Ensure sponsors are acknowledged correctly, gathering artwork and sponsor logos for print and web. (Pre-show reel, online and print programme)
- Maintain and update records for correspondence and invoicing
- Generate reports for sponsors
- Help manage and develop Patrons and Benefactors engagement and renewals, including invitations and complimentary tickets. (Book of the Month and Book of the Year mailings)
- Coordinate selection and booking process of exhibitors at Hay Festival Wales (Spring and Winter Weekend
- Identify and approach potential exhibitors to ensure a diverse visitor experience
- Cultivate, build and manage successful relationships with existing and potential new advertisers for print and web
- Maintain advertiser pages on the Hay Festival website.
Salary: £26,540
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Pension: 5% employee and 3% employer.
Holidays: 25 days per year, plus Christmas shutdown (3 days) and public holidays (8 days)
Location: Hay Festival offices, The Drill Hall, Lion Street, Hay on Wye, HR3 5AD
We are a small dynamic team located on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in one of the most beautfiul areas in the UK, but with a reach across the globe and are looking for a talented fundraiser to join us.
You will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients, and manage sponsor relationships for Hay Festival, Wales. This job is for you if you have proven success in a sponsorship or fundraising environment, have excellent communication skills and are able to work collaboratively and positively with a wide range of stakeholders.
This job is for you if you have:
- Experience of securing sponsorship and successfully managing relationships with sponsors
- Ability to effectively manage multiple relationships of varying complexities, meet strict deadlines and work well under pressure
- Experience in creating opportunities to drive new commercial/sponsorship ideas or partnerships
- A proven track record of meeting financial targets and/or securing funding
- Experience of prospect research and ability to research and respond to opportunities.
- Strong customer relationship management skills and care – understanding of and modelling excellent donor management.
- Experience in managing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience of coordinating membership or audience focused events.
- Excellent written communication skills, numeracy, organisational skills and attention to detail
- Enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- A full UK Driving Licence
If you also have knowledge, or love, of the arts, literature and current affairs, some experience of Canva or Adobe CC and are a Welsh speaker we would love to hear from you!
To apply please send your CV and a letter explaining how your experience fits the role by midday February 18th 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen at the Somerset Cricket Foundation. We are looking for a proactive, inclusive, and collaborative person to continue to raise the profile of the Foundation.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing our fundraising portfolio and supporting the delivery of a fundraising strategy. This will be achieved by developing strong links with partners, identifying additional revenues from donors and individuals, plus creating a calendar of fundraising/community events in line with agreed financial targets.
It is an exciting time to join Somerset Cricket Foundation, having gained charitable status in 2021. The past two years has seen a growth in activity across our programmes, with the strong expansion of our community engagement work. The Foundation is striving to make cricket the most inclusive sport to people in Somerset and this role is fundamental to allow us to flourish into a charity that offers the very best opportunities to all people.
The success and reputation of the Foundation continues to grow both locally and nationally. This has led to corporate partners of the Somerset County Cricket Club and other local organisations wanting to support Foundation initiatives. Our existing partners support projects such as Cricket in Schools, Community Activation, and Disability Cricket, and support to our club network. We want to continue engaging with local organisations to create new opportunities for community and individual donor engagement to help support us with our objectives of growing the game and making the game of cricket accessible to people from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds.
Somerset Cricket Foundation Values
- Togetherness
- Nurture
- Dedication
- Integrity
- Growth
Reports to: Managing Director
Responsible for: N/A
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time - occasional evening & weekend working may be required.
Salary: £38,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid working available
Main Purpose of Job:
We are seeking an experienced fundraiser with excellent relationship management skills to help build resilient and profitable income streams for the Somerset Cricket Foundation (SCF) and extend the reach of the charity’s profile. This will include working with existing and new corporate relationships, individuals and Trusts & Foundations.
You will develop and use stewardship tools to guide donors and partnerships through their giving journey; including cultivation plans, proposals, and reports. You will be involved in sourcing and presenting tailored information, making appropriate financial and non-financial requests.
Main Responsibilities:
- Agree an annual high-value fundraising strategy for SCF, in collaboration with the Somerset Cricket Foundation Fundraising Committee and Managing Director.
- Take overall responsibility for the development, growth, and implementation high-value relationships.
- Develop and create new fundraising opportunities that raise the profile of SCF and attract new partners and donors.
- Nurture and maintain long-lasting positive relationships with corporate contacts and individual supporters to build a loyal supporter base.
- Collaborate proactively with the SCCC Commercial team and associated fundraising partners, to broaden the reach and impact of the work of SCF and promote the wider club.
- Promote the work of the SCF at networking events, through associated media and literature.
- Input into the creation of the annual SCF Impact Report, ensuring it is shared with new and existing supporters.
- Monitor and evaluate the annual impact that fundraising is bringing to the Foundation through effective reporting.
- Work collaboratively with the SCF Programme leads to identify opportunities in raising awareness and essential additional revenues.
Knowledge, skills and experience required:
Essential
- Experience in a similar role with a proven track record of successfully meeting fundraising targets.
- Ability to build a focused prospect pipeline.
- Excellent communication skills both written and spoken, with the ability to write and present compelling fundraising pitches and proposals.
- Strong strategic planning and organisational skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Inclusive style of working.
- Strong communicator who works well in a team.
- Collaborative approach and the ability to learn quickly and a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Strong IT literacy, including MS Office.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to use their initiative.
- Some flexibility around working hours will be required including evenings and weekends.
Qualifications and skills
• Full and valid UK driving licence. Insurance must cover ‘Business’ use.
The Ideal Candidate
- You will be energetic and positive in your approach.
- Passion for supporting inclusivity in society.
- Have knowledge of the legal fundraising environment – Data Protection, Gift Aid, fundraising legislation.
- A naturally collaborative style of working.
- Excellent understanding of current trends within corporate and high value fundraising.
- Comfortable with technology and introducing new approaches.
- You will need to be strong at time management and prioritisation.
- You will have a genuine passion and belief that people are treated equitably, that people receive the dignity and respect they deserve and that their differences are celebrated.
Key Contacts:
Internal: Managing Director, Board of Trustees, Programme Managers, Financial Administrator, SCCC Staff.
External: Commercial partners, potential donors, National & Regional business network, ECB staff, other Trusts and Foundations
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Safeguarding
Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment process all roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check (as appropriate to the role) and two satisfactory references.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services. Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The deadline for applications to be received is midday, 10 February 2025.
To facilitate the playing and improvement of recreational cricket in Somerset as well as positively impacting our communities through cricket.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a Visitor Experience Officer to help develop and deliver the visitor experience, organise events, contribute to Abernethy reserve social media channels, and encourage support for nature conservation at the Loch Garten Nature Centre on Abernethy Reserve.
Visitor Experience Officer
Reference: JAN20254727
Location: Abernethy
Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 per annum
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Pension scheme (7%), Life Assurance scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Located in the heart of Abernethy reserve, surrounded by Caledonian pine forest and in the shadow of the mighty Cairngorms, the Nature Centre is one of the RSPB’s most high-profile visitor facilities, with a legacy of delivering a top-quality visitor experience spanning over sixty-five years.
The Nature Centre is a 7-day-a-week seasonal facility (April to October) with a visitor experience focussed on Abernethy reserve, in particular the Caledonian pine forest and the species which live there, as well as the work of the Cairngorms Connect partnership.
During the Nature Centre season, with the Visitor Experience Manager and the seasonal team, you will help maintain and deliver the first-class visitor attraction; guaranteeing a high quality, on brand, visitor experience for all and maintaining exceptional customer care standards
You will also plan and deliver small events and maximise support for nature through encouraging membership of the RSPB, for which you will receive full training. You will deputise for the Visitor Experience Manager and help lead the seasonal team of staff and volunteers.
We have recently developed a Changing Places facility for those with disabilities and upgraded two woodland trails to make them more accessible. This represents an exciting new era for the Loch Garten Nature Centre, and we are keen to share these upgraded facilities with a wider audience, helping more people to connect with the nature surrounding them, and growing support for nature conservation.
You will occasionally be asked to patrol the local trails in the evening with a colleague, to engage with visitors who may be wild camping, ensuring the forest and local communities are protected from visitor impacts, including wildfire.
Outwith the season you will plan, develop and deliver audience-building events and assist the Visitor Experience Manager in planning for the following season.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the efficient and smooth day-to-day running of the Centre, upholding exceptional customer care standards for all
- Deliver a top-class experience for all visitors, ensuring everyone has positive and memorable contact with the RSPB, including giving talks and guided walks
- Promote RSPB membership to visitors and recruit new members, ensuring stringent fundraising standards are met.
- Work with the Visitor Experience Manager to organise the seasonal team, volunteers and rotas
- Plan and deliver income-generating events to attract new audiences
- Produce regular, engaging content for reserve social media platforms, including occasional blogs, ensuring communication is of a high standard and adheres to RSPB Brand guidelines
- Deputise for the Visitor Experience Manager and provide cover for colleagues as required.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- A passion for nature and conservation
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office
- Knowledge and experience of visitor engagement techniques and delivering a high-quality visitor offer
- Proven ability to recruit members to a charity
- Experience of planning and delivering successful, income-generating events
- Experience of creating engaging social media posts, particularly on Facebook and Instagram
- Proven ability to plan and prioritise workloads
- A team player, with the ability to also work on own initiative
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly including weekends and occasional evenings
- 4 National 5s / GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades A-C.
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Delivering against targets and KPI’s
- Working knowledge of Equal Opportunities & Diversity
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Ability to travel in rural areas during work hours without reliance on public transport.
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this position and reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Visitor Experience Officer - Fixed-Term
Reference: JAN20257294
Location: Abernethy
Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension scheme (7%), Life Assurance scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Duration: 6 months
Hours: Full Time
We have three full-time 6-month contracts available for this position. The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
We are looking to recruit our seasonal team of Visitor Experience Officers to help deliver the visitor experience and maximise support for nature conservation through encouraging membership of the RSPB at the Loch Garten Nature Centre.
Located in the heart of Abernethy reserve, surrounded by Caledonian pine forest and in the shadow of the mighty Cairngorms, the Nature Centre is one of the RSPB’s most high-profile visitor facilities, with a legacy of delivering a top-quality visitor experience spanning over sixty-five years.
The Nature Centre is a 7-day-a-week seasonal facility (April to October) with a visitor experience focussed on Abernethy reserve, in particular the Caledonian pine forest and the species which live there, as well as the work of the Cairngorms Connect partnership.
As a Loch Garten Visitor Experience Officer, you will be part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team, maintaining and delivering the first-class visitor attraction, guaranteeing a high quality, on brand, visitor experience for all and maintaining exceptional customer care standards. You will also maximise support for nature through encouraging membership of the RSPB, for which you will receive full training.
You will occasionally be asked to patrol the local trails in the evening with a colleague, to engage with visitors who may be wild camping, ensuring the forest and local communities are protected from visitor impacts, including wildfire.
We are looking for three six-month contracts starting as soon as possible, one of which will be extended for an additional two months, and one four-month contract starting at the beginning of May.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver a top-class experience for all visitors, ensuring everyone has positive and memorable contact with the RSPB, including giving talks and occasionally helping on guided walks
- Ensure the efficient and smooth day-to-day running of the Centre, facilitating an exceptional visitor environment and delivering first class customer care for all visitors
- Promote RSPB membership to visitors and recruit new members, ensuring stringent fundraising standards are met
- Provide cover for colleagues as required.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- A passion for nature and conservation
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office
- Knowledge and experience of visitor engagement techniques and delivering a high-quality visitor offer
- Proven ability to recruit members to a charity
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to plan and prioritise workloads
- A team player, with the ability to also work on own initiative
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly including weekends and occasional evenings
- 4 National 5s / GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades A-C.
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Delivering against targets and KPI’s
- Working knowledge of Equal Opportunities & Diversity
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Ability to travel in rural areas during work hours without reliance on public transport.
Closing date: 23:59, Sun, 23rd Feb 2025
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this position and reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.