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Reporting to: CEO
Key relationships: Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Grants Administrator and Communications Officer
Location: The Rufford Foundation Office, Central London. Staff must work a minimum of 2 days per week from the office. There may be occasional travel overseas.
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, attractive employer contribution-only pension, private medical insurance cover, excellent working environment.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
About The Rufford Foundation
The Rufford Foundation is a grant-making charity that provides funding for nature conservation programmes and projects.
The flagship Rufford Small Grants Programme awards funding to individuals working in developing countries who are starting on the ladder of conservation research and establishing pilot programmes. Since its inception in 1999, the Rufford Small Grants Programme has given over £37 million through more than 6,100 grants to projects in over 150 countries. The programme identifies scientists and practitioners at the early stages of their careers and provides targeted support to enable them to achieve their goal of making a difference in terms of conservation. A searchable database of Rufford Small Grants projects can be found on our website.
In 2023, we started to pilot our Organisational Grants funding stream to provide core, multi-year funding to small local NGOs to help them strengthen their financial and institutional capacity to ensure long-term viability.
This is an exciting time to join The Rufford Foundation, as the postholder will play an essential role in encouraging grantees to apply for further funding. This new role will sit within the conservation team to coordinate the delivery and oversight of Rufford Small Grants.
Rufford Small Grants are renowned for being an important milestone in the careers of conservationists and researchers who may have limited experience in designing and delivering projects. We are very aware that unforeseen issues may arise and are considerate towards requests for project changes. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will review all project updates and reports to track project changes and to monitor project delivery against proposed plans.
The Rufford Foundation is involved with other conservation donors and practitioners looking at the evidence of conservation effectiveness and supporting learning from success and failure. We fully understand that conservation projects may not succeed as planned and that evaluating small grant project impacts over short timescales (1-3 years) is problematic. The MEL Officer will take this into account when reviewing project progress and evaluation reports.
The ideal candidate will bring previous experience of reviewing (or drafting) donor reports, have excellent analytical and communications skills and be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of biodiversity conservation, ideally with some practical knowledge of conservation in countries where the foundation funds projects. Experience of coordinating work with grantees, including review of workplans, deliverables and budgets, would be highly desirable.
We are keen for the MEL Officer to use their expertise to design a MEL framework to help our grantees with their project proposals, and The Rufford Foundation to evaluate the impact of work across the Rufford Small Grant and Organisational Grant portfolios. The MEL Officer may also support grantees with their own project evaluations.
Principal Responsibilities
Rufford Small Grants
- Review narrative and financial reports for Rufford Small Grant projects, including comparative analysis of results versus original proposals.
- Draft brief summaries of the results of each project, highlighting project changes and outcomes, sharing these with colleagues in writing and at team meetings.
- Compile key achievements delivered through Rufford Small Grant projects.
- Make recommendations for Rufford staff to follow-up with grantees about further Rufford Small Grant funding.
- Work with colleagues to develop reporting guidelines and update our reporting templates.
- Support grantees with understanding and meeting Rufford reporting requirements – this might be done through online or in-person meetings with individuals or groups.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of grant-related activities specifically related to the review of Rufford Small Grant project reports.
- Using background material drafted as part of a recent consultancy, to develop high-level indicators for conservation and capacity building, lead in formalising an evaluation framework for The Rufford Foundation across all grant-making.
- Develop a systematic process to monitor the careers of previous grantees to measure the impact of our funding.
- Produce graphs, tables and short reports on Rufford Small Grants on a regular basis.
General
- Support with monitoring and evaluation of Organisational Grants including review of annual reports and gauging progress against annual plans.
- Cultivate strong relationships with colleagues, grantees and external contacts.
- Explore opportunities for grantees to draft pieces to promote their work through Rufford communications channels.
- Provide administrative support on grant-making processes as required.
- Represent The Rufford Foundation at events in the UK (online and in-person) and overseas to promote Rufford Small Grants to relevant audiences and ensure the foundation is well connected with conservation and donor communities.
- Ad hoc work in support of the Grants Manager and CEO.
- This job description is not exhaustive, and the role may evolve.
Person specification
Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience of working within an environmental or biodiversity conservation NGO.
- Grant-making or project reporting, ideally within the conservation sector.
- Reviewing donor reports for conservation projects, including drafting feedback for grantees to address queries raised.
- Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluating conservation projects.
- Candidates will ideally have completed an MSc in an environmental/conservation- related discipline.
- Demonstrable understanding of planning and delivering field-based conservation projects, preferably within countries where Rufford funds projects, would be advantageous.
Skills and abilities
Essential:
- Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, grantees and collaborators.
- Interest in connecting with other conservation donors and others working in conservation and capacity building.
- IT literate with experience of using online application and review systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good research, analytical, and administrative skills.
- Able to manage a consistently busy workload.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
- Good team player who enjoys working within a small, friendly team.
- Capable of working under their own initiative.
- The job holder may be requested to travel overseas as part of their work.
- Must have the right to work in the UK on a full-time basis.
Desirable:
- Ability to communicate in a second language, e.g., French, Spanish or another language.
We regret that we are unable to consider applications from those who have a time-limit on their visas. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Location: Kenya or UK (Bristol or London)
Closing date for applications: 17th January 2025
Contract status: Global post, Full-time
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: One year, fixed-term (with the possibility of extension)
Remuneration: Kenya: KES 2,871,375 - KES 4,725,174 gross per annum, UK (Bristol): GBP 42,705 - 45,162, UK (London): GBP 46,896 - 50,938 gross per annum.
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.
Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
Summary job description
We are seeking a Development and Grants Manager to support our funding applications and reporting for Blue Ventures’ global and cross-cutting programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and fast-growing team, with opportunities for travel, professional development and learning from across our global programmes.
We are looking for an experienced individual to manage grant applications and produce high-quality financial and narrative reports. The role will work closely with our partners and field-based conservation teams in multiple countries worldwide.
The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience of developing and maintaining systems to keep track of funding applications and reports, as well as ensuring accountability to and compliance with donor and audit requirements.
Experience in the environmental conservation and international development sectors would be beneficial. Fluency in English is required.
The successful candidate will be motivated, proactive and highly organised, with the ability to assimilate and interpret large volumes of information into clear and compelling concept notes, applications and reports.
We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships for conservation and/or development. Assessment of applications will include candidates’ alignment with Blue Ventures’ core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.
You will thrive in environments that are collegiate and ambitious, and be able to demonstrate experience of working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Salary: £43,000 - £48,000 pa, dependent on skills
Location: Edinburgh, Leith (Harbourside House) with the opportunity for hybrid working
Full-time, 35 hours a week
Initially an 18-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension
Closing date: 5pm, 16 January 2025
Interview Date: 24th January 2025
About us
For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas. The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.
The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape a brand new role at Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be a strategic thinker with a track record of developing strong, successful partnerships and an interest in fostering innovation. For someone who enjoys working collaboratively, thinking laterally and translating ideas into action, this will be a rewarding, challenging and fulfilling role. The postholder will join the Trust’s Management Team, working with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally. This is a chance to make a difference to the protection and restoraiton of nature at a time when it has never been more important.
As a member of the Trust’s Management Team, your responsibilities will include:
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Maximising opportunities to achieve integration between the goals in the Trust’s Strategy 2030 through innovative strategic partnerships, thereby increasing our ability to deliver impact.
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Boosting both impact and income by identifying opportunities to aggregate, scale up, align and link existing projects and activities in collaboration with suitable partners.
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Developing relationships with new potential partners and supporting relationships in existing networks.
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Playing a leading role in assessing partnership opportunities for innovative new projects.
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Providing strategic capacity to support Senior Management Team in identifying, exploring, assessing and developing new strategic partnership opportunities more generally.
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Providing organisation-wide impetus to support innovation and increase integration of activities.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience of working at a strategic level, along with experience of income generation and/or financial management plus a natural focus on working collaboratively. You’ll thrive on rising to a challenge and will relish the opportunity to play a part in bringing about nature’s recovery in Scotland, working alongside colleagues who share a common vision.
If this sounds like you, please download the job description for full details of the role. We’d love to hear from you.
What we offer:
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Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work & Pension schemes.
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We have always been hugely flexible in our approach to how you wish to work and continue to offer a flexible approach.
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One Wellness Hour per week
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Enhanced Pension rate upon completion of probation
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Sick Pay Allowance
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Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Leave
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Training and Development
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a proud equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of their background. We are committed to helping to make the world of nature conservation as inclusive as possible, as we believe there should be no barriers to being involved, and that champions and role models from every part of society will be vital in helping to reverse the loss of biodiversity.
Thank you!
£41,802 - £50,071 per year.
Permanent, Full-time.
Job description
To collaborate colleagues within the Research and Analysis team, across CSE and external partners with project management of software and modelling projects, helping to schedule work within and across projects. Aid in product development on CSE’s own software tools and on work we do for others, including understanding user needs. Provide analysis of possible directions to take work, in concert with CSE’s Development Team. Work on software-related business development, including supporting the Development Team in the production of bids with a software element.
Pay and conditions
• The role is full-time 37.5 hours per week.
• The salary for the role will be £41,802 - £50,071 per year.
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
• Support the Modelling and Software Team in the planning and delivery of software products.
• Liaise with customers to understand user and stakeholder needs.
• Support the Modelling and Software Team & Development Team in business development of product roadmaps and strategy for existing and new software products.
• Support the Development Team in the pricing and production of bids involving software resource.
• Oversee a Quality Assurance function within the Modelling and Software Team in collaboration with CSE’s Analysts to ensure quality of outputs.
• Plan and prioritise your workload while contributing to the timely and high quality delivery of work.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
• Several years of professional experience in software development or a related field.
• Proven track record of successfully managing software projects from planning to delivery, with experience using project management tools and techniques.
• Experience with software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and project management techniques.
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Experience working on business development projects, creating bids, pricing, and managing customer relationships.
• Excellent communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong relationships with customers, colleagues, and team members.
• Strong analytical abilities for understanding user needs, analysing data, and making informed decisions about project direction and resource allocation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please complete the application form and provide a 2-page CV.
The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 20 January 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing Monday 3 February 2025. This may be subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Starting from £34,788 per year
Full-time
Job description
To collaborate with CSE colleagues in the Research and Analysis team, across CSE and external partners on the following tasks: Create innovative software to answer climate change and energy related questions. To design, plan, develop and test new software. Support and extend existing applications and to use software to help colleagues undertake tasks, including statistical and spatial analyses, and data management.
Pay and conditions
• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be on grade F (£34,788 - £41,669) starting salary will depend on skills and experience.
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
• Contribute to the design of new software features and products in collaboration with the team.
• Write new software and tests and develop or maintain existing software and tests to a high standard.
• Learn new tools, languages, libraries etc. as required.
• Liaise with customers to understand user and stakeholder needs.
• Plan and prioritise workloads while contributing to the timely and high-quality delivery of work.
• Any other tasks related to this role.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
• A degree or equivalent in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, physics, or similar.
• Solid demonstrable experience of software development.
• Experience of developing software using Python, Clojure, JavaScript or Java.
• Good knowledge of Linux.
• Ability to work effectively both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Excellent self-motivation and initiative. Ability to initiate, develop and maintain effective team relationships.
• The ability to manage own workload.
• Demonstrable commitment to CSE’s primary objectives to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.
• Curiosity and a willingness and ability to learn new approaches, languages, etc.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, applications should be made by sending a CV and a completed application form (download from our website). Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 27th January 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place on the week commencing Monday 10th February 2025 at our office in Bristol, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We're looking for a Community Fundraising Manager - it's a great opportunity to develop a plan and deliver a diverse portfolio of fundraising activities to engage people with our work and contribute to our income.
You will manage a team to help develop innovative fundraising products, grow our supporter base and provide exceptional supporter stewardship.
Income generation
- Responsible for supporting the development of a 3-year community fundraising income strategy to grow income from a modest base of £125k per year to circa £275k per year.
- Implement the operational plan for community fundraising income.
- Plan, develop and deliver new community fundraising products, campaigns and events that will resonate with stakeholders including members, donors and volunteers to fundraise.
- Work collaboratively with Comms, Marketing & Digital teams to develop and drive forward promotion of community fundraising to reach existing and new audiences, including developing content for social channels, e-comms, webpages and fundraising packs.
- Establish a network of community fundraisers, building relationships with community fundraising ‘champions’, and providing excellent supporter care and timely communication.
- Evaluate community fundraising projects regularly and make changes when necessary.
Leadership, management and collaboration
- Lead the community fundraising programme in line with Marine Conservation Society values and organisational culture.
- Contribute to fundraising cross-team planning and strategy development.
- Line management of 2 part-time Community Fundraising support roles with responsibility for operational delivery of their fundraising plans and performance management including, 1-2-1 meetings, appraisals, day-day performance management against KPI’s, motivation and objective setting.
- Build collaborative relationships with peers across the charity.
Governance & reporting
- Manage the overall budget for community fundraising, including monitoring of income and expenditure against budget.
- Setting, measuring, and reporting against agreed KPIs
- Ensure the Community Fundraising team are accurately recording the receipt of donations and gifts received from supporters.
- Ensure accurate financial and CRM supporter records are maintained and accessible.
- Ensure all relationships comply with relevant charity law, GDPR requirements and the charity’s Ethical Fundraising Policy.
- Work with our Data Manager, Head of Marketing, and the Fundraising team to ensure the CRM database holds key, relevant profile information on supporters.
- Attend department and organisational meetings reporting on team related matters as required and cascading organisational priorities as appropriate.
Knowledge and experience (what you’ll know)
Essential
- A track record in community fundraising or similar, with the ability to demonstrate success in meeting financial targets and income growth.
- Can demonstrate your experience of supporting the development of 3-5 year strategic plans
- Experience of developing and leading on annual operating plans in line with strategic goals.
- Can show your line management experience, including knowledge of successfully developing and motivating a team.
- Can successfully set and manage multi-year budgets.
- Good knowledge of and experience of working with CRM databases including the collection and storage of data in line with GDPR.
- Sound knowledge of current fundraising trends and knowledge of fundraising policies, procedures and legalities.
Desirable
- Experience of establishing and growing new community fundraising products.
- Project management experience, able to plan and deliver within set timescales.
Skills & abilities (how you’ll do it)
Essential
- Able to take responsibility for delivering against objectives and monitor and evaluate operational and financial plans.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including relationship building, influencing and negotiating with a wide diverse audience
- Able to work as a leader and motivate others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including attention to detail.
- Strong planning skills and the ability to manage a varied and busy workload while meeting tight deadlines.
- Self-motivated and able to demonstrate creativity, initiative and work proactively
- Ability and confidence to represent the organisation with potential and existing donors.
Desirable
- Strong IT skills, including MS 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, One Drive etc.) Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.
Personal Qualities (what you’ll bring)
A personal style in line with our values and our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion:
We are brave We have integrity
We are a community We are credible
We are positive We are solutions focused
- An innovative and creative thinker who is quick to generate solutions and ideas.
- Comfortable with change, with a flexible and adaptable approach to work, with good prioritization skills.
- Approaches problems with a creative and enabling mindset to seek solutions.
- Responds positively to challenges – managing your personal responses when things get busy
- Comfortable and capable when working independently and on own initiative.
- Motivated and focused in both the home working and busier working environments.
- A good team player who builds open and supportive relationships.
- A positive, optimistic, and ambitious vision for the future of Community Fundraising.
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues across different functions and levels.
- Proactive and results-driven mindset, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes.
Registered Charity
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We tackle the ocean emergency by working with communities, businesses and governments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The Role:
- The Cloud Solutions Engineer will be responsible for acting as a technical lead on cloud infrastructure and systems to enable the completion of projects and improvements in the Digital Enablement Technology portfolio.
- The role involves technical requirements analysis, solution design and solution implementation of technology when required.
- The post holder would be required to work In collaboration with IT partners, assisting the Infrastructure Architect with overseeing the deployment of technology for various projects from requirements definition through to handover with support teams.
- BAU support is also required for complex issue troubleshooting and the support of specific technology areas.
- This role will work with Digital Enablement peers and 3rd party suppliers on the continuous improvement initiatives and the specification and delivery of technology infrastructure. This includes cloud infrastructure, network services, telephony, servers, storage, and related software.
- This role requires a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once or twice a month on average but may also require out of hours project working.
The Candidate:
- We are seeking an experienced Cloud solutions expert with particular expertise in the use of Azure solutions.
- You’ll have experience of designing and managing Azure solutions within the Cloud Adoption Framework (such as the Hub/Spoke Model) with a proven ability to provide effective project specification, robust technical assurance, and well-informed challenge to supplier proposals.
- You will be in possession of Microsoft Certification in Azure Administrator Associate (or higher).
- You will have experience of and know how to problem solve for complex infrastructure implementation, system upgrades or migrations and operational troubleshooting.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.
Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, but feel that you have sufficient skills and knowledge, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are also important. We keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your skills, knowledge and passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Face to Face Membership Area Manager - Northern Ireland
Reference: DEC20243075
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Flexible within Northern Ireland
Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact and leading a team to achieve outstanding results for a cause that truly matters? If so, we want you to join the RSPB in our mission to conserve birds and nature.
As a Face-to-Face Fundraising Area Manager, you will lead the fundraising team in the Northern Ireland. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with your team to meet and exceed fundraising targets; leading, coaching and inspiring fundraisers to succeed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Coaching: You'll be at the heart of recruitment, training, and developing Fundraisers, helping them meet and exceed their targets. You'll also fundraise alongside them, setting the example of a passionate and results-driven team leader.
- Monitoring & Performance: Track key performance metrics such as membership volume, donation amount (AAC), Gift Aid, direct debits and attrition rates to ensure your team’s fundraising efforts are always at their best. Conduct regular performance reviews, offer coaching, and help your team grow their fundraising skills.
- Logistics & Management: Oversee the day-to-day operations of your team, ensure compliance with fundraising regulations, and uphold RSPB’ values of ethical fundraising.
- Travel: you will be expected to travel to different locations across Northern Ireland and on occasion more widely across the UK in order to support your team. As a result, a full driving licence that is valid in the UK is a requirement for this position.
- Weekend work: You’ll be expected to work weekends to support the fundraisers on busy shifts to maximise membership opportunity.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- A proven track record in face-to-face fundraising and team management, with leadership experience to recruit, motivate and guide your team to success.
- A self-motivated and a determined leader able to embed and lead a positive team culture of successful fundraisers.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, a strong understanding of ethical fundraising, good planning and organisational skills and the ability to think strategically.
- Confident in receiving and giving feedback regularly.
- Experience using leadership models such as root cause analysis, setting SMART work objectives, and implementing Situational Leadership to build capabilities.
- Familiarity with the RSPB cause, Code of Fundraising Practice and the ability to meet targets, deadlines and support fundraisers effectively.
- Experience working with flexibility and being able to react quickly to change, and to support others through change.
Benefits:
- The RSPB is a flexible employer with flexible hours available to suit your individual circumstances.
- Work vehicle: a company van will be provided to cover all work travel and associated expenses.
- Leave: 26 days holiday plus bank holidays. As a staff member you are entitled to one extra day of paid leave each year to spend volunteering. This can be for any charity or voluntary organisation not only the RSPB.
- Cycle to work Scheme and green loans.
- 24 hours assistance programme for employees and volunteers, it’s free for you and your close family/dependants. You can use it whenever you need support or advice around: financial wellbeing, mental health and wellbeing, physical health, and wellbeing.
- Discount offers include 20% off many retail items in our RSPB shops and online shop, and savings on holiday bookings.
- Pension scheme - the RSPB will match contributions of up to 7%
Why Work with us at the RSPB?
- Make a Real Difference: we're driven by our mission promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment. Your fundraising efforts will directly contribute to protect our fragile wildlife across the UK.
- Join a Supportive Team: As a member of our enthusiastic and innovative team, you'll work in a culture that emphasizes collaboration, sustainability, and driving meaningful change.
- Growth & Development: We are dedicated to fostering your professional growth. At RSPB, our Learning and Organisational Development team creates tailored content to support the development of managers throughout their careers, offering training and guidance to help you enhance your skills and progress in your role
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: We recognize the value of flexibility and are open to discussing working hours that accommodate your personal needs, while ensuring we meet the operational requirements.
The nature crisis is a challenge no single person can tackle alone. But as a team there’s hope. Are you ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and help us save, protect, and fight for nature!
Closing Date: 23:59, Fri, 17th Jan 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from w/c 27 January 2025
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.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
No agencies please.
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Fauna & Flora is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Programme Officer, to contribute to effective delivery of the Programme Management Support’s work. The successful candidate will take responsibility for financial tracking of the team’s funds, general and specific administration and organisation, targeted research on particular themes, and support with communications and fundraising. They will provide particular support to our work on plants.
You will have excellent writing, critical thinking, analytical, administration, organisational and time management skills and a structured and methodical approach to work. You will have a degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent level work experience. A good knowledge and understanding of a range of habitat, species and social conservation issues, and the wider context for conservation is essential and experience of working with NGOs would be advantageous. With excellent communication skills you will be a self-motivated team player, but equally able to work independently. You will have a proven ability to write for a range of audiences. Fluency in English is essential.
In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.
Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 5 January 2025. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing Monday, 20 January 2025.
Please visit our website and download the job application pack below for further details on how to apply.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Thank you!
Operations and Data Manager
The Orchard Project
Two-year fixed term contract with possibility of extension or being made permanent
Salary £34,642 plus £4,000 London Weighting if applicable
Home-based/Hybrid with at least one day a month in the London office (currently Shoreditch) or with the option to be based in one of our other city locations in co-working spaces or fully remote
Part time 3 days/week (22.5hrs) with flexible working
Excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave pro-rata, Christmas closure, TOIL for additional work, personal training and development budget, employer pension contribution of 5%, £35 per month personal wellbeing budget, two wellbeing days per year, additional one week organisational shut down in June as part of commitment to work/life balance
Do you have a strong track record of effective and efficient operational management including database management, admin and IT? Are you highly organised and practical with a can-do attitude? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Charity People are delighted to be working with The Orchard Project, a small but mighty charity delivering real change for the environment, to recruit an Operations and Data Manager.
The Orchard Project's vision is for everyone in towns and cities across the UK to be within walking distance of a thriving, community-run orchard to transform people's lives and help nature to thrive.
Since 2009, The Orchard Project has brought over 640 orchards into the heart of urban communities, specifically in areas of high deprivation where there is limited access to nature. Local people are trained in the skills needed to care for orchards, ensuring they remain viable for generations to come. The charity has grown from a London-based project to become the country's national community orchard charity with hubs across England, Wales and Scotland, and a core staff team based in London and across the UK. As well as support for community groups, The Orchard Project run accredited training programmes in orchard management and forest gardening, and project work takes place in a range of settings including prisons, schools and in the diverse communities that we serve.
The new Operations and Data Manager will support staff with improved admin systems and data management and develop more sophisticated systems, such as the database and online processes, to enable The Orchard Project to operate more effectively and efficiently.
Key responsibilities
* Administrative and Organisational Support: Coordinate HR processes, manage contracts, handle enquiries, and support logistics for meetings and events. Provide general administrative assistance, including data entry and minute-taking.
* Salesforce and Data Management: Lead Salesforce CRM management, enhance workflows, and provide staff training. Maintain accurate data records, support fundraising, and develop systems for measuring and sharing impact.
* Systems and Tools Management: Manage Microsoft 365 for team collaboration, provide IT troubleshooting, and ensure efficient use of shared tools and resources.
The Operations and Data Manager will have previous experience of working in an administrative or similar role. The successful candidate will have strong working knowledge of Salesforce CRM and Microsoft 365 and a good working knowledge of IT and cloud-based systems. You will have experience of prioritising and managing a complex workload, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills and be highly organised and detailed orientated. You will have good communication skills to manage relationships with key internal stakeholders and able to coach and train others.
You will be an "all-rounder" with a can-do attitude and comfortable working in a remote organisation and willing to lead on all administration for a small charity. You will be able to work independently and flexibly to meet the day-to-day needs of the charity and also a strong team player. You will have a genuine passion for using IT systems to improve work life for colleagues.
How to apply
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. If you would like to apply for this role or for an informal confidential, please apply via the link below with a copy of your CV or email Alice Wood at Charity People for the pack and full details on the application process. We will be in touch with candidates who apply over the holiday period w/c 6 January.
The deadline is 9am on Tuesday 21 January with interviews scheduled for Tuesday 4 February.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Alice if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
At Charity People, we match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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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!
Blue Marine Foundation aims to restore the ocean to health. Building on over a decade of experience, Blue Marine is securing the creation of marine protected areas, establishing models of sustainable fishing, restoring habitats, tackling overfishing and connecting people with the sea.
Blue Marine has an exciting new opportunity for a Project Accountant to join our dynamic finance team. This new team member will support the Senior Project Accountant and wider Blue Marine team with project budget reporting, working directly with project managers to ensure the accuracy of the budget reports and to assist the project team with budget queries. The role will also involve working closely with the fundraising team for financial reporting to donors and budget planning for new funding proposals.
Role and Responsibilities
Supporting the Senior Project Accountant, you will:
· Monitor expenditure against budget reports for accuracy, resolving inconsistencies or mis-postings in the source system MS Dynamics Business Central.
· Monitor committed costs against budget.
· Regularly meet with around 10 project managers to review budgets of over 50 projects, with specific on focus on a number of strategic priority projects.
· Assist project managers with ad-hoc budget queries.
· Identify and flag potential queries (such as expected under/overspend, run rate, incorrect staff time allocations) to relevant colleagues.
· Assist fundraising team with periodic financial reporting to donors and generating budgets for new donor proposals.
· Maintain appropriate filing and assist in collation of evidence for annual audit.
· Contribute ideas for process and efficiency improvements.
· Any other ad-hoc duties as specified by the Senior Project Accountant.
Personal specification
The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to build and interrogate project budgets. You will become a trusted colleague to the finance team, project managers and fundraising team, known for your integrity, helpful nature and clear communication of financial information. You will have an ability to discern meaning from financial data, to ask key questions to understand the situation, and to use your initiative to support your colleagues in reaching a solution. You may be interested in, begun, or have completed studies towards an accountancy qualification, in which case Blue Marine will provide financial support towards further studies.
Skills and Experience
· Working towards an accountancy qualification such as; CIMA/ACCA/equivalent, or otherwise able to evidence substantial experience in budget management. This experience could be from running your own business, helping to manage major projects, or through working with multiple budgets in an otherwise dynamic environment.
· Strong MS Office skills in Excel and Outlook.
· Excellent written, numerate and verbal communications skills.
Qualities
· Interested in the conservation of the environment and the oceans.
· Polite and cheerful can-do attitude.
· Able to discern meaning from financial data and critically analyse a situation.
· Able to communicate financial matters in a clear and concise manner.
· Thorough attention to detail and accuracy.
· Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and with a hands-on approach.
· Able to prioritise and deal effectively with a busy workload.
· Honest and discreet when dealing with personal and confidential information.
· Able to learn quickly and adapt to developing processes and systems.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Visitor Marketing Manager
Location: Martin Mere or Slimbridge Wetland Centre - Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.
Salary: £42,580 per annum
About The Role
Working closely with leaders across the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications and Operation's directorates, this is an exciting role for an experienced marketing manager to lead on the development and delivery of WWT's national visitor marketing strategy.
A visit to a WWT site is often the start of the supporter journey - They showcase the incredible super powers of wetlands and the stunning wildlife they protect, they inspire people to want to come back and to support wetlands into the future. Visitors are a business imperative and a core part of helping WWT achieve its mission, to restore wetlands and unlock their power.
You'll get to collaborate with central and site-based marketing teams to develop the 3-year plan to increase first-time visitors to WWT wetland sites. The role will manage the central visitor marketing budget and guide the development of local marketing plans and budgets, setting clear targets and KPI's to monitor performance and ensure success.
About You
As a marketing expert who's worked in a visitor attraction or similar organisation, you'll be adept at developing and delivering multi-channel marketing strategy and plans to deliver measurable outputs and outcomes.
With your leadership skills, you'll be used to building effective working relationship with colleagues across a complex organisation. Your approach will be motivating and engaging, and you'll be used to determining team priorities, setting tasks and allocating resources appropriately.
You'll be a lateral thinker and look to the external environment in order to position WWT successfully in the marketplace, effectively managing the commercial and conservation aspects of the charity.
You'll enjoy working in a hybrid way, seeing the benefits of regularly visiting WWT sites, with a least 1 day a week at your base location.
Ready to dive in?
About Us
We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you’ll love working at WWT
- Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
- Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
- 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
- Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
- Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
- Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
- Cycle to work scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
- Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first
Closing Date: 13th January 2025
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
No agencies please.
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We are excited to be supporting our client, an independent charity who advocates for fairer, greener, and more prosperous societies across the UK, in their search for a temporary Executive Assistant.
This role will be supporting senior members of staff, starting in mid January and running for roughly 3 months in the first instance. You will be required on site in central London 2 days per week and the remainder remote, however flexibility around this is required for specific meetings and events.
General duties will include:
- Proactive diary management for senior members of staff
- Act as first point of contact for Executive Director and senior leadership team
- Minuting meetings
- Meet and greet visitors, ensuring reception are informed in advance
- Process monthly expenses
- Booking travel and catering
- Supporting and organising events
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams and Zoom
Experience in the charity sector would be highly beneficial.
If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
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Can you lead Friends of the Earth in our mission to achieve climate justice?
We are seeking to appoint an Executive Director to lead Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland) at a crucial domestic and international moment for climate, environmental and social justice.
You will motivate, inspire and build the capacity of a growing and diverse network of people coming together to transform our environment into one which is flourishing, sustainable, and socially just.
You will do this as a passionate and effective advocate for an environment that’s getting better, a safer climate, abundant nature, healthy air, water and food. We work from the grassroots to the global in communities throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland to playing our part in the international network of our sister organisations around the world.
We are looking for someone with established credibility and standing within the environmental and/or social justice sectors, someone able to inspire our activists, staff and allies, and to attract funding and resources to enable our vital work; someone with outstanding strategic vision and organisational leadership as well as a collaborative approach to build and deliver transformative work internally and externally.
With exceptional communication and relationship skills and an empathetic approach, you will inspire and lead our engagement across the political landscape and engage with a widening range of communities. Fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, including our commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization, you will be key to our work in pursuit of a just and sustainable world for all.
CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 2025 (AT 23.59)
For more information please read the information pack.
HOW TO APPLY AND KEY DATES
Please apply by sending a curriculum vitae, supporting statement and Equality & Diversity form to our recruitment team, details in the Information Pack.
Your supporting statement should be no more than 2 pages of A4 and address the key requirements of the person specification with relevant examples of your experience and outline why you are interested in the post. Please state if you wish to be considered under Disability Confident.
To ease administration, please combine into a single Word document. Please do not use PDF format.
We are undertaking direct recruitment via this process. Additionally, Oxford HR are assisting us via an executive search process. If you are engaged with that, please continue to route your application via them. All applications will be reviewed jointly.
Key dates:
Closing date: Thursday 2nd January 2025 (at 23:59)
First stage
1st Interviews: Wednesday 15th/ Thursday 16th January 2025 (online via Teams meeting)
Second stage
Meetings with key stakeholders: Wednesday 22nd/ Thursday 23rd January 2025 (online via Teams meetings) This will include meetings with representatives of our Boards, management, staff, Nations and the recognised union (Unite).
2nd Interviews: Wednesday 29th/ Thursday 30th January 2025 (in person at our London office)
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
We are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The role
At WorldGBC, our ability to deliver impactful projects depends on effectively managing and allocating our internal resources. We seek a highly skilled Resource Manager with strong project management experience to join our team. This role will ensure that our resources are strategically aligned to deliver our objectives and implement projects successfully across our matrix-structured environment.
As a Resource Manager at WorldGBC, you will optimise team performance. Your expertise in resourcing, planning, and implementing projects will be essential to support our teams and ensure that projects are well-resourced and delivered efficiently. You will collaborate across various functions, enabling the smooth execution of initiatives and fostering growth.
What we are looking for:
- Up to 5 years of proven resource and project management experience, ideally within a matrix-structured organisation.
- Proficiency in project management software and resource planning tools.
- Project Management, or a related field.
- A solutions-focused mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- An ability to balance strategic oversight with detailed execution. Strong analytical skills with high accuracy in data management and reporting.
- We cannot consider candidates based outside the United Kingdom and they must have the right to work in the UK.
Ideal candidate traits
- Capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.