Permanent Development Officer Jobs in Europe

Better Cotton makes cotton better for the farmers who produce it and for all those who have a stake in the future of the cotton industry. Today almost a quarter of the world’s cotton is produced under the Better Cotton Standard, and 2.2million cotton farmers have been trained in sustainable farming practices and are licensed to grow Better Cotton. A lot of this work is funded by the brilliant efforts of the fundraising and development team, and Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with them to recruit a new Fundraising and Partnerships Coordinator – Social Impact.

The Coordinator will drive revenue in support of ongoing success and growth of Better Cotton globally. The role will be responsible for growing income from institutional partners, corporates, and philanthropists and will line manage a Fundraising and Partnerships Officer too. In collaboration with the Programme Funding Manager and Director of Development, you will hyper-focus on social impact funding and will work closely with relevant thematic leads and country teams for proposal design, coordination and reporting of funded projects.

The selected candidate will have effective fundraising management and planning skills and excellent writing skills that have resulted in successful proposals. You will have a good understanding of the current donor landscape and fundraising environment – ideally in social impact – and will have good experience in project design with a facilitative approach to meet both farmer needs and donor expectations.

If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
   
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
     
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

World Jewish Relief provides life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world. We work with our trusted local partners to help people survive the consequences of conflict and disaster, to thrive and rebuild their lives. We deliver programmes using our expertise, with urgency to achieve maximum and sustainable impact for those within and beyond our community.

We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Events Co-ordinator to assist in the smooth running and successful management of our well established and growing events portfolio. Working with our dynamic events team you will be instrumental in ensuring that all World Jewish Relief events are of the highest standard and delivered with immaculate care and precision. This role is critical in ensuring that World Jewish Relief continues to grow and engage a wide-ranging audience, raising funds in support of our inspirational projects and programmes worldwide.

 You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the events team in the planning, coordinating, administration and delivery of World Jewish Relief events including our flagship Annual Dinner.
• Managing and leading on the planning of smaller engagement and fundraising events both in person and online.
• Supporting and overseeing World Jewish Relief’s Young Committee by assisting with the delivery of their events and attending committee meetings
• Liaising with colleagues and partners to organise supporter Insight Trips: creating itineraries, booking transport and managing all details.
• Supporting and assisting donors who are planning events to raise funds for World Jewish Relief.
• Working with the communications team to organise World Jewish Relief’s participation at communal events and attend these events.
• Managing and leading on stewardship of World Jewish Relief runners in the London Marathon and other challenge event activities.
• Working with the fundraising and marketing team to launch and deliver a new fundraising initiative supporting World Jewish Relief's Home Repairs programmes in Ukraine.

You should have:

• Proven experience in event planning, coordination and delivery to a high standard, preferably within the non-profit sector.
• Demonstrable knowledge of event fundraising techniques and sector trends.
• Experience using a database (ideally Raiser’s Edge) to the highest level, both to record and analyse information.
• Experience in successfully managing numerous priorities at one time, meeting tight and non-negotiable deadlines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Excellent administrative skills, impeccable accuracy and attention to detail.
• The ability to use your own initiative, make quick and independent decisions where necessary and to work under pressure.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays. After 2 years’ service holiday entitlement increases to 25 days.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• Season ticket / travel to work loan.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
• We encourage flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

To apply

As part of your application, we ask you to demonstrate your suitability for the role by answering the following questions in your cover letter:

• Why does this role appeal to you and what skills do you have that will help you to excel in this role?
• What do you think makes a successful fundraising event?

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell, in our search for a Head of Finance to join our team on a permanent basis. GWEC’s mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today’s energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.

The Head of Finance is a new role which supports the growth of the global finance team in line with the rapid organisational growth and spread internationally. The Head of Finance role shall provide financial leadership, alongside the CFO, through proactive engagement with each business unit vertical, robust support, monitoring and challenge of financial decision-making in context of plans and strategic directives informing key decisions across the Global Organisation.

The organisation:

We are a high-profile non-profit organisation and trade association leading the international clean energy transition as the world seeks to stay within 1.5c global warming target. We have innovative programmes and collaborations promoting sustainable offshore and onshore wind development, mentoring women working in wind industry, education and energy access. 

GWEC are a Belgium registered association with subsidiary companies and offices in the UK, India, China, Portugal, Singapore, UAE and Vietnam and a global staff of around 75. We have grown our revenue five times in as many years and have bold growth plans over the next decade as we seek the urgent scale up of wind and clean energy in new and existing markets. We have over 20 live grants of up to $4m in value to support our work, particularly in the regional focus markets such as Southeast Asia.

The key duties of this Head of Finance are as follows:

• Prepare annual global organisation budgets by entity, business unit and project.
• Prepare multi-year forecasts and financial plans built on known and likely projects, activities, expected growth and blue-sky scenarios.
• Prepare regular financial performance reports for the Executive Committee and Board.
• Have critical oversight of the global results consolidation.
• Lead the Global Finance team with 3 direct reports and outsourced local relationships for each office jurisdiction.
• Prepare quarterly global and entity forecasts and supervise cashflow.
• Hold oversight of global fiscal and tax compliance.
• Plan, forecast and monitor recovery of funds from grant funded projects.
• Promote the visibility of financial data and outputs to stakeholders through continuous improvement and integration of finance and related systems and processes.
• Deputise for the CFO on Financial matters at Senior Management Team and Executive Committee meetings as required.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified as an Accountant: ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Non-profit experience, particularly with grants and project financial reporting.
• International experience – ideally at HQ group level (non-profit or commercial) demonstrating an understanding of cultural and logistical challenges.
• Excellent FP&A experience, including modelling, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience of managing a finance team.
• Experience providing a proactive partnering role to business operations, especially in ensuring achievement of budgets
• The willingness to travel internationally to other GWEC offices on an infrequent basis.

Candidates must live within a commutable distance from our offices in Southwick, Brighton, although opportunities to work from home will be on offer for 3-4 days per week.

The deadline for applications is on Sunday 6^th October but applications will be under continuous review in advance of this date, so submit your CV today to make sure you don’t miss out! 

Global Director of Campaigns

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. For UK-based: £71,687 – £81,430 per annum with excellent benefits or equivalent established grade 1B salary and benefits in the country of employment.

Locations: This role can be based in the United States (New York), United Kingdom (London), Kenya, or any location where WaterAid has an office subject to the right to work in the particular location
For the UK Location: We offer hybrid working, A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face, in a WaterAid office. For UK-based staff, WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in Policy and Campaigns to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as a Global Director of Campaigns to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. 

About the Team:
The Campaigns team leads the WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid’s major campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6.  The role specifically leads our two Global Advocacy Priorities (GAPS) across the WaterAid Federation and works in partnership with regional teams and country programs to develop national campaigns that achieve policy change in programme countries and key development actors. 

About the Role:
With 10 years to achieve Agenda 2030, the SDG 6 targets on clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene are among the furthest behind. Achieving universal, sustainable WASH will require a major mobilisation of resources, public demand and political will.  The successful candidate will build campaigns that drive that public demand, playing a pivotal role in driving forward this agenda, delivering improvements in the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people.

In this role, you will: 

1. Vision and direction

• Articulate a clear vision for the organisation’s campaigning; lead the organisation and the team to implement this vision and help deliver an increase in the scale and impact of WaterAid’s global influence to accelerate progress towards SDG6;

2. Global Campaign Plans

• Lead the design and implementation of WaterAid’s priority global campaigns to maximise WaterAid’s influence on global and national political debates, working in partnership with senior leaders across the organisation.
• In partnership with the Global Policy and Advocacy Director, ensure WaterAid’s campaigns and advocacy are rooted in robust evidence and credible policy analysis;
• In partnership with WaterAid’s International Affairs Director, work to strategically influence and position the organisation’s key campaign agendas in international and multilateral fora.
• In partnership with WaterAid’s senior leaders, support the development and implementation of national level campaign plans, to deliver policy and practice change in key countries, and identify opportunities to bridge between national and global campaign agendas;
• Lead the design and delivery of WaterAid’s public campaigning efforts, working with colleagues to develop the campaign creative, tactics, and public mobilisation plans.
• Work with communication colleagues to develop campaign messaging and branding.

3. Global coalition development

• Strategically position WaterAid within global civil society networks, balance leadership with support for wider movements, and identify opportunities to work with allies and influence decision makers; including utilising high level WaterAid representatives from across the Federation;
• Support regional teams to position WaterAid strategically in regional networks;

4. Communications and representation

• Strategically position WaterAid at key external events, including being able to build networks and alliances through effective public speaking, news media and social media presence; utilising high level WaterAid representatives from across the federation as appropriate.

5. Leadership and management

• As a member of the Department’s Senior Management Team, take shared responsibility for shaping both the department and WaterAid’s strategic global campaigns approach, championing a matrix style of working with teams and colleagues around the world;
• Work in partnership with the Global Director of Policy and the Global Director of International Affairs to maximise the synergies between the Policy, Campaigns and International Affairs teams, encourage a team culture of strategic collaboration and ways of working that foster the breaking down of silos; 
• Line manage the two Head of Campaigns; lead the team effectively, with a strong focus on individual performance management, team cohesion and integration within both the department and the wider organisation, in accordance with the core values of WaterAid;

About You:

• A proven track record of leading successful international campaigning and advocacy initiatives, including through influencing institutions and governments, mobilising constituencies and achieving ambitious political change;
• Proven experience of mobilising the public on SDG thematic areas.
• A keen political ‘savviness’ and an awareness of the potential for achieving political change primarily, with a demonstrated track record of both insider and outsider approaches and sophisticated understanding of when and how to apply them;
• A strategic and innovative thinker with the ability to deliver tangible results. Someone who embraces complexity and uncertainty;
• A creative force, with an understanding of how to turn a strategy into a campaign.
• Experience of leading, managing and motivating others and driving change;
• The ability and credibility to represent WaterAid at senior levels and to communicate with a range of audiences, including the media, conference audiences and the general public;
• Proven experience of networking and communicating with NGOs, government officials and politicians, working with partners in Africa and/or South and South-East Asia;
• Experience working in a developing country context;

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Relevant language skills other than English (French, Spanish or Portuguese).. 

Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 13th October 2024. First interviews will be held between 17th - 18th October 2024 via Microsoft Teams.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. 

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
 

Ethiopiaid is a small charity that makes a big impact in Ethiopia. Our approach is simple, and it works. We partner with local NGOs in Ethiopia to provide the funding they need to put their programmes into action.
Our dedicated and friendly team of nine staff are based in central Bath and we are seeking someone to join us in the Partnerships team to focus on growing income from trusts and foundations, support fundraising from high-net worth individuals, and provide administration support to our CEO.
Working with the Senior Partnerships Manager and Partnerships Manager you will focus on developing our small portfolio of existing trusts and foundations as well as prospects, support with delivering excellent stewardship and engagement, and lead on prospect research to attract and secure new funders.
As part of a small energetic team, you will also contribute to the growth of income from high-net worth individuals and the delivery of wider team objectives.

• Location: Central Bath – 2 core days a week in the office with opportunity to work from home the remaining 3.
• Hours: Full time (40 hours per week, incl lunch)
• Benefits: Salary £24,600, annual leave 27 days + UK public holidays, matched pension contributions - 5% of salary after probationary period.
• Contract length: Permanent (subject to probation)
• Application deadline: Friday 18th October 2024 at 5pm
• Reporting to: Partnerships Manager
• Start date: ASAP

Ethiopiaid Office Culture:
We are a professional, yet relaxed, office with a flexible work structure (core hours 9.30am to 3.30pm). The team are expected to work two days a week in the office, with an option to work flexibly on the other days from home if you can provide a suitable office set up. As a small team, we have a warm and collaborative work environment with opportunities to develop your skillset in areas in - and outside of - your job role.

Our Bath office is close to main transport links, walking distance from local shops, cafes, and restaurants. We have a small garden courtyard, space for those who wish to cycle in to store their bikes, on-site shower and changing facilities.

Essential requirements:

• Excellent verbal and writing skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Good research skills, able to digest and summarise complex information into easy to communicate language
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Able to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Competency in Raisers Edge database or a similar CRM platform and Microsoft Office
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team
• Willingness to be ‘hands on’ and take the initiative
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings/weekends (attending events, donor visits)
• Must live within easy commuting distance to our office in Bath.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience/ understanding of one of the following areas would be an advantage: Individual Giving, Grantmakers or Major Donor fundraising
• Donor stewardship experience

Whilst a degree is an advantage it is not a requirement for this role. We are seeking someone who can
demonstrate an ability to write clearly and to a high standard, with good verbal communication skills, pays
attention to detail, enjoys researching, is quick to learn and not afraid to ask question.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE

1. This position is only open to those with the right to work in the UK.
2. This role focuses on delivering income against fundraising targets and is not programme orientated.
3. Applications received without a covering letter or a CV will not be considered.
4. Interviews are anticipated to take place via Zoom in the first instance.
5. We have the right to end the admissions process at any stage.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting Kijana Kwanza in their search for a Director of Partnerships and Income Generation: a grassroots project based in Moshi, Tanzania, which empowers children and young people with the skills and opportunities to prepare them for a future without poverty.  The organisation directly sponsors over 200 children and also delivers a variety of day services and social welfare provision for the wider community of children, young people and their families.

Kijana Kwanza UK provides support to the work in Tanzania in particular through fundraising, governance oversight, and some advisory engagement in project delivery. A new post, Director of Partnerships and Income Generation, will lead on income generation at Kijana Kwanza to increase their operating budget and reduce reliance on the founder’s personal contacts and networks who have generously supported the charity since inception.

The successful applicant will be an experienced strategic leader, with demonstrable experience of developing sound fundraising strategies across diverse sources. S/he will have a track record in securing six-figure income from philanthropic sources, including corporations and major donors. Experience in similar types of settings and a demonstrable commitment to the aims and values of Kijana Kwanza are required.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
 
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.