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Job title: Volunteer & Employability Team Coordinator

Reporting to: Volunteering Development Manager

Location: Hybrid, London or Sheffield with regular UK travel

Contract type: Permanent

Hours per week: Full Time 35 hours

Salary: £24,893-£26,203 (London) or £23,620-£24,329 (National)

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 stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us!

The role

We require a proactive and detail-oriented coordinator to join our team. In this key role, you will be responsible for coordinating our corporate volunteering program, provide support to the wider volunteering & Employability team, and ensuring the smooth running of various initiatives. You will be the first point of contact for volunteer inquiries and will deliver outstanding customer service, ensuring that both individual and group volunteers are engaged and supported effectively.

This role requires impeccable organisational skills, strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and strong prioritisation and time management.

Main area of responsibility

Partner Volunteering Programme Coordination:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the corporate volunteering program, ensuring effective scheduling, attendance, communication, and follow-up.
• Work closely with corporate partners and delivery partners to organise volunteer events and initiatives.
• Support the development of new volunteering partnerships and opportunities.
• Actively seek opportunities to improve volunteer experience and program efficiency.

Communication

• Facilitate clear communication with volunteers, partners and the wider team to ensure clear expectations.
• Provide ongoing support to volunteers, ensuring they have the necessary information to feel informed, valued and engaged.

First Point of Contact

• Be the primary point of contact for individual and group volunteer inquiries, providing timely, accurate and helpful responses.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by addressing all concerns to ensure a positive experience for all participants.

Record Keeping & Administrative support

• Tracking and documenting volunteer activities including scheduling and feedback, to ensure all volunteer contributions are accurately logged, up-to-date and accessible.
• Implement and improve systems to enhance processes and reporting.
• Provide administrative support to the wider volunteering team, including planning events, scheduling meetings, managing and updating documentation.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Impeccable organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on customer service.
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders and external organisations keeping multiple stakeholders informed.
• Proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent), administration experience and basic database management.
• Ability to self-motivate and work within a team.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in a similar role in a non for profit or similar sector.
• Experience with CRM or volunteer management software.

Competencies and behaviours

• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service
• Able to work collaboratively with different stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Comfortable with change and able to manage competing priorities.
• An understanding of and commitment to FareShare’s mission.
• A commitment to Equal Opportunities.
• Flexibility and collaborative style of working across FareShare and with all our stakeholders.

Why Join Us

• Make a direct impact on the community through volunteering initiatives.
• Be part of a supportive, dynamic, and growing team.
• Develop your skills in volunteer coordination and program management

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

A rare and exciting opportunity to support the fundraising, strategic development and impact evaluation of a wide range of Charities in the UK, as part of a friendly and supportive consulting team.

Charity Fundraising Ltd provides a comprehensive range of fundraising, strategic consultancy and evaluation services to Charities and other not-for-profit organisations. Established in 2000, our services range from grant and contract bid writing and review, to developing fundraising strategies, developing M&E frameworks and undertaking project and programme evaluations. We also offer a range of strategic support, mentoring and training. We work with lots of amazing charities, both local and national, small and large, across the UK, covering themes such as: Homelessness; addiction; youth; community; disability; mental health; minoritised groups; medical conditions; heritage; environment and more.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser who can offer a strong track record of driving organisational growth in the voluntary sector. Multi-year experience in two or more of the following core service areas is essential:

• Achieving major grant funding from trusts, foundations, lottery distributors, public sector agencies or similar.
• Planning and developing successful fundraising strategies and action plans.
• Undertaking voluntary sector project evaluations / developing M&E frameworks.
• Planning and developing successful contract tender submissions.

The role is varied and interesting - managing a portfolio of clients and supporting them directly or strategically with their fundraising, impact evaluation and organisational development. Our consultants are all employees and we work closely together as a supportive team, sharing and developing skills and knowledge. We anticipate the appointee may not hold experience across all core areas of our services. We will enable the appointee to focus on projects that play to their strengths and experience and provide further support and training as necessary.

Based from home (must be UK resident), with ad hoc client and team meetings/socials (all travel paid), mostly within England. All IT equipment provided. Full-time or part-time (minimum 0.8 FTE - 28 hrs).

Benefits include: 24 days paid annual leave (pro rata), 4% employers pension contribution, potential cash / annual leave bonus, CPD budget and paid CPD time + lots of opportunity to learn from our experienced consultant team.

Please note that applications will only be considered where the screening questions are fully completed.

Here's what some of our team say about working for Charity Fundraising Ltd:

"I don’t think I have ever worked with such a nice bunch of people, everyone has been very welcoming, supportive and just all round lovely" 

"I really enjoy working for CF because I get to work independently with a diverse range of interesting clients, and am also part of a great, supportive team - best of all worlds!"

“Supportive and fun team; and great to learn new ideas from others fundraising skills, knowledge and expertise”

"I love being part of such a passionate, professional team and who prides itself on building close working relationships with each other and with our clients."

We are looking for an Immigration advisor to provide immigration assessments, advice, and casework to homeless people accessing St Mungo’s No Second Night Out St Mungo’s Assessment Hubs.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at- risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they can overcome the barriers they face. We provide legal advice, housing projects and a range of welfare support including group work. We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants.

This project is delivered in partnership with St Mungo’s, one of the UKs leading homelessness charities. Supported by a project coordinator, you will be responsible for the provision of high-quality immigration assessments, advice and casework for people accessing St Mungo’s NSNO assessment hubs in London. The service is delivered through various channels, including face-to-face, telephone and digital appointments. There will be an expectation to spend some time in situ at the NSNO hubs and working from Praxis’ office in Bethnal Green.

The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk (including EU migrants). The post holder will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by homeless migrants with NRPF. They will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders.

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.

Praxis is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from those with lived experience of migration and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes 

· Opportunities for flexible working arrangements

· A hybrid work model 

· 25 days annual leave per year

· You can buy up to 3 days annual leave each year 

· A defined contribution pension scheme 

· Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7. 

· A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute 

If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help.

For further details, please contact Maria Iglesias.

Please see our website to find out more about our work.

To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.

Salary: £43,000-£46,000 per annum

Location: Harlow Essex, 2 days per week in the office, flexible working available.

Closing: Tuesday 28th January

About the role

The Motability Foundation is looking for a confident, driven media and PR professional to join the Communications team and lead our media and PR activity.

This a really exciting time to be joining the Foundation as we embark on our new strategy in 2025. With a recently refreshed new brand, our vision is clear, we want to help disabled people make the journeys they choose. This role will play a crucial part in our work to raise awareness of the work of the Motability Foundation and amplify the voices of disabled people across the media.

This role will take a lead on all media and PR activities. With a strong news sense, you’ll help develop and execute forward-thinking PR plans and strategies for the organisation, manage our external profile and raise awareness of the work we do, aligned to our vision.

If you are a proactive and motivated media and PR individual looking for an exciting new challenge within a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, then this could be the role for you!

What you will be doing

• Implement and manage a comprehensive and proactive PR activity schedule for the Foundation, crafting compelling content to entice journalists and the media to support our work.
• Act as the main point of contract for all media and press activity. You’ll oversee the day-to-day running of the Motability Foundation press office, providing an efficient service that makes the most of reactive and proactive media opportunities and builds our reputation with the media.
• Develop and foster strong relationships with key media outlets in the sector and journalists, broadcasters and editors to secure coverage that helps to influence key decision makers and engage our audiences in our work.
• Scan effectively for breaking news stories relevant to our areas of work.
• Produce press releases, and secure coverage using media surveys/polls.
• Working with colleagues in public affairs and our Performance and Innovation team, take a lead on proactive media activity around our policy, campaigns and research activity.
• You will work closely with our Case Study Executive to ensure we have the right stories for use in media work.
• Scan for areas of reputational risk and support the Senior Press and PR Manager with preparing for and handling reputational risk.
• Lead on crisis media enquiries and messaging, implementing the necessary checks and actions to protect the Foundation’s reputation and brand.
• Brief and train key spokespeople, developing key messaging and Q&As.
• Analyse and report on media activity for internal teams, external partners and our board, including leading on relevant reports to committees.
• Manage the press and PR budget.
• While this role doesn’t have any line management responsibilities currently, you will nevertheless be expected to support other members of the team on an informal basis.

What will make you great in this role?

You will have a strong track record of securing high profile media coverage, ideally for a national charity dealing in disability, health or social issues. You will have a great news sense and can confidently identify stories and make them work for different media outlets. You will have a flair for writing engaging copy, an eye for detail and an unwavering commitment to meeting deadlines. You will be used to briefing and supporting spokespeople with media interviews and speaking opportunities.

 You will be proactive and a strong team player as this role will need to work closely with colleagues across the communications team and wider organisation. You will be able to take the lead in some areas and lend a hand in others. You will have great people skills and will be comfortable working with people from all walks of life, from your communications colleagues to our case studies to Directors and Board Members.

Your experience

Must haves

• Expertise in media and PR.
• A strategic thinker with excellent project management and communication skills.
• Experience of working with journalists and media outlets, generating and securing strong relevant media coverage.
• Excellent news sense with extensive experience of producing effective and quick reactive news lines for breaking stories.
• The ability to develop excellent long-term media and PR strategies to deliver organisational objectives aligned to our vision.
• Strong judgement and experience of crisis communications.
• Excellent copy-writing skills and ability to influence.

Nice to haves

• Experience working in the non-profit or disability sector.
• Experience of working with PR agencies.

Reporting lines and relationships

Reports to: Senior Press and PR Manager.

Key relationships: Senior Brand and Marketing Manager, Communications Business Partners, Chief Communications Officer, CEO, Case Study Executive

Direct reports: There may be potential line management responsibility in the future as the role evolves.

Extra Information

• The role is based in Harlow, Essex, at Motability’s offices. They are easily commutable from London, just 30 minutes from Liverpool Street station or 18 minutes from Tottenham Hale station. There is a free minibus which brings staff from Harlow Town station to the office at specific times each day.
• We offer blended working within this role – with two days a week in the office or at key stakeholder meetings externally required.  

About us

At Motability Foundation we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. We oversee the Motability Foundation Scheme and provide grants to help people use it, providing access to transport to hundreds of thousands of people a year.

We award grants to other charities and organisations who provide different types of transport, or work towards making transport accessible. We also carry out ongoing research, in partnership with disabled people and key stakeholders in the industry, to inspire innovations that continue to champion accessible transport for all.

We are excited to be recruiting our first Executive Manager who will take responsibility for business and funding processes across the organisation, working closely with our existing Clinical Manager, staff and volunteer team and the board of trustees to capitalise on the organisation’s recent successes and support our growth and development. 

About Share

Share Psychotherapy is one of the city’s major mental health charities. Established over fifty years ago, we offer medium- to long-term therapy at nominal fees to people on low incomes. We deliver high quality services offering a range of psychodynamic and creative therapies and modalities. Around 80% of our clients have annual incomes of less than £12k, and we are therefore working at the vital intersection of psychological distress and poverty in the city.

Having moved to our new city centre location in 2023 we are now well established in our new premises and ready to capitalise on the benefits the new premises and location offer to the organisation. This requires a dedicated business leader who can take care of the day to day running of the organisation as well as contribute significantly to the development of future strategy.

We work closely with other charities and the NHS to deliver for the Sheffield population, and we seek to expand the relationships we hold across the sector, to meet increasing demand on mental health services through collaboration.

The role

The Executive Manager is a new senior leadership role, leading on the organisations’ fundraising, partnership and service development and supporting the board in all aspects of organisational governance.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a varied role, bringing professionalism, collaborative style and leadership to the organisation. The role involves leadership in core areas, such as HR processes, charity governance, fundraising and oversight of client finance and building maintenance

Working closely with the Clinical Manager the postholder will ensure that the core functions of the organisation support and enhance the delivery of our clinical service.  The role will manage a small office management / administrative team comprising both paid and voluntary staff.

This is currently a fixed term, part time role, which we seek to extent it into a full time and permanent role subject to secure additional and sustainable funding.

Job description

Service Development

• Develops links and partnerships with other organisations, representing Share and attending external meetings
• Identifies and pursues additional avenues of funding
• Completes funding bids for routine funding opportunities and manages relationships with funders from proposal submission to reporting
• Plays an active part in strategic and business planning with the board of trustees, setting stretching but achievable goals for the organisation.
• Manages and improves as and when required data collection processes, collating and analysing data to informing governance, fundraising and business planning

Governance and Compliance

• Provides support to the Chair of Trustees to ensure sound the governance of the organisation
• Delivers timely and reliable administrative support to the board of trustees, specifically around quarterly board meetings, AGMs and other governance matters
• Manages the organisational risk register, reporting regularly to trustees
• Leads on policy development, compliance and annual reporting cycles
• Maintains and updates HR processes and employment practices
• Working with the clinical manager to assess client experience and ensure a high level of customer/client satisfaction

Operations

• Leads on building management, health and safety and identifying and scheduling building maintenance work
• Oversees management of all elements of the operation of the building including, but not limited to, utilities usage and contracts, building access arrangements, security, first aid provision, fire alarm systems, lone working procedures, and relevant organisational insurances.
• Oversee maintenance and development of the website and IT systems
• Responsible for managing and developing all operational policies

HR

• Oversee and develop all HR policies and processes in consultation with the board of trustees
• Hold monthly performance and development check-ins with staff and volunteers as appropriate
• Provider leadership to the office management/administration team of both paid and voluntary roles
• Oversee the provision of compulsory trainings to all staff and volunteers at Share
• Hold responsibility for organisational compliance with recruitment and DBS legislation and practices
• Deliver strong safeguarding processes working closely with the Clinical Manager
• Lead recruitment processes

Finance

• Overview of payment processes including invoices, wages, and tax payments
• Manage monthly accounts working closely with the Treasurer, reporting regularly to the Board
• Developing budgets for funding bids and monitoring of expenditure
• Hold the organisation’s relationship with the independent examiner, undertaking the annual accounts process and Charity Commission reporting
• Be responsible for banking and bank signatory changes

Person Specification

We are committed at Share to providing a quality service to all our clients and volunteers. However, we know no one person ever meets all criteria fully. Therefore, please help us understand – through your CV and cover letter – which aspects you fully meet and have expertise in, which you meet partially, and which you think may need require support and on-the-job learning.

We are open to supporting an incoming Executive Manager to grow into the role.
Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level, or holds professional qualification relevant to the role (essential)
• Management, HR or Fundraising qualification (desirable)

Experience and knowledge

• Demonstrable experience of management roles at a senior level (essential), preferably in the mental health sector or charities
• Proven experience of fundraising from trusts and other grant making bodies leading to income growth (essential)
• Proven experience of partnership working with external organisations (essential)
• Experience of working in small organisations (essential)
• Experience of working with volunteers (essential)
• Experience of managing budgets, funding and finances (essential)
• Proven record in line management (essential)
• A strong interest in mental health issues and commitment to offering psychotherapy and wellbeing services (essential)
• Experience of building management, health and safety or operational compliance (desirable)
• Understanding of current HR requirements and national policy (desirable)
• Experience of working with, and reporting to, a Board of Trustees (desirable)
• Knowledge of the mental health and wider social service sector (desirable)

Skills

• A collaborative leader who values others and builds strong relationships (essential)
• Team leadership skills including managing other staff and/or volunteers on a day-to-day basis (essential)
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to drive forward development of the organisation (essential)
• Excellent communicator at all levels; able to represent Share and communicate its values and standards across networks (essential)
• Ability to manage and organise own time, caseload and professional development (essential)
• Commitment to developing self, others, and Share as a whole (essential)
• Competence in using IT to perform the role effectively (essential)

We know that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Working across the UK we hear from teachers in underserved communities about the young people who are missing out on skills and experiences that could change their futures forever.

That’s where The Talent Foundry comes in. For over 15 years our charity has been delivering free, high-energy school programmes that boost young people’s confidence, uncover their potential, and connect them to a world of career possibilities.

We’re now looking for a creative marketing maestro to bring the fire, excitement, and impact we see in the classroom into our communications and school engagement activities. From inspiring teachers and students through to showcasing our amazing partnerships and programmes (reaching nearly 65,000 young people last year!), we have incredible stories waiting to be told.

As our new Marketing Manager you will plan and manage day-to-day content creation and digital communications to engage teachers and careers advisors, as well as support our wider team to showcase the exciting and inspiring programmes and partnerships we deliver across the UK.

You’ll be a creative project manager, someone who is action-orientated, a completer-finisher and enjoys seeing results.

Your areas of responsibility are: 

• Marketing to our network of educators
• Developing our profile and sharing our impact
• Team management and engagement leadership

We recommend reading the full job description and person specification before applying for this role. 

Your experience

• track record of successful outcomes in a previous marketing role, within the education or youth sector or equivalent B2B market.
• designed and delivered integrated outreach campaigns for customer acquisition.
• team management, including direct reports with the ability to develop and support your staff. 
• ability to spot opportunities for collaboration across the team and with our partners.
• great self-starter who can independently oversee projects from start to finish managing own and team objectives.
• bring advanced digital literacy and proficiency in digital tools for marketing and communications (eg email platforms, CMS, social media, design and MS software).
• excellent written communication skills.

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home with IT provided and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what is a reasonable commuting distance for you to attend the team days in London.

We are open to hearing from candidates who are interested in part-time hours (0.8 FTE) and/or job share. 

We also offer 28 days holiday + bank holidays (as we close for the Christmas period). 

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing and welfare of children and we require everyone associated with The Talent Foundry Trust, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. 

Role: Warehouse Manager

Salary: £30,000 per annum (gross) FTE
Contract: Fixed term 1 year, 52 weeks per year
Hours: 35 hours per week, core hours 09.30-16.30
Location: Multiple Sites Lewisham & Greenwich
Reports to: Head of Operations
Direct Reports: None
DBS Check: Required

About MammaKind

MammaKind alleviates hardship for mums with young children living in poverty across Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, and Bexley. We gather new and pre-loved donations of clothing, toiletries, and equipment, distributing them through a network of over 100 referral partners, including NHS professionals, local councils, and charities. In 2023, we supported 2,677 individuals, including 1,519 children across 917 families with donations valued at £809,854.

Driven by a dedicated group of parent volunteers focused on reducing child poverty, MammaKind envisions a capital where every child has access to the essential items necessary for thriving.

Purpose of Role

Regifting pre-loved and new baby equipment, clothes, and toys to families in poverty is at the heart of what we do.

The warehouse manager plays a pivotal role managing the warehouse and volunteers to streamline the donation process, ensuring safety, compliance, and effective stock management from donation intake to distribution. Working towards our overall organisational goals of supporting as many children as possible.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

Warehouse management:

· Warehouse layout and organisation, to ensure that the donation and referral process is as efficient as possible. 

· Keeping the warehouse clean and tidy and compliant with health & safety legislation.

· Responsible for adherence to agreed Health & Safety policy in the warehouse, including responsibility for volunteer health & safety induction and their safety whilst on site.

· Managing warehouse budget (cleaning, maintenance) and contractor liaison for maintenance issues.

· Responsible for facilities management and one of the designated key holders for the warehouse.

· Expected to be based in the warehouse 5 days per week between 09.30 and 16.30.

Stock management.

· Ownership of the lifecycle of MammaKind’s stock from start to finish.

· Directing strategy for donations and targeted donation drives/providing guidance to social media channels to ensure that we are trying to obtain the goods we need and not those we don’t.

· Managing incoming donations (which arrive in volatile quantities): checking donated equipment. Ensuring the quality and compliance of donations meets MammaKind’s high standard.

· Liaison with Referrals Manager to ensure that warehouse is appropriately stocked for forthcoming referrals.

· Keeping records of stock levels to ensure that stock of particular items does not fall too low or rise too high.

· Buying of stock to replenish essentials (including collection of stock from suppliers), managing to agreed budgets.

· Download and print manuals for items to be sent to clients, creating instructions where no instructions are available online.

• Driving a delivery van to and from multiple sites moving equipment and stock. Unload and loading delivery van, sorting and placing items on to racks, and shelves and using trollies to move kit around.
• On occasion delivering referrals to referral partners and emergency referrals.

Volunteer Management

· Weekly co-ordination of volunteers for warehouse sessions (sorting and creating bundles for clients).

· Planning and organisation of volunteer sessions in terms of task management (to ensure stock levels are optimally maintained).

· Manage volunteers, ensuring they understand tasks, work to the standard of their training and to MammaKind’s standards. Serve as the point of contact for volunteer queries during sessions.

· Manage volunteer drivers with loading and despatch schedules such as arranging collections of donations and refuse centre trips.

· Coordinate with the Referral Manager and Head of Operations to manage stock levels. Using Salesforce data to determine core stock levels.

Operational Support:

· Actively foster an inclusive and supportive workplace culture in line with MammaKind’s values.

· Provide reports of donations to the Head of Operations and collaborate closely to refine and enhance processes as needed.

· Work closely with the Referral Manager & Head of Operations to ensure the smooth running of weekly activities, to ensure any priorities for that week are completed and any outstanding tasks are communicated to the Head of Operations.

· Monthly reporting against budget to Head of Operations.

· Represent MammaKind at community events as needed, including occasional Saturday Big Sorts.

What we are looking for:

· We are looking for a highly motivated person to join our team, someone who has a proven track record of taking ownership

· Excellent at juggling multiple competing tasks and still deliver on time

· A strong eye for detail and a great team member

· Able to work autonomously and manage others but also work as part of an effective team

· A knowledge of and passion for our work

· A passion for tackling child poverty and the role we can play in that

· Honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to our values

Essential

· Warehouse management or logistics management or onsite retail management work experience

· Full driving licence

· Experience of inventory management software and systems

· Microsoft Office 365 skills (Outlook, Excel, Word)

· Excellent communication skills – both written and oral

Desirable but not essential

• Experience of working with volunteers or volunteering

• Experience setting up a warehouse or retail operation

• Experience (direct or indirect) of living in poverty

• Knowledge of Salesforce

What we can offer

· Salary and pension: The salary for this role is £30,000 per annum FTE (gross). If eligible, we will match your contributions by 4% on pensions

· Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

· Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, with core hours 09.30-16.30

· Location: Between Lewisham and Greenwich site

· Contract: This is a fixed term 12-month contract, starting as soon as possible. You will have a probation period of 3 months

Application Process

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Please note that this position will require a DBS check.

If you need additional support with your application or interview process, then please do let us know what you need and where we can help make this accessible.

To apply, we would like you to complete this online application form by 5pm on 31st  January 2025. Here, you’ll be able to attach a CV.

Key dates

· Submission of application: 9am on 31st January 2025

All applications will be assessed on the match to the experience and skills set out here.

· First round interview 11th February 2025

This will be a competency-based interview with two members of the MammaKind team. We will confirm who you’ll be meeting as well as the location when this interview is arranged.

· Second round interview: 24th February 2025

This will be a competency-based interview with two members of the MammaKind team. We will confirm who you’ll be meeting as well as the location when this interview is arranged.

Child’s i Foundation envisions and advocates for a world where every child grows up in a safe and loving family. We are committed to creating sustainable solutions that address the root causes of family separation, working closely with grassroots communities and local governments to reunite children with their families and help them thrive. Our system-strengthening approach focuses on building strong community networks, developing high-quality family alternative care solutions, and advocating for child welfare reforms. 

Over the years, we have built a strong, successful, and growing Trusts and Foundations programme, primarily generating restricted income. This programme, overseen by our CEO, has been crucial in supporting our work in Uganda and our advocacy partnerships across Africa and the world. As we continue to expand both our evidence for global impact, our aim is to raise over £1M annually to support our strategic objectives. We are now seeking an innovative, creative, and solution-focused Fundraising Manager to work closely with our CEO, Country Director, and leadership teams to build a robust public fundraising programme. This will include leading efforts in regular giving, community fundraising, corporate partnerships, and major donor initiatives to drive unrestricted income. You will be instrumental in cultivating strong relationships with donors and partners, supporting grant submissions, and helping us diversify our income streams.

In this role, you will also help develop and implement a comprehensive digital fundraising strategy, working with the communications team and external consultancy partners. You will ensure our website and social media platforms are optimised for donor engagement, while driving innovation through online giving platforms, peer-to-peer fundraising, and targeted digital marketing campaigns. By leveraging emerging trends and best practices, you will help grow our online revenue streams and deepen engagement with our supporters.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Child’s i Foundation’s fundraising strategy, secure sustainable income, and contribute to our mission of ensuring every child grows up in a family. If you are passionate about transforming children's futures and have the fundraising expertise to help us achieve our goals, we would love to hear from you!

Job Purpose

The Fundraising Manager will work closely with the CEO to execute the fundraising strategy for Child’s i Foundation, with a focus on driving regular giving, community fundraising, and individual giving initiatives. Additionally, you will support the CEO in cultivating major gifts and managing corporate partnerships.

You will play a key role in providing collaborative support to our emerging fundraising effort in Uganda, particularly with their innovative 'Giving Circle' programme, which is backed by the Ugandan Board. Working closely with the communications team in Uganda, you will help deliver impactful campaigns that raise awareness and inspire donor engagement. In this role, you will also ensure the highest standards in database management and full compliance with data protection regulations.

This role will be UK-based, with occasional team meetings in various locations across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

1. Community Fundraising and Regular Giving:

• Develop and execute strategies to increase income from individual donors and community fundraising efforts.

• Manage and expand our existing personalised donor stewardship programme, enhancing engagement with regular givers while growing the donor base and building long-term partnership. 

• Develop and manage a comprehensive fundraising event calendar, incorporating high-impact challenge events, community-driven initiatives, and donor engagement activities to maximise donations and donor retention

• Grow regular giving through campaigns, such as the Christmas Appeal and The Big Give, while bringing your own expertise and creative ideas to develop new fundraising initiatives.

• Collaborate closely with the Uganda team to deliver compelling, real-time updates and powerful stories that deeply engage and inspire our supporter community, starting with the problem we aim to address.

2. Corporate Partnerships:

• Collaborate with the CEO to manage and strengthen corporate relationships, ensuring consistent communication and delivering timely, detailed impact reports that demonstrate the value of their support.

• Collaborate with the CEO to identify and cultivate new corporate prospects, focusing on high-potential sectors such as women in private equity, insurance, and banking to strategically expand our portfolio.

• Craft compelling, customised cases for support that align with corporate priorities, securing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships driving sustainable income.

3. Major Donor Programme:

• Support the CEO in managing relationships with major donors to ensure consistent engagement and stewardship.

• Identify and cultivate new major donor prospects, maintaining a strong pipeline for future support.

• Provide tailored progress reports to major donors and plan cultivation events to enhance donor relationships.

• Assist in establishing a development board to attract and engage niche, high-value donor groups.

4. Trusts and Foundations:

• Research and identify trust and foundation opportunities, targeting grants from £5k to £50k+.

• Prepare and submit well-researched applications, and ensure timely, accurate reporting to funders.

• Focus on securing smaller trust grants to diversify income streams.

5. Data-Driven Fundraising Reporting and Strategic Planning

• Collaborate with the CEO to set fundraising targets and manage the annual budget, ensuring progress is tracked against key goals and income streams.

• Produce regular, data-driven reports to assess fundraising performance, donor retention, and campaign effectiveness, using insights to inform strategic decision-making.

• Oversee the donor database in collaboration with the Administration Manager, ensuring all donor interactions are accurately recorded and GDPR-compliant.

• Ensure compliance with data protection laws and fundraising regulations, keeping updated on any changes to maintain best practices across all activities.

• Use data insights to refine and enhance fundraising strategies, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organisational goals.

​​Person Specification (Skills & Experience) Essential:

• Proven experience in raising funds across diverse income streams (e.g., regular giving, community fundraising, corporate partnerships, and major donors).

• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage and maintain donor and partner relationships, combined with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Expertise in developing and implementing fundraising strategies that meet or exceed ambitious income targets, including creative campaign design (e.g., The Big Give).

• Experience in managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines, demonstrating strong organisational and time management abilities.

• Competence in setting, managing, and monitoring budgets with a clear understanding of financial targets and revenue growth.

• Proficiency in using CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) to track donor engagement and ensuring strict compliance with GDPR and other relevant regulations.

• Solid understanding of UK fundraising laws, data protection regulations, and industry best practices.

• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and proactively drive initiatives, while also collaborating effectively with teams in the UK and Uganda.

• Strong team player, adept at working with both internal stakeholders (e.g., CEO, Country Director, Board) and external partners.

• A commitment to international development, with an interest in child welfare and family-strengthening initiatives, particularly in Uganda or sub-Saharan Africa.​

Desirable:

• Demonstrated success in securing high-value gifts and managing long-term corporate partnerships.

• Previous experience in fundraising for international development or in low-resource settings.

• A successful track record in writing and submitting grant applications, particularly to trusts and foundations.

• Experience organising high-impact fundraising events and engaging donor cultivation activities.

• Familiarity with integrating marketing and communications strategies to enhance fundraising efforts and increase donor engagement.

We've been harvesting rainwater in remote communities for almost 40 years. Our work improves health, reduces poverty, builds climate change resilience and increases the attendance of girls at school. We are looking for someone special to join our small team in an exciting new fundraising role - could that be you?

Our new CEO joined in March 2024 and has led the development of a new three-year strategy focusing on the expansion of our existing programmes in Africa - income growth is vital to support this aim.

This new role will be responsible for generating an increase in our income from fundraising channels largely not explored by the existing team. You would work closely with the CEO but would need to be comfortable being highly autonomous and self-sufficient. You would have demonstrable success and in-depth knowledge of at least three of the following fundraising channels: corporates, individuals, community/events, major donors, legacies.

Please note:

• If you would like to apply, please review the Role Pack as this contains details of the type of experience, knowledge, skills & attributes we are looking for - these elements will be used for shortlisting candidates and to identify areas to explore during interview.
• This role is remotely based but it important you live in/near London to meet with the CEO and funders.

Are you an Innovation specialist looking to lead on fundraising innovation at one of the UK’s largest charities?

Do you have experience designing, developing, and delivering fresh new audience-led concepts that will grow income and attract new customers?

We’re recruiting an Innovation and Product Development Manager (12-month fixed term contract) to deliver new fundraising products which will be capable of generating significant income to fund our lifesaving research. You’ll be responsible for steering a cross-organisational team through the process of innovation: insight, ideation, testing, scoping, and delivering new products back into the organisation.

We're looking for passionate, resilient, dedicated individuals to join a driven team with diverse skills and experience. You'll get the opportunity to deliver unique propositions and innovations that will enable us to increase our funding of lifesaving research by 25% over the next 5 years.

Working arrangements

This is a 12-month fixed term contract until March 2026, covering family leave. Start date is as soon as possible.

This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your home and our London Office.

At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average.  The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 

Due to the nature of the role, we will also require in-person workshop/product development sprint attendance (either in our London office or another central London location) for up to 5 days, approximately 3-4 times a year. Product development sprints will be agreed significantly in advance (2 months minimum) to give all members of the team significant opportunity to plan.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

We're looking for someone with a proven track-record in fundraising innovation and new product development. 

To be successful in this role you will have experience of the following:

• Fundraising experience
• Innovation experience
• Managing projects and people
• Engaging senior stakeholders
• Delivering business cases to the highest standard
• Budgeting, forecasting, and contracting 3rd party suppliers. 

You'll have a strong vision of what audience-led innovation means and how it can transform the charity sector. Having led teams through innovation processes, you’ll have the experience in training and up-skilling those around you. You will also have worked in fast-paced and high-pressure environments and delivered commercially successful new products to market.

We're looking for bright, exciting individuals and analytical creatives to challenge and develop our fundraising innovation department. Your ability to lead, influence, excite and create will be fundamental to our innovation success.

If you’re creative and curious, determined and driven with a passion to transform fundraising at the BHF, then we'd love to hear from you.

What can we offer you?

Our MyBHF Career Academy provides you with support, inspiration, and opportunities to help you unlock your full potential. 

Our generous staff benefits include:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Dental health cover
• Contribution towards gym membership
• Pension with employer contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance

We have been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for our Live Well. Work Well. Programme. Heart health is central to our mission, and that starts with you. We provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support you to live a healthy and happy life, at home and at work.

What we do at Hampton Fund is simple: we relieve the burden of financial, physical and emotional hardship and create opportunities to live well in our local community, here within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Each year, we do this directly by helping with the costs of gas, electricity and other household essentials for over 2,000 local residents. But we also do it through financial support to 50+ local voluntary sector organisations. Our vision is for an empowered, resilient and compassionate local community where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive administrator.  You will play an integral part in the distribution of critical funds, and support the development new ways of working as we implement an ambitious new strategy.  You will use your excellent customer care skills to provide support directly to those applying to us for help, and work closely with the small staff team to provide meaningful change in peoples’ lives within the local community.

Position: Grants Administrator

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Location: Hampton, TW12 2SA (this is an office-based role as you will be dealing with grant applicants in person).

Salary: £26,500 per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent, Part time - 0.6 (22.5 hours per week)

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a short 1-page statement about your relevant skills and motivation.

Closing date: 3rd February 2025.

Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.

What you will be working on:

• Supporting the assessment of Individual Grants, under the supervision of the Individual Grants Manager.
• Answering enquiries by phone, website, email and in person. 
• Working with Grants Managers to prepare papers for grant committees, and other trustee meetings.
• Maintaining records on our grants databases, both setting up new grant records and editing existing ones. From this you will be running reports and preparing additional analysis, for quality assurance or other purposes.
• Supporting the smooth running of the office, and working with the team to maintain and develop systems or processes that support the efficient running of the grants programmes and the office more broadly.

• Supporting the delivery of key strategic projects. 
• Supporting communications, outreach and marketing work to promote Hampton Fund’s work and grant making programmes.

 About you:

This is a wide-ranging role, which will suit someone who is happy assisting with a variety of tasks, taking a proactive approach and with a good eye for detail.

This role is for you if…

• Are someone with a passion for community based support, and a team player with strong organisational and customer care skills.
• Have the ability to work comfortably with numerical and financial information.
• Have some relevant previous experience that demonstrates administrative skills such as using databases and Information Management Systems.
• Are caring and compassionate, with good listening skills and understanding of vulnerabilities.
• Have good IT skills, and are familiar with MS Office (including Word, Teams, Excel, Outlook)

In the Diocese of St Asaph we’ve been successful in acquiring funding to develop two projects that aim to support church growth. To help us deliver these, we’re looking for an experienced project manager, who can rely on their expertise while tailoring their approach to the context and reporting requirements of the Church in Wales. We’re looking for someone with:

• experience in creating detailed project plans to identify requirements, delivery times and costs
• excellent leadership and communication skills, who can
  work effectively with key stakeholders
• the ability to monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery, adherence to budget, and intended quality outcomes.

Requirements
• Monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery and adherence to budget and intended quality outcomes.
• Conduct regular lessons-learned sessions and exemplify a culture of continuous improvement.
• Compile and submit project status reports to management, the Diocesan Oversight group and other key stakeholders.
• Work effectively with all relevant stakeholders to support efficient project implementation. This will include adapting own working style to fit the context of the Church in Wales.
• Develop excellent leadership and communication skills to liaise effectively with project stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

Who we are looking for...
We are looking for an experienced project manager, who can rely on their expertise while tailoring their approach to the context and reporting requirements of the Church in Wales.

You should be a self-starter – someone who can combine their creative and time-management skills to motivate and organise local church teams to embrace new initiatives, develop new, innovative projects, and see these through to completion. The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, will be key to success.

You should have experience of reporting on project progress to diverse audiences. Reporting and accountability are key in this role; to support this, you will have direct access to meet with the bishop, as project sponsor. You will be expected to meet regularly – both individually, and together with other project managers across the province – with the nominated officer of the Representative Body, as funder.

You will have experience of working with finance colleagues to ensure that accurate and detailed income and expenditure records are being kept for the project and summarised as part of the regular project reporting.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 3 February 2025
Interviews: Thursday 6 and Friday 7 February 2025

To apply, please send a CV and a covering letter, explaining how you meet the criteria for the role. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a dedicated team to deliver person centered and bespoke trauma informed support to vulnerable women in Luton. 

As part of a new provision, this service will be open to women who experience sexual exploitation and are dependent on drugs/alcohol, and will offer stable and psychologically informed support in safe, secure surroundings they can call their home. 

The service will work in collaboration with multiple services and partners, to embrace a flexible, strengths based approach, displaying tolerance, recognition and understanding the impact trauma can have on behaviour.   

The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion.  These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.

We are looking for Relief bank Support Mentors to work with a passionate and committed team focused on delivering essential support and safe accommodation to sexually exploited women in Luton who suffer extreme levels of violence, coercion and trauma. 

You will support and empower our residents and participants to maintain their health and wellbeing, to be part of the wider community and help them to lead more fulfilling lives. You will be involved in organising and delivering stimulating and engaging groups and activities across our sites to address the challenges faced by our residents and participants, to support them on their journey towards independent living.

We will be holding a recruitment day for this service on the 14th of January 2024 in Luton.  (This is a Women's Service and we will not be accepting applications from men).

ABOUT THE SERVICE

The service will consist of 11 self-contained flats, plus one sit-up space for women in crisis and private space for keywork sessions.   The accommodation has been designed to offer women their own homes, behind a protected front door.    This model is delivered locally in mixed units and has shown that people with a range of needs can thrive in this type of accommodation. 

The service will embrace a flexible approach, displaying tolerance, recognition and understanding the impact trauma can have on behaviour.   The service will remain conscious of the societal tendency to unconsciously exhibit bias against women, whereby behaviours considered acceptable from males are often deemed unacceptable for females due to ingrained gender stereotypes.   Sexually exploited women will not be expected to change to fit into a service model, rather the service model is designed to support women with high levels of trauma and a complex array of support needs and behaviours.

The service will provide tailored support on an individual basis, adopting an intensive, strengths based, person-centered approach in collaboration with multiple services and partners as required.   The service will work with each client on a co-produced, comprehensive support plan where the priorities are set by the client. 

Support plans will include:

• Health and mental health needs
• Drug/alcohol and other dependencies
• Exploitation
• Exiting sex work
• Risk and resilience
• Self-care
• Offending
• Relationships
• Move-on/Resettlement
• Education/training/employment

If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT YOU

You will be creative and able to support and implement new ideas and initiatives, being a team player and able to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds! You will be able to use your own lived experience to support and empower others, whilst recognising the diversity of experience and journeys that our residents and participants have. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and can live through our values and culture to help make a difference. 

What we are looking for:

• Basic IT – ability to learn new software programs, including Microsoft
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral relationship building
• Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities – time management skills.
• Able to manage emotionally challenging, distressing and potentially triggering situations
• Able to work as part of a team with internal and external partners

What we would like, but not essential:

• Experience coordinating and/or delivering activities and interventions to vulnerable people
• Experience working with complex needs and challenging behaviour

OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support our residents to achieve their personal goals, in line with their support plan, liaising with internal and external professionals.
• Plan, implement and promote a range of internal and external activities and programme opportunities.
• Empower our residents and participants to make decisions and take control over their lives, by creating a positive and enabling environment.
• Recognise signs of deteriorating mental health or general wellbeing, initiative appropriate support and interventions.
• Support the team, residents and participants with knowledge of your own lived experience, coping mechanisms, and other relevant information and guidance.
• Deliver harm reduction advice and educate others whilst working alongside professionals.

Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. 

Further details of the role, responsibilities and key criteria can be found in the JDPS attached.

WORKING FOR US

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

Our Values

Ambition – Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people

Empowerment – Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential

Transparency – Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff

Inclusivity – Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

As Volunteer Outreach and Partnerships Officer, you will be working closely with our Communities and Volunteering Manager and the wider north of England team to support the development and delivery of a plan for local volunteering and community engagement. You will explore and develop partnerships with local communities and identify volunteering opportunities that will enable us to reach more people and drive forward positive change. You will be an excellent communicator and be passionate about volunteering and supporting volunteers, local groups and communities to develop and grow. You will have a good understanding of how volunteers can support the work of charities and have a creative approach to creating accessible and workable volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of an organisation and the diverse populations we serve across our region.