Temporary jobs for the International Development sector
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Pick Recruitment are currently advertising a Face-to-Face Fundraiser – Make a Real Impact with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)!
Location: Various locations across London and the UK
Job Type: Full-time & Part-time positions available
Salary: £14-£16 per hour
Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you have the confidence and charisma to inspire people to support life-saving humanitarian work? Join Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) as a Face-to-Face Fundraiser and take the first step toward a meaningful career in the charity sector!
Why This Role?
- Exciting & Rewarding – Every conversation you have could help provide emergency medical care to those in crisis.
- Career Growth – Many of our fundraisers go on to work in senior roles within MSF and the wider charity sector.
- Be Part of a Team – Join a vibrant, passionate community of like-minded individuals working together to create change.
- Develop Valuable Skills – Gain experience in communication, persuasion, and public engagement—essential skills for a career in NGOs, advocacy and fundraising.
Your Role:
As a Face-to-Face Fundraiser, you’ll be engaging with people in high streets, shopping centres and events, inspiring them to become long-term supporters of MSF’s crucial medical work. You’ll be trained to confidently share MSF’s mission and work, helping raise vital funds for people affected by conflict, natural disasters and disease outbreaks worldwide.
What We’re Looking For:
- Passion for humanitarian causes and global health issues
- Confidence and excellent communication skills
- A team player with a positive attitude
- Resilience and motivation to achieve fundraising targets
- Previous fundraising or sales experience is a bonus (but not essential!)
What You’ll Get:
- Competitive hourly pay
- Comprehensive training and ongoing support
- Career progression opportunities within MSF and the charity sector
- A fun and inspiring work environment
- The knowledge that your work directly helps save lives around the world
Apply Now & Start Your Journey in the Charity Sector!
If you’re ready to make a real impact and start a career that matters, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and help us bring vital medical aid to those who need it most.
Together, we save lives. Join MSF as a Face-to-Face Fundraiser today!
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Harris Hill seek a Development Assistant ASAP for 8 weeks to cover an permanent recruitment period, so this could be longer..
Key Responsibilities
Donor Stewardship & Development:
- Assist with managing relationships with key stakeholders, including Board Directors, Leadership Council, and major donors.
- Help grow the Next Gen cohort (donors giving £2,000-£3,000 annually), creating engaging experiences to foster long term support.
- Contribute to marketing materials, donor reports, and online content to effectively communicate our impact.
- Proactively engage with donors through personalized interactions to enhance retention.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for diverse supporters, delivering an exceptional experience.
Event Coordination:
- Assist in planning and executing flagship fundraising events such as the Annual Gala Dinner and Summer Drinks.
- Organise outreach and cultivation events like salon dinners and webinars to expand engagement.
- Collaborate on the design and delivery of our major online campaigns.
Information Management:
- Maintain accurate donor records in CRM database (Salesforce) and use data to improve engagement and retention.
- Support the finance team with donation and expense reporting.
- Ensure all data processing complies with GDPR regulations.
Finance and Operations:
- Provide logistical support for office operations and meetings.
- Assist with administrative duties, including record keeping and office supply management.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Ideally work experience in philanthropy or the nonprofit sector.
- Experience in event coordination is a plus.
- Exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a willingness to learn new technologies (Salesforce experience a bonus).
- Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
Salary: £26,000- £28,000 per annum
Contract type:8 weeks
Location- London, hybrid working 1 day in the office
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Saferworld is currently seeking a Finance Coordinator to join our Conflict Advisory Unit on the Women, Peace, and Security Helpdesk contract. In this role, you will provide efficient and compliant financial management support for our on-demand service, which is crucial for advising a diverse range of aid actors—including donor institutions, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society organisations, financial institutions, and the private sector—on integrating conflict and gender sensitivity into their strategies. Reporting to the Project Manager- Women, Peace and Security, you will ensure accurate financial allocations and record-keeping across helpdesk consortium members, align our operations with Saferworld’s finance system, and support all related audit processes, working closely with both the operational team and our finance colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to gender-sensitive conflict and security policies and to advance Saferworld's mission and vision.
Closing Date: 29 April 2025
101 - 500
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Call for Expressions of Interest
Climate change capacity building training Consultancy, Ghana
Anticipated timeframe: April/May 2025 to June/July 2025, up to 27 person days
Location: Ghana
Background for project work
The Strengthening Civil Society Representation of Women with Disabilities in Ghana programme launched in May 2024, is a 2-year project funded by the European Union. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of two co-applicants in the areas of management, communication, fundraising, coordination, advocacy, gender, climate change, networking, and financial accountability.
Sightsavers will build the capacity of two co-applicants: Women with Disability Development and Advocacy Organisation (WODAO) and the Alliance for Better Advocacy and Knowledge (ABAK) Foundation. WODAO and the ABAK Foundation will subsequently cascade this capacity building to their members and partners, strengthening their ability to claim their rights and hold duty bearers accountable. The project also aims to establish collaborative partnerships with various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including those that focus on women's rights, disabilities, and environmental/climate issues.
What this project work will focus on
Sightsavers is inviting bids from environmental and climate change organizations to provide capacity-building training to the ABAK Foundation, WODAO, and their downstream partners (38 community-based organisations) in climate change and emergency preparedness.
Key responsibilities
The training should seek to achieve the following objectives
- Help participants understand climate change, it’s causes, and its impact on communities and people especially persons with disabilities.
- Equip participants with strategies to adapt to climate change related challenges.
- Improve persons with disabilities awareness of available climate change adaptations and frameworks in Ghana and how they can benefit from them.
- To strengthen persons with disabilities ability to advocate for inclusive climate change adaptation and policy making.
- Provide guidance on creating inclusive disaster preparedness plan that consider the needs of persons with disabilities.
- Teach the participants practical, disability friendly ways to contribute to environmental sustainability in daily life.
- Equip participants with skills to mainstream climate adaptation into their programmes.
- Help participants to understand key findings from the climate change analysis report that relate to their project districts and how they can respond to them.
Please read the ToR for a full description of the timeline and deliverables.
Timeline
The work will commence in April/May 2025 and conclude in June/July 2025.
Consultancy expertise
- Successful track record in the provision of capacity building training tied to climate change
- Experience facilitating training with potentially vulnerable populations
- Understanding of disability and mental health (desirable)
- Evidence of skills, experience, and knowledge in climate change (essential) and disability inclusion (desirable).
- Experience in capacity building and stakeholder engagement.
- Track record of leading environmental or climate change actions with examples of reports if available.
- Proven experience working as an external facilitator(s) for international organizations, the private sector, and/or national development organizations.
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English. Fluency in local languages desirable.
- Resident in Ghana desirable although not compulsory
Payment Terms
The agreed budget will be discussed at interview.
Consultancies with a proven track record in the above will be procured to undertake the project through an expression of interest process.
Full details of the project, Scope of Work and Outputs/ Deliverables can be found within the attached ToR.
How to express your interest:
To submit your bid please read the complete ToR, and complete our Expression of Interest (EoI) which can be found via the application link by 27 April 2025.
The EoI response should include roles and responsibilities of the team members of the Consultancy and number of days input, as well as a proposed workplan and indicative budget, including team members’ daily rates for the assignment and any other anticipated expenses.
Interested bidders are also requested to include an example of previous similar work.
The deadline to submit your EoI is 27 April 2025 at 23:30pm BST UK.
Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 21 April 2025 onwards.
Please note due to the high volume of applications anticipated it is possible that only successful applicants will be contacted. We reserve the right to close this ad early.
Selection Criteria:
Sightsavers is committed to running a fair and transparent tender process and ensuring that all bidders are treated and assessed equally during this process. Bidder quotation responses will be evaluated against Essential Criteria, Capability Criteria, Sustainability Criteria and Commercial Criteria. These criteria have been especially created to help SCI determine which bidder is able to offer the best quality and most commercially competitive solution to meet our needs and deliver the most effective programming to our beneficiaries.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Your new company
A large, London-based charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Deputy Financial Controller, you will help to support the organisation's year-end and audit process by preparing and providing information for the external audit as required.
Duties include assisting the finance team by consolidating financial information for both the UK and overseas divisions; reviewing various balances; supporting the production of financial statements and liaising with auditors. The anticipated duration is 6 months+.
To start ASAP.
Hybrid working: 2 days per month in the office.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with charity sector experience.
What you need to do now
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We are working with an international development charity who are looking for an Interim Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to join their team for an initial three-month contract, with the possibility of extension.
This is a vital role focused on maintaining and developing high-value partnerships with Trusts and Foundations. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Developing a robust pipeline of 6-7 figure funding opportunities.
- Leading in partnership scoping and proposal development.t
- Providing valuable market insights and strategic advice.
- Managing existing donor relationships and ensuring strict compliance.
- Crafting tailored engagement strategies aligned with donor priorities.
- Supporting senior stakeholders in effective donor management.
- Contributing to strategic development and performance tracking.
- Maintaining accurate donor records and actively contributing to team activities.
Key Requirements:
- Significant and demonstrable experience in high-value (6-7 figure) trusts and foundations fundraising.
- A proven track record in effective pipeline management and successful proposal writing.
- Experience in managing relationships with high-level stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of global development issues.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and strategic thinking skills.
- Experience line managing staff.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment.
What’s on Offer:
- A salary of £55,000-£60,000 on a day rate (Inside IR35)
- An immediate start
- A hybrid working pattern
- An initial 3 month contract
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
