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About CAT

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Powys, Mid Wales.

CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.

Key activities include residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.

CAT launched the Zero Carbon Britain Hub and Innovation Lab in 2020 with support from the Moondance Foundation. This was initially a three year project and received further funding from the Moondance Foundation to run the Innovation Lab for a further three years. The aim of the project is to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action and create systemic change in order to increase resilience to climate change.

This will be achieved by offering a programme of support aimed at increasing the competence, confidence and effectiveness of policy makers, communities and organisations in developing zero carbon policies and action plans. This support will include: using the Zero Carbon Britain model to provide people with the knowledge to create Zero Carbon Action Plans; delivering Zero Carbon Britain training using a ‘train the trainer’ model to increase the skills and capacity of communities to take action on climate change; supplying the tools to enable people to turn climate emergency declarations into action; setting up a digital resource hub and online network to provide peer support and increase confidence of individuals and communities to take action on climate change. In conjunction with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub, an Innovation Lab will identify key issues, priorities and tasks; develop ideas that impact on these areas; and create routes into larger scale impact or systems change.

Job details:

ZCBILM240216

Area of Responsibility:

Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab

Responsible to:

Co-CEO

Responsible for:

Research Assistant

External Trainers and consultants

Contract type: Fixed term – 2 years

Responsibility Grade: 7

Location: Flexible with regular visits to the CAT eco centre near Machynlleth

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. (1.0 FTE)

Working Days: Usually Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Occasional weekend and evening working.

Salary and employee benefits:

£35,898 per annum.

CAT offers a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days p.a., plus bank holidays, plus additional allowance at Christmas (usually 3 days), plus 1 extra day for every year worked (up to 5 days).

CAT also offers an attractive package of employee benefits, including:

· a free cooked lunch and free hot drinks from the café whenever working from the CAT eco centre

· 40% discount on retail goods purchased from CAT

· Opportunities for CPD training, qualifications & professional memberships to be funded by CAT

· Opportunity to take 2 CAT short courses per year free-of-charge

· the opportunity to purchase additional holiday days      

· a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (planned)

· 5% pension contribution

· generous maternity and paternity entitlement and Death In Service benefit

· 2 hours per month for general health & wellbeing & 2 hours per month for Welsh language tuition.

Work remotely: See Location

Application deadline:     9am 5 July 2024

Interviews to be held:     Week commencing 15 July 2024 (on site)

Expected start date:  To be discussed at offer stage 

Overview of Role

The postholder will manage the Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab, to improve the capacity of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks, developing ideas that impact on these areas and creating routes into larger scale impact or systems change, in order to increase resilience to climate change.

Main Responsibilities

· To work with the Zero Carbon Britain Hub Team and External Evaluator, to clarify aims and capabilities, identifying key issues, priorities and tasks the Innovation Lab could help tackle, assessing current and potential innovation capabilities and gaps

· To design the Innovation Team model

· To manage all staff employed to deliver on the Innovation Lab

· To liaise with the Head of Development to identify other sources of funding for developing the Innovation Team model and building the Innovation team

· To develop and implement Innovation Lab methodology, piloting and delivering innovation Labs

· To put in place effective systems, policies and procedures for the effective management, monitoring and evaluation of the Innovation Lab in order to deliver on the project’s aims and objectives, outputs, outcomes and impact

· To work with the Graduate School of the Environment and contribute to teaching on the Masters in Behaviour Change and other Masters degrees

· To represent the Innovation Lab externally

· To liaise and work in partnership with appropriate external organisations, to support the needs of councils and communities to turn climate emergency declarations into action

· To manage external consultants and staff tasked with delivering training and consultancy

· To prepare marketing material and publicise the project and its activities

Any other appropriate duties as defined by the Co-CEO

Media Manager (PR)

Job reference: REQ000777

£36,489 pa

Woking GU 21 4LL / Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

If you have experience working in a fast-moving press office or PR agency and know how to deliver high quality media coverage, this is a unique opportunity to use your talents for good. As a PR Media Manager for the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, we want you to join the media team supporting our fundraising, brand and advocacy by increasing our visibility through media, compelling storytelling, and celebrity partnerships.

As Media Manager you will focus on proactively generating positive and agenda-setting media coverage of our work and campaigns in consumer media from breakfast TV sofas to lifestyle media, online news outlets and specialist press. We want you to help make our message the loudest, most respected and reliable in the UK media, and to grasp the public and decision makers’ attention so they step up to help bring our world back to life. This will involve developing close relationships with journalists and confidently pitch stories and ideas to media outlets. You will collaborate with colleagues to secure coverage within a variety of media types including consumer lifestyle, national, broadcast and regional too. It will be important to to stay in touch with developments in the media landscape and identify new opportunities for us to exploit. You will also support the monitoring and evaluation of media activities as well as work on a rota basis to respond to media requests and breaking news out of hours.

For this high-profile role, you must have worked in a fast-moving press office or PR agency and can demonstrate a track record of delivering high quality media coverage.  An excellent communicator, you will have a natural ability to spot and utilise proactive media opportunities and must possess good multitasking and relationship building skills. You will also be used to delivering high profile UK PR campaigns, events and brand/celebrity partnerships. Critically, you will possess an excellent understanding of, and contacts within, the UK media landscape, particularly national features, consumer and lifestyle media and broadcast magazine shows as well as social media. Effective at writing high quality content, you will be passionate and knowledgeable about environmental issues too.

If you have the skills to change hearts and minds through great media work and are passionate about building a movement to bring our world back to life, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link and complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with supporting statement highlighting why you are interested in this role as well as why this role is for you.

Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you.  Here at WWF we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose.  We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

Do you love data? Are you passionate about using information and insights to maximise engagement and conversion?

If this is you, Dorset Wildlife Trust would love to chat to you. We are recruiting for a permanent, full time Data and Insights Officer to sit within our creative, friendly and successful Marketing and Fundraising Team.

Key deliverables of the role include data segmentation and analysis, data migration and integration of systems, and providing data-driven recommendations to improve our fundraising efforts.

If you’re looking for a role where your analytical skills and passion for data integrity can have a direct impact on the future of wildlife and wild places in Dorset, look no further.  We would love to hear from you!

Job Description – Head of Key Food Partnerships

Reporting to: COO

Location: Flexible (regular food industry visits and travel)  

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time-35 hours

Salary: £68,974-£72,605(National) or £72,605-£76,426 (London)

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.

About FareShare

FareShare now operates 35 Regional Centres around the UK. The majority of these are run by local charitable organisations we call our Delivery Partners. This enables us to be a UK-wide organisation yet also think and behave with local concerns at the heart of our actions. For more info please visit FareShare website.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives. Our Values:

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

Our key priorities at FareShare UK are to grow the food volumes accessible to the charities and community groups we support across the UK. Food partners (manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, importers, packers, catering providers, producers and others) are pivotal in helping us to meet these priorities, providing access to food and many other strategic resources. This crucial role will focus on working with our top food partners to maximise the mutual value in the relationship through strategic and structured account management. Our ability to meet growing demand and retain our leading position in the food redistribution landscape will be heavily influenced by the success you have in this role.

You will be the direct account lead for some of the biggest food accounts in the UK and you will lead part of the Food Partnership Team for managing and engaging new business relationships to drive and grow food and funding from top food partners.

As part of this role, you will lead the transition to a tiered and structured strategic account management approach of all top partners. Coordinating colleagues in the food team and other FareShare teams: FareShare Go, Marketing, Fundraising, Network Operations and Volunteering teams to ensure that top partners get an excellent service. You will work with the top food partners and other stakeholders to ensure appropriate identification of activities, and monitoring of progress, benefits and evaluation.

You will help identify and overcome the barriers to food redistribution and increase the volumes of foods available to FareShare from food partners and their wider supply chains.

Working with marketing and relevant teams you will develop sales materials to open opportunities for more food and other resources from top partners.

You will lead new business development for FareShare Go and work closely with the FareShare Go operations team to mutually agreed objectives. You will support the team to develop new opportunities to deliver the FareShare Go service to food partners including meeting tenders and developing compelling propositions for partners.

 Main areas of responsibility

Business Development and Relationship Management

• Support the senior Leadership team by implementing and driving FareShare’s strategy to deliver the services that our top food partners want now and in the future.
• Develop sales and tender materials to win new and grow current business for increased food, funds and other strategic resource.
• Keep up to date on trends and key areas of opportunity for top accounts.
• Directly account manage the largest opportunity accounts that we want to engage or grow.
• Develop strategic relationships and account strategies with top food partners to maximise the volumes of surplus food and funding to FareShare through structured joint business planning process.
• Embed a strategic approach to account management and joint business planning processes for top partners to make sure that they have a structured first in class service from FareShare.
• Ensure oversight of all account activities and provides regular updates to, and feedback opportunities for relevant FareShare stakeholder teams including FareShare Go operations, Food Co-ordination, marketing and fundraising.
• Develop key relationships with key personnel within our top food partners and develop a good understanding of their structure and operations to help drive sustainable, successful relationships and engage the relevant internal departments

Business Process Improvement to deliver growth

• Understand the barriers to redistribution of food and lead initiatives to overcome them
• Develop new models of food redistribution which meet market needs and build new channels of supply to FareShare
• Liaise with colleagues in the FareShare Go and Food Co-ordination Operations teams to highlight and resolve any operational issues and support related initiatives as appropriate
• Work with the food partner to develop appropriate systems and business processes which will ensure they are managed in the most environmentally, socially and financially efficient way.

Project and Initiative Management

• Be responsible for managing and communicating key projects and initiatives and securing support from a range of internal stakeholders within the food partners and among the FareShare network.
• Prepare and proactively present the benefits of new initiatives to existing and potential partners despite the challenges to existing embedded processes. 

People and Culture

• Lead, manage and motivate the part of the Food Partner Team focused on engagement and growth, creating a culture of high performance and a positive and supportive working environment.
• Support effective working with colleagues in the wider Food Team, and Network Development and Operations Teams to support an atmosphere of collaboration and trust consistent with FareShare’s values
• Foster positive change, new ways of working and an understanding of best practice
• in using FareShare’s Customer Relationship Management systems.

Person Specification

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

• Proven influencing, negotiation and selling skills, to understand the needs of a key partner and ability to demonstrate the value of the proposition to the customer.
• Understanding of a strategic account management approach and ability to manage multiple accounts in the FMCG, food, retail or comparable sector with professionalism and integrity consistently meeting or exceeding challenging targets
• Good working knowledge of the key players in the food retail industry and an appreciation of their ways of working with their supply chains
• Successful track record of managing cross-functional projects such as new launches, operational initiatives, promotional activity or other projects to tight timescales and budgets, ensuring involvement of all key stakeholders
• The ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at a range of levels and across multiple functions with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise effectively with strong time management skills to ensure effective allocation of FareShare resources to cope with competing demands and to prioritise tasks appropriately
• Ability to use own initiative working independently and responsibly

Experience

• Retail account management experience working at multiple levels including Directors across Operations, Communications, Marketing, CSR, business support and technology teams
• Demonstrable experience of driving significant growth and impact in food accounts
• Track record of building, leading and managing high performing, effective teams through periods of growth and change
• Experience of managing direct reports including managing performance issues
• Project management of multiple stakeholder initiatives
• Delivery of process improvement in a sales or customer service environment
• Knowledge of and interest in Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and experience of its application within the business environment.
• Drive, motivation and attention to detail in ensuring all business opportunities presented to FareShare are captured and explored
• Pro-active, organised and able to work under pressure, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Offices packages, ideally at an advanced level and with a good level of numeracy and literacy

Competencies and behaviours

• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams and build strategic relationships across the business with a customer service focus
• Negotiation and influencing skills to deliver win-win outcomes
• Excellent, proven organisational skills
• Creative approach to problem solving

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

This is a unique opportunity to support the effective coordination and future development of the Coastal Communities Network, Scotland, on a 2-year fixed term basis, at 80% FTE (30hrs/ week).  The Coastal Communities Network Coordinator will work alongside Fauna & Flora’s team in Scotland to ensure dedicated support to the Coastal Communities Network and its constituent members, and undertake delivery of specific actions identified by the CCN Council.

The post holder will work closely with the Programme Manager, Scotland and the CCN Council, to support CCN’s wider governance and development, coordinate communication between members, and actively recruit new members.  They will also have responsibility for managing CCN’s website, organising events, administration, communications, advocacy and representation of CCN.  They will be responsible for liaising with and maintaining relationships with agreed stakeholders, taking forward actions on behalf of the CCN Council and development of policy outputs for CCN.

You will have excellent organisational skills, strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate communications across a large and disparate group.  You will have good knowledge of the Scottish marine environment and current biodiversity & conservation issues, and an interest in community-based conservation. 

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a vibrant and dynamic community network at an exciting stage of its development, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise flexibly. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Please visit our website and download the job application pack for further details on how to apply

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 7 July 2024. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing Monday, 15 July 2024.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

FareShare Merseyside & North Wales

Job Description –Community Coordinator Assistant

Reporting to:  Regional Manager

Location: Totton   

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35hrs

Salary: £22,495-£23,170

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.

About FareShare

FareShare is the 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 nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

 Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity. FareShare has a plan to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis using England’s surplus food.

We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

As a Community Coordinator Assistant for FareShare, your primary responsibility will be to manage and sustain the Community Food Membership (CFM) programme. Your goal will be to maximize relationships and add value to create the best experience for our charity partners. To excel in this role, you must be an exceptional communicator with an approachable nature, capable of securing, developing, and maintaining relationships with charities, and raising awareness of FareShare Merseyside and North Wales (FSM&NW) across the region.

The Community Coordinator Assistant will require a full clean driving licence, have access to a vehicle and be competent and confident traveling independently as they will be traveling across our region. Which consists of, Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton, Halton, Cheshire East and North Wales.

This role is vital in ensuring the success and sustainability of the FareShare Community Food Membership programme by fostering strong, supportive relationships with our charity partners and making a positive impact across the region.

Main areas of responsibility

The Community Coordinator Assistant will be responsible for the recruitment and retention of Community Food Members (CFMs) within the designated region. This role requires close collaboration with the Regional Manager, the Finance team, and Head Office. The Community Coordinator Assistant is expected to meet recruitment and retention targets, produce comprehensive reports, and ensure all requirements of funders are met.

• Organised, reliable and with a high attention to detail. 
• Some experience with customer relationships management systems.
• Strong IT and Microsoft Office skills: Outlook, Excel and Word are essential.
• Strong numeracy.
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task as required. 
• A strong team player with a good work ethic. 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and in a fast-paced environment. 
• Understanding of GDPR principles.
• Curiosity and empathy with FareShare’s mission and strategy. 

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As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience in community work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Have a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable Criteria

• Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.
• Have previous experience working with customer relationship management software.
• Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.
• Have some experience of community.

Competencies and behaviours

• Develop and implement strategies to recruit new CFM’s
• Maintain relationships with existing CFMSs to ensure high retention rates
• Conduct outreach activities to promote the benefit of CFM membership
• Able to demonstrate being a Team player
• Eligible to work in the UK

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

We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos.  As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The candidate can choose to be in the U.K. or in Hong Kong, working visa can be offered if needed.

The organization has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and are increasingly bringing systems, data and associated functions in-house to support the record-keeping and analytics they need to inform their growing operations.

Role

This is a new position. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be involved in all the duties required to maintain a complete general ledger and financial records and support financial planning/forecasting.

International Accountant Responsibilities

— The responsibilities of the International Accountant will include, but are not limited to:

International Accounting Operations

• Develop a General Ledger Chart of Accounts which supports our current grantmaking operations with the flexibility to accommodate various directions in our growth, allows easy consolidation with sister entities, and is IFRS compliant to allow us to provide regulatory and audit reporting in various jurisdictions.
• Implement optimal Chart of Accounts and processes, evaluating current and alternate accounting systems as needed and developing interface processes to existing systems as needed (HRIS, Payroll, Grants Management System, expense reporting) as needed.
• Perform duties necessary for the timely and accurate verification and recording of financial and investment (MRI/PRI) operations including general ledger, entries and reconciliations, investment portfolio tracking and transactions, international payroll, benefits and taxes.
• Work closely with Human Relations Specialist on payroll and benefits administration processes.
• Collaborate with senior management team, Operations Manager and others to determine an optimal process for reviewing and approving expenses.
• Audit corporate credit card(s).
• Identify institution and global consolidated reporting needs with senior management team and agree schedule and distribution for regular financial reporting.

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Assist in preparation of the annual organisational and department budgets.
• Monitor and provide quarterly budget performance reports and analysis to organisation and departments with close cooperation to develop and implement measures to minimize variance.
• Assist staff to self-manage budgets.
• Support financial planning and forecasting including developing scenarios for growth.

Cash Flow Management

• Reconcile annual and quarterly projected expenses and cash flow requirements and coordinate with family office for redemption decisions.
• With Operations Manager and Human Relations Specialist, maintain and improve policies and organization discipline for accurate and timely processing of accounts payables, employee expense reports, travel guidelines, time reporting, etc.

Regulatory and Audit Compliance (initially in support of regulatory reporting through the family office)

• Strengthen financial systems integrity and controls according to IFRS, tax and regulatory measures and foundation policies.
• Build systems for timely and accurate provision of data and provide direct support for annual audit and tax filing.
• Work with external advisors, as needed, to ensure compliance with relevant country and international regulatory requirements in areas of taxes, documentation requirements, payroll and benefits.

General and Other

• Develop and manage relationships with accounting related service providers as needed including in-country and global accountants, auditors, payroll and tax experts.
• Develop and maintain an asset inventory/schedule.
• Support for MRI/PRI activities as needed.
• Continually improve internal financial processes.
• Potential management of banking relationships, international wire transfers and/or other payment systems.
• Occasional travel as required for the execution of duties.
• Other duties are consistent with the accountant’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.

Qualifications

— The successful International Accountant candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:

 Essential

• Several years of progressively responsible professional experience in international accounting, ideally in an international organisation and / or in auditing / tax consulting.
• Accounting experience in philanthropy or non-profit.
• Experience in multiple tax jurisdictions and working in multi-currency environments.
• In-depth IFRS knowledge.
• Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including accounting (current platform is Xero), and office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
• Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
• Comfortable working remotely.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
• Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language).
• Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
• Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.

Desired

• Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
• Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
• International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
• Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.

Alongside this we will value applicants who are:

• Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
• Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.

We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.

TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANT ROLE

Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to Pin Han. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.

The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.

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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Major Gifts fundraiser to join the successful Development team at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as Senior Development Manager, Major Gifts on a 12-month fixed term maternity cover contract. The role works as a key strategic partner to the Associate Director, Major Gifts & Individual Giving and leads the Major Gifts team of two Development Managers to ensure long-term growth of income from major donors and management of the overall Major Gifts pipeline. The post-holder will lead on the development and delivery of a major donor giving group around Kew’s Palm House restoration project and the continued development of a strategy for increasing income raised from donors in the US.

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.

You will need a strong track record of developing and maintaining successful one-to-one relationships with individual high net worth donors and a demonstrable record of meeting challenging financial targets. You will have a strong understanding of effective major-gift fundraising techniques, the motivations for high net-worth individuals, excellent analytical skills and judgement combined with a highly professional and diplomatic approach. You will have line management experience, and be a strong communicator with the ability to prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.

In-person interviews will be held w/c 15th July at Kew Gardens (virtual interviews can also be arranged if in-person is not possible).

About Us

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi!

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Do you have experience across a breadth of communication channels and a desire to use these skills to reach diverse audiences and inspire them to take action for nature?

Sussex Wildlife Trust is currently recruiting for a Head of Communications, an exciting opportunity for a experienced communications professional to lead our talented and creative team. This role would help deliver the Trust's new strategy "Our Wild Sussex" to support our vision of a Sussex rich in wildlife, valued and protected by everyone.

Job Description –Trusts and Grants Manager

Reporting to:  Senior Trusts and Grants Manager

Location: Hybrid / London Office

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 Hours

Salary: £39,414 - £41,488

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, working with a network of 18 independent organisations to make sure good quality surplus food reaches people who need it most, rather than being wasted. We rescue food from farms, factories, supermarkets and food outlets and send it to almost 9,000 charities working on the frontline to support their communities. FareShare food nourishes people in need and connects them with vital support services to help them build a brighter future.

Every day, millions of people skip meals or go without any food, driven to food insecurity by the cost of living crisis. Yet at the same time, over three million tonnes of good to eat food goes to waste in the UK – enough for 7 billion meals.

 In 2023/24, FareShare redistributed enough food for almost 135 million meals, but we know there is more food out there that could be used to support communities in need rather than needlessly wasted. This is an exciting time to join FareShare, as we embark on a new, ambitious three-year strategy that will maximise the social and environmental impact of rescuing surplus food.

 
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

 Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting frontline charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

 Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead.

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen.

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries.

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger.

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

We are looking for an exceptional Trusts and Grants Manager to play a crucial role in ensuring the ongoing success and expansion of our partnerships with trusts, foundations and statutory givers. Working closely with the Senior Trusts and Grants Manager and four more team members, this new role will lead on nurturing high-value relationships with prospective trusts who have capacity to give large funding to FareShare.

As the cost of living crisis pushes millions into food insecurity, and the world is faced with a climate emergency, the difference you can make by joining the Trusts and Grants Team is substantial. Our dual social and environmental purpose has never resonated more with partners and we have just launched an ambitious strategy to double the number of meals we can provide, amplifying our impact and presenting a compelling case for support.

The Trusts and Grants and Manager will take on the management and stewardship of a diverse portfolio of high-value funding relationships, while developing new partnerships with a range of givers. The role will also be responsible for managing and developing a Trusts and Foundations Officer to support team objectives.

You will be a strategic thinker, used to working with high value grant making professionals and trustees and with senior staff and stakeholders within your own organisation. You will have a strong track record in income generation and supporter stewardship and have excellent communication skills. Cross team collaboration is crucial to the role, and you will be able to demonstrate strong relationship building and influencing skills.

Main areas of responsibility

• Build relationships with portfolio of five and six figure trust supporters, understanding their motivations and tailoring opportunities and communications to cultivate strong, long-lasting partnerships.
• Foster a deep understanding of FareShare’s work and strategy to create persuasive fundraising proposals that inspire and solicit funds. This includes developing relationships across the organisation to build a sound understanding of FareShare operations and where support is most needed
• Champion and input in to the teams prospecting process, using your own research and sector knowledge to take new opportunities from identification through to solicitation, particularly focussing on those with multi-year and high value potential.
• Develop innovative and personalised stewardship plans, in collaboration with senior colleagues when appropriate, to deepen funder relationships. Craft compelling written communications including emails, proposals, and reports to showcase the impact of trust support and celebrate key milestones. Lead calls, meetings and visits to strengthen funder partnerships and engagement with our work.
• Provide supportive management to a Trust and Grants Officer, offering regular advice and guidance, identifying opportunities for development and monitoring performance objectives in line with the organisational and team strategy.
• Play an active role in developing and delivering the Trusts and Grants team strategy contributing to planning and management of team objectives, and supporting the Senior Manager to motivate the team and drive trust income.  
• Work with colleagues across the Fundraising sub-teams to maximise cross over opportunities between income areas.
• Maintain accurate records of partner interactions in our CRM system and shared files, and consistently update financial records and account plans.

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of securing and successfully managing five and six figure grants and multi-year gifts from a range of grant makers, including project funding and unrestricted funding.
• Experience in prospecting for new high value business opportunities via multiple research channels and soliciting new donors to make significant gifts.
• Experience in writing compelling funding applications and impact reporting.
• Experience in developing and presenting complex project and financial information to support compelling funding proposals.
• Experience of successful cross department working with senior colleagues to deliver on funding objectives and budget.
• Experience of line management or transferable skills to line management.

 Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Strong up-to-date knowledge of the trust, grant and foundation landscape.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in writing proposals and presenting to or meeting with funders.
• Proven ability to form good working relationships, both internally and externally.
• Ability to assimilate strategic plans into compelling funding proposals.
• Excellent numeracy skills with the ability to work with complex budgets and present them to funders.
• Ability to work on own initiative, meeting objectives and managing competing priorities and tight deadlines under pressure.
• IT Literacy and ability to use a CRM.

 Desirable Criteria

• Experience of Statutory fundraising
• Interest in the impact of food waste on the environment
• Interest in food poverty and its causes

Values and behaviours

• Enthusiastic approach and ability to work in a team
• Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relationships
• A commitment to Equality and Diversity
• An appreciation of FareShare’s mission and strategy

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

OPPORTUNITY to work with one of the UK’s leading Impact Investing Platforms

Energise Africa – Commercial Director

Hours – Full time (or 4 days a week will be considered)

Location: Oxford (with some international travel)

Salary:  £60k

Term: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Overview

Energise Africa is at an exciting and pivotal time in its development. We are currently recruiting a Commercial Director to drive the business as it looks to scale. Energise Africa has been founded and incubated by two of the leading direct impact investing platforms in Europe, Ethex in the UK and Lendahand in the Netherlands and backed by incredible supporters such as UKAid and P4G. Since 2017, during this seed stage, Energise Africa has raised over £35m from UK retail investors to accelerate energy access in Sub–Saharan Africa and has won numerous awards including the UN Climate Action award for climate friendly investments.

As we get ready to take on new investment, and expand into new geographies and sectors, it is time for the organisation to build a new dedicated team.

Commercial Director

To take our business to the next level we need a dedicated Commercial Director to help accelerate our growth.

There are four key strands to the role:

Strategy and New Business

· Work alongside the CEO to develop the growth strategy for Energise Africa

· Managing existing and develop new origination partnerships to bring new issuers to the platform

· Lead the EA origination efforts and structure proposed transactions

· Work alongside our operations team to ensure efficient processes are developed and implemented to ensure smooth onboarding of new investees

· Work alongside our marketing team to ensure that origination partners and investees give us the information that they need to effectively promote investment opportunities

· Drafting and negotiation of agreements with origination partners and prospective investees

· Lead the due diligence process, present cases to the Investment Committee and onboard new investees

· Manage existing and explore new co-financing partnerships

Investee Management

· Demonstrate excellent relationship management with our origination partners and investees.

· Monitor and manage the investment portfolio along with our origination partners.

· Manage workout situations and restructuring of clients in arrears with support from the legal team and origination partners.

Leadership

· As a key member of the Energise Africa Senior Management Team, help to build the investment strategy for Energise Africa and to deliver against agreed objectives.

Product Development

· Cooperate in product development which may involve different currency solutions, guarantees and de-risking projects as well as looking at innovative financing structures.

· Support the development of new tools and technology to make the investment process more efficient.

Reports to: CEO Energise Africa

Key skills and experience:

· A passion for sustainable development/impact investing or similar.

· 5 years of experience in impact investing (debt or equity) or corporate lending in emerging markets and/or in renewable energy or climate finance sectors.

· Experience of helping to scale a start-up and/or entrepreneurship within a company.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Great negotiation skills - cooperative, empathetic and get the deals closed.

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent EA at the highest levels.

· Fluent in English and ideally French or Spanish, both written and spoken.

· Willing to  travel internationally (global emerging/frontier markets and European countries).

· Tech-savvy and proven experience with data-driven investment decisions.

· Bachelors or Masters degree.

Our Values

· We want to create a positive impact and make a difference in the world. 

· We love helping communities, social entrepreneurs and businesses in innovative ways.

· We aim to provide excellent customer service and treat all our investors fairly.

· We are a dynamic, professional and knowledgeable team with a friendly, can-do attitude.

· We are a small team that likes delivering big impact. 

What it means to be part of our team

• Work for us and see the tangible positive impact you are helping to create on the ground, such as household rural electrification in Africa and beyond.
• Share Option Scheme
• Ethical pension, with employer contribution.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• In addition to public holidays, you are entitled to 25 days each year increasing by 1 day annually from year 3 in recognition of long service (up to a maximum of 30 days).
• The Company closes for a period during Christmas, details of which will be given to you during the early part of each year. You do not have to book these days as holiday.
• Supportive of proposals for relevant training, agreed as part of personal development plans.
• Free access to mental health support services through our partner Able Futures.
• We organise informal ad hoc socials to get to know each other better and more structured team socials once a quarter.

Equal Opportunities

We hire great people from a 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 for making a positive impact in the world and making money do good, you will find a home at Ethex.

We believe in a fairer future for all, and we know that by working together we can do much, much more. We believe that everyone has the right to live and work without fear or prejudice regardless of race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, social class, religion and belief.

Further information

Please indicate whether you are applying for the role on a full time or part time basis. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.  This opportunity will close once the roles have been filled, so please apply early to ensure you don’t miss out.

Head of Data Portfolio

The Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic initiative at the heart of the fight against air pollution. We are seeking an entrepreneurial and impact-focused strategic thinker to lead our Data portfolio.

As Head of Data Portfolio, you will be responsible for developing and delivering a strategy that ensures a lack of information is not a barrier to concerted action on air pollution. You will build a global, multi-million dollar portfolio of grants to deliver the strategy. You will manage a small international team and be key in ensuring that our growing organization is well-respected, ambitious and effective.

A solid technical background and understanding of air quality is desirable. But more than this, we are looking for a strategic thinker and strong collaborator: our ideal candidate will be someone who is comfortable in convening and learning from experts, who challenges ingrained thinking, and brings positive energy and agility to problem solving. 

If this sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you.

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description

• Closing Date – 8th July 2024
• Salary & Benefits – Depending on location:
  • In UK £77,280 - £91,769 gross per annum 
  • In Ghana GHS 614,995 - GHS 788,916 gross per annum
  • In India INR 5,871,500 - INR  7,542,875 gross per annum 
  • In South Africa ZAR 1,890,00- ZAR 1,968,750 gross per annum

• First round interviews are likely to be held w/c 15th July
• Second round interviews are likely to be held w/c 22nd July
• Type of employment - Full time, Permanent 
• The role will be based in Clean Air Fund’s offices (London, Delhi, Accra or Johannesburg). Applicants must be entitled to work in the location they have applied for (UK, India, Ghana or South Africa).  Clean Air Fund cannot support visa applications

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups  to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. 

 Ivy Rock is supporting a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to tackling climate change with the recruitment of a Programme Senior Finance Business Partner.

Working closely with the CFO and Programmes Leads, you will manage the organisations financial relationships with international funders and the end-to-end finance activities across these funders and programmes.  

Key responsibilities:

• Managing monthly internal project reporting to project leads.
• Managing external funder reporting and project audits.
• Liaising with project leads and project management team to provide expert advice and ensure compliance with funder regulations across projects.
• Supporting with the development and review of funder budgets for grant proposals.
• Managing staff rate card process for charging out time to funders.
• Managing cash receipts process from funders.
• Delivering regular funder income and cashflow forecasting.
• Supporting statutory audit process for revenue recognition on projects.
• Supporting management and development of internal project management system.
• Ad hoc financial analysis as required to support strategic decision making.
• Management of one Assistant Finance Manager
• Deputising for CFO at senior management and board if necessary 

Person requirements:

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of three years post qualification experience.
• Experience working within a not-for-profit or charity organisation is essential – experience working within a programme finance context is highly desirable
• A strong desire to work for a climate change based organisation  
• Strong Excel skills are essential with the ability to work competently with minimum supervision.

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience)
• 25 Days Leave plus three days between Christmas & New Year
• 7.5% Employers Pension
• Hybrid Working but ideally at least 2 days per week in the London office.

Job Title: Head of Projects and Business Development

Location: London Borough of Camden, coworking space available in Camden Town, requires regular travel to events across the borough. 

Hours and Pay: 36 hours per week £20-24 per hour (dependent on candidates experience)

Contract type: Freelance contract - renewed annually 

This is also available as a job share. 

Start date: 17th September 2024

About Think & Do: 

Think & Do is a climate and social action organisation based in the London Borough of Camden. We work on a range of projects across the borough which tackle environmental and social issues. Within our work we put a focus on imagination as a key driver for finding solutions and aim to work on projects that have an element of fun in order to bring joy to the communities we work with and ourselves.

About the role:

Think & Do Camden is looking for a Head of Projects & Business Development to manage the Think & Do Projects team and deliver local climate and social action projects across the Borough of Camden. This is a creative opportunity in a fast paced environment to work on meaningful projects in collaboration with other local organisations and businesses including Camden Council. A key part of this role is the organisation's strategic development working alongside the Cofounder & Head of Imagination. This role will be reporting on a monthly basis to the T&D Directors and will also require autonomous working. Think & Do is a small, grassroots organisation with a passionate team who work hard to deliver innovative projects across Camden and beyond. 

Tasks will include 

• Collaboratively leading the strategic direction of the organisation to be in line with the mission and vision.

• Fundraising for different projects through applying for grants and building relationships with local businesses.

• Developing and codesigning projects in line with Think & Do’s mission and vision in response to needs and challenges within Camden’s community and beyond.

• Facilitating hiring decisions for the organisation, creating job roles, working through the interview process and onboarding new team members. 

• Building new business connections and managing relationships with key partners and stakeholders. 

• Providing overall direction for multiple projects with different timelines.

• Nurturing the team to thrive in delivering their projects and supporting in terms of wellbeing and growth. 

• Overseeing project costs, budgets and timelines through liaising with project coordinators and approving monthly invoicing and expenses. 

• Maintaining project lessons learnt, risk registers and other project management documents. 

• Joining the team on community engagement events, including door knocking and at our Sharing Spaces, getting to know the local community at a grassroots level. 

Essential/ Desirable Skills 

• Interest in and passion for local climate and social action

• Good IT skills, familiarity with google workspace and/or Microsoft

• Good time management skills

• Good use of written and spoken English 

• High level of organisation and attention to detail

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Personal Attributes

• Warm, friendly and welcoming 

• Willingness to learn

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

• Inclusive and kind way of being 

Requirements 

• Ability to work from home using own laptop and internet (coworking space available) 

• Able to travel to Camden based projects 

• Connection to Camden or neighbouring Boroughs.