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AKF(UK) Senior Partnerships Managers are part of the Global Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Partnerships team tasked with identifying and cultivating new funding partnerships and strengthening existing ones to support our strategic goals. They engage with European, Asian and North American government and foundation donors to mobilise resources for ten multi-sector profit and not-for-profit agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) operating across Asia and Africa. In addition, Senior Partnership Managers are responsible for reporting and donor relations on a portfolio of select grants implementing across AKDN themes and geographies in close collaboration with field units, global teams, and our partners. This role will also include line management responsibilities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Resource Mobilisation
• Support the Partnerships team to broker and cultivate new relationships and strengthen existing ones with institutional (bilateral and multilateral) and foundations donors
• Lead the development and review of concept notes and proposals (solicited and unsolicited), including logical frameworks and budgets, in close coordination with the Global Programme Team (GPT) and country teams.
• Develop and contribute to positioning pieces and communication materials (e.g. presentations, narrative overviews) to enable regular and effective engagement with donors
• When needed, provide direct hands-on support at country level in design of concept notes, proposals, and budgets and conduct donor or field visits to support discussions with new and existing donors/partners.
• Coordinate processes of contracting and negotiation, engaging relevant stakeholders, and ensuring contracts ‘get over the line’ in a timely and efficient way.
• Contribute to management systems, such as the Award Information Management System (AIMS).
Donor engagement and positioning
• Research, source relevant information, and perform analysis of market trends on new donors, peer organisations, and funding opportunities to identify potential funding and partnering matches for AKF and AKDN priorities.
• Develop positioning materials (e.g. presentations, capability statements, briefs, talking points), collaborating with communications teams to enable effective donor engagement.
• Engage with new and existing donors and partners to identify solicited and unsolicited funding opportunities.
• Guide teams to make informed, effective decisions on which opportunities to pursue (including ‘Go No-Go’ requests).
• Identify, cultivate, and pre-position with partner organisations to form or join consortia focused funding bids.
• Conduct due diligence on new partners in coordination with finance and partnerships teams.
Grants management
• Manage grants through regular coordination with relevant AKDN agencies/country units and the finance department to ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. Proactively support the resolution of challenges as they arise.
• Support the preparation, review and feedback process on donor reports to ensure reports comply with donor requirements and are produced on time and to a high standard.
• Be an interface with donors and communicate on a regular basis about the implementation of on-going grants to maintain a solid relationship and to address queries or challenges effectively
Networking and building public awareness
• Participate and actively engage in relevant networking events/conferences to build awareness of AKF/AKDN with the UK and European public more broadly.
• Interface with the Communications team to identify opportunities and support the planning of events either directly targeting or planned jointly with AKF’s institutional donors (e.g., FCDO, EC).
Leadership and People Management
• Play a leadership role in the unit by setting the example of consistently high standards
• Work with the Partnerships Officers to effectively manage grants and to develop and improve quality of concept notes and proposals
• Filter the team and unit's documents ensuring improvements in standards of writing, presentation, content and context.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, BEHAVIOURS, ATTRIBUTES
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in a relevant field highly preferable
Skills
• Creativity, critical thinking and project management
• Entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with maturity and emotional intelligence
• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines
• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues, governance and external stakeholders in a professional manner
• Excellent writing, speaking and other communications skills, with thoroughness and attention to detail
• Ability to provide stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations, senior colleagues and community members
• Strong IT skills, including Office and Excel
Knowledge
• Strong proven understanding and knowledge of the European/Asian donor landscape to support programmes internationally
• Knowledge and commitment to international development and improving knowledge of these issues a distinct advantage
Experience
• At least a total of 6 years of professional experience with a minimum of 4 years working in international organisations or donor agencies, including field-level implementation or management. Experience line managing or mentoring staff is highly desirable
• Experience in resource mobilisation and developing relationships, including direct experience with European (EU/EC, Germany, Switzerland, UK) or Asian donors. Experience with North American (USAID, GAC) donors highly desirable
• Experience in developing and writing proposals and arguments, business plans/cases, concept papers, briefs, executive summaries, as well as coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, and simultaneously managing a variety of relationships
• Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders
• Proven success in managing grants in complex organisations with numerous stakeholder
Application Details:
• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you want the role, why you want to work for AKF(UK) and how your experiences and skills to date make you the most suitable applicant for the role.
• Must have the right to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We exist to fund research into beating blood cancer. In the past 60 years, we’ve invested more than £500 million into blood cancer research which has led to improved treatments and saved lives. Everything we do in the next five years will be based on a single aim – to stop people dying of blood cancer or the side effects of its treatments. We want to put people affected by blood cancer at the centre of everything we do.
We have an ambitious strategy to increase the annual investment in research. The Clinical Research Programmes Lead will lead the development and delivery of a new large-scale clinical research funding scheme. We plan to launch a major fundraising appeal focused on funding multi-arm multi-stage clinical trials testing multiple interventions, which can make a step change in the treatment of the blood cancers with the poorest survival. The role will lead the development of the scope, guidance, forms and review process for the funding call, including establishing a Funding Committee. You will work closely with colleagues in the fundraising teams to ensure we have compelling information for cases for support that will underpin the major appeal.
The role will lead on the development and delivery of new clinical research programmes, such as interventions to increase the access to clinical trials and barriers to clinical-academic careers. It will engage the clinical and research community to increase blood cancer clinical research, through workshops and providing coordination of the Blood Cancer Research Groups.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Role
Are you a qualified Finance professional looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join the Finance team for one of the UKs leading charities?
We are looking for a Head of Financial Accounts to join our busy Finance and Commercial directorate and lead our Financial Accounts team.
Reporting to the Director of Group Financial Accounts and Business Processes, this role will see you devising and maintaining a system of internal financial controls, policies, delegated authorities and procedures to safeguard RBL funds (RBL charity and subsidiaries) and ensure that funds are spent in line with charity law, applicable accounting standards and donor wishes.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Preparation of the annual consolidated accounts of the RBL group and subsidiaries, as well as the individual financial statements for the main RBL charity, Poppyscotland and other London based trading subsidiaries
- Project management of annual statutory external audit as well as other smaller assurance or reporting engagements and take appropriate actions
- Leading an effective Branch Accounting function, ensuring that the annual return process is successful in recording transactions accurately and to timetable
- Ensuring the RBL group is fully compliant with all relevant tax legislation, providing internal advice on the tax status of transactions and preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns and annual Corporation tax returns.
- Project management of the annual audit, ensuring that the auditors receive an accurate set of accounts, associated working papers and all requested deliverables by the agreed deadlines
- Management of permanent team of six, plus interim year end accountants
You will be a fully qualified CCAB Accountant and will bring experience of leading a multi-discplinary Finance team in a large organisation. You will have experience of producing and/or auditing complex consolidated statutory accounts and will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the principles of internal financial controls and VAT as it applies to charities.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London, Haig House, Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A little bit about the role
This advert will close at 9am, 7 August 2024
We seek a dynamic leader with excellent interpersonal skills to join our team as Head of Partnerships and Placements on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis. The ideal candidate must excel in building and sustaining partnerships, managing strategic projects, and leading a team to achieve significant results.
You will be allocating 500 placements for Approach Social Work participants and recruiting leaders for and sell other Frontline programmes or services. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Meet sales targets
- Provide a great experience for partners
- Systems, project management and compliance
- Support wider organisational objectives
- Excellent team leadership and people management
A little bit about you
The ideal candidate will be an experienced account management and sales professional, skilled in setting and achieving demanding sales targets. We are looking for someone with a strong track record in managing complex projects, leveraging external stakeholder relationships, and and balancing different needs. With excellent people management skills, you will balance support and challenge, and be adept at using data and CRM systems to manage relationships and generate insights.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union
Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £63,000-£65,000
Location: Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall
Contract: Full time
Are you looking for a role as an ambitious and collaborative leader, passionate about student experience? If so, we’re looking for a visionary leader who work closely with our elected officers, trustees and other stakeholders to progress our strategy and long-term sustainability of the Students’ Union.
About the Students’ Union
We exist to represent over 8,000 of our members who are based mainly in Cornwall, but additionally we have a growing number of online and partnership students. Two-thirds of these are Falmouth University students and the remainder are from the University of Exeter. We are almost unique in the UK in serving two student cohorts from different universities some of whom share a campus. This presents an unusually complex context within which to exercise leadership. The students’ union operates across three sites. The Falmouth campus in the centre of town is solely for Falmouth’s Arts students, while Exeter’s medical students are based at a site in Truro. The Penryn campus is where most students are based and its successful operation is heavily reliant on a partnership between the two universities, FX Plus, a services company which delivers many of the central services on campus and the students’ union. The new CEO will have well-developed stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage effectively with complex partnerships in the interests of our students.
About the role
The Chief Executive will provide visionary leadership to ensure the long-term sustainability and strategic development of the Students’ Union (SU). Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive will drive the performance, development, and financial health of the SU, aligning its operations with its mission, vision, and values. This role requires fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture, supporting and empowering elected student leaders, and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across Falmouth University and the University of Exeter as well as, FX Plus and the wider community.
The Chief Executive will work day-to-day with full-time and part-time elected student officers to communicate and implement the SU’s strategy and priorities effectively. The SU serves a diverse student membership from both universities studying in Cornwall. These students, although from different universities, share their university experience outside the lecture and seminar rooms, making it essential to enhance their overall student life and community engagement.
Additionally, the Chief Executive will lead strategic planning, implement effective governance, and enhance the internal and external reputation of the SU, ensuring it meets the needs of its diverse membership and key stakeholders.
We're a democratic, membership organisation and all students at the are automatically members of the Union. Overall legal responsibility for the Students' Union rests with our Board of Trustees which is made up of four full-time Sabbatical Officers, four student trustees and three external trustees. The Sabbatical officers are elected each year by, and from, the student membership of the University. They take a year out of their studies (or immediately after graduating) to take on a fulltime paid staff role and to serve as a trustee.
Closing Date: Tuesday 27th August 8am
First Stage Interviews (Remote): Monday 2nd September
Final Interviews (In-person at the Penryn campus): Wednesday 11th September
How to Apply
Please click 'Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and Job Description and find details of how to apply.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our recruitment partners, Atkinson HR Consulting.
Ivy Rock Partners is pleased to be assisting a London based Housing Association in their search for a Finance Business Partner. The purpose of this role is to support key Central Service team stakeholders with strategic decision making.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has experience liaising with senior stakeholders and business partnering to join an excellent housing association in London to assist the Senior FP&A Manager in leading budgeting and forecasting processes
You will be:
· A CCAB Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA)
· Experienced with dealing with senior stakeholders
· Experienced with budgeting and forecasting
· A confident, team player
What to expect:
· Salary: £48-53,000 per annum
· Hybrid working 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Why work here:
· The opportunity to join an excellent London based housing association
· A supportive finance team providing opportunities for progression
For more information about this role or a private and confidential chat, please contact Ryan Sheehan at Ivy Rock Partners.
Associate Director for HR Operations
£61,740 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week
The Associate Director for HR Operations is an exciting and new role at the College in which you will work collaboratively with all Divisions to support a range of operational and strategic HR activities, as well as embracing and contributing to College wide projects and the enhancement of the People & Culture Division.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director for People and Culture, you will take ownership for reviewing and developing policies and processes, alongside establishing innovative approaches to ER issues, change management, managing the recruitment of key hires and championing the EDI agenda.
As Associate Director for HR Operations, you will provide enthusiastic leadership, direction and development to the HR team involved in employee relations, encouraging proactive ER interventions to ensure the increased productivity and efficiency of the College.
Partnering with department managers to identify staffing needs and developing strategies for attracting, developing and retaining top talent, you will embed organisational values as well as overseeing the recruitment and selection process, conducting interviews and making final hiring decisions.
MCIPD qualified and with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, you should have extensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations as well as proven experience of working in a trade unionised environment.
You should have a strong strategic mindset with the ability to align HR strategies with business objectives, as well as a proven ability to use management information to drive activity to improve organisational performance. You will also be responsible for maintaining and improving the College’s HRIS.
Strong leadership and managerial skills along with the ability to effectively coach and mentor a team are essential, as are excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
It is also essential for you to be able to build and maintain strong relationships with employees, managers and stakeholders. Experience of working in a membership organisation would be desirable.
The HR Operations team is responsible for developing initiatives and tools to support the achievement of RCPCH’s strategic objectives. A key requirement of the team is to ensure that we attract, develop and retain the people necessary to provide the organisational agility and skills to meet the transformational change and challenges we face now and in the future.
The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.
The RCPCH wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the College is particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation.
The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.
Closing date: 12 August 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
Job title Programme Manager
Division Social Sciences
Department Oxford Department of International Development
Location Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Grade and salary Grade 8: £45,585-54-395 (with a discretionary range up to £59,421)
Hours Full time
Contract type Fixed term until 31st December 2026, extension subject to funding
Reporting to Director
PLEASE APPLY FOR THE JOB ON THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WEBSITE AND WE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY AGENCIES.
The role
The role is a member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for programme management, overseeing all aspects of the governance and operational management of the Young Lives programme, including delivery of the multimillion portfolio of grants including the £9.4m FCDO funded ‘Young Lives at Work’ project in addition to a growing portfolio of complementary research grants. To ensure successful delivery of this complex and high-profile research programme, the post-holder will demonstrate excellent leadership skills and expertise in all aspects of programmatic and operational management, working with significant independent responsibility. They will work closely with the Young Lives Director, Senior Leadership Team and Country Directors (in four study countries) to provide strategic and operational leadership of the programme and will provide support and expert advice on external representation and fundraising, including representing Young Lives to external audiences and funders (notably FCDO).
The post-holder will ensure a cutting-edge approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning across the programme; grip financial management and operational delivery; facilitate the country leads in delivery of their programmes and plans; identify issues and risks and constructively and rapidly problem solve to overcome or mitigate them; and develop and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships with funders and partners.
The post-holder will lead the Programme Management team of staff and multiple consultants, with direct line management responsibility for at least three staff members. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, they will also share responsibility for overseeing the culture and impact of the team and wider partnership, helping to get the best individually and collectively from a variety of partners with diverse personal and professional backgrounds.
As a senior professional in the Oxford Department of International Development, the post-holder will also be expected to operate in line with the overall mission and values and take every opportunity for collaboration with professional services and other research centres. The successful candidate will be educated to graduate level with a mission focused, flexible, can-do approach to work, self-motivation, resilience and will proactively seek to drive improvement and adaptation within the team.
Selection criteria
Essential selection criteria
· First degree, ideally with a professional qualification (e.g. MBA, DMS or Qualified Accountant)
· Proven experience of leading and managing a large team and ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of partner institutions, including in low and middle income countries
· Extensive programme management experience, including large scale funding proposals, financial management and project reporting
· Excellent analytical skills and the ability to assimilate and process information on a wide range of issues as well as the ability to think strategically and solve complex problems
· The ability to influence at all levels both internally and externally with experience of conducting representation and negotiations at a senior level
· Excellent time management and organisational skills; experience of working under pressure to competing deadlines and adapt to challenges quickly
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular explaining technical and financial information to non-technical audiences and ability to produce user friendly financial and narrative reports
· Self-motivated, with an enthusiastic and energetic approach to leading a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural team and ability to work with minimal supervision; ability to employ tact and discretion in building a strong team.
Desirable selection criteria
· Programme management experience of large FCDO funded programmes, including developing logframes, theories of change and risk registers.
· Knowledge of University of Oxford administration and financial policies and processes
· Willingness to undertake overseas travel
Please apply for the job on the University of Oxford website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, is seeking an Associate Director of Local Fundraising to lead their local fundraising operation and ensuring they maximise the value from local relationships.
Marie Curie is the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all four nations delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Their leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and their campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
The Associate Director of Local Fundraising is a senior role within the Income, Innovation and Engagement directorate; a highly ambitious and professional team which is working to grow income and strengthen the organisation’s voice across the UK as the leading end of life care charity in the UK. Marie Curie has ambitious financial growth targets and needs to drive net contribution, engagement and awareness if they are to achieve their fundraising ambitions and subsequently their service growth goals.
The primary focus of the role is to maximise the net contribution from local fundraising but also to drive community awareness and engagement with Marie Curie. This is a key role for Marie Curie, responsible for managing a team of over 100 people and having responsibility for over £20 million Income, the recruitment of legacy prospects, the delivery of fundraising events and the strategic approach of supporter facing volunteers.
The Fundraising teams based in communities across the UK are responsible for raising money, driving legacy sign ups, building event participation and profit and growing awareness and engagement of the need for and impact of the charity’s work amongst supporters and people who have the potential to support Marie Curie. With all local relationships managed by this role’s teams, the post will ensure that supporters have a connected, seamless experience.
The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience in a fundraising environment with a successful track record in increasing voluntary income or revenue. They will also have experience in developing both annual operational and three-year strategic plans, developing creative and innovative solutions and digital marketing and in working with working with volunteers and engaging local communities. This will be combined with a proven track record in managing large high-performing, geographically dispersed teams.
This is an ideal career opportunity for an individual with extensive community fundraising experience looking to either broaden their portfolio or take the next step towards a Director of Fundraising role.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 12th August.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
About The Role
Closing date: 7th August
Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 18 months.
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a dynamic and experienced learning and development professional?
Are you interested in building an exciting new training programme for Marketing and Fundraising specialists?
We are seeking to recruit a talented individual with a proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality, engaging training solutions. This is an exciting new role to create a new, dedicated training academy for our Income and Engagement Directorate.
You will be responsible for creating and delivering a bespoke programme of training content for teams across the Income & Engagement Directorate. Additionally, you will be responsible for designing the curriculum for bespoke training, specifically for our directorate, with experience of delivering the training content to the business unit. You will be commercially focused with the supportive mindset to help all individuals develop and grow within their roles.
You will partner with the Income & Engagement Leadership team to understand the needs of each business area, identifying skills gaps and development needs to ensure the delivery of training initiatives across the directorate.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
About you
- Experience of designing and delivering bespoke training.
- Developing a training curriculum, ready to be rolled out to the business and train new users.
- Expert in transforming the learning with a proven track record of developing and delivering an inspiring training program(s).
- Experience of managing complex projects
- Confident in negotiating and managing senior internal stakeholders and external training providers and suppliers.
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.#
- Be ambiguous, passionate about your role
- A strong strategic thinker, being able to translate skills, needs and concerns from stakeholders into impactful and supportive learning solutions
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have big goals over the next few years.
We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.
Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
Team information
Will you join us?
Mind's Partnerships Fundraising team - part of the wider fundraising directorate - is responsible for generating income from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations, the statutory and corporate sectors.
The New Corporate Partnerships team consists of a team head, two leads (including this role), two senior partnership officers, three officers, and one assistant.
The New Corporate Partnerships team has been at the forefront of securing some fantastic partnerships for Mind such as, Allianz, Bupa, Co-op, Direct Line, Dunelm, ITV, McLaren Racing, and McVitie's, to name a few. Our partnerships cover the spectrum of partnership types; strategic and Charity of the Year partnerships (COTYs) and brand and commercial partnerships. You will help us to refine our strategies and build on our success.
In these unprecedented and challenging times, Mind is and will be needed more than ever. Our corporate partnerships play a huge role by helping us, raise income to achieve our strategic goals and adding value to businesses and society through our partnerships, including raising public awareness and reaching new audiences.
Mind employs over 300 staff and we have a team of volunteers. Most staff are based in Stratford, London, there is an office in Cardiff and there are a number of dispersed staff working across England and Wales. Mind is formally moving to a hybrid working model combining a balance of home and office based working.
Key duties and responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities
Working with the Head of New Partnerships, the Strategic and Transformational New Partnerships Lead will:
-Help develop and implement the Corporate Partnerships team's new partnerships strategy, working closely with the Head of New Corporate Partnerships and other team members.
-In year one, be accountable for delivering an individual income target for 24/25 and beyond, and supporting the overall New Partnerships Teams' multi-year income targets and ROI, working with the Head of New Corporate Partnerships and reviewing progress on a monthly and quarterly basis.
-Lead a dedicated sub-team within the New Partnerships team, helping to develop their pipeline and promoting innovative, proactive approaches to partnership development
-In collaboration with the Head of New Partnerships, lead new strategic and transformational partnerships development with the aim of increasing the sustainability, value and breadth of partnerships secured at Mind.
-Project Manage high level proposals, liaising with multiple internals teams, creating clear project plans including: roles and responsibilities, senior stakeholder briefing and internal feedback.
-Liaise with the Planning and Development team to understand key offerings for corporate partnership, our strategic priorities for prospects
-Identify networking opportunities across Mind and externally for potential corporate partnerships
-Develop stewardship plans for top prospects, including Mind senior leadership and trustee engagement and roles, taking a collaborative approach and balancing impact and effort across opportunities
-Line manage one Senior Officer, alongside indirect line reports, who will support with the development of pitches and lead some opportunities with your support
-Lead and assist with the design of new partnership agreements with companies to ensure that expectations from both parties are met and the interests of Mind are looked after, and risks are mitigated.
-Work proactively with the Corporate Partnerships team managers and support the wider team to renew, deliver and grow holistic, donor-focused partnerships where appropriate.
-Work with colleagues across Mind to identify the potential and manage the risk in new partnerships, ensuring that Mind's ethical policy and charity legislation is adhered to.
-Monitor, analyse and review information on industry trends, innovations and developments, keeping the pipeline updated.
-Represent the Partnerships team in appropriate working groups, workshops and/or meetings/other events as directed.
-Monitor and evaluate new business activity and provide regular updates/reports to the Head of New Corporate Partnerships.
-To use the CRM database to enter, update and extract accurate information to maximise operational benefits and opportunities from the database system.
-To support the new partnerships team and have delegated responsibility from time to time, in the absence of the Head of New Partnerships.
-To undertake other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.
Mind's equity statement
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, is seeking an Associate Director of Mass Fundraising to lead the charity’s Mass giving strategy - in particular Cash Appeals, Regular Giving, Gaming and Legacy – and to lead the Innovation team for all of Fundraising.
Marie Curie is the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all four nations delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Their leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and their campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
The role of Associate Director of Mass Fundraising will be responsible for driving lifetime value and net contribution through ever-improving CPAs, strong awareness, engagement and retention strategies.
You will use your omni-channel marketing skills to oversee your team leading the charity’s cross-organisational Christmas and Great Daffodil Supporter-facing campaigns, ensuring the campaigns deliver income, cold recruitment and brand awareness, becoming moments the whole organisation engages in.
You will also ensure the innovation team focus on £1million plus income opportunities, whilst also providing teams with some support in them running their own optimisation projects. You will use your marketing skills to ensure the Innovation strategy is insight and data-led and that the organisation can run innovative projects quickly and agilely.
Marie Curie are seeking candidates who have senior-level leadership experience in a fundraising environment with a successful track record in mass fundraising and marketing. You should be able to demonstrate strong acquisition and retention results throughout your career and experience leading significant campaigns and in managing multi-million pound income and expenditure budgets. You will also have a proven track record in managing large, high-performing teams.
This is an ideal career opportunity for an individual with extensive community fundraising experience looking to either broaden their portfolio or take the next step towards a Director of Fundraising role.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 12th August.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
About us
We are UCL: a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. From cancer research to climate change, dementia to social inequality, the world is facing huge challenges and we're determined to solve them.
There has never been a more exciting time to join the Advancement office as we plan for our biggest ever fundraising and engagement campaign and support the delivery of the bicentennial programme in 2026.
We think this a great job - newly created, varied and interesting, with the opportunity to shape and build it over time. It would particularly suit someone with an interest in working at a senior level of university administration in a complex, fast-moving environment.
About the role
As Senior Executive Officer you will play a pivotal role in the smooth running of Advancement activity at UCL. You'll provide high-level strategic and operational support to the Vice President of Advancement and the Senior Leadership team, working closely with colleagues in the Provost and President's office and other Vice-Provost/Vice-President portfolios to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach.
We are happy to consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible (minimum 0.8 FTE.)
Please use the attach cover letter upload option to tell us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.
About you
To do this job you'll certainly have experience of providing high level operational and administrative support to someone in a senior leadership role. You'll be adept ad managing high profile, complex projects, building strong relationships with stakeholders and work with and influence senior colleagues.
You'll be able to balance the big picture and the detail on order to build effective ways of working to support the objectives of the Advancement team. You will exercise excellent judgement and personal organisation, flexibility and an ability to work to demanding deadlines across multiple priorities, working closely with the Vice President (Advancement)'s Executive Assistant.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
* 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
* Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
* Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
* Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
* Immigration loan
* Relocation scheme for certain posts
* On-Site nursery
* On-site gym
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
* Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
Salary: £52,208 - £58,011 per annum
Position Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time
Closing Date: 12/08/2024
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Strategic Programme Manager to join us to manage the development and delivery of one of our key programmes, working closely with colleagues across the organisation to transform our Publishing business.
We are looking for someone with experience in managing programmes in complex business and technology settings with multiple delivery methodologies. You will have also managed the full lifecycle of a programme in the past, including facilitating programme governance, budget and risk management while ensuring the alignment of the initiatives to the programme’s aims and the organisation's strategy.
More about the role:
• Manage the development and delivery of Modernisation and Transformation Programmes in RSC.
• Ensure continuous alignment of the Programmes to RSC’s strategy.
• Support the Programme Governance Groups and associated groups in their decision making as set out in the terms of reference.
• Develop and manage Programme artefacts, manage interdependencies between various initiatives that span projects, products and other workstreams within a Programme.
• Take overall ownership of and oversee the effective management of Programme budgets, risks and issues.
• Take overall ownership of Programme’s benefits and realisation plan. Define, quantify, measure, monitor and report Programme benefits.
• Ensure that stakeholder management and communications are integrated into individual projects, products and other workstreams across the Programme. Ensure productive, two-way communication with all key stakeholders.
• Draft and provide support for business case development as required.
• Design, develop, maintain, monitor and report Programme plans, troubleshooting, or escalating issues where necessary.
We are looking for:
• Significant experience of Programme and project management, roadmap development and management, directing strategic recommendations and decisions.
• Experience in overseeing and working across multiple delivery teams and implementations at the same time and able to accurately choose the appropriate management methodology for the task in hand.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of our customers and their requirements.
• Experience in business impact and KPI development and reporting.
• Experience in risk management and mitigation.
• Proven ability to effectively interact with and influence key stakeholders.
• Demonstrable problem solving and change management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A sound knowledge of budgets and cost management.
About the RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s purpose is to help the chemical science community make the world a better place. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate.
Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will have the opportunity to also work mostly from a UK location other than this. Applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend our Cambridge office several times a month.
Benefits
• At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:
• 26 days paid holiday per annum
• 35-hour working week with flexible options
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid volunteering days
• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)
• Life assurance at four times basic annual salary
If you are interested in this role, please apply, as we will be reviewing and interviewing candidates on a regular basis. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description here.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
You may have experience in the following: Programme Manager, Project Manager, Strategic Planner, Transformation Manager, Business Change Manager, Portfolio Manager, Technology Programme Manager, Enterprise Programme Director, etc.
REF-215 743
Head of Communications and Brand
Contract: 12 Months Fixed term contract, full-time, starting September 2024
Location: Canada (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal), London, UK or any WA Country, remote role
Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the successful candidate's location and depending on experience.
- Canada: $75,000 - $80,000 per annum
- UK: 65,000 - £74,000 per annum with benefits or equivalent established grade in the country of employment.
Offer will be made based on candidate's right-to-work location and other factors including the labor market, experience, internal equity, and budget, etc.
About WaterAid Canada:
WaterAid Canada is a member of WaterAid, an international nonprofit organization, determined to make clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good.
About the role:
The Head of Communications and Brand will oversee the planning, execution, and evaluation of WaterAid's communications and brand portfolio, including external communications, media relations, editorial and brand management, digital content development, and public engagement.
This position calls for a high level of collaboration within WAC and the global WaterAid Federation. The Head of Communications and Brand must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively across teams to prioritize conflicting needs and deadlines. As part of a collaborative and fast-paced organization, the Head of Communications and Brand is expected to take initiative and be a creative problem-solver, possess a strong work ethic, take ownership of their work and have high personal expectations. The Head of Communications and Brand must also possess sound judgement and exercise discretion to ensure the integrity, security and confidentiality.
The Head of Communications and Brand will:
- Develop and implement an integrated annual communications plan to advance WAC's brand identity, leverage key activation opportunities, and increase the visibility of the organization across key stakeholder audiences.
- Implement major global campaigns for the Canadian market in coordination with communications leads across WaterAid Federation.
- Plan, execute and manage domestic fundraising communications in coordination with our fundraising team.
- Develop digital content that is integrated with the activities of WAC's Philanthropy, International Programs, and Policy & Advocacy teams.
- Actively seek opportunities to be endorsed by reputable external bodies that recognize sector excellence.
- Develop and maintain updated speaking points and key messages allowing WaterAid to comment on a range of issues that are relevant to the international development and WASH sectors.
- Grow WaterAid's brand identity and reputation for accountability and transparency in Canada through the production of high quality and innovative annual reports and newsletters.
- Manage WAC's website to ensure it is always up to date, accurate and user friendly.
- Manage WAC's social media strategy and develop social media content to support various WaterAid priorities, activities and programs in collaboration with all organizational teams.
- Utilize a data-driven approach to optimize WAC campaign outreach within the Canadian market, ensuring effective engagement and impact. Regularly prepare and present comprehensive reports on performance metrics and insights.
- Manage and maintain Google Enterprise Solutions and Google Not-for-Profit accounts, site directories, website domains, and SSL certificates.
- Contribute to the execution of WAC's national policy and advocacy strategy through strategic communications that demonstrate WaterAid's impact and leadership in our sector, as well as ensuring regular engagement with Canadian Members of Parliament and other decision makers.
- Work closely with the WaterAid leadership to manage opportunities to build WAC's thought leadership profile with key stakeholders through white papers, publications, and media, including social media as relevant.
- Support partnerships and expand upon collaborations with existing WaterAid partners and other stakeholders to advance advocacy objectives.
- Contribute to international development sector-wide advocacy and communications initiatives in Canada.
About you:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or another related field.
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in marketing, media relations, and corporate/ nonprofit communications.
- Exceptional communication skills in English, with bilingualism in English and
- French being a strong asset.
- An entrepreneurial and collaborative work ethic. Diplomatic and able to work with teams from around the globe and different time zones.
- Experience of managing external public relations, web development, and other communications vendors.
- An understanding of international development issues.
- Experience working on advocacy plans and execution within the international development/NGO sectors would be a strong asset.
- A strong commitment to WaterAid's mission, vision, and values with the ability to effectively communicate this mandate in a manner that compels prospective supporters to join the cause.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 4th August 2024. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover in one document either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective country. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.