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Harris Hill are delighted to be working with an international animal charity to recruit their new Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships.

As the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships you will pro-actively develop and implement a strategy to grow fundraised income from major donors, corporates and trusts and foundations. You will also manage the legacy marketing programme.

Key responsibilities will include;

 Leading on the development and operational delivery of the philanthropy and fundraising partnerships strategy across high value income streams.

• Leading on maintaining relationships with existing high-value donors and funders, through exemplary stewardship

• Overseeing the continued development and growth of a global legacy programme, including the production of legacy mailings, telemarketing, offline and digital advertising.
• Developing and managing a yearly activity plan for the Philanthropy and Fundraising Partnerships team within and agreed budget

• Providing supportive and dynamic line management for members of your team, including facilitating regular supervision meetings and supporting personal development and training

 This position would ideally suit a candidate with;

• Excellent knowledge of high-value donor, trusts, corporate and legacy fundraising strategies and activities.
• Comprehensive understanding of fundraising techniques, including audience and donor segmentation, analytical modelling and the use of insight to drive performance.
• Demonstrable experience of managing fundraising or income-generating campaigns, nationally and internationally, including in coalition with other organisations where applicable
• Experience of managing and overseeing high-value giving, legacies, trusts, statutory and corporate fundraising programmes and activities, to maximise income.
• Experience of developing new products/activities and taking them to market.
• Knowledge of global animal welfare, within an international development context would be beneficial

This position can be hybrid or largely remote with travel to the London head office as required.

Applications for this position will be reviewed and interviewed on a rolling basis so please apply now for more information and next steps.

For more information about this position and next steps please apply here now.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Director of Fundraising

Are you ready to lead a dynamic team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families?

We are looking for a Director of Fundraising to spearhead bold strategies to secure £5m in voluntary income annually by 2030.

Position: Director of Fundraising

Location: Homebased

Salary: Circa 70k - 73k per annum

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 17th November 2024

Stage 1 interview date: 6the December 2024

You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

The Role

You will lead the development of innovative partnerships, broaden reach, and ensure that the charity continues to deliver essential services to those who rely on them. In this role, you will inspire a passionate team, engage donors and trusts, and collaborate with local authorities and churches to drive meaningful change. Your efforts will directly impact the future of the children and families the team serve.

About You

As the Director of Fundraising, you will have the rare opportunity to redefine the fundraising strategy and leave a lasting legacy on the charity’s mission to support vulnerable children and families. You are a visionary leader with a passion for transformative impact, you bring proven success in building high-value donor relationships and integrating digital fundraising strategies.

Your bold ideas and strategic insight will expand reach, inspire lasting partnerships, and ensure vital services thrive. At this pivotal moment, your dynamic leadership and ability to drive meaningful change will fuel sustainable growth and transform the future of fundraising at the organisation.

We are looking for a leader who can inspire and engage, both within the Christian community and beyond, bringing people together in support of our life-changing services. This is a role where your faith and professional expertise will intersect to create lasting impact, and we encourage those with a commitment to our mission, values, and ethos to apply.

General Occupational Requirement

As a charity with a Christian foundation, the organisation is committed to ensuring that the leadership upholds and champions a Christian ethos in all aspects of its work. For this reason, there is a General Occupational Requirement that the Director of Fundraising be a practicing Christian who actively embodies the values, as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3. While this requirement is essential to maintaining the integrity of our mission, we welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who share a deep alignment with the vision of supporting vulnerable children and families.

Opportunity to connect with the CEO

As part of the commitment to transparency and engagement, candidates who apply for the Director of Fundraising position, will be invited to schedule a 10-minute introductory conversation with the CEO as part of the application process. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into the organisational vision, culture and the strategic role of fundraising.

About the Organisation

An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending.

Benefits include:

• Continuous professional development
• Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
• In house learning platform
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team.

We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer.

Other roles you may have experience with could include Fundraising, Director of Fundraising, Fundraising Director, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Lead, Senior Fundraising, Fundraiser.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Trees for Cities is the only national charity dedicated to improve lives by planting, protecting and promoting urban trees. We do this by working closely with communities, landowners, partners and funders to deliver transformational change in towns and cities across the UK and overseas. We plant trees in schools, streets, estates, parks and open spaces to create nature-rich urban woodland, hedgerows, orchards, avenues and playgrounds. 

The charity is experiencing an exciting period of growth and development, with expansion in both their programme activities and income. As we adapt to this growth, we are also enhancing our internal operations by strengthening systems and improving efficiencies. We are in the process of shaping our latest organisational wide strategy, set to launch in April 2025, which will focus on broadening our reach and impact across the UK.

In addition to leading a small team and overseeing day-to-day financial management, this role will contribute to key initiatives such as enhancing our fund accounting and management reporting, refining project cost modelling, and reviewing finance policies and processes. As a business partner to budget holders, the role will provide leaders with the knowledge, insights, and tools to strengthen budget management and forecasting, building on the supportive and engaged relationship the finance team already fosters across the organisation. You will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations on finance strategy and change management projects.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for someone eager to make a lasting impact within the finance function and wider organisation. It offers the chance to develop your strategic and leadership capabilities while advancing your career. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants who bring strong technical accounting expertise and project management skills, ideally gained in practice navigating complex financial accounting management and reporting. A passion for proactive collaboration with staff in leadership and advisory roles is essential, as is an interest in the vision and mission of the charity.

To learn more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below, which also outlines how to apply.

A rare opportunity for a Chief Executive Officer to join Vibrance. Due to the retirement of our current Chief Executive, we have an exciting opportunity for a new CEO, as we approach our 35th anniversary year and continue our mission to provide high quality, sustainable and viable person-centred services.

Vibrance is a registered charity supporting adults with a disability in London and Essex. We encourage a working environment that at its core is inclusive and pioneering. Vibrance is proud to have earned both the Investors in People Silver accreditation and ranked in the Sunday Times ‘Best Companies to work for’ list.

You will join us full-time, on a competitive salary of between £100,000 - £120,000. Flexible working, with the expectation for you to travel regularly to our services and attend regular meetings at our head office in Bethnal Green.

Skills and experience of our ideal Chief Executive Officer:
•  Extensive experience in a senior leadership role, preferably at CEO level, within the non-profit and/or Health and Social Care sectors.
•  Experience and involvement in successful capital campaigns and major fundraising initiatives.
•  Experience of working with a Board of Trustees.
•  A track record of organisational growth and development, with a focus on sustainability and impact.
•  Strong financial acumen, with experience in budget management and financial reporting.
•  Strong understanding of regulatory requirements such as those of CQC.
•  Strategic thinking: Ability to develop long-term goals, vision, and strategy for the organisation, aligning all activities toward achieving these objectives.
•  Performance management: Ability to set performance targets, monitor progress and implement corrective actions as needed.
•  Sector expertise: In-depth understanding of the sector in which Vibrance operates, including trends, challenges, and opportunities.

Personal qualities:
•  Visionary leadership: Ability to inspire and guide the organisation and all who work there toward growth and innovation, while remaining committed to its core mission and values, and to get the best out of a team of diverse and talented individuals.
•  Passion and commitment: A passion for supporting people with disabilities and a deep commitment to making a difference.
•  Empathy: Ability to understand the aspirations, needs and motivations of both those we support and work with us. 
•  Persuasiveness and effective communication: Ability to persuade and motivate stakeholders, including employees, Board members, donors, and external partners, and to convey complex ideas persuasively and clearly orally and in writing.
•   Emotional intelligence: Ability to understand and manage own emotions, as well as those of others, and to foster strong relationships and a positive organisational culture.
•  Dealing with conflict: Ability to navigate and resolve conflicts within the organisation effectively, ensuring a collaborative and productive work environment.
•  Adaptability and resilience: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and unexpected challenges while remaining focused on long-term goals, and to remain focused, motivated, and effective in the face of adversity or setbacks.
•  Integrity: Unwavering commitment to ethical leadership, transparency, and accountability in all actions and decisions in line with our core values.
 

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you’ll enjoy:
•  Generous holiday entitlement
•  Simply Health Optimise Health Plan
•  Membership of the SHPS Direct DC pension scheme
•  Mindful Employer Employee Assistance Programme (24 hours)
•  Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
•  Flexible Working Options 
•  Learning & Development
•  Long Service Awards

Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

About us

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Pro Bono Economics (PBE), an organisation that prides itself on its flexible working environment, culture of learning, focus on employee wellbeing and the strength of our employee relationships. PBE offers a strong benefits package, opportunities for development and a team working at the top of their game.

PBE’s mission is to end low personal wellbeing in the UK. We do this by helping charities and social enterprises understand their economic and social impact, so they can improve their overall effectiveness. We enable professional economists from the private and public sectors as well as academia to volunteer their skills to tackle some of the most pressing issues in society. We have worked with over 500 charities since our inception in 2009.

Having successfully delivered a major programme of groundbreaking work on the condition of the charity sector in the form of the Law Family Commission on Civil Society at the start of 2023, PBE is entering a new phase in its development. Building on its growing research and policy expertise and its strong association with the social sector, the organisation is taking a bottom-up and top-down approach to exploring, understanding, and tackling the causes and consequences of low personal wellbeing in the UK that uses the insights and perspectives of charities and community groups as a unique jumping off point. PBE is focused on delivering high quality research that both translates into real policy and practice impacts for people with low wellbeing and supports a more effective social sector to help deliver that change.

About the role

The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for executing Pro Bono Economics’ (PBE) fundraising strategy under the Director of Development’s guidance. This role focuses on increasing and diversifying income through building relationships with trusts, foundations, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals, while also securing funding for specific research projects in collaboration with the research team. The role includes managing donor engagement, overseeing grant applications, leading a small team, and ensuring compliance with fundraising regulations, all while maintaining operational oversight of the fundraising department.

Post type: Full-time, Permanent, hybrid working

Staff Benefits

• 28 day annual leave per year (excluding bank holidays)
• 7% employer pension contributions
• Group life assurance scheme and sickness cover
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced parental leave policy
• Generous personal development budget
• Discounted university gym membership
• A flexible work environment committed to employee wellbeing

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Fundraising strategy implementation: Deliver PBE’s multi-year fundraising strategy to expand and diversify income from major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners and research institutions
• New business development: Identify and secure new funding opportunities, focusing on building sustainable partnerships.
• Research support: Collaborate with the research team to identify funding for specific research projects and submit tailored grant proposals.
• Donor engagement: Steward relationships with existing donors, ensuring renewals and funding upgrades.
• Bid writing & reports: Develop and write compelling grant applications, case for support documents and reports which communicate PBE’s services and research programmes.
• Departmental leadership: Support the Director of Development in managing budgets, resources, and a fundraising officer, ensuring team efficiency and future planning.
• Regulatory compliance: Ensure adherence to fundraising regulations and policies, including GDPR and safeguarding.

About you

Report directly to the Director of Development, the Head of Fundraising will have the following experience and skills.

Experience

• You have senior fundraising experience across a broad mix of income streams, a talent for building partnerships, bid writing and a strategic mindset.
• Experience working with research-driven organisations is a plus, as is familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce.
• You are happy to roll up your sleeves and spend as much time focused on immediate management and income priorities as you are on strategy and ideation.
• Will be suited to a senior fundraiser looking for their first Heads of role or someone who has already taken that step.
• A strong commitment to PBE’s internal culture of inquisitiveness, generosity, honesty and respect.

Skills/Competencies

Ideal characteristics

• Fundraising expertise: Proven experience in securing multi-year funding from trusts, foundations, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals.
• Grant writing: Strong ability to develop persuasive funding applications and project reports.
• Relationship management: Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of managing donor relationships and securing renewals.
• Research funding knowledge: Ability to work closely with the research team to identify and secure funding for specific research projects.
• Project management: Ability to deliver complex projects on time, set priorities, and manage resources effectively.
• Team leadership: Experience managing teams, fostering development, and making resourcing decisions.

Core competencies

• Strategic thinking: Experience executing strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Communication: Exceptional writing and presentation skills, adaptable to different audiences.
• Attention to detail: Commitment to quality and precision in both written work and fundraising operations.
• Collaborative approach: Ability to work effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving organisation, responding to new opportunities.

Desirable characteristics

• Experience working within research-driven organisations.
• Familiarity with fundraising databases (Salesforce preferred).
• An eye for detail and a strong dedication to quality.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage priorities and deadlines, alongside an ability to work collaboratively in a small team.

 

 

PBE is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage applications from all parts of the community, and we give all applicants and employees fair and equal treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. We also guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who show evidence that they can meet the role’s ideal criteria.

For details of our applicant’s privacy policy, please see PBEs website

Please note that PBE does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to provide work sponsorship visas for this role.

As part of the interview process, you will be required to complete a pre-interview task or presentation. Further details will be provided in due course

About Us

Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. Since 1979, we have been working with the most influential leaders in business, NGOs and politics to accelerate political action and create transformative policy for a green and prosperous UK.

We are focused on ensuring the UK government rises to the significant environmental leadership challenges of our age and, in doing so, reaps the social and economic benefits that come from an effective UK response to the climate and nature crises.

The Role

Head of Social Impact

This role will report to the strategy and partnerships director and will work closely with the research and policy director and political director, as well as other members of the senior management team, heads of teams and the wider staff.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Ensuring social impact is considered across our work

• Maintain Green Alliance’s reputation as a respected thought leader on climate and nature issues by leading and supporting the development and delivery of high quality strategies to secure impact in the environmental / health policy intersection. This may include research and policy development, political advocacy strategies and communications work.
• Advise colleagues on the narratives, framings and relationships that we should build in order to further our goals and use skills and experience to help build these. Use your networks to help us land our work with impact involving the right partners.
• Work with theme leads and the senior management team to design research plans that will ensure we are considering the distributional and other impacts our policy recommendations would have for different parts of society.
• Engage business, unions and other stakeholders to strengthen Green Alliance’s insights, political advocacy and communications work.
• When managing projects delegate, manage, support and develop staff who are part of the project team

Strategy:

• Support the development of an organisational strategy that recognises the importance of fairness, equity and social impact.
• Ensure that the day-to-day execution of our strategy is informed by our longer-term ambitions and aspirations.
• Develop a framework for mapping the political stakeholders Green Alliance engages with and execute a plan to diversify them in a way that is supportive of our goals. This may include exploring our relationships with regional political leaders.
• Undertake broad stakeholder mapping and work with colleagues to ensure we engage with the most effective organisations to deliver our goals.

Fundraising:

• Understand our philanthropic and business partnerships and develop a plan to increase and diversify them in ways that support the organisations goals and projects. Secure funding to undertake collaborations with relevant organisations to undertake innovative projects.
• Monitor and evaluate the results of projects and impacts, collating evidence effectively in reports to funders.

Other:

• As this is a senior role, you will help to support organisational decision making and model effective leadership.
• Support colleagues with other tasks, as required.
• Contribute to strategic, project planning, and organisational development processes.
• Represent Green Alliance at meetings, seminars, conferences and in the media, as required.
• Write articles and blogs for Green Alliance and outside bodies in line with organisational objectives.
• Any other task which may be reasonably requested to be undertaken within the scope of this post.

Person specification

Knowledge & experience

As this is a new role it will be shaped, in part, by the skills of the successful candidate. We encourage you to apply if you’re passionate about our vision for this role and satisfy some but not all of the criteria in this specification.

Essential

• Significant track record of working at a senior level on issues that relate to any of the following: health, social justice or broad fairness related issues. Your track record will relate to either policy, public affairs or campaigns.
• A keen interest in, and ideally experience of, thinking about how these issues intersect with climate and nature policy.
• A commitment to an equitable transition, with ideas about how to achieve this
• A commitment to working at an organisation such as Green Alliance; we operate as a think tank and focus on how to land policy ideas politically.
• Experience of people management, either through line management or project management.
• Experience of managing projects that create impact
• Experience of working cross-sector and managing a range of stakeholders effectively

Desirable

• Experience in sociological research methodologies and how to frame analysis to inform a compelling political narrative
• Experience of developing meaningful relationships with politicians and civil servants
• Experience of developing high quality communications outputs. 
• Experience of supporting policy-related work. 
• Experience of providing media commentary. 
• Experience of working with funders and developing innovative propositions.

Skills and competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative style.
• Leadership skills that enable you to set out a clear vision and embed your thinking across a variety of workstreams.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Excellent project management skills, working to tight deadlines across multiple projects.
• Ability to lead a small team and adapt to new opportunities as they arise.
• Flexibility to respond quickly and strategically to opportunities as they arise.

Context and Background

The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children in the UK. To carry out its charitable work

and achieve its strategic objectives, the NSPCC must communicate efficiently and effectively

with the maximum possible impact, relevance, and emotional resonance. Communications

need to engage all key audiences including supporters, professionals, service users,

volunteers, and the public across a variety of offline and online channels (paid, owned, and

earned).

The NSPCC’s Brand and Content team create compelling, relevant content for our

audiences. Informed by channel and creative expertise, the team are focussed on delivering

practical advice and support to keep children safe.

The Creative team sit within Brand and Content, providing a range of services, advice and

creative expertise for the wider organisation related to campaigns, services, social media,

copywriting, web content, and organic social.

The Creative Team’s focus is to:

• lead the development of the organisation’s brand and content strategy and creative

execution.

• tell a clear and inspiring story of what we do and the impact we have

as a charity

• develop, deliver, and optimise content for our audiences across all channels – paid,

earned and owned.

Reporting to the Creative Director and supporting the rest of the Creative team,

stakeholders and commissioners, you will ensure our video content is relevant, engaging

and tailored to audience and channel.Job purpose

This role will deliver video content across a variety of briefs, advising and working closely

with teams across the organisation. The postholder will work alongside other creatives

(copy, production, design, organic social, web content) to ensure best-practice video

creative, working to budget and schedule, suitable to channel.

This will involve deploying a combination of hands-on creative skills (shoot / edit / simple

motion graphics) and commissioning external video production.

Key relationships - Internal

• Reports to the Creative Director, Brand and Content (Creative).

• Works closely with the Creative Director, Film and Photography Producer, Creative team,

Organic social and Web content

• Works collaboratively with all teams across the organisation who are responsible for

developing video propositions and content, to ensure creative excellence.

Key relationships - External

• This role briefs and collaborates with external agencies, freelancers, and contributors.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Creating or commissioning video/animation/gifs/motion graphics in response to a variety

of briefs.

• An understanding of the difference audiences, content and platforms for both the NSPCC

and Childline and ability to work across both

• Collaborating with Brand and Content team and other stakeholders to develop effective

and engaging video content

• Interpreting briefs and requests applying creativity to meet audience and channels

objectives

• Understanding established and emerging social trends

• Supporting and developing skills, process and workflows

• Sharing knowledge with peers, stakeholders and commissioners about what makes video

content effective and engaging.

Responsibilities for all staff in the Communications directorate

A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy,

discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to NSPCC’s communications activities.• To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the

NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.

• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to

children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general

NSPCC news.

Person specification

• Experience in hands-on creation of video assets, especially for social channels

• Comfortable using the Adobe CC suite (some combination of Premiere, After Effects,

Adobe Express, Photoshop, Illustrator) or similar.

• Practical photography and shooting (DSLR / phone / similar) skills preferable.

• Experience working with and commissioning external video production.

• Experience working with budgets and scheduling.

• Ability to translate objectives and audience insight from a brief into strong video content.

• Consistently delivers to high standards with a strong attention to detail whether

responding to reactively or within planned timeframes.

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes

safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough

process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates

to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and

responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant

safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

Our principles:

• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills,

experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process

should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal

and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum

requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to

enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their

time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably

qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the

organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and

appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the

GDPR legislation.

About the role

It has never been a better time to join our dynamic Community Fundraising Team who are dedicated to providing support and advice to thousands of individuals, groups, local businesses to fundraise and take part in events. 

Parkinson's UK has recently made a huge investment to help us deliver our strategy for our community. Our strategic aims are focused on improving access to health and care; improving our community offer and continuing with our groundbreaking research. As a result of our investment new Community Fundraiser positions have been created to support the growing numbers of supporters, groups and local business opportunities.

As a Community Fundraiser, with expert relationship building skills, you’ll be responsible for engaging with current and potential new supporters within this area to generate leads to raise funds for the charity. 

We are delighted to be offering a full time role in the East & Highlands of Scotland

This position is home based and you will be required to travel across the East of Scotland and the Highlands.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and deliver ambitious local fundraising plans and budgets to maximise local support, provide exceptional stewardship and achieve financial targets in line with the community fundraising strategy. 

• Actively support, motivate and manage a portfolio of individual supporters to fundraise for Parkinson’s UK, ensuring opportunities realise their full potential and key supporters are retained.

• Lead on the development and delivery of a portfolio of fundraising activities such as local delivery of the Walk for Parkinson’s event series.

• Lead in developing all streams of local fundraising in allocated areas, including community support, local corporate activity and collaborating with central teams.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience of general fundraising principles and at least two of the following fundraising disciplines: community, events, corporate and major donors. 

• Experience of setting and effectively managing budgets to achieve agreed targets. 

• The ability to identify and maximise on opportunities to grow and develop income. 

• Experience of project work and building strong relationships internally that promote a one team ethos. 

• Experience of networking and finding new opportunities to pursue to grow a strong pipeline of income and supporters for year on year growth. 

Interviews for this role will be held w/c 11 November. 

This is a role with an opportunity to make a real impact! 

The successful candidate will be required to: 

• provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb 

• have a confidential space in which to work

• travel around the region regularly without reliance on public transport

• Due to the scope of the role an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. If you don’t have a current DBS check, you will be required to apply for one; refusal to do so will result in the offer being withdrawn

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Context and Background

The NSPCC is the leading charity focused on preventing child cruelty in the UK. We believe that together, we can stop child abuse and neglect. Creative, effective communications that reach a wide audience, build relevance, and enhance our reputation are crucial to delivering our vision and goals. The NSPCC’s sector- leading press office plays a big part in this work by raising awareness of the organisation’s work to influence politicians, fundraise and provide services for children and their families. Week-in-week-out the busy team provides journalists with powerful proactive stories and quick-off-the-mark reaction that generates consistently high levels of media coverage across local, nations, national, consumer and specialist print, broadcast and online outlets.

This role is to be part of the National Media Team, working closely with a Media Manager, another Senior Media Officer and a Press Office Assistant to promote the NSPCC’s major policy-change campaigns and priorities, predominantly via national print, broadcast and digital media. Key areas of focus will include child protection and children’s social care, child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, online safety, early years, education and children’s experience of the justice system. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a network of contacts within the national media, using these relationships to ensure the NSPCC is at the forefront of coverage related to child abuse and neglect. They must be ready to respond quickly to opportunities to comment on stories while building the evidence base for the next big proactive story.

Job purpose

• To lead with the other Senior Media Officer on the media delivery of the charities major public influencing campaigns and priorities

• To deal with relevant media enquiries as they come into the Press Office

• To develop and produce press releases, quotes, articles, Op Eds and

  operational notes to achieve national press coverage

• To support key spokespeople with media opportunities, including full pre

  and post interview briefings

• To develop key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally,

  particularly with the NSPCC Policy and Social Media teams and national

  media
  • To help with the management of Press Office Assistant

  Key relationships - Internal

• Reports to the National Media Manager and works closely with the other Senior Media Officer and the Press Office Assistant.

• Works closely with other colleagues in Communications, Childline, the helpline, Policy and Knowledge and Information to implement communication initiatives.

• Engages with staff in other NSPCC functions, in particular frontline staff to continually learn about the organisation.

  Key relationships - External

• Wide range of media contacts, in particular in national print, broadcast and digital

• NSPCC Real Life Story volunteers

• Individuals and representatives at similar level from a range of agencies

  that have an interest in or a view on NSPCC’s activity.

• Other charities, government media departments and organisations such as

  trade bodies, thinktanks, universities, the police, health authorities, local councils etc

  Main duties and responsibilities

  To deliver regular national media coverage for the charity using a variety of skills and tactics
  To use your own experience and initiative to source the evidence needed to create powerful stories that will grab the attention of national print and broadcast journalists.

  To develop strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
  To be committed to furthering the interests of the charity and of children and to always be willing to go the extra mile to deliver or help others deliver on key projects.
  To continuously be looking at ways to grow and improve as a communications professional
  To engage with and develop relationships with new media platforms and outlets, including podcasts.
  To uphold the principles and values of the NSPCC in whatever you do in your day-to-day job
  To effectively monitor and track performance using media monitoring technology.

  Responsibilities for all Staff within the Communications Directorate

  There is a set of responsibilities for all staff within each directorate:

  A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to planning, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to NSPCC’s

  communications activities.

• To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with

  the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures

• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end

  cruelty to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.

  Person specification

  1. Journalism experience and/or significant experience of working in a complex press office or equivalent in the corporate, charitable or political sector with a full understanding of all media disciplines and the external media environment.

  2. An ambitious, confident, creative and motivated self-starter who can operate independently and with guidance with a willingness to the get the job done.

  3. An excellent understanding of the national media and political landscape.

  4. An excellent eye for a story and a first rate understanding of what makes something newsworthy

  5. Experienceofsupportingandpromotingmajorcampaigns,plansandstrategies within a national media context and an understanding of how media work dovetails with other functions as part of an integrated campaign.

  6. Experience of crisis communications.

  7. Experience of developing and managing good relationships with stakeholders including journalists, and colleagues across a large and complex organisation.

  8. The ability to organise and plan own work to deliver projects/initiatives to agreed deadlines, often with conflicting priorities.

  9. Excellent communication skills. Ability to write and verbally present complex, sensitive information to a range of audiences in a clear, accurate and confident way to achieve desired outcomes.

  10.Successful experience of offering media advice and guidance to colleagues at a senior level

  Safer Recruitment

  As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

  Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

  The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

  Our principles:

• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.

• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.

The Organisation:
The Hardman Trust is the only UK charity focused specifically on the needs of people on long term sentences. We support people during their sentence, as they prepare for release, and as they settle back into the community. Our vision is a future where everyone can achieve their potential within and beyond prison.

To find out more about The Hardman Trust, visit our website.

The Role:
The Hardman Trust is at an exciting point in its development as it celebrates the arrival of its new team, the realisation of its first ever strategy and looks forward to the next phase of its journey.

Our recently successful applications to both the Lottery (Reaching Communities) and the City Bridge Trust means we will continue to be part-funded by them until 2027. Deeply rooted in the criminal justice sector, we plan to develop further our programme of support for those on long sentences both within and, we hope, beyond prison too; we aim to extend the reach and deepen the impact of our support and grants; and attract new partnerships with funders and like-minded third sector organisations. We have recently completed a merger with another charity and are open to further such mergers in the future.

Person Specification:
You will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

•  Strategic development
•  Leadership and management
•  Financial and commercial 
•  Outreach and communications

Please download our Candidate Information Pack for the person specification and more information on the role.

How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this fantastic opportunity, please provide the following with your application:

•  An up-to-date CV
•  A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining your experience, motivations and suitability for the role.

All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Russam. All applications should be uploaded via the Russam website. 

If you have any difficulty uploading your application or if you would like to have an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Melissa Baxter - Managing Partner, Charities.

Application Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2024
Interviews with The Hardman Trust:4th/ 10th/ 13th December 2024

We look forward to recieving your application.

Job Title: Philanthropy Executive

Location: Hybrid (with 1 day per week in the London Office)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £26,406 per annum

What we do: We help young people through cancer 

How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind

 

What we’re looking for:

·Someone who will support the Philanthropy team to develop relationships with high-net-worth (HNW) philanthropists.

·  Someone who has strong relationship-building skills and excellent communication abilities. You will enjoy understanding and researching HNW donor’s motivations to give and work in a team to cultivate donors through engagement opportunities. You will thrive in a target driven environment which is varied and changes at pace.

·Someone who is looking to develop their core skills to help increase the Philanthropy income to Teenage Cancer Trust. Importantly, we seek those driven by the desire, ambition and commitment to address the challenges facing young people with cancer today. 

·  Someone who is able to support the team with financial tracking, administrative tasks, be used to working with relationship databases and conversant with GDPR.

What we offer:

· Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly rest days to step away from day-to-day work and refocus.

· Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.

· Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.

· Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.

· Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.

· Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.

· Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.

·Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

How to apply:

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application and answer four questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Key dates:

Applications by 8th November. 1st Interviews will be held online on 14th November and 2nd Interviews held face to face in London on W/B 25th November.

Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind.

We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.  In line with our equity, diversity and inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, disabled people and people with caring responsibilities.

Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as accommodating neurodiversity where additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand or a different interview format (online/offline/in person) or if you require the job description or job advert in an alternative format. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team.

Privacy and Safeguarding: 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service). 

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please get in touch with the HR Team

Salary: Circa £80,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time with hybrid working arrangement; flexible working options available (minimum 4 days per week with at least 40% spent in the office).
Location: Hybrid working, blending home working with our locations in Chelsea or Harefield Hospital, with a minimum of 40% time spent in the office.

Are you a strategic fundraising leader with a passion for building relationships and developing marketing activities? Do you have a proven track record in driving income growth through creating transformational appeals, products and propositions for long-standing and new supporters? If so, you could be the perfect fit for our Director of Fundraising & Marketing role.

As the Director of Fundraising & Marketing, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective management of the charity’s fundraising and marketing activities. Reporting directly to our CEO, you will work closely with the senior leadership team, trustees, hospital partners, and other key stakeholders to align our fundraising and marketing strategies with our mission to support those affected by heart and lung diseases.

Key Responsibilities:Strategic Fundraising Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to grow income year-on-year, focusing on high-value fundraising, community fundraising, individual giving, and legacies. Lead the development of transformational appeals, products, and propositions for our audiences.
High-value fundraising and income generation: Proactively engage, acquire, steward and retain corporate partners, philanthropists, and trusts to unlock financial support, meet our ambitious income targets, and drive awareness of our work.
Marketing and Communications: Develop a marketing strategy that increases the charity’s visibility and builds brand reputation. Oversee all communications channels, including digital and social media. Oversee the development of the charity’s brand narrative, identity and positioning.
Team Management: Lead the fundraising and marketing teams, ensuring workloads are managed, and a high standard of support is provided across the charity.
Senior Leadership Contribution: Contribute to the charity’s strategic direction, working with our Board of trustees and playing an active role in organisational development and decision-making.

A Summary of What We’re Looking For:

- An experienced strategic fundraising leader with their own proven track record of securing six- and seven-figure gifts
- Significant experience in the development of appeals and fundraising propositions, including engagement partnerships.
- Proven experience of leading continuous improvement in relation to Major Appeals operations, with relevant experience and networks within high value and philanthropic fundraising.
- Strong leadership skills with experience of effectively managing high-performing fundraising teams.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will also have worked within a healthcare charity context, and have experience leading the marketing & communications functions, including both brand development & management, and communication campaigns.

About Us:
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. We fund life-changing research, upgrade equipment, and enhance the hospital environment to improve patient care. Our committed team is passionate about driving change and making a real difference.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should download the full job description and person specification (see the box on the top right of the screen). We will be using anonymised CV technology for this role, which will anonymise key data like name, address, and education background at the first screening stage. You should carefully answer the application questions, providing a full and thorough answer to questions about your suitability and interest in the role and charity, so we can properly assess your application.

If using AI tools for your application – please ensure this is only done to enhance your own work so we can still see the ‘real you’ and understand your personal skills and experiences.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 11th November 2024.

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial screening phone conversation with our Recruitment Partner (either during the application window or within 7 days of the closing date). Successful candidates will then be invited to first-round interviews approximately the week commencing 25th November 2024. Final interviews will take place in early December, and will involve a prepared task. Interview topics will be shared in advance wherever possible.

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Location: Hybrid: Turn2us London Hub (Farringdon) & homeworking

About this role

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

The Head of EDIB is a fantastic opportunity to head a team that focuses on how Turn2us maximises the impact for people facing financial insecurity by developing equitable and inclusive processes to help embed a culture where equity and inclusion are engrained in everything we do. The team covers responsibilities for EDIB, safeguarding and co-production.

About You

You will bring experience of designing and implementing EDIB initiatives which have had a demonstrable effect on both organisational culture and the social impact of the organisation’s work. You will have previously worked with an extensive range of internal and external stakeholders to embed EDIB in their own areas. You will have an understanding of the barriers individuals face and an understanding of intersectionality and how that impacts experiences. You’ll need strong analytical skills to be able to translate data, research, and trends into strategy and actionable plans.  

Please read the Head of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Job Pack for further information.

How to apply

For more information, please read the Job Pack attached. Please apply on the Applied website via the Apply button.

Then, the next steps will be:

1. You will then be asked to submit personal details including diversity data. All diversity data will be treated as confidential. Those involved in the selection process will NOT have access to it. The information given by candidates will be solely used for the purpose of improving the recruitment process.
2. As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete some questions which are linked to the requirements of the role. These will be blind-reviewed, and the scoring of these will determine whether you move forward in the process.
3. The closing date for applications is 20th November at 09:00AM.

Please let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of any disability should you be called for interview.

Turn2us is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from members of all communities. It is committed to equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Turn2us wants to enable an environment where everyone is kept safe from harm and can thrive. We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity and the work we do. You can read our safeguarding policy here.

If you join us at Turn2us, you will start on 25 days annual leave per annum (prorated for part time workers). Each year in the month you joined, you will receive additional day of leave up to a maximum of 30 days. On top of this you will receive bank holidays. The charity also offers 2 volunteering days per year to allow staff to gain experiences and skills outside of work for example at a food bank or becoming a trustee at another charity.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month. Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than this and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Director of Supporter Fundraising
Reference: SEP20249533
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £85,000 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension scheme (7%), Life Assurance scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)

The RSPB, Europe’s leading nature conservation NGO, is seeking a Director of Supporter Fundraising to lead the charity’s work in recruiting and stewarding the next generation of individual supporters to help address the nature and climate emergency.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature, bringing people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. The charity now manages and protects 160,000 hectares of land across the four countries of the UK.

Public support has been at the centre of RSPB’s work since its foundation as a campaigning organisation in 1889. With 1.1 million current members contributing over £95m to the charity’s cause in 2024, the RSPB has set itself a bold ambition to increase supporter numbers and net income from this core area.

Working closely with the Executive Director for Income and Conservation Investment and other senior stakeholders across RSPB, the Director of Supporter Fundraising will ensure that the organisation maintains and increases its income in membership, individual giving, legacies, in memoriam and community fundraising. The role will be responsible for a large team working to develop new strategies and to engage and grow a diverse supporter base, enabling the charity to inspire long-term support and active engagement with their work.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in growing a large and complex individual giving or subscription programme across multiple products and channels. They will also have demonstrable experience of leading successful organisational transformation to create long-term value, as well as of leading projects within a complex stakeholder or matrix management environment. Significant experience in individual supporter fundraising or consumer marketing through direct marketing techniques will be essential.

As a leader, the successful candidate will have strong collaboration skills with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate teams to achieve challenging goals in a variety of contexts. They will also be able to use their networking and interpersonal skills to build excellent internal and external relationships and must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing environment. Finally, they will have a commitment to the values and vision of RSPB and to mobilising support for a thriving natural world.

Closing date: 09:00, Wednesday 6th November 2024
Please note: we will be longlisting throughout the campaign so please do apply early to register your interest.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our recruitment partner's website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.

Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.