Marketing And Fundraising Manager Jobs in London

For nearly 25 years, Ashden has partnered with enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South to scale solutions to the climate crisis. We help bring clean energy to farms, villages, and refugee camps, while also driving greener schools, warmer homes, and climate action in UK towns and cities. By shining a spotlight on innovators and connecting them with partners, funders and policymakers, we inspire change, support green jobs, and work toward healthier, fairer societies.

Ashden is a well-regarded and well-connected organisation with a strong track record of building meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals across philanthropy, finance and business. However we must aim higher to tackle the climate emergency. To accelerate our efforts, we're recruiting a new leader for Major Donor fundraising to help reinvigorate and scale our fundraising success in this area.

This pivotal role will lead our Changemakers campaign, securing mission-aligned donations of five figures and more from high net worth individuals. You will also collaborate with the Director of Business Development to secure six- and seven-figure gifts to drive transformational solutions to the climate crisis.

We’re seeking an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing major gifts and building strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals. While climate or environmental exposure is not essential, alignment with Ashden's values and passion for driving systems change is crucial. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, including senior leadership and the Chair of Trustees, and will have key strategic and operational input into the success of our fundraising, the growth of the team, and the broader impact of our charity.

To read more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below.

Closing Date: 4 November 2024

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 1-6 November 2024

Ashden Interviews: 13 November (online) and W/c 18 November (in person).

This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.

You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service.  You will have responsibility for Employment Support, Southwark & Lewisham Women’s Service and Together community projects. This role also oversees Marketing & Communications and Partnerships. It will work closely with the Fundraising Manager and is the Safeguarding Lead and the Equalities Lead

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.

Main Responsibilities:

• To play a significant role in the pastoral care and wellbeing of staff and volunteers ensuring they feel supported and safe at work and have access to wellbeing support
• To develop and deliver services supporting women affected by the criminal justice system and for local women seeking support, information and community.
• To develop and deliver contracted services to enable people to gain employment.
• Expand the offer to reduce isolation and increase community cohesion as well as tackle some of the barriers facing people.

Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):

• Strong experience of managing contracts. 
• Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
• A strong understanding of the community, employment, women’s or criminal justice sectors.
• Experience of establishing new contracts.

Desirable knowledge/expertise

• An effective networker.
• Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
• Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
• Experience of organisational development.

Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:

• CV
• Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.

Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.

Start Date: ASAP

Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.

Key working relationships:

• Internal contacts: Insight and CRM, Supporter Care, Brand, Digital, Income Processing.
• External contacts: Creative services agency, freelance copywriters, professional fundraising agencies including telemarketing, media agencies, printers and postage suppliers, response handling agencies.

Job Purpose:

To project manage a range of Individual Giving campaigns mainly within the Acquisition team, supporting in other areas as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Individual Giving

• To coordinate the day to day running of individual giving campaigns; including campaign planning, overseeing creative development, liaising with key stakeholders, co-ordinating print and production, monitoring and analysing results and feeding back to agencies.
• To assist with the analysis, evaluation and reporting of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
• To oversee the invoicing process and campaign income and expenditure.
• To undertake research about Barnardo's work with children for marketing projects and campaigns.
• To assist in the selection and sign off of data for all direct marketing campaigns managed.
• To assist with planning of yearly marketing plans & strategy.

Managing internal and external relationships:

• To ensure that activities carried out by third party agencies support our overall fundraising objectives, complement and support Barnardo's key messages and brand requirements.
• To develop and maintain relationships with key Individual Giving stakeholders both internally and externally.

 

General Responsibilities:

• To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities.
• To be proactive in keeping up to date with industry trends and changes.
• To support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
   

Key Activities:

The post holder will be responsible for working on a range of individual giving campaigns from start to finish, including developing briefs, contacting and coordinating with suppliers, analysing results and making recommendations. This will include campaigns across a range of products and channels, including Dialogue (Face to Face), Telephone, Direct Mail, Direct Response TV and Digital activity. Allocation of campaigns across the team is reviewed regularly to ensure that campaign executives have the opportunity to manage a variety of campaigns and develop their skillset.

Location- This is a hybrid role, the hub location will depend on where the candidate lives. Will be required to travel to London.

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.

Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Tender is an arts charity working with children and young people to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence through creative projects. Our programmes are safe, enjoyable, age-appropriate spaces where young people can engage with sensitive topics and “rehearse” for real-life scenarios. Participants are encouraged to be both consumers and producers of learning through script-work, role-play and creative media such as films and art. Throughout, we enable young people to explore their choices, rights and expectations in relationships and to recognise the early warning signs of abuse. 

We have grown rapidly in recent years, and now have an exciting and varied programme of work which is funded from a wide range of sources. We have long-standing, high-value relationships with organisations such as the Mayor’s Office, Esmée Fairbairn and Clifford Chance, and continue to grow our income from a range of supporters from trusts, foundations, corporates, individuals and community fundraisers.

We now have a need for two Development Officers to work closely with the Development Director and Development Manager in developing our trusts and foundations and statutory income streams, managing the accounts of existing supporters and generating income through securing new funding relationships. This role will involve a diverse range of work, from identifying prospects, creating compelling funding proposals, through to successfully managing relationships with funders.

One of the new Development Officers will have line management responsibility for a Development Coordinator, while the other Development Officer will not have any line management responsibilities. If you have a preference for one or other role, please note that in your application.

Success in this role would mean that, after six months you can:

• Confidently write and speak about Tender’s work, and how we prevent violence against women and girls, to a range of different funders.

• Write clear, compelling funding applications for five-figure sums to a range of funders.
• Proactively maintain positive relationships with funders you are responsible for managing.
• Support and work flexibly with other members of the Development team so that we can collaboratively reach our fundraising goals.
• Use Tender’s data management systems, such as Microsoft 365 and Salesforce, confidently and in line with Tender’s policies.

Please see the “Guidance Notes for Applicants” section at the end of the application pack for full details of how to apply. We ask for a copy of your CV and a 1 – 2 page supporting statement. We are happy to consider alternative application formats, such as video applications.

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Plan International UK to find their Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement).

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working from their London office, where staff split their time between working at home and from the office.

Reporting into the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement, this strategic role is essential to the future growth of the charity’s profile and income. This role will lead the Transformation and Innovation function within Fundraising and Supporter Engagement which acts as an internal consultancy and change management function to challenge the status quo, foster a culture of innovation across all teams and look for and support the implementation of new and improved ways of working to drive increased profile and income diversification. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Work with the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement oversee the roadmap and implementation of our Fundraising and Engagement three-year strategy

· Establish tools and processes to support the Directorate to deliver on our goals and hold ourselves accountable to the strategy ambition

· Support Heads and wider teams to monitor and report on KPIs for the successful deployment of the new strategy, monitoring impact and recommend any adjustments 

· Lead F&E senior leaders in regular reviews of the strategy implementation, and adjusting plans and priorities accordingly

· Monitor trends across the sector and recommend new strategic opportunities to grow engagement and income 

· Identify and lead key change projects needed to support our income and engagement growth, in collaboration with senior leaders across the organisation

· Champion innovation across the charity and help Plan International UK understand what it means, and how it is applied, to our work

· Develop plans to build a culture of innovation across the charity 

· Identify practical ways to encourage innovative thinking across the charity 

· Monitor the sector and beyond for innovation that could benefit the charity 

· Identify opportunities coming out from the global hub and other National Organisations that could benefit Plan International UK 

· Champion the importance of using insights to develop products and messaging that have our audiences at the centre 

· Champion the development of a data strategy (with a particular focus on, but potentially not limited to, supporter audiences)

Person Specification:

· An experienced senior leader with a significant track record of providing effective leadership to drive strategy and change, foster ambition, set direction and inspire others, with a collaborative approach to working cross-organisationally and embedding effective ways of working  

· Extensive experience of designing and managing business transformation programmes 

· Highly effective and influential communicator and relationship builder with stakeholders at all levels, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships and influencing senior stakeholders 

· Experience of negotiating with senior stakeholders over change priorities alongside BAU 

· A successful track record of developing strategies to drive engagement and income growth

· Able to effectively interrogate, manage, monitor and negotiate complex budgets and programme information 

· Experience of leading and developing teams, including extensive experience of supporting cross-functional team management and virtual teams 

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note: Full title of the role internally to be know as 'Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement)'

The Nystagmus Network is seeking a Development Coordinator to help build on our core services and develop new ones to meet the growing and changing needs of the nystagmus community and to support income generation to ensure those services can continue to be funded. You will need to be passionate about what we do, have the drive and enthusiasm to succeed and also be sensitive to the need to involve volunteers and stakeholders in service development and delivery.

You will plan to reach out to ever wider groups of potential beneficiaries and supporters through your communications, networking and business development skills, in collaboration with the Executive Information and Development Manager and Trustees and take the initiative on approaches to new partners. You will have a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion in the way we reach out to people in every aspect of our work.

The Talent Set are working with a brilliant Animal Charity to recruit a Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships to lead a newly structured team, leading income growth across Major Donor, Corporate, Trusts and Legacy gifts.

What’s on offer:

Salary: circa £55,000 dependant on experience

Working pattern: Hybrid or Remote, with quarterly travel into Central London

Key duties include:

· Lead on the development and operational delivery of the philanthropy and fundraising partnerships strategy, encompassing work across the high-value donor, legacies, trusts and corporate fundraising income streams.

· Maintain relationships with existing high-value donors and funders, through the provision of exemplary stewardship including reports, mailings, phone calls and face to face meetings.

· Oversee the continued development and growth of the charity’s global legacy programme, including the production of legacy mailings, telemarketing, offline and digital advertising, and features, as well as correspondence with supporters, solicitors and other stakeholders.

· Drive the development of the corporate fundraising programme, working with Global Programmes colleagues and partners based in the countries where the charity operates in.

· Provide supportive and dynamic line management for the Philanthropy and Fundraising Partnerships team.

· Support the Chief Executive, Directors and senior colleagues to build new funding relationships with key stakeholders.

· Work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to develop and drive the Philanthropy & Partnerships growth plan.

We’re looking for the following skills & experience:

· Demonstrable experience of managing multi-faceted, high value fundraising campaigns across Major Gifts, Trusts, Corporate or Legacy fundraising.

· Experience of developing, building and maintaining relationships with high-value stakeholders.

· Experience of line management and building a collaborative, high-performing fundraising team.

· Experience of developing and driving income growth across high-value fundraising income streams.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

We are recruiting for a Temporary Events Fundraiser for a high profile health charity. You will plan, develop and promote third party events fundraising activities to achieve agreed income targets, Ensure that all third party events participants receive an outstanding level of stewardship and supporter care, contributing to them becoming inspired and committed supporters in the long term.

Hybrid role 2 days in the office

The Role
Business plan implementation
-Planning work to ensure we meet deadlines.
-Focussing work to implement business plans and contribute to the achievement of our strategic aims and priorities.
-Ensuring a clear focus on driving improvements in quality, impact and performance.
Developing and promoting third party activities
Relationship management
- Implement & monitor third party events business plan
- Lead on raising income to agreed targets through managing a portfolio of third party events activities.
-Proactively review, analyse and benchmark plans and make strategic recommendations to improve fundraising opportunities.
collaboration with colleagues, develop and implement multi channel marketing plans for each events activity.
Be responsible for delivering accurate data analysis on an ongoing basis and for completed events cycles, building insights into future business plans.
Keep up to date with third party events fundraising initiatives and trends from across the Sector.

The Candidate
Experience of working on or managing events within a charity setting.
Proven track record of delivering income against agreed targets and timescales.
Experience of using a relationship management database such as Raisers Edge.
Experience of collaborating with colleagues across an organisation to achieve results.
Experience of stewarding supporters or volunteers.
Experience of developing, communicating and implementing business plans.
Proven planning and project management experience to control effective use of resources.
Demonstrable experience of applying effective problem solving techniques when the situation demands.
Experience of financial and budgetary management.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Role Overview:

The Talent Set is proud to be working with a great charity as they search for an Individual Giving Manager to support them for an initial 3-month opportunity.

The Individual Giving manager will develop, grow, and manage the organisation’s supporter recruitment program through regular giving, lottery, cash, and payroll giving. They will plan and optimise activity to attract and retain supporters, using data to test and launch new products and propositions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, grow, and manage the charity’s supporter recruitment program through regular giving, lottery, cash, and payroll giving.
• Plan and optimise activity in line with the Supporter Giving, Legacies and wider Fundraising strategy.
• Use supporter insight to test and launch new products and propositions to attract and recruit new supporters.
• Develop engaging content to retain, nurture, and encourage repeat giving.
• Drive successful acquisition strategies and deliver campaigns across cash, regular giving, and lottery income streams, predominantly through paid digital activity.
• Create and test new individual giving propositions and products.
• Develop engaging welcome journeys for all new supporters.
• Work across other teams to develop a conversion strategy that increases engagement, income, and Lifetime Value.
• Manage the Give As You Earn portfolio.
• Manage external suppliers, including the digital marketing agency.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered within budget and deliver against KPIs.
• Monthly finance reporting against income and expenditure.
• Create a test and learn strategy across all activity.
• Develop strong internal relationships with colleagues.
• Continuous horizon scanning across the sector to spot trends and opportunities.

Person Specification:

• Digital fundraising, specifically paid social
• Strong project management
• Exceptional communication skills
• Budget management and reporting
• Strong relationship development
• Decision making based on evidence
• Understanding of Fundraising regulations
• IT literacy with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, CRMs, and digital fundraising platforms
• Experience in Direct Marketing across online and offline channels
• Experience in supporting the development of acquisition strategies
• Experience in campaign planning and management
• Experience in data selection, analysis, and interpretation
• Demonstratable budget management
• Ability to deliver high-performing campaigns under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Experience in reviewing month-on-month analysis of activity to improve and optimise products
• Experience in improving supporter journeys and user experience
• Experience in supporter communications for stewardship

What’s on Offer:

• An initial 3-month role with the potential for extension.
• Flexible working pattern with hybrid and remote options considered.
• An extremely competitive day rate of £175 per-day PAYE + daily holiday (Inside IR35).
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Note: Whilst we do our best to get back to every application, due to the volume of interest this is not always possible.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Global Fund for Children (GFC) works to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong, and valued.

 Join us in our mission to power the potential of young people.

We partner with innovative, locally-led organisations, helping them deepen their impact and build their capacity for social change. By pairing flexible funding with targeted capacity development support, we help our partners grow stronger and more responsive to challenges on the ground.

Over the last thirty years, we have invested more than $60 million in over 1000 community-based organisations around the world. Our work advances the rights of children and youth across four focus areas: education, gender equity, youth empowerment, and freedom from violence and exploitation.

 As the Development Officer for Strategic Partnerships, you will join a multinational team of caring and committed individuals who believe in investing in bold ideas to help grassroots organisations deepen their impact and advocate for children’s rights.

 We value courage, excellence, learning, partnership, and inclusion, as well as kindness and passion. Our partners’ visions for change inspire all we do. Feedback and learning inspire us to do better, and we strive to be youth centered.

What is the role? 

Are you a Partnerships and Fundraising professional, passionate about the potential of children and young people?

Global Fund for Children is looking for a Development Officer to join our global Strategic Partnerships Team in an exciting new UK-based role. Your main responsibility will be to help steward our active relationships with donors and supporters around the world, manage delivery of key grant outputs, and build relationships with philanthropic funders and foundations.

 This role will require engagement with our global staff team, alongside senior leadership and key stakeholders, and our expansive network of community partners around the world. You’ll help to develop strategies that build our relationships with key donors, ensuring all our reporting output is of a consistently high quality. This role will have a truly global reach with a primary focus on supporting programming and donor relationships for our work in the UK, Europe and Africa.

 You will be passionate about maintaining the quality and performance of all our outputs to donors and supporters, and have a track record of being highly organized, an ability to manage multiple priorities and an ability to work to a deadline, to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals and objectives. 

 You will be just one part of a growing and extremely ambitious and successful Development, Marketing and Communications (DMC) team based in the UK, US, and around the world. You will play an important part in the successful implementation of projects with our staff team based in more than 20 countries globally – including colleagues from Programs, Finance, Learning & Evaluation, and Safeguarding.

 What will you be doing?

• Manage the global calendar of donor deliverables for the Development team

• Consistently create and deliver compelling reports and other donor deliverables, according to our grant agreements, including collecting data, writing content, reviewing financial information, and ensuring compliance details.

• Work collaboratively across the Development team, engaging with key stakeholders, to deliver on strategic goals and KPIs.

• Liaise with Program and Finance colleagues to share grant requirements and reporting expectations, build reports and deliver high -quality stewardship items. 

• Work alongside the team to keep an accurate record of donor relationships in Salesforce, including stakeholder information, notes from meetings, reporting and submission deadlines, and correspondence with donor staff 

• Build and develop new relationships with prospective foundation donors and foundation fundraising strategy in collaboration with Senior Manager and Vice President for Strategic Partnerships 

• Represent the organisation, both internally and externally where opportunities arise, including donor visits, public events, and partner convenings 

• Keep abreast and keep the wider team updated of best practices and trends in the philanthropy sector, scoping out strategic opportunities to help us engage new prospective donors

• Contribute to the development of a strong values-based team culture across different countries, areas and streams of work

What are your experience and skills? 

Our ideal Development Officer for Strategic Partnerships will have:

• Outstanding organizational skills, including ability to plan, prioritize and manage a varied workload to meet deadlines

• Excellent writing skills, including development of compelling communications to engage donors and prospects 

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and relationship building skills with the ability to work across teams and build strong internal and external networks

• Passion for supporting and developing people to achieve their potential

• Experience working in a hybrid setting across a variety of time zones, and the confidence and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a busy team.

• Experience working with a development/fundraising team to deliver financial goals or partnership deliverables.

• An understanding of the funder and wider philanthropy system in the UK, US, and/or globally

• Appreciation for working with community-based organisations towards a shared goal

• Experience coordinating with a diverse range of colleagues to develop concept notes and funding proposals

• Knowledge of children and young people programming and / or experience in the international development sector preferred

What can we offer you? 

Our team dreams big.

We work together to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong and valued.

GFC fosters a caring work environment that promotes collaboration, respect, and professional development. We set standards of excellence and quality in our work, firmly believing that children and youth deserve the best we can offer.

We believe that every person has equal rights, and we affirm the diversity that enriches our globalized world. In line with these core values, it is our policy to actively seek diverse candidates from a variety of backgrounds who are committed to Global Fund for Children’s mission.

Our values shape our vision, guide our daily decision making, and signal to the world what to expect when you encounter Global Fund for Children. We hold ourselves to these values to best serve our local partners and the children and youth they support. We attract talented people from all over the world because we believe deeply in living our values.

Salary – UK-based salary range for this role will be £40,000 - £45,000, depending on experience

Weekly hours – 35 hours per week.

Holidays – 30 days annual leave and 8 public holidays. The basic annual leave allowance increases to 35 days after 4 years of continuous employment.

Flexible Working Location – This is a hybrid position that is based in the UK. GFC is open to applications to those who will regularly visit our London office.

Learning – GFC encourages professional development as a part of our culture and values. GFC provides regular opportunities for training, collaboration, and mentorship. Employees may access professional development funds to support continued learning.

Benefits - We strive to build a culture that embraces care and wellbeing.

Our global employee benefits include:

• Private healthcare insurance plan with comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage

• Generous paid time off (annual leave, enhanced sickness leave, wellbeing days, sabbatical leave, family friendly leave)

• Flexible work arrangements - remote/hybrid/compressed work schedules

• Pension plan contributions - employees are auto-enrolled on the GFC workplace pension scheme. 8% employer contributions with 4% employee contributions

• Employee Assistance Services 

• Team Building and Social Committees

*Other benefits may apply, depending on the location of the employee

How do I apply?

In line with our values of courage, passion and inclusion, to apply for this role, please share your thoughts on the following questions along with your CV:

1) What excites you most about this role and how is it directly connected to your skills and experience?

2) What experience of fundraising and strategic partnership working would you bring to this role?

The deadline for applications is Friday, November 1st at 5pm UK Time.

Making The Leap is an innovative societal change charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast; Black Charity Leaders and The Social Mobility List.

About The Role
Closing date: 11th Nov
Contract: This is a fixed-term contract until August 2025
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.
Our ambitious and welcoming Individual Giving team has seen some fantastic results over the last 12 months – and are determined to continue building on that success this financial year.
This role is focused on supporting regular giving and lottery campaigns which are an essential part of our fundraising strategy, bringing in £15 million each year.  It is a varied, collaborative role in a growing, essential area of fundraising.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside our passionate face-to-face and telemarketing partners to continue recruiting and retaining supporters at record levels. You will help manage the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities across the various campaigns across multiple channels with a view to acquiring new supporters and retaining existing supporters to maximise Individual Giving income.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of direct marketing campaigns set by the Individual Giving Manager and/or Officer.
It's an exciting time to join the team as we are testing door-to-door fundraising – which is a new channel to us and has real potential to deliver transformational growth in our Regular Giving programme. You will support the Individual Giving Officer with monitoring the results and making recommendations by adopting a test and learn approach.
Alzheimer's Society was 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 wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is a fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society.
About you
Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges of our time and you will be joining a team passionate about bringing real change for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.

- You’re a strategic thinker and confident building relationships with donors and stakeholders internally and externally, inspiring everyone to give their best through giving clear feedback, providing useful resources, and celebrating successes. 
- You are ambitious and target-driven for your campaigns and projects – always striving to make improvements and monitor and evaluate results to drive future growth. 
- You are passionate about fundraising, supporter retention and working for Alzheimer’s Society.

Person specification: 

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solution focussed throughout your areas of work.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills will allow you to have open jargon-free conversations with the business.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines, and who knows when to ask for help themselves.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

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Location: hybrid working – between office location and home. At least one day per week in our Aldgate office
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours
Contract: permanent, full time
Salary: £32,000 – £34,500 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 3rd November at 11.59pm

Interview dates: first stage, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th November (virtual), second stage, Wednesday 20th November (in person at our Aldgate office)

Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays pro rata)

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc)
• employee health and wellbeing committed (Menopause Friendly accreditation, Disability Confident employer etc)

Background:

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.

Purpose of the job/About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Dementia UK’s Marketing and Communications Team.

As the Designer, you will bring our brand to life through high-quality, compelling, and on-brand design work across a range of offline and online assets. We are currently at the early stages of a brand review project, and you’ll play a pivotal part in activating and rolling out our refreshed brand across various channels in 2025.

Day to day, you’ll collaborate closely with the Editorial Manager to review and update our suite of information leaflets. Working on a wide range of projects across the charity, you will collaborate with teams such as Fundraising, Clinical, Campaigns, and Business Development. Additionally, you’ll provide feedback on designs developed by agencies and external suppliers, ensuring they align with our visual identity, in conjunction with the Senior Creative Manager.

As a champion of the Dementia UK brand, you’ll maintain brand consistency across design projects, support brand and design approvals, and monitor the brand inbox.

To succeed in this role, you will have solid experience working in design within an in-house team or agency, in a multi-disciplinary graphic design role. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, along with strong design knowledge, is essential. You should be well-organised, capable of managing your own workload, and able to work with your line manager to assess capacity. Additionally, you will have experience championing and adhering to brand guidelines, as well as incorporating accessibility principles into your designs.

If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our Culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to coordinate an 18-month project exploring how we can operationalise a new in-work poverty benchmark for employers in London. This benchmark, developed by the Social Market Foundation, has the potential to improve the lives of low paid workers, building on the success of the Living Wage campaigns

The in-work poverty benchmark project is a new and exciting pilot project at the Living Wage Foundation. We want this person to build a case for employers going further than our existing accreditations and taking a more holistic approach to tackling in work poverty. This role would help us develop the pilot through employer case studies and extensive stakeholder engagement with a view to launching a new vehicle to recognise employers who adopt the in-work poverty benchmark.

Three key parts of the role would be working with:

- Our Membership team and our Operations and Insights team: to scope out and enhance their capacity to support employers to implement the benchmark through e.g. workshops, provision of guidance and /or new ways of working with employers.

- The cross organisational Making London a Living Wage City (MLLWC) team to build upon the successes and networks of this project and align where helpful to encourage London employers to go further

- London based community organisers to ensure that the experiences and stories of low paid workers are a primary driver of the case for change and how we develop this work.

The ideal candidate would be a proactive and experienced project manager with experience of building and implementing new products, projects or services. They should have excellent communication skills and a track record of engaging diverse stakeholders and building a network.

Living Wage Foundation

The Living Wage Foundation was launched in 2011 by Citizens UK to tackle in-work poverty and ensure that workers earn enough to live on and participate in family and community life. Citizens UK is the home of community organising with diverse civil society alliances set up to develop leaders to work on the issues that matter to them, such as the Living Wage. Other projects include Parent Action and Sponsor Refugees to add depth to the impact of Citizens UK’s work.

The Living Wage is a movement of businesses, organisations and people who believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. The real Living Wage is an independently-calculated hourly rate based on the cost of living and announced each October ahead of Living Wage Week, our annual celebration of a growing network of over 15,000 Living Wage Employers.

The Living Wage Foundation celebrates employers that voluntarily choose to pay the real Living Wage through an accreditation scheme that recognises a long-term commitment to fair pay and has secured pay rises for 475,000 low paid workers. Over recent years, the Living Wage Foundation has built on the success of the real Living Wage by creating new responsible employment standards – Living Hours and Living Pension – for those employers who want to go further and provide the security workers need now and in the future.

Main Responsibilities

Contribute to the achievement of the LWF and CUK’s strategic aims

· Work with the Living Wage Foundation team to embed this project into the wider work and strategy of the Foundation, and to identify and share learning from across our projects on how to mobilise employer action to tackle poverty.  

Develop and manage external relationships

· Develop and implement a stakeholder engagement plan to support and promote the project.

· Manage strong relationships with the project partners and funders to involve and update them on the project as required.

· Progress our existing partnerships whilst proactively securing new partnerships with organisations that can help promote and build demand for the in-work poverty benchmark.

· Develop a wide-ranging network of stakeholders with an interest in this project, finding ways to involve them in its development.

· Coordinate and manage a project working group of senior Living Wage Employers, in work poverty experts and employee stakeholders.

Build and manage projects and achieve work targets effectively

· Set up, manage and evaluate a set of action pilots with employers, low paid employees and relevant experts to develop and test the in-work poverty benchmark and the standards within it.

· Design and develop the recognition mechanism and support programme for employers who sign up to the in-work poverty benchmark.

· Provide regular progress reports and deliver agreed project milestones including events, reports and other agreed outputs.

· Oversee the project being integrated into our CRM system and developing robust project management systems.

Learning, expertise, wellbeing and inclusion

· Conduct desk research, stakeholder interviews and organise events as required to inform the project. Manage research partners to conduct additional research as required.

· Monitor, review, evaluate and write up pilot progress with each employer using qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods.

· Working with others to identity and share learning on how to mobilise employer action to tackle poverty, considering this in the development of the in-work poverty benchmark.

· Develop and host employer facing events to gain insight and test appetite to support the development of this work.

· Design and facilitate employer workshops and employee focus groups to identify best practice and shared learning.

· Produce a final report and recommendations for how the work might be taken forward at the conclusion of the project, presenting this to relevant stakeholders.

Communications

· Oversee the collation and dissemination of research and evidence to build the case for the in-work poverty benchmark. Work with the Living Wage Foundation Communications and Research team to enable this.

· Develop the support we offer Living Wage Employers that are interested in implementing the in-work poverty benchmark and lead the production and design of research reports, toolkits, best practice guides and other resources.

· Promote the Living Wage Foundation to build our reputation as a leader in good work practices for low paid workers, including launching research and reports and celebrating progress made.

· Represent the Living Wage Foundation at meetings, events and conference to build awareness and support for our work. 

Develop and manage internal relationships:

· Build and manage strong relationships across the LWF and wider Citizens UK teams for effective collaboration and to support development of this work.

· Work closely with community organisers in London to ensure the voices of low paid workers are a leading influence on this project.

· Contribute to the LWF and Citizens UK Senior Management meetings and cross organisational working groups.

Generate income and resources

· Oversee the development and implementation of an employer fee structure for the in-work poverty benchmark vehicle.

· Work with the Head of Business Development and Policy to produce a sustainable fundraising strategy for this work whilst developing relationship with potential funders.

· Oversee the creation of proposals to secure funds from corporate partners and attract funding from grants or donations to support ongoing work.

Key Skills 

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 

Essential (E), Desirable (D)

Experience of building consensus between diverse stakeholders to drive progressive change (E)

A track record of developing mutually rewarding corporate and /or third sector partnerships to deliver project objectives (E)

Primary research skills with experience of conducting evaluations and an ability to develop surveys, analyse data and conduct focus groups (D)

Experience of conducting secondary research and writing reports (E)

Understanding of the importance of good research design (D)

Previous experience of developing and implementing new products, projects or services (E)

Experience of securing funds to deliver and scale up projects (D)

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Excellent project management skills with the ability to juggle a wide range of competing demands (E)

Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others (E)

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior business leaders (E)

Strong report writing skills and ability to share and disseminate knowledge with project partners (E)

An ability to take initiative and work independently across different teams (E)

Understanding of anti-poverty policy and campaigning (D)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

A proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude and a flexible approach to work demands (E)

A strong commitment to the Living Wage campaign and principles of Citizens UK (E)

Application Procedure

At Citizens UK, we use Applied, an applicant-tracking recruitment system. Applied aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. Often the Hiring Team will not see your CV as part of the shortlisting process and instead ask questions to test skills needed for the role. The responses are anonymised and reviewed by the panel. The Applied platform also asks some demographic questions before you start your application. Citizens UK cannot see individual demographic responses, only summary statistics to monitor our candidate pool for balance. Applied aims to give an equal chance to be hired irrespective of background. Candidates can opt out of answering the demographic questions. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. In line with our inclusion value, we would love to see applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people from racialised communities, disabled people, and people of faith to better represent the communities we work in. We also strongly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of low pay and poverty. For questions and reasonable adjustments regarding your application, including information in a different format, or our recruitment process, please contact us.

Many of our employees enjoy flexible and hybrid working, and we are open to adapting/flexing our roles to embrace a diverse workforce. If you are interested in a particular vacancy and wish to discuss flexible working, please contact us.

Even if you don’t quite meet all the required criteria still consider applying, as we invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as Citizens UK is unable to sponsor visa applications. Our community organisers work in the community and their employment is subject to satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS checks.