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Learning and Events Coordinator
Barnwood is not your typical funder. We drive change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire.
As part of this work, our Insights and Engagement Team engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Learning and Events Coordinator is integral to this.
We are looking for a Learning and Events Coordinator to provide coordination and administration support for Barnwood Trust’s internal learning programme, engaging staff and Trustees in individual, team and organisation-wide learning and development activities and events.
We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:
· are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
· have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges.
Contract terms:
· This role is 12 months fixed term, and we welcome applications from people looking for part time hours (19 hours per week).
· We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday.
· £16,023 p/a (pro rata) (FTE £31,624)
· 22 days holiday inc. bank holidays (pro rata) (FTE 36 days inc. bank holidays)
Summary of key duties:
· Coordinate and support team learning and development
· Assist in creating and implementing the annual Organisation Learning and Development Plan (OLDP)
· Report on learning expenditure and manage the Learning Management System
· Deliver and administer accessible internal learning activities and events
· Provide administrative support for bookings, venues, and liaising with attendees
· Maintain digital records of learning activities and ensure data accuracy
· Support staff and Trustees in accessing online learning resources
Summary of skills
· Excellent communication and organisational skills, including high level written communication skills.
· Highly organised with project co-ordination skills.
· Self-awareness, enabling excellent working relationships with a wide range of people using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity.
· Experience supporting small to medium-scale events
· Ability to apply appropriate communication channels and methods, including digital and print media.
· Strong IT skills (proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and cloud-based database).
For full details please see our application pack.
Benefits:
· 36 days annual leave including bank holidays. (FTE)
· Life Assurance (3 x Salary)
· Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
· Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.
· Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges.
· Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.
· We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England.
· Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.
· Assistance dogs are welcome.
Guidance On Applications:
Click on Apply Now to be taken to the Barnwood Trust website where you need to apply for this role via our online application form.
You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.
Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.
We want our application process to be right for you as an individual, so if there’s anything you think we can do to make this process more straightforward for you please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org directly to discuss what support we might be able to provide. Our career page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place for people who request extra support.
· Deadline for applications: 12.00 noon on Wednesday 21st August 2024
· First interviews: Tuesday 3rd September or Thursday 5th September 2024
· Second stage interviews: Thursday 12th September 2024
We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
Barnwood acts as an agent of social change, working alongside disabled people and people with mental health conditions to create that change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Healthwatch Sutton is a dynamic charitable organisation, set up to improve the health and wellbeing of people of Sutton. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work with us to hear from the diverse communities of Sutton and to use their views to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The successful applicant will be able to raise our profile and awareness of our work in the Borough.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about enabling local people to have a voice in health and wellbeing agenda. You will be a strong communicator, with experience of engaging with a range of people to help identify their issues and concerns.
Demonstrating your ability to deliver successful projects is a key part of the role. Problem-solving and influencing others are important skills needed to ensure our projects deliver results.
The ability to be able to capture people’s attention using your flare for designing engaging publicity material and publications will be essential as will the skills to manage our social media and website. You will need to have great IT skills to deliver all aspects of communications and engagement activity. Ability to create innovative, interactive online content is desirable.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills to ensure the smooth delivery of our events, meetings and other activities. You will also need to be friendly and approachable to build relationships with our Board, volunteers and member of the public. We would like a person with an enthusiasm for improving people lives.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept CVs for this position.
The closing date for applications is midday Friday, 16th August 2024.
Are you an experienced Membership Manager looking for your next challenge?
Do you have an excellent knowledge of databases, membership processes and relationship management?
Do you enjoy leading, managing and motivating teams?
If you answered yes to these questions, this role might be for you.
This role will lead the SoA’s newly merged Membership and Author Communities team, providing strategic direction and support and delivering results based on agreed priorities.
Working in partnership with the Membership Manager and Local Groups Manager, the Head of Membership and Author Communities will focus on developing and delivering strategies to increase member recruitment, retention and satisfaction.
Please view the JD for full information on responsibilities around the role.
Empowering authors since 1884. We have been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Terrence Higgins Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Health Promotion Specialist, working in Essex as part of the wider Essex Sexual Health Service.
The post holder will support in the design and delivery of effective health promotion (HP) and behaviour change communication (BCC) interventions appropriate to the needs of Young People and other groups at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes.
The post holder will work closely with educational establishments to directly deliver relationship and sexual health education (RSHE), parent sessions, and educator training in both primary and secondary settings.
Delivery will also involve community engagement approaches that tackle health inequalities including HIV related stigma and discrimination. Delivering targeted interventions that increase knowledge and awareness of sexual health issues including: sexual health testing, consent, confidentiality, LGBTQ+ inclusivity, whilst also increasing access to eC-Card and access to care treatment and the uptake of broader sexual health services across Essex and Thurrock.
We will be reviewing & shortlisting applications on a rolling basis and may close the vacancy earlier if recruited to.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Percival are excited to be working exclusively with Asthma + Lung UK to help them recruit for a Corporate New Business Manager to join their growing team. Asthma + Lung UK’s mission is to be the driving force behind the transformation of lung health. They do this by changing perceptions of lung health and campaigning for its prioritisation, supporting those affected with information, advice, and practical help.
You will be joining a brilliant Corporate Partnerships team with big ambitions for growth in a well-established Fundraising Department. The main focus of this role will be to generate new, long term and sustainable income through the acquisition and cultivation of new corporate partners. Your work will be vital; enabling them to fund research to find new treatments and cures, support people who struggle to breathe to take control of their lives and to campaign for better lung health.
Job Title: Corporate New Business Manager
Salary: £38,000-£42,000
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent (35 hours per week)
Location: Hybrid, London E1
Department: Corporate Partnerships Team
Reports to: Head of Corporate Partnerships
You will be creating and managing a new business pipeline of prospects to approach for new funding. You will be working closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to diversity their new business portfolio with a specific focus on targeting corporates within the health sector, for five figure level plus partnerships. Working towards set targets, you will be responsible throughout the whole partnerships process from identifying prospects, cultivation, proposals, pitching and negotiation to secure new corporate support.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have demonstrable experience securing five + figure gifts from corporates and have consistently met and exceeded team and individual targets.
- Be confident in creating emotive, tailored and compelling proposals for prospects and delivering on successful pitches and presentations.
- Thrive in a target driven environment
- Be a keen ambassador for lung health across the UK and stay abreast of key market trends and opportunities.
Recruitment Process Timeline -
Application Deadline: Tuesday 30th July
1st Stage Interviews: TBC
We value diversity and know how important it is for charities to fairly represent their beneficiaries, therefore we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
The team at Percival are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don’t hesitate to contact Madeleine on [email protected]
To apply, simply submit your CV. Should you meet the requirements, we will provide you with the full job description and arrange a call or meeting to provide further information about the next steps. Please note you may be required to complete a cover letter in order to submit a full application. To fully understand what we will do with your data, please review our policy
We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Visitor Experience and Engagement Officer
Reference: JUL20241673
Location: RSPB Minsmere, IP17
Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
We're looking for a creative Visitor Experience and Engagement Officer who can connect people with nature. Working at Minsmere, you'll provide fascinating visitor experiences, drawing people in through new, quality events.
Minsmere is the RSPB’s flagship reserve on the Suffolk coast, giving visitors incredible wildlife spectacles.
You will develop our visitor offer, ensuring high quality experiences. You will be a good communicator, experienced at delivering events and engaging with new audiences.
Key responsibilities:
- Introduce new visitors to the RSPB by working with the Visitor Experience Manager to create a range of new and exciting events. These new events will sit alongside our current programme of events and will enhance our visitor offer and drive footfall.
- Ensure relevant data is captured for all events to enable reporting and evaluation.
- Engage and communicate with diverse audiences, face to face, digitally and via social media.
- Ensure the reserve delivers events to the highest standards resulting in a high-quality visitor experience.
- Support the continued development of a team of volunteers to assist with event delivery.
- Ensure the reserve delivers a high quality, on brand visitor experience.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Computer Literate to include professional use of social media adhering to brand.
- Sound understanding of systems and procedures relevant to a commercial visitor operation.
- Working knowledge of visitor engagement techniques
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Proven ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
- A team player who can motivate and inspire people.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback.
- Ability to maximise opportunities for visitor engagement and income generation.
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships.
- Experience of delivering a high-quality visitor offer.
- Experience of managing and delivering against targets and KPI’s.
- Experience of analysing and interpreting data.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Contribution to a successful visitor project or visitor attraction.
- Tourism/leisure related qualification, ideally at HND level or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
- Health and Safety in the workplace.
This role will require regular weekend and bank holiday working.
Closing date: 23:59, Monday 12th August 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 26 August 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our 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.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The Third Age Project is dedicated to creating an inclusive world where a secure, healthy, and independent Third Age is accessible to all.
Located in the heart of Regents Park Estate, Camden, our community centre values its strong connection with service users. By fostering meaningful relationships, we can collaboratively develop programs that meet their specific needs.
As a centre coordinator, you will play a crucial role in our vision. You will support the organization's growth, coordination and development and contribute your own ideas.
Position: Centre Coordinator
Responsible to: General Manager
Location: Third Age Project, Regents Park (On-Site)
Hours: 28 hours per week, primarily on weekdays, with some evening and weekend work required. The hours are 9 am—5 pm, with an unpaid one-hour lunch break. Any overtime will be paid in time in lieu.
Salary: £25,000 - 26,000 per annum
Annual leave and benefits:
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26 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)
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·Enhanced maternity and parental leave
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Pension scheme
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter.
Closing date: 7 August 2024.
Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Operations Development Manager
Sue Ryder supports people at the most difficult times of their lives
Are you an experienced strategic and operational Fundraising Operations Manager with experience of overseeing operational functions within a fundraising environment?
Sue Ryder is looking for a Fundraising Operations Development Manager to join the Fundraising team, playing a crucial role in leading the implementation and management of Sue Ryder’s world-class fundraising operations model, while overseeing the successful delivery of our key strategic projects
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Supporter Experience, Data and Insight, you will work collaboratively with colleagues across the fundraising directorate ensuring that our Supporter Experience, Data and Insight team provide exceptional service to our internal customers, reviewing key fundraising processes and ensuring that our fundraising operations works as effectively, and efficiently as possible to support Sue Ryders fundraising strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and report on fundraising operations performance based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as project deliverables within the fundraising operations remit.
- Ensure the experiences of key stakeholders is in line with our strategic aims, as defined in world-class fundraising operations strategy.
- Work with key stakeholders to identify new ways of working, to enhance and improve fundraising operations processes and systems, and to develop and manage central process resources.
- Oversee and help coordinate cross departmental and cross organisational fundraising operations projects
- Oversee the wider team’s priorisation process and ensure information is available for periodic reviews.
- Manage line reports within organisational guidelines undertaking necessary management responsibilities.
About You:
- Strategic understanding of effective fundraising operations, including the ability to translate strategy into operational plans, develop processes to achieve strategic aims, and make recommendations for improvement.
- Experience leading and delivering projects successfully within clear and communicated timelines.
- Experience working effectively in a complex organisation of a similar scale and breadth of fundraising.
- Experience of Change Management and Improvement and effective approaches.
- Ability to evaluate processes and workflows holistically to identify areas for improvement and drive process improvement and change.
- Data and Technical Skills with an understanding of the importance of clean and consistent data for business planning
Competitive Benefits Package
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), - Company pension scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Refer a friend scheme - £250
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.
Closing date: 29th July
Interview date: 7th/8th August
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.
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Join us to play a vital role in raising funds so that Catching Lives can meet the increasing need for our homelessness services. As Fundraising Officer, you'll work closely with the CEO as part of an enthusiastic, dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
Catching Lives will support you to join the Level Three Fundraiser Apprenticeship at the University of Kent and provide day study release during the programme, which is mostly taught online. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your knowledge and skills for a career in charity fundraising. For more information see the recruitment pack.
The role requires strong communication and organisational skills. You’ll manage a varied workload, including public-facing responsibilities such as attending events and engaging supporters across the community, alongside desk-based activities around data, finance and planning. You’ll be supported to apply your transferable skills and to develop as a fundraiser.
Please submit a CV of no more than 2 pages, plus a short covering letter/email saying how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification (see recruitment pack).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
At Breast Cancer Now, we’re seeking a Senior Press & PR Officer to join our ambitious press, PR & celebrity team for 12 months. The role is focused primarily on the charity’s Fundraising portfolio, including our corporate partnerships and high-value fundraising events, all of which raise vital funds that help the charity to deliver world-class research and provide life-changing support for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About you
As an excellent communicator, you’ll be great at building trusted and influential relationships across a range of stakeholders including colleagues, journalists, external partners and advocates and ambassadors of Breast Cancer Now. This will help you bring our work to life, working collaboratively and effectively and at pace.
With significant experience in developing and delivering impactful PR campaigns, either in-house or in an agency, you’ll tell powerful stories around our fundraising activity to achieve cut-through in the media and drive further engagement and support (including financial) from our key audiences.
Always putting the patient voice at the heart of our work, you’ll be innovative and creative in your approach to secure maximum profile for annual events and campaigns, building on previous years’ successes and bringing fresh angles to this work to maximise engagement with the media and key audiences.
With strong written skills and an instinct for what makes a good news story, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced press office, and always consider how content can be integrated and delivered across communications channels for greatest impact.
The successful candidate will be excited to be part of an ambitious, focused and supportive wider Fundraising, Communications and Engagement Directorate, which has a remit to reach and engage more people with our work than ever before, and to develop our fundraising to become a sustainable organisation for the future.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Please submit your application as soon as possible. We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis therefore this role may close before the advertised closing date.
Closing date 9am on Tuesday 30 July 2024
Interview date Week commencing 5 August 2024
Sense has a simple vision - that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out or unable to fulfil their potential. Alongside practical, tailored support they provide information to families/carers and campaign for the rights of people with complex disabilities.
This is a key new role for the public fundraising team at Sense, focused specifically on the challenges/mass participation events portfolio. Sense emphasises a fundraising culture that focuses on relationships, rather than transactions - ensuring that their supporters can engage with the organisation in a holistic manner and inspiring them to do more for the charity and those it supports.
This role leads the national events portfolio, which includes a £1m+ London Marathon Event. As Head of National Events you'll bring a creative approach to challenge events fundraising at Sense, driving growth of income while reviewing and diversifying the broader portfolio of opportunities available to the charity.
Given the current weighting to third party events you'll consider how to maximise the potential of these opportunities, assessing the drivers of supporters to fundraise on behalf of Sense and engage with the charity. Alongside this, you'll look at the scope of opportunities to develop new charity-owned events, also considering the possibilities for virtual events within this context.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 4 (2 direct reports) to drive income growth, innovation and integrated supporter engagement activities.
- Lead the development of the National Events strategy, creating a balanced portfolio of offerings and ensuring consistent delivery of high quality supporter engagement materials.
- Oversee the delivery of all third party and charity-owned events activity.
- Identify opportunities for new events, partnerships and products - further diversifying the organisation's events portfolio by leading on product development.
Person Specification:
- Expertise in managing challenge event fundraising teams, with a track record of generating growth in participation and income.
- Experience in bringing new events to market - from inception to launch and review.
- Strong team leadership skills - establishing a culture focused on innovation and creativity, whilst supporting staff performance and development.
- Experience in managing stakeholders at all levels, including external suppliers/contacts.
- Passionate about using data to inform decisions, identifying actionable insights and adapting strategies accordingly.
The deadline for applications is Thursday 1st August, with 1st interviews to commence w/c 5th August.
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.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
1.Main purpose of role
To develop The Family Centre Deaf Children’s (FCDC) fundraising channels and secure income from grant funders and individual donors in order to sustain and develop the charity’s services and infrastructure, building strong relationships with key stakeholders and contributing to FCDC's overall strategic development, aims and operations.
The Development Officer is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of our Fundraising Strategy 2024-2029 to support the charity’s continuous improvement, financial sustainability and future growth.
The post holder will be responsible for inspiring individual donations to the charity through local giving initiatives and further developing the charity’s existing income channels including:
· Community and events fundraising
· Individual giving
· Grants from Trusts and Foundations and other relevant grant income sources.
2.Duties and Responsibilities
2.1 General
· To champion FCDC’s vision, mission, ethos and values (internally and externally).
· To comply with all relevant charity and other legislation.
· To uphold and contribute to the updating of FCDC’s internal policies and codes of conduct.
· To contribute towards the delivery of the charity’s strategic, operational, and departmental plans.
· To develop and maintain good working relationships with FCDC staff members, Trustees, service users, volunteers and other key internal and external stakeholders.
2.2 Income generation from individuals
· Sustain and grow FCDC’s individual donor base and community fundraising in line with agreed income targets.
· Research and identify potential major donors.
· Work alongside the Centre Manager and Board of Trustees to develop relationships with potential donors.
· Work alongside FCDC’s Fundraising Working Group, Centre Manager and Events and Family Development Officer to develop and coordinate an annual calendar of community fundraising events.
· Develop local individual giving campaigns and social media appeals to secure individual donations.
· Ensure all fundraising activity is in keeping with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and is compliant with fundraising regulations.
· Ensure all fundraising activity is in keeping with FCDC’s mission, values, ethos and objectives.
· Ensure Gift Aid is claimed on all eligible donations and appropriate Gift Aid records are kept.
· Ensure our email opt-in and supporter subscriber lists are kept up to date.
2.3 Income generation from Trusts, Foundations and Statutory Agencies
· Maximise income from grant-giving organisations to ensure sustainable growth of restricted and unrestricted income in line with agreed income targets.
· Build and manage relationships with Trusts and Foundations to secure grants of £5,000 or more.
· Research, contact, correspond and meet with funders (as and when required) to build relationships prior to submitting funding applications.
· Collaborate with the FCDC team across the organisation to create compelling fundraising proposals and produce high-quality applications, reports and budgets.
· To assume responsibility for a portfolio of current and potential grant funders to maintain, grow and/or revive their support for the charity.
· Develop a robust pipeline of charitable Trusts and Foundations to support FCDC’s services and activities.
· Maintain relationships with funders between applications to nurture positive relationships between them and FCDC.
· Work alongside the Centre Manager and Board of Trustees to develop partnerships and positive working relationships with current and potential grant funders.
2.4 Donor engagement and stewardship
· Working closely with FCDC’s Centre Manager and the Chair to develop a donor journey that encourages long term support from individuals.
· Process individual donations, including: recording donations, thanking supporters in a timely fashion and responding to ad hoc supporter queries.
· Contribute to and proofread fundraising appeals, marketing materials and FCDC digital content.
· Support existing and new supporters of the charity in their initiatives to raise funds for FCDC.
2.5 Funder and donor data management
· Ensure that all funders and individual donor contacts and activity are accurately recorded on our funder and donor database.
· Work alongside the Centre Manager to ensure that all personal data is gathered, held, and used in-line with relevant data protection regulations and FCDC’s Data Protection Policy.
· Accurately record Trusts, Foundations and other grant income data on FCDC’s financial ICT system.
· Compile and submit timely funder reports, working alongside the Centre Manager in checking monitoring data, proofreading reports and ensuring reports are uploaded to funder portals, as and when required.
2.6 Fundraising Strategy 2024-2029
· Oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of FCDC’s Fundraising Strategy 2024-2029, with specific focus on individual giving, community fundraising and Trusts and Foundations.
· Support the Chair and Centre Manager to set up a new Fundraising and Events Working Group (consisting of volunteers, service users, Trustees and staff), who will support and act as a sounding board for new fundraising initiatives and open doors to new income streams.
· Keep up-to-date with fundraising trends, opportunities and best practice and recommend changes in our funding strategies and annual fundraising action plans.
· Maximise income from new fundraising opportunities as and when they arise in the course of our work. For example: local sports group donations and company payroll giving.
2.7 Reporting
· Regularly report on fundraising outputs, outcomes and the impact of fundraising initiatives to staff, the Chair and the Board of Trustees.
· Contribute to funder monitoring activities and evaluation reports to ensure that FCDC meets its reporting obligations to funders.
2.8 Other
· Contribute to FCDC’s positive working culture, strategic direction and the future growth of FCDC by participating in team meetings, supporting other staff in their work and contributing ideas and feedback across the organisation.
· Ensure that key stakeholder enquiries, contact details and other relevant records are maintained and kept up-to-date.
· Undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities which the Chair may request from time to time.
· Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to learning and development in line with the Charity’s aims and objectives.
· Manage and liaise with volunteers, service users and other stakeholders as necessary.
· In collaboration with the Centre Manager and other colleagues, you will help ensure our website is engaging and up-to-date.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
Essential
1. Experience of working in a fundraising role.
2. Experience of writing successful grant applications / proposals and reporting of successful bids.
3. Experience of developing and delivering successful online fundraising campaigns via social media or websites.
4. Experience of financial planning and budgeting.
5. Experience of using Microsoft Office.
Desirable
1. Experience of working with volunteers.
2. Experience of working for a small non-profit organisation.
3. Interest / experience of hearing loss and the D/deaf community.
Knowledge
Essential
1. Knowledge of where and how to access local and regional charity income streams, national fundraising opportunities, pathways, etc.
2. Knowledge of data protection and GDPR.
3. Knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice.
Desirable
1. Fundraising qualification.
2. Other relevant qualification that would be suitable for this role.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
1. Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and influencing skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.
2. Excellent proposal writing, proofreading and editing skills.
3. Excellent organisational, prioritisation and administrative skills with the ability to work to strict deadlines.
4. Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
Personal Attributes and Other Requirements
Essential
1. Highly self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
2. Enthusiastic, pro-active and positive ‘can do’ attitude to work and willingness to learn new skills and support colleagues as needed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mentell is seeking a seasoned and proactive Executive Assistant to deliver top-tier administrative support to our Chief Executive Officer, Head of Fundraising and Trustee Board. In this newly established position, you will bring your expertise and efficiency to support daily operations and our senior leaders in a dynamic environment.
Mentell is a UK charity that provides men’s groups, in-person and online for males aged 18+ to talk in a safe and confidential space, free from advice and judgement. We raise awareness of men’s mental health issues, suicide risk and support men through the challenges of life’s journey.
About the Role:
The Executive Assistant will be at the heart of the charity's activities, providing an efficient organisational hub around which the charity operates. Your key responsibilities will include coordinating diaries, managing meeting logistics, and handling agendas and minutes with precision. We have established a new office home in Stockport and are growing fast, building partnerships with social prescribers, GP practices and numerous other bodies as we seek to support as many men as possible.
This role offers a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of a growing men’s mental health charity. Given the high-paced nature of this position, you must be exceptionally organized, adept at time management, and capable of meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to the CEO, Head of Fundraising, and Trustee Board, ensuring seamless communication and preparation of agendas and minutes.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining confidentiality and a professional and discreet approach.
- Manage online systems to enhance administrative efficiency and support team needs.
- Conduct research and gather information to aid senior decision-making processes and special projects.
What We’re Looking For:
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, supporting senior management and building strong working relationships across all levels.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to prepare comprehensive papers, reports, and presentations, and take effective minutes.
- Proven experience in improving administrative systems and working to empower a wide range of stakeholders including senior leaders, staff team and highly committed volunteers.
- Ability to conduct thorough research and provide relevant information for senior decision-making and special initiatives.
- Familiarity with the health or charity sector is a plus, with a good understanding of charity governance and compliance being highly desirable.
Skills and Qualities:
- Highly proactive and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate confidently and professionally at all levels.
- Ability to draft clear, well-structured communications and documents.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to thrive in a busy and varied role.
Working Hours:
Part-Time (We envisage the working pattern to be 5 hours per day from 9.30am or 10am, with a break for lunch. Although mainly office-based, there would be the opportunity to work from home one day per week on any day other than Wednesday.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for an energetic, knowledgeable, friendly, flexible person to lead the Energy Team based in Wrexham. You will lead delivery on a wide variety of energy and carbon reduction programmes and activities with communities, businesses and individuals across North Wales, coordinating and engaging with more vulnerable groups within communities, including older people, people with disabilities and households experiencing fuel poverty.
You will also be required to lead the work to achieve the renewal of the Green Dragon standard and lead the organisations development and delivery of our Carbon Reduction Plan, and will lead a small domestic energy advice team in Wrexham.
See our website for full details.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and lead-deliver a wide variety of energy and carbon reduction projects and activities with communities, businesses, and individuals across North Wales.
- Plan and support the Energy Advice Team to deliver our service in line with all funder and contract requirements, ensuring quality of support, time management and report requirements are all completed in appropriate time aligned with all requirements.
- Manage and monitor the Energy Advice Team through performance monitoring and monthly review.
- Using a standard Groundwork Federation GHG Inventory Tool for emission reporting develop, deliver and monitor our annual carbon reduction plan, working with business managers to ensure data is recoded correctly and improvements to our carbon footprint are made.
- Facilitate the renewal of the Green Dragon accreditation, implementing and managing our internal environment systems and processes up to a level 3 standard.
- Arrange and carry out home visits to support residents in reducing their carbon emissions and to save money by lowering the level of consumption and cost of energy.
- Advocate and liaise for householders with energy companies and gas and electric network providers to ensure customers receive the best possible deal for their requirements.
- Work with referral partners to identify vulnerable households, and evidence eligibility to provide support with energy advice and administer emergency fuel vouchers.
- Provide effective support, both advisory and practical, to enable people to make positive changes to their behaviour and to improve the quality of their lives; record actions and highlight the importance of keeping warm to the health and wellbeing of residents.
- Assist residents to access other relevant and complementary services and agencies, liaising with other agencies to assist residents to access funding and support to deliver larger energy efficiency measures.
- Liaise with residents on a day-to-day basis in a professional and friendly manner and build good working relationships with them either face to face or through the provision of telephone advice.
- Oversee the booking and scheduling of visits and respond to referrals from funders in a timely manner.
- Oversee the ordering of stock, ensuring stock levels are maintained and stock is monitored closely.
- Undertake monitoring information and reporting requirements as required by the Trust and funders, ensuring all the funders’ requirements are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
- Run events or energy surgeries to raise awareness of projects in local communities.
- Deliver outreach activities to generate referrals, e.g. door-knocking, events, road shows, etc.
- Work flexibly as part of the Energy Advice Team and across other teams, including occasional weekend working.
- Contribute to the business development of the Energy Business Area by identifying needs within the sector and collecting evaluation evidence and factual data that back up any development of new bids and tenders.
- Represent the Trust professionally to internal and external contacts, assisting with the promotion of projects and the broader activities of the Trust.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Employment Programme Manager
Passionate about making a real difference? Want to help shape and grow a dynamic employment initiative that is reducing reoffending and changing lives by helping people who have served a sentence into work?
Position: Employment Programme Manager
Location: London, Woolwich SE18 6SW
Salary: £30 - £35k per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time 37.5 hours per week
About the organisation:
This is an Employment Consultancy with a difference; you will be working for a unique, award winning organisation that helps people that have served a prison sentence to re-enter the workplace by:
- Training serving prisoners as Recruitment Consultants, who then provide a candidate pipeline and work closely alongside the organisation.
- Take employers into prison to interview Candidates. Job offers are made there and then.
About the role:
As Employment Programme Manager you will support the senior team and work alongside the prison peer led team, helping recruiters in custody to identify and support candidates.
Key responsibilities include:
- Build strong relationships with the relevant prison staff.
- Support the London Programme Lead to engage employers and plan monthly interviews.
- Build relationships with local and national employers and to promote the service.
- Support the team to develop a strategy to identify and target local and national employers.
- Building relationships with local Probation offices and staff, DWP/Local Authority initiatives and Police & Crime Commissioner/Violence Reduction Unit and any other official and/or relevant third sector/voluntary organisations
- Keep up to date records monitoring the effectiveness of the programme.
- Case Management.
About you:
To be successful in the role of Employment Programme Manager you will need the following skills and experience:
- Be able and willing to work in Prisons and YOIs
- An empathetic and understanding approach when working with candidates.
- A good understanding of the barriers faced by people with convictions in accessing employment.
- An interest in employment, The Local Labour Market and Industry trends.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, including the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Strong administration skills with IT (MS Office) and well organised
- You will have strong writing skills and will be able to write good CV’s and Disclosure Letters.
Although not essential, experience of Recruitment or Case Management would be desirable.
If this sounds like you then apply today with an up to date CV, as well as a covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for the role and why you are interested in working in prisons and with ex-offenders.
In return:
As well as a great job with competitive pay and benefits, you will have the opportunity to be part of something that is truly innovative and has potential to become ground-breaking.
You will be joining a talented team of high performers in a role that has real social impact!
The organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. They are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. They positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy, maternity, or convictions.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Employability Manager, Employability Officer, Programme Coordinator, Recruitment Manager, Employability Trainer, Employment Skills Coordinator, Work Coach, Work Placement Officer, Employment Advisor, Employment Coach, Employer Relations Manager, Prison Tutor, Prison Education, Prison Offender Manager, Probation Officer, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.