National Corporate Partnerships Manager Jobs
We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications and Engagement Officer to join our team to lead on adult social care and public health.
This will involve taking a data driven approach and thinking creatively about how to reach and engage meaningfully with residents across our diverse borough to drive behaviour change and link those who need it with the right support.
The role also involves showcasing the work of our dedicated professionals, whose care and commitment protect our most vulnerable residents and enable others to remain as independent as possible.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills to form and maintain productive working relationships with a range of the council’s partners, including community groups, voluntary organisations and other public services, as we work together to address health inequalities.
Additional Information
-We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve.
-As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and look forward to receiving your application.
-We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer.
What we offer
Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you.
1 year Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity.
The role:
Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers - both as a Council and a community. The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe, and can access the support that is available.
Currently 800 people are seeking asylum in Hackney, and Welcome Hackney provides access to timely and effective support while they await the outcome of their claim. Hackney has also welcomed over 400 Ukrainians to the borough since 2022, as well as a number of Afghan families through the UK’s resettlement schemes.
This role sits within the Welcome Hackney (Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker) Service. They provide direct support and casework to refugees, migrants and/or asylum seekers in Hackney, using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.
Support is focused on creating a welcoming environment for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Hackney, by offering support through:
- Information advice and guidance
- Casework and advocacy
- Integration support
- Partnership working
Specialisms in a particular area, such as housing, domestic abuse, mental health etc, are welcomed.
Skills & experience:
- Experience working with refugees, migrants and/or asylum seekers, and an understanding of the challenges faced
- Working with safeguarding systems and processes, and recognising risk
- Use advocacy skills to speak on behalf of refugees, migrants or asylum seekers, ensuring an understanding of their goals and speaking only to those goals, without adding personal interpretation
- Ability to deliver in a person-centred manner, using trauma-informed practice, and ensuring an anti-racist approach
- Keep clear and detailed records, work with a number of partners, and build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, managers, commissioners and staff.
About us:
Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
We are passionate about diversity and want our workforce to reflect our community and encourage all those who possess the essential criteria to apply to work for Hackney.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.
When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience
Key Accountabilities:
There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.
When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.
This application process replaces a supporting statement.
Closing date for applications: 24 November 2024 (22:59).
Interview date: 11,12,13 December 2024.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.
The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available.
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We are excited to be expanding our High Value Fundraising team by recruiting four additional roles in 2024/25. These new positions are essential for enhancing our capacity in new business development, donor stewardship, and impact evaluation, allowing us to seize the significant opportunities presented by the current philanthropic landscape. We are committed to diversifying our income streams and securing our financial future, and these new roles are integral to achieving these goals.
To read more about the role please download the full job pack by clicking through to apply.
1. Research and evaluate new funding opportunities from trusts, foundations, and other grant funders, maintaining a 12-month funding calendar.
2. Cultivate and nurture relationships with funding/ grant-making organisations, both new and existing.
3. Develop compelling cases for support for designated projects or organisational areas, tailoring funding bids and applications accordingly.
4. Submit timely reports to donors, ensuring compliance with monitoring and evaluation requirements.
5. Support the maintenance of internal systems that track fund allocation and expenditure, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date information for funders.
6. Manage donor records on the Raiser’s Edge fundraising database, including recording activities, income, and producing management reports.
7. Stay informed about funding opportunities and trends in the sector through attending conferences, workshops, and events.
8. Generate accurate and timely management information on fundraising activities and budgets.
9. Perform other duties as directed by the Director of Fundraising and Marketing and/or the Trust and Foundations Manager.
10. Proactively assess own performance and development needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting and engaging job opportunity to join elop’s dedicated and enthusiastic team. You will be supporting us to continue to save lives and improve mental health for LGBTQ+ community members through ensuring the smooth administration of elop's counselling, mental health and other services.
As Services Administrator you will have a key role and direct responsibility for the administration of our counselling and mental health services, training and education services, and general office and organisational administrative duties. This will include:
· responding to enquirers & information requests, and sign-posting callers to relevant staff
· receiving and processing service referrals and training applications
· taking and processing service and training bookings, and administering associated payments
· liaising with staff, volunteers, service users, clients, students, professionals
· maintaining central office and service files, data records, inputting and collating data
· assisting with service promotion
· administration of volunteer and student recruitment
· supporting admin volunteers
· contributing to staffing front of house/ reception
· maintaining administration of central office systems and associated facilities
· minute taking at varied service and team meetings
· contributing to service and training monitoring and evaluation
You will work with the Senior Management Team to ensure and maintain well administered, organised, efficient, and smooth-running services, systems, office and centre environment.
You will be well supported with an in-depth induction, regular line management supervision, and additional reflective practice opportunity as required.
Ordinarily, this is an in-person/ onsite position, but will commence temporarily online via remote homebased working, whilst we relocate to our new location.
ELOP is a holistic lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social, emotional and support services to LGBT communities, and our core services
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a new role giving you the opportunity and responsibility to build on our successful fundraising and extend our appeal to new donors as well as maintain our existing supporters. You will need demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to work confidently as a strategic thinker and as a practical fundraiser. You will hit the ground running and come with strong ideas and skills to implement them.
As head of fundraising you will work closely with the CEO to grow charitable income and philanthropic support from governments, individuals, trusts and foundations, corporate companies and other areas. You will help her drive the charity's work forward and work closely with our project teams and see the direct impact of your efforts.
You will have developed your portfolio of fundraising skills over time within charities that work for social good and can demonstrate experiene in securing fundraising income particularly in securing five and six figure grants/donations. Experience of securing statutory funding will be essential. You will have experience of line managing junior fundraising staff and will be keen to develop your managerial responsibility.
You will be a confident and capable leader who will work with colleagues towards supporting an annual programme of circa £3m. This role is crucial to building the charity's long-term sustainability, with a focus on exploring innovative opportunities.
The role offers an exciting opportuinity for an experienced fundraising professional with a passion for tackling social problems particularly in child protection or related areas. It is a great opportunity to take the next step in your fundraising career and make an impact.
The charity is currently in a period of strategic review and over the coming years as our new strategy gets implemented and new projects are developed to widen our reach, the head of fundraising will develop a strong case for support and articulate the aims and impact of our work to funders. You will work with the CEO and the directors to turn this strategy into the growth that our work requires if we are to keep children safe from harm.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the vulnerable adults, children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution. Showing respect and consideration to all is part of our values and at the core of our culture.
As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity. As part of our safer recruitment process we actively remove bias from applications i.e applications are anonymised prior to sharing with the recruiting panel and equal opportunity monitoring forms are removed from applications on receipt and retained by HR for analysis reporting.
To prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Healthcare is looking for a new Chief Executive with the professionalism, vision, credibility, commitment, resilience and leadership qualities to ensure that the charity continues to deliver the highest level of quality care for the community of North Lincolnshire and East Riding.
At Lindsey Lodge Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care to local people and families living with life limiting illnesses
and have been central to specialist End of Life care provision to our community for over 30 years.
Care is not only for those in the last months or days of life but aimed to help those from diagnosis of a life limiting
condition to live well and have a good quality of life in the community, managing symptoms of disease progression.
Families and carers are integral to the care, and our model aims to understand needs and support appropriately,
particularly with pre- and post-bereavement support.
We work closely with the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, primary and secondary care and social
care colleagues and the Collaborative of six independent hospitals covering the regional ICB.
We work in a changing and challenging operating environment, but through our expert and highly committed team, and
an openness to development and collaboration, we are very well placed to continue our track record of growth and
development. Our CE will lead this work, providing dynamic, high-level strategic and operational leadership and
management with an emphasis on ensuring the highest standards of specialist palliative and end of life care at the heart of
all activities.
Key details
• Role: Chief Executive – Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Healthcare
• Contract: permanent, full time
• Salary: circa £95,000
• Location: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire – 4+ days per week to be spent on site, on average
The successful candidate will be a compassionate, solutions focused and visionary leader, with proven experience at
senior management / executive level gained within a healthcare environment. An accomplished communicator, they will
have instant credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, coupled with the ability to work with
a diverse range of stakeholders, creating partnerships and encouraging increased collaboration. Their specific experience
will include:
• A proven track record of strategic leadership coupled with experience of managing, developing, and influencing
others to deliver results, engendering a culture of team working
• Demonstrable record of establishing a strong performance culture, inspiring, motivating and empowering people to
meet corporate objectives and deliver services that are responsive, patient-focused and achieve results
• Relevant experience in developing or re-designing services to and in response to an increase, change in demand, or
financial constraint
• Direct involvement in translating broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans and aligning processes
and systems to achieve strategic priorities
• Experience of effectively managing resources and budgets, as well as experience of delivering long-term financial
sustainability and value for money.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of
interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at
Harris Hill via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at theabove address with suitable times to speak.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 2nd December
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving
standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community
regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Head of Fundraising
Hours: 35 hours a week. Flexible working considered.
Salary: £48,980 – £54,136
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (with hybrid working options)
More than one in four children are growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way. The new UK government has announced its plans to develop a strategy to tackle child poverty, something that Child Poverty Action Group has led the way in calling for.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to play a pivotal role in delivering change for the 4.3 million children growing up in poverty. You will have a demonstrable track record in securing six figure and multi annual grants primarily from trusts, foundations and/or the National Lottery.
You will have the ability to work confidently as a creative and analytical problem solver, and a hands-on fundraiser. CPAG’s fundraised income has grown significantly, and the team raises nearly £3 million annually.
You will be responsible for managing all aspects of fundraising income generation, and leading and supporting a small fundraising team. You will be able to build and nurture relationships with funders, donors and other stakeholders, and have excellent communication skills.
We understand that many people, especially people who identify as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or from other underrepresented groups, only apply for jobs when they believe they match all the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria in the person specification and want to play a key role in helping to tackle UK child poverty, please consider applying.
We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Fundraising job pack and application form.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th November 2024
Interviews will be held in London on: Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November 2024
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Excellent supporter care is vital to our relationship with our community of current and potential donors, event participants and legacy pledgers. This role will lead on ensuring that supporters have a great experience with the Royal Free Charity, combining front-facing supporter stewardship with further developing and enhancing office processes in collaboration with our database team. We expect the postholder to proactively suggest and make improvements, keeping the supporter at the core of all we do.
Responsibilities
Supporter stewardship
· Act as first point of contact for any fundraising enquiries through email, post and phone, providing an excellent supporter experience
· Deliver high quality outbound supporter care calls, emails and post, including ongoing stewardship of your own cohort of supporters
· Support the IG team to deliver excellent Legacy and In Memory donor stewardship, including managing the Legacies inbox and supporting In Memory donors with fundraising queries
Office processes
- Develop and manage office volunteering opportunities, identifying needs and working with the volunteer team to recruit and train office volunteers
· Process telephone donations and delivering a personalised thanking process
· Deliver training across the team as required on donation processing
- Work with database team to oversee processing of postal correspondence, including updating supporter records as required.
- Oversee thanking processes for ad hoc donations and major appeal activity in collaboration with database team. Ensure that high standards are maintained, templates are kept updated and that processes are regularly reviewed.
- Manage collection tins/buckets distribution and processing
- Support the database team in the management of third party fundraising platforms
· Stock checking of fundraising stationery and materials
- Development and distribution of regular team bulletin
Supporting key strategic projects
· Support the smooth running of the RFC’s ambassador programme, including developing regular bulletins and offering marketing support
· Support fundraising appeal activity, including quality monitoring of third party agency donor calls, logistical support for our face to face programme, and monitoring stock of materials.
· Support the development of our corporate fundraising, by helping with research on opportunities, application screening, and developing applications for local small corporate funds.
Other
· Build relationships across the charity and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to enable own work and engage with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for supporter engagement
· Actively pursue personal development, contributing learnings and ideas to the wider team
· Maintain up to date knowledge of sector trends and how they might be applied to our work
Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required for this role.
Experience
Desirable
· Experience of working in a fundraising environment
· Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Experience of relationship development
- Working knowledge of data protection and fundraising regulations
Skills and Knowledge
- Strong IT skills, proficient in using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent numeracy, literacy and administrative skills
· Ability to build and maintain relationships cross-departmentally and with external suppliers
· Ability to work methodically with excellent attention to detail
· Able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
· Effective negotiation skills
· Ability to problem-solve, make recommendations, and implement solutions
- The ability to manage and juggle a large workload whilst maintaining an excellent service level to internal & external stakeholders
This job description is not exhaustive, and the role will include other tasks and responsibilities commensurate with the post and subject to change to meet legislative requirements.
Fundraising department
Our dynamic fundraising department are preparing for an ambitious multimillion-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital. We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
- Our Public Fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges. Our database team and supporter care sit within Public Fundraising, with their work underpinning and supporting the entire department.
- Our Philanthropy and Campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, and corporate organisations which give, or have potential to give, £10,000 to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our exciting cancer campaign which is due to launch in 2025.
BENEFITS
Core benefits
· 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).
· A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.
· A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.
· Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.
· A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.
Support for your financial wellbeing
· Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union
· Salary Sacrifice Scheme
· Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card
· Our Death in Service benefit
Support for your health and wellbeing
· Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead
· Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site
· Fortnightly guided meditation
· Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team
· Menopause peer support group
· Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.
To apply for this post, send your:
- CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
- Cover letter Please use your written statement to explain why you are keen to work at the Royal Free Charity and your suitability for the role as detailed in the role description.
Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for this role.
Closing date for application: Tuesday 19th November 2024 12 noon.
Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2024/Thursday 5th December 2024
Please kindly note that we may close the job advert before the closing date if we receive a large volume of applications.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The vacancy
We are seeking to appoint one lay member to replace Claire Minchington who comes to the end of her tenure on 31 March 2025
About the GOC
We are the regulator for the optical professions in the UK. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting high standards of education, performance and conduct. For more information about us please visit our website: optical. org
About the Council
The role of Council is to lead on the GOC’s mission to protect the public by upholding high standards in the optical professions. The Council is composed of six lay members (including the Chair) and six registrant members (i.e. registered optometrists and dispensing opticians). At least one member of the Council must work wholly or mainly in each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. One Council member acts as a Senior Council Member whose role is to carry out the Chair’s appraisal as well as provide a sounding board for the Chair and serve as an intermediary for Council members, Executive and stakeholders as necessary.
The successful candidate will contribute to Council by exercising oversight, ensuring effective corporate governance, and making high-level policy decisions. They will be able to operate strategically and impartially; listen, communicate, and influence effectively; exercise judgment; and inspire confidence and support amongst our stakeholders.
Remuneration and time commitment
Council members are remunerated in accordance with our member fees policy (£13,962 per annum plus reasonable travel and subsistence expenses) which is linked in the candidate pack. The member fee includes time for reading and preparation.
The appointed member will be expected to commit approximately 2-3 days per month. Meetings will usually take place via MS Teams but may on occasion be held at the GOC Offices at 10 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7NG. There are occasional online catch-up meetings - these are currently scheduled on a Tuesday evening every 6-8 weeks, from 5.30pm – 6.30pm.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: midnight on Sunday 17 November 2024.
Online interviews will be held on between Monday 27 – Thursday 30 January 2024.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are disabled and from diverse ethnic backgrounds as these are currently under-represented on our council and committees.
We strive to be as diverse as the public we protect and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and geographical locations outside of London.
If you have any questions, please email them to appointment@optical. org and we will aim to respond to you within 48 hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Senior Fundraising Officer (Retention and Mid-level)
Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: £40,064.15 per annum
Weekly Hours: 35
Reference: YMC1054991
YMCA England & Wales is looking for a Senior Fundraising Officer to join our dynamic Public Fundraising Team. If you are you passionate about making a difference in young people's lives while driving impactful fundraising initiatives then you could be instrumental in growing income streams, developing supporter engagement, and ensuring a steady and reliable flow of donations year after year.
About Us
YMCA England & Wales supports 83 local YMCAs, advocating for vulnerable young people by providing essential building blocks for a better life—like a safe home, guidance, friendship, and employment skills. We’re committed to ensuring fairness and opportunity for all, and through our collective voice, we influence national policy and media to improve the lives of young people across the country.
Fundraising at YMCA England & Wales has three pillars:
- Fundraising for distribution through initiatives such as our RoomSponsor programme
- Fundraise to support YMCAs and fund our policy, campaign and research work, that changes the lives of young people
- Help YMCAs fundraise themselves by providing assets, propositions and advice for local YMCA fundraisers
What You’ll Do
As our Senior Fundraising Officer, you’ll take the lead on several key fundraising initiatives, including:
Developing retention strategies: Engage with regular donors to uplift their contributions through multi-channel approaches (mail, email, phone).
Strengthening relationships: Implement donor reactivation and communication programmes to keep supporters engaged and appreciated.
Growing mid-level giving: Identify new high-value donor prospects, improve stewardship, and test innovative ways to grow income.
Campaign management: Lead on end-to-end campaign activities, ensuring timelines, budgets, and performance metrics are met.
Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, external agencies, and suppliers to ensure successful fundraising campaigns and initiatives.
Innovation & Growth: Stay on top of market trends and explore new ways to expand our direct marketing programme.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who is driven, creative, and highly organized. You’ll need experience in fundraising and campaign management, with a knack for building relationships and developing strategies that optimize income and donor engagement.
This role reports to the Senior Fundraising Manager (Retention & Roomsponsor Partnership) and works closely with a vibrant team, including the Senior Officer (Roomsponsor). You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with YMCAs across the country and directly impact the lives of young people.
If you're ready to take on a rewarding role in a supportive, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Please apply today with cv and cover letter and help us continue to build a better future for young people across England & Wales.
Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
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Job Title: Programmes Officer - Sierra Leone
Reporting to: Head of Programmes – Sierra Leone & Liberia
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Principal Location: Freetown, with frequent travel across Sierra Leone
Updated: October 2024
Our Organisation:
Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 1,000,000 children to go to school and learn.
Part 1: Role Purpose:
We are seeking an outstanding Programmes Officer for an exciting opportunity to support Street Child’s programme portfolio in Sierra Leone. The key objectives of this role are to work closely with Street Child’s national partner to support the effective implementation of adaptive programming, and to support accurate and timely donor reporting across a range of institutional, trust & foundations, and corporate donors. The ideal candidate will have strong written and excel skills, with experience of MEAL and financial management processes, and a strong preference for German language skills and experience of working with Bengo funding. The role will include regular, detailed interaction with Street Child’s UK and European fundraising community, in support of donor reporting and future funding opportunities
The role holder will work in close collaboration with Street Child’s regional Head of Programmes, based in Freetown, as well as partner Programmes, MEAL and Finance teams to coordinate timely and quality implementation and reporting across the programmes portfolio.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
1) Reporting & Programme Funding Engagement – 35%
- Review narrative and financial quarterly reporting from country teams and provide feedback.
- Lead on the consolidation of narrative reporting (low-mid value donors) for a variety of donors within the portfolio.
- Ensure regular information flow to Street Child communications and fundraising teams, inclusive of collection and drafting of case studies and photos.
- Supporting income-generation opportunities - potentially including supporting donor visits, in-country donor engagement and broad-based support to the group’s global programme-funding efforts for Sierra Leone.
2) Programme & MEAL Management – 35%
- Work in collaboration with national partner and cross-country implementation teams across Liberia and Sierra Leone to ensure quality and timely implementation of project activities.
- Work alongside social, enterprise and education teams across both countries to support a joined-up approach to project implementation and MEAL, ensuring relevant data are collected with due care and utilised for project planning, reporting and learning.
- Provide strong support to programme staff and partners in Sierra Leone in programme and MEAL department.
- Alongside colleagues provide training, guidance and advice to partner delivery staff to ensure effective and accurate use of programme documents and tools.
- In liaison with Safeguarding Focal Points monitor safeguarding policies ensuring adequate implementation of policies and procedures, and support to close feedback loops with partners & project participants.
3) Financial Support – 25%
- Support the country teams in compiling requisitions in line with programme forecasts and budgets.
- Support on the collation of financial reporting requirements for low-mid value donors.
- Support on tracking of donors & match funding.
4) Other – 5%
- Cordinating staff, stakeholders and donor visits.
- A strong commitment to Street Childs vision, mission and values
- Adhere to all Street Child’s policies and procedures.
- Represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally.
- Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role.
Part 3: Person Specification
Attributes / Essential / Beneficial
Experience and Knowledge:
- Relevant field experience of development programming, with a commitment to and respect for local partnership.
- Experience of successful delivery of team objectives by working closely and collaboratively within a team at all levels
- Experience of data collection, cleaning and analysis.
- Relevant experience of working in support of local partners.
- Demonstrable experience of quality programme implementation.
- Demonstrable experience of budget management.
- Demonstrable experience of capacity building with national staff.
- Demonstrable experience of donor reporting.
- Strong working knowledge of education, child protection and livelihoods approaches.
- Strong working knowledge of the Liberia and/or Liberia context.
- Experience with Bengo funding and/or other German donors.
Attributes / Essential / Beneficial
Skills and Abilities:
- Good organisation and administrative skills and an ability to forward plan
- Coaching / Capacity Strengthening Skills
- Good time management skills, able to work to tight deadlines and an ability to work under pressure
Attributes / Essential / Beneficial
Other:
- Excellent written and spoken communications in English (additional languages welcome).
- A ‘can-do’, and agile attitude, a passion for problem solving and adaptive thinking.
- Self-starter with strong motivation to succeed and ability to work independently in carrying out assigned tasks within a fast-paced team.
- German language skills advantageous.
Attributes / Essential / Beneficial
Education / Qualifications:
- Degree or Higher in International Development or related field; or relevant training courses in MEAL
Street Child’s commitment to Safeguarding:
Street Child is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the communities we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff.
As part of this commitment to safeguarding, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks. Street Child also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
To apply:
Please submit your CV and a covering note explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role. Please also answer the pre-application questions in depth.
We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trusts and Fundraising Officer
We are looking for a tenacious, methodical, and organised person who can deliver sustainable income growth from trusts for the organisation. This role offers hybrid or remote working.
Position: Trusts and Fundraising Officer
Location: Hybrid (home and office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) or Remote
Hours: Full-Time (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,000-£30,000
Closing date: Friday 15th November 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 26th November (First interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)
About the Role
We want someone who shares the organisations core values of being child focussed, sparky, empowering, resourceful and kind and who can live by the ethos of who Roald Dahl was and what he is delivering through his legacy. We also need someone who is flexible and can react positively to a post- Coronavirus fundraising world.
The role’s main task is to maximise income from trusts by the creation of high-quality applications and
reports to funders, and by providing excellent account management and cross-team collaboration.
Supported by the Head of Development and the rest of the team, key responsibilities include:
· Trusts research - you will proactively identify trusts and research them for suitability.
· Trust applications – you will be able to gather project information, curate it, and write it up into informative, engaging, high quality applications, giving trusts the opportunity to fund the work.
· Trust relationships – you will communicate and will build relationships with funders through emails, letters, telephone calls, service visits and face to face engagements.
· Provide high quality account management - maximising income generation and relationship longevity.
· Reporting – you will gather the necessary information to compile reports that give funders real insight into what they have achieved.
· Support the rest of the team – to gain experience and maximise fundraising opportunities
· Building and maintaining team processes
About You
You will have experience working or volunteering for a charity and in writing successful bids and securing income, ideally from trusts.
You will have:
· The ability to take complex information and translate this into persuasive written communication which leads to action.
· Solid research skills, which can be applied to identification of suitable new prospects for a funding pipeline.
· Ability to operate in a highly cohesive, high performing team based on the principles of trust, mutual respect, and empowerment.
· Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workloads successfully.
· A high level of competence in using Microsoft Office software notably Excel, Word and generic databases.
About the Organisation
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Our vision is that every seriously ill child deserves a Roald Dahl Nurse and fundraising is core to achieving this. Our vision is that every seriously ill child has a Nurse to help them to lead a more marvellous life. Our mission is to provide specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.
As a charity that works in partnership with the NHS, we find innovative ways to ensure that children and families have the care and support they need. We do this through improving the healthcare outcomes and resilience of children and families, and we focus on complex, lifelong conditions that are underfunded and under-resourced. The outcomes we are aiming to achieve are:
· Improved quality of care
· Improved experience of care
· Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care
· Improved resilience of seriously ill children and their families
You may also have experience in areas such as Trust, Trust, Trust Fundraising, Trust Fundrasiser, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants, Trusts Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Legacy.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Unlock the Power of Data working for The King’s Trust International – Join Our Impact Team!
Are you passionate about the potential of data to drive positive change? Step into a pivotal role with us as part of the King’s Trust International Impact Team, helping transform our approach to global youth development through strategic, data-driven insights.
As our Impact Data and Reporting Lead, you’ll shape the future of our data systems, ensuring our charity becomes insight-driven and evidence-based. You’ll lead data quality assurance, oversee the development of our reporting strategy, and champion data-driven decision-making across our programs. Working closely with our international partners, your expertise will enhance our global impact by gathering and analysing robust data on outcomes that change young lives.
This unique role includes:
- Line Management of an Impact Executive
- Stakeholder Engagement with analysts, developers, and suppliers
- Data-Driven Strategy Leadership using PowerBI and survey mechanisms
- Building Confidence in data use across our teams
If you’re a communicator with a love for data, ready to help build an evidence-based culture in an international charity, join us and make a global difference!
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
In further support of a Safeguarding First approach we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants that meet the essential criteria who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Robertson Bell is pleased to be supporting NSPCC in their search for a new Senior Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. NSPCC are the UK’s leading children’s charity who believe that every childhood is worth fighting for. They have been looking out for children for over 100 years, to protect them and prevent abuse.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will report into the Head of Finance Business Partnering and provide leadership to a small operational team. The role is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within each directorate or department it supports. The role will provide high-quality financial management and advice, together with comprehensive reporting and analysis to inform and aid decision making.
The organisation
From their campaigns to their services, the NSPCC strive to make a difference in everything they do. They work with schools, provide support and advice for families and deliver therapeutic services. They undertake ground-breaking research, campaign for change, and run two free helplines providing support and advice: Childline (for children and young people) and Helpline (for adults seeking advice). Between 2016 and 2021, they helped make 6.6 million children safer from abuse - but they won’t stop until they stop child abuse and neglect altogether.
The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:
- Business partner with the Senior Management Team to develop knowledge of their Directorates.
- Take on a value-added role, acting as a trusted advisor and demonstrating the ability to constructively challenge ideas and plans.
- Be involved in business and planning meetings in partnership with senior leaders.
- Be the finance subject matter expert in the Directorates the role supports, proactively thinking about how decisions would affect the wider organisation and the Directorate, making recommendations as appropriate.
- Produce, collate and ensure timely delivery of accurate budget and forecasts for the areas the role supports, with supporting analysis and commentary.
- Provide timely and accurate advice to budget holders to allow effective management of their budgets, highlighting potential opportunities and risks.
- Ensure the delivery of month end processing and variance analysis.
- Prepare and deliver accurate consolidated financial monthly, quarterly and annual operational performance reporting packs.
- Support the ‘Head of’ in the preparation of financial models for the evaluation of proposed business changes, and subsequent implementation.
- Manage, supervise and develop direct reports, being accountable for the work they produce.
The successful candidate will have:
- Achieved their full accountancy qualification.
- Have extensive experience of working within a management accounts or business partnering function, of a complex organisation.
- Substantial experience in the preparation of financial management information, including the production and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, financial models and delivery of associated reporting, analysis and commentary.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse numbers critically, extracting pertinent information for management.
- Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ideally, knowledge of charity accounting (SORP).
- Experience of managing, developing and motivating staff.
By joining their team, you will have an opportunity to work for an influential organisation at the forefront of child protection.
This role will officially be based out of their offices near Liverpool Street, with Tuesday & Wednesday required to be worked from the office, and the rest from home. Applications are under continuous review, so if you think this role sounds like the right next step for you, please do not delay in applying to ensure you are considered!
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!
The Chief Executive Officer will: - Provide a strong and inspirational leadership to implement the strategic plan. - Lead on the on-going sustainability and growth of services with the Board of Trustees - Work closely with our Young Advisors to ensure youth voice throughout the Charity. - Champion a clearly articulated strategy to acquire new business and generate sustainable income. - Represent Sheffield Futures and its work effectively and imaginatively to external audiences and promote a strong and attractive brand. - Work effectively alongside the Board of Trustees to ensure that Sheffield Futures meets its governance and legal responsibilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.