Operations Jobs

Team: Retail

Location: Stourbridge

Work pattern: 14 hours on a rota basis (to include weekends)

Salary: Up to £8,400 per annum

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager:

• To assist the Shop Manager to maximise shop income and profitability through the safe day-to-day operational management of shop activity and key performance indicators, to support the work of Cats Protection
• To act as brand ambassador for Cats protection, being a role model for the values and behaviours of the Charity, taking responsibility for the shop operation in the absence of the Shop Manager.

About the retail team:

• Our retail operation consists of over 80 charity shops
• Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece'.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

• Demonstrable learning and experience from working in a relevant retail environment
• Experience and/or understanding of working to sales targets
• Experience of cash reconciliation and financial controls
• Ability to motivate and manage a team of employees and volunteers

What we can offer you:

• range of health benefits
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about 

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 5th January 2025

Virtual interview date: TBC

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Please email [email protected] if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey

Marine Programme Manager

Shape the Future of Welsh Seas – Lead impactful initiatives to protect and enhance the resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems as Marine Programme Manager.

Position: Marine Programme Manager (internal Job Title, MARINE Fund Cymru Development Manager)

Salary: £36,019 - £38,009 per annum

Location: Hybrid – Remote working with access to offices in Cardiff, Aberystwyth, or Rhyl

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Closing Date: 15th January 2025 at midday

About the Role

As Marine Programme Manager you will lead the continued development of Marine Fund Cymru. This ground-breaking initiative aims to enhance the health of Welsh coasts and seas by attracting private investment to support transformative projects and programmes.

In this role, you’ll:

• Manage relationships with key investors, stakeholders, and donors.

• Develop and implement governance structures for the fund.

• Coordinate branding, publicity, and recruitment for the fund’s steering group.

• Collaborate with experts to design grant-making materials and oversee funding processes.

• Ensure the delivery of impactful marine and coastal environmental projects.

While initially funded for three years by Welsh Government, this position offers the potential to transition into a permanent role as the fund grows.

About You:

We’re looking for a motivated and adaptable professional with:

• Knowledge of marine policy and experience delivering environmental improvements.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office for efficient project management.

Desirable skills include:

• Welsh language proficiency.

• Experience in the marine and environmental funding sector.

If you’re passionate about marine conservation and have the ability to lead innovative programmes, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

About the Organisation:

You will be working for the national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales. They work collaboratively to create lasting change, empowering communities and protecting natural ecosystems. The Marine Fund Cymru initiative, part of the Wales Coasts and Seas Partnership, reflects their commitment to a future where Welsh seas are clean, healthy, and biologically diverse.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Marine Conservation Manager, Environmental Programme Manager, Grants and Partnerships Manager, or Coastal Development Officer. #INDNFP

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

Brent Food Bank can only function effectively with a core of volunteers and links with agencies in Brent.  As the Food Bank becomes busier and as its services grow the Development Lead will be responsible for promoting engagement and development of our referral agencies, enhancing the processes within the foodbank, leading one session per week and some fundraising working with the committee and other paid staff. This is a diverse role for someone with a hands on approach and will be supported by the manager and other team members.   

Head of Major Gifts Fundraising

We are looking for a Head of Major Gifts to join the team in the rewarding role. 

Position: 1837 Head of Major Gifts

Location: Devon/hybrid (onsite attendance currently anticipated to be 1 day a week)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £62,593 per annum

Contract: Permanent 

Closing Date: Sunday 19 January 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

The Major Gifts team includes managing and growing income from Major Donors, Mid-Value Donors, Trusts and Foundations as well as a small number of organisations. Through the development of new international cases for support, it is the intention to grow Major Gifts income from new and existing UK and international foundations and donors. 

As Head of Major Gifts, you will work in collaboration with the Head of Individual Giving to evolve and continuously improve fundraising activity. This role is part of the charity’s Senior Management Team and will deliver positive change to enhance the organisations approach to Major Gifts activity. 

Your main duties will include:

• Leading on the Major Gifts strategy development to produce a new Major Gifts strategy and roadmap that significantly evolves Major Giving at the Sanctuary, growing income through international grants and capital fundraising.

• Managing a number of high value accounts in collaboration with the Senior Philanthropy Manager, building strategic relationships at the highest level to deliver six figure gifts.

• Proactively identifying and delivering new income growth opportunities for Major Gifts.

• Tailoring and developing Cases for Support to attract financial support of the Sanctuary’s core work and projects, and presenting and pitching to potential significant funders.

• Represent the charity, managing and attending events and meetings with other senior staff, ambassadors, volunteers and supporters.

• Building relationships and gaining support across the organisation to quickly partner with the Major Gifts team to maximise income for the charity.

• Leading the Major Gifts team, using the charity’s performance measurement and personal development planning procedures, to train, coach, and mentor, upskilling knowledge and experience within key areas of delivery.

UK travel will be required to attend meetings with donors and events.

About You

You will have:

• Demonstrable ability to lead at a strategic senior leadership level within a Major Gifts or Philanthropy team of a similar size, with the ability to self-manage and prioritise workload.

• Relevant experience of working within animal welfare, international development, environmental or other relevant organisations.

• Substantial experience of writing Major Gifts strategies and roadmaps that sustainably grow income.

• Exemplary skills in developing and editing clear and compelling cases for support.

• Advanced Major Gifts knowledge and direct experience of securing and maintaining support of high value.

• Excellent communication, listening, diplomacy and negotiation skills.

• Proven experience in managing and reforecasting budgets, and tracking annual and multi-year forecasts and KPIs.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding and vital role, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please complete the on-line application form, which should include your uploaded curriculum vitae

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension.

• Life assurance 4 x annual salary.

• BUPA private Health cover.

• Sickness Income Protection (50% of salary)

• 31 Days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 with each full year of service.

• Wellbeing team.

• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.

• Long service awards.

• Healthshield plan

• Free parking

• Subsidised restaurant and shop

About the Organisation

The sanctuary is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Fundraising, Individual Giving, Head of Major Gifts, Head of Philanthropy, Head of Fundraising, Head of Individual Giving, Head of Fundraising Major Gifts, Director of Fundraising, Director of Major Gifts.

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

Examinations Administrator (Clinical)
£31,531 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1
35 hours per week, full-time, permanent 

As an Administrator within the Education and Training Division of the College, you will be responsible for the administrative delivery of clinical examinations for trainees and candidates looking to gain membership of the RCPCH (MRCPCH), providing the administration that supports examination preparation from application through to the delivery of results.

This crucial role within the Clinical Assessment Team requires first class customer service and communication skills along with the ability to manage a high volume of work in a cyclical work pattern, such as university registry and admissions sections.

You will be responsible for providing effective customer service for candidates, examiners and the host teams, along with the preparation and confirmation of the examination schedule with relevant examination leads. You will also work with Officers and examiners on the examination appeals process.

Educated to A-level standard or equivalent, you should have substantial relevant administrative skills, along with the ability to act to minimise errors and inaccuracies, maintaining high standards of accuracy and correctness in dealing with information and data.

Your excellent report writing skills will enable you to present information in a fluent and persuasive manner to people at a range of levels.

With the ability to prioritise your workload and work well under pressure, you will also be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Experience of the administration of examinations and a background of working in and supporting the work of a membership body, or an education or training setting, would be desirable. Experience of working with online platforms would be beneficial to these positions.

The RCPCH Education and Training Division sets and monitors standards for the training and assessment of doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK and overseas. It also sets, monitors and administers the College examinations (MRCPCH and DCH), whilst making recommendations on the training of paediatricians including GMC certification. The division’s Clinical Assessments team supports candidates to register, apply for and sit their clinical exams - whether in the UK and Northern Ireland, or in a growing number of countries internationally. 

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community. 

The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. 

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

Closing date: 6 January 2025
Interviews: w/c 20 January 2025

Part-time, 21 hours per week (hours can be worked flexibly), fixed term for 2 years

Based at our offices in Leeds (LS2) or London (NW1), or at home if you do not live within reasonable commuting distance from one of these offices (London based staff can work at home some of the time by agreement)

Join Our People Team as a Workplace Equity Coordinator!

Quakers in Britain is seeking to appoint a reflective and innovative diversity practitioner to help us coordinate our EDI work, and to co-create progressive change based on your learning and experience. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the development of inclusive policies and practices.
• Co-developing impactful initiatives that enhance awareness and develop understanding and interpersonal skills that foster belonging.
• Collaborating with the People Team to review and promote equitable practices, policies and culture.
• Providing support and resources to staff that help engender an inclusive culture.
• Coordinating and communicating with EDI champions across the organisation.
• Monitoring, evaluating and writing reports on our equity initiatives to measure their impact.

The successful candidate will play an important role in shaping a workplace that celebrates differences and empowers every individual. You will be joining a supportive team and great allies across the organisation who keen to co-create systemic change. If you are ready to be a catalyst for change, apply now and be part of an organisation committed to building a workplace where everyone belongs!

Alongside the opportunity to transform the experience of Quakers across Britain, we offer a generous benefits package.

For details on how to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 8.00am on Monday 20 January 2025.

Interview date: Thursday 30 January 2025 at Friends House, London NW1.

Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.

VACANCY

Fundraising Assistant

£ 23,742 (pro rata)

22.5 hours per week worked flexibly across 3-5 days

Predominantly Mon-Fri with some evening and weekend working

5 weeks holiday pay plus Bank Holidays (pro rata), Pension Scheme, Staff referral scheme (earn extra pay every time you successfully refer someone), Employee Assistance Programme, including private GP access, National retail/attractions discount scheme, Roadside parking off site, Free DBS check.

Closing date for applicants:  23rd January 2025

Interviews will be held on: 29th January 2025

 Would you like to work in a genuinely rewarding organisation?

Nottinghamshire Hospice lead the provision of compassionate, community palliative care to those who are dying in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from a terminal or life limiting illness.  Our values are embedded throughout the organisation – Compassion, Trust and Ambition.

We launched a new three-year fundraising strategy in 2023, and excellent data management underpins this strategy. Our CRM database is critical to that, and this role will play a key role in ensuring we can achieve our strategic aims. The role is responsible for all aspects of the database administration, accurately recording income streams and donor information from across fundraising and producing reports for various stakeholders. As well as general administration for the Fundraising Team.

You’ll be organised, a great communicator, happy working under your own initiative and as part of a team. You’ll have experience in database administration or have other transferable administration experience and keen to support the effective operation of the fundraising team and provide a great experience to our supporters.

Salary: £32,000pa

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week (and part of an on-call rota)

Days and times: Monday - Friday, 09:00am - 17:00pm 

Contract: Permanent

Employed by: Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent

Location: Age UK Buckinghamshire office 145 Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, HP19 9HH - Age UK HHB operate a hybrid and flexible working policy on successful completion of induction. 

Interviews: These will take place on a rolling basis on receipt of applications

ACCESS TO A CAR AND A CLEAN FULL DRIVING LICENCE IS A REQUIREMENT OF THIS POSITION

This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who is passionate about delivering services to make a difference to the lives of people especially older people.

Are you organised, able to make decisions using your own intuition, a driver of change?

This is a full-time role working with Age UK Buckinghamshire to deliver the Hospital Discharge Support Service. The post holder will manage and deliver the day-to-day operation of the service supporting the staff and volunteers from the Age UK Buckinghamshire offices in Aylesbury. In a typical year more than a thousand patients will be taken home by our teams and helped to settle in safely. This service supports people aged 18 and over who are leaving hospital after a stay. Older people are highly represented in this client group.

The post holder will work closely with the Community Team who support residents post discharge by liaising with other services and offering practical support to settle in at home.

If you would like an opportunity to make a difference, we are keen to hear from you!

HAMRAH seeks to equip Afghan civil society in exile to protect and strengthen the rights of vulnerable groups in Afghanistan, especially women and girls. We do this through core funding, capacity strengthening, network building and collaborative advocacy.

HAMRAH is hosted by Global Dialogue, an international philanthropy support organisation partnering with funders to advance rights, equity and diversity. Independent in status and global in reach, Global Dialogue provides funder networks, collaboratives and their partners with practical support and technical expertise to create lasting change.  

We seek a Senior Programme Officer – Development & Advocacy to ensure timely and effective implementation of project deliverables through day-to-day management of activities and processes.  

Hours This role is full-time (35 hours/week). We are open to negotiating a working pattern that works for the successful candidate and for Global Dialogue.

Terms Fixed term Contract -1 year (subject to 12-week probationary period. Possibility of an extension dependent on funding) 

Location Home Based. All locations welcome, you will need the right to work in the country that you reside in, we are unable to offer support with visa applications. 

Reporting Reports to the Programme Director   

Remuneration This role has been benchmarked at a UK salary of £44,500 (pro rata for a part time position). Global Dialogue offers a range of benefits including 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata), a flexible working policy, and personal development leave. We contribute 6% to our employee’s workplace pension (on qualifying earnings). 

Offer packages may vary dependent on location due to local legislations that we are obliged to adhere to. Variations to the advert are always discussed with candidates at the offer stage. 

More about HAMRAH 

The HAMRAH Initiative is designed to address the significant challenges faced by Afghan civil society organisations (CSOs) forced into exile, particularly women-led organisations, as they continue to provide protection for vulnerable groups within Afghanistan. The initiative focuses on fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and advocacy to safeguard the rights of vulnerable populations, including women and girls.

Through sustained technical support and resources, HAMRAH aims to build a stronger Afghan civil society equipped with essential organisational infrastructure, leadership skills, and collaborative networks to preserve hard-won gains and advance rights and protections for vulnerable groups.

Currently, we are supporting 10 Afghan CSOs in exile, located around the world, that continue working partially or fully inside Afghanistan to protect vulnerable populations, including women and girls, LGBTQ+ communities, and individuals with disabilities.

More about Global Dialogue  

We currently host seven large networks and collaborations, serving more than one hundred independent funders, including Ariadne, the network of European funders for social change and human rights; the Funders Initiative for Civil Society (FICS); the International Education Funders Group (IEFG); Migration Exchange; Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) and HAMRAH, an initiative to strengthen the resilience and increase the impact of a cohort of Afghan civil society organisations in exile. We’re proud to have incubated several influential, award-winning charities, including Each Other (formerly RightsInfo), IMIX and The Five Foundation.   

Global Dialogue has just completed year one of an ambitious three-year strategy which includes aspirations to be a trusted partner in philanthropy support, with an organisational approach that is consistent with our mission – endeavouring to practice rights, equity and diversity in our operations as well as pursuing it through our programmes. We want to be more visibly active in pursuing our mission, elevating the work of the programmes we host, and taking and making opportunities to promote rights, equity and diversity in philanthropy more broadly.   

Overview    

The Senior Programme Officer - Development & Advocacy will play a vital role in advancing the HAMRAH initiative and strengthening the resilience of cohort organisations through fundraising, research, joint policy advocacy, communication, and capacity development. This position requires a dynamic and caring professional with experience working with Global South CSOs, as well as the passion and empathy to drive strategic initiatives, build partnerships, and amplify programmatic impact. In this role, you will collaborate closely with HAMRAH's partner cohort organisations (10 CSOs in exile), mentors, the advisory board, and other key stakeholders. The right post holder will be comfortable responding to the needs of a cohort of organisations whose priorities may change, which can lead to working in ways that require flexibility. There will be opportunities to explore, discuss and debate new ideas and consider how the latest research could benefit the cohort of organisations.

The Senior Programme Officer - Development & Advocacy will report to Programme Director.

Job Description 

Fundraising and Grant Writing: Work with the Programme Director to identify funding opportunities, lead the drafting and reviewing of proposals, concept notes, and grant applications for the HAMRAH initiative and its cohort organisations. Monitor funding trends and donor priorities to develop tailored and compelling proposals.

Policy and Joint Advocacy: Support HAMRAH and cohort organisations in designing and implementing targeted joint advocacy campaigns, including strategy and messaging development.  Help facilitate policy dialogue and engagement with relevant stakeholders, including government officials, donors, and civil society networks, to advance the priorities of HAMRAH and its cohort organisations.

Research and Analysis: Conduct research and analysis to inform programme strategies, advocacy efforts, and policy development. This includes helping produce briefing papers, reports, and articles with clear recommendations based on HAMRAH’s work and evidence.  Also monitor emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in Afghanistan and other exiled communities across Global South to ensure programming remains responsive, relevant and impactful. 

Communication and Reporting:  Lead the development of newsletters and other digital communication materials to showcase HAMRAH’s achievements and cohort organisations’ work.  If needed and approved by cohort, coordinate digital engagement strategies, including website updates and social media campaigns, to enhance HAMRAH visibility and outreach. Lead the drafting of narrative and financial reports to donors.

Capacity Development: support assessment of capacity-building needs of cohort organisations and develop tailored training plans to address identified gaps. When needed, provide technical support to cohort organisations to strengthen their operational and programmatic capacities.

Learning and Exchange: Support the planning and execution of online and in-person cross-learning exchange workshops with partner organisations in the Global South. Facilitate opportunities for collaboration and collective learning, and help establish global solidarity networks, platforms, and resources to enhance knowledge-sharing among cohort organisations.

Person specification 

Required 

• At least 5 years of experience in programme support across fundraising, joint advocacy, partnership, research and capacity development, particularly in the non-profit or international development sectors.

• Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent knowledge that could have been gained through lived experiences or informal learning. 

• Demonstrated experience in grant writing and successfully developing funding proposals for institutional donors, foundations, or multilateral agencies.

• Previous experience in policy dialogue, joint advocacy and policy development, particularly engaging with government stakeholders, donors, and civil society networks.

• Experience in research, mapping, analysis, and writing skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports, proposals, and policy documents.

• Demonstrated communication and networking skills, including experience in digital engagement and social media strategy.

• Strong Empathy and care for activists and human rights defenders, with a strong commitment to enabling their work and safeguarding their well-being who are operating in a complex and challenging environment.

• Demonstrated cultural competency, with confidence in building relationships across different cultures, navigating power dynamics, and engaging with stakeholders from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.

• A “self-starter” able to work independently and collaboratively, with the ability and energy to multi-task and thrive in a small team and flat organisational structures.  

• Experience in designing and delivering capacity-building initiatives, including training and resource development.

• Willing to travel internationally for meetings and events (up to 4 weeks a year). 

Desirable

• Experience working with and collaborating with CSOs in the Global South, with a strong understanding of their dynamics and challenges.

• Demonstrate passion and commitment to HAMRAH’s mission, focusing on supporting strong female leaders and activists at the forefront, while ensuring HAMRAH’s role is to serve and empower them.

• Experience in policy engagement, research, and analysis within the humanitarian and development sectors, particularly in contexts similar to Afghanistan, with a focus on the impact of issues on small grassroots organisations.

• Experience in building partnerships, movements, and networks with Global South CSOs, fostering collaboration and solidarity.

• Experience in identifying and helping manage project risks, including implementing safeguarding measures and conducting due diligence.

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a passionate and pro-active Special Events Officer to support in the delivery of our growing special event portfolio.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

 

Leukaemia UK and You 

Working closely with the Special Events Manager and the wider Philanthropy and Fundraising team, you will play a key role in our ambitious plans for Special Events at Leukaemia UK.

We are looking for a collaborative, organised and results driven Special Events officer who is passionate about the impact our events can have in supporting the leukaemia community and ultimately stopping leukaemia devastating lives. You thrive on excitement and the many layers involved in Special Event delivery.

This is a great role for someone looking to have real development and learning opportunities, in an exciting and fast-paced environment. You will be working with an experienced philanthropy team at a time of significant and exciting growth, in which our Special Events portfolio plays an important part.

Skills and Experience 

• An ambitious but focused mindset, dedicated to delivering results
• Excellent relationship management skills, with diplomacy and discretion in working with high profile supporters
• Excellent verbal communication, networking and relationship-building skills
• Effective project management skills, with experience of delivery high quality events
• Experience of tracking income and expenditure against budgets
• Experience of managing external suppliers
• Experience of the charity sector and special event fundraising
• A collaborative mindset, with experience of working across teams, utilising internal expertise to best effect
• Experience of working to ambitious team objectives and reporting against these
• Effective time management skills

 

Job specifics  

• Hours: Full time hours are 37.5 Monday to Friday
• Location: We are very flexible! Our hybrid working policy is a minimum of two days per month in our London Office office. For the Philanthropy team this will vary dependent on meetings with internal and external stakeholders so your flexibility is a must. Our aim as the Philanthropy team is to work together in the office together one day a week, if and when possible.
• Salary range £30,000 - £36,000 (FTE)
• First interviews will be held via Teams on Monday 20th January 2025
• Second interviews will be face to face in our London Offices – at 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL on Monday 27th January 2025.
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website Work with us - Leukaemia UK 

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert.  

Application instructions: To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter.

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 5th January 2025

We look forward to hearing from you! 

Charlotte Holmes

Head of Philanthropy 

 

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 24 hours per week
Location: Gloucester, Hybrid working available
Salary: £16,000 – £16,640 pro-rata (£25,000 - £26,000 FTE)

Closing date: 30th December 2024*
*We will review applications and conduct interviews as they are received and therefore this post may be filled before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found. For this reason, we advise early applications.

The role:

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic, organized, and efficient Academic Coordinator to join their friendly team. In this essential role, you’ll coordinate the daily operations of their accredited education programs, ensuring smooth delivery and excellent service to their students and tutors. If you’re passionate about supporting postgraduate education, skilled in communication, and enjoy working as part of a team, they would love to hear from you.

Our client offers a comprehensive range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for veterinary surgeons and nurses. As the Academic Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in organizing, supporting, and resourcing the Association’s postgraduate programs to ensure their success. You will join a dedicated operational team of five within their wider Continuing Education department

In this diverse role, you will handle a range of responsibilities including managing student inquiries and enrolment, administering committees, and coordinating the delivery of their accredited programs. This involves liaising with students, speakers, supervisors, and mentors, as well as working with venue and equipment providers. You’ll also assist in organizing formal examinations, hosting online lectures and webinars, and maintaining their learning platform.

Skills and experience:

They’re seeking a well-organised professional who can manage multiple tasks with precision. Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines are essential for success in this role.

They’re looking for a candidate with a strong background in administrative support within a fast-paced environment. Experience in coordinating, delivering, and hosting professional training events, or in maintaining academic records, is desirable. Familiarity with educational platforms and technology is a plus, though not required, as training will be provided.

You must be flexible to occasionally work outside of normal office hours to facilitate delivery of their courses.

Other essential skills include:

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general IT skills
- A proactive, self-motivated approach to handling tasks
- A flexible approach to work
- Willingness to learn

About our client:

Our client is a professional membership association which exists to advance care for companion animals. With a membership of more than 10,000 veterinary surgeons, vet nurses and students, they work in the UK and internationally to promote excellence in small animal practice through education and science, by facilitating training, conducting research, and developing policy. Each year they deliver numerous education courses, host a large small-animal Congress, and publish books, manuals, apps, and magazines.

This post sits within the Education department and reports to the Academic Operations Manager.
Their reward package for this role includes a basic salary of between £25,000 - £26,000 (£16,000 – £16,640 pro-rata) per annum (depending on experience). In addition, they offer generous employer pension contributions starting at 7% and increasing up to 10% with length of service.

They also offer:

- Holiday starting at the equivalent of 25 days (FTE) (plus bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 28 days FTE, plus a further entitlement of an additional one day every 5 years of service.
- Bupa dental plan.
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and other family-related leave.
- Life assurance of 3 x annual salary.
- Support for hybrid working for their employees, meaning you can work at home for a proportion of your working week, and they also have a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy.
- Access to a free legal helpline where you can ask their specialist lawyers for legal advice on an array of topics.
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and a network of mental health first aiders. Plus, enhanced Company sick pay, access to private medical insurance upon completion of 12 months’ service, occupational health service and annual flu vaccinations.
- Training and development.
- Free onsite parking, and for those who wish to cycle, they offer a cycle to work scheme which provides a discounted purchase of a bicycle and accessories for healthy, low carbon travel.
- Last but by no means least, they have regular social activities and events for those who wish to join!

How to apply:

In order to be considered for this role, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements in the role description which is on their vacancy page.

By applying for this position, you are consenting to the information on your CV being held by the Association for six months.

Their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) underpins their belief that they can make the Association stronger through the unique contributions they can all bring. They create inclusive teams aligned to their values and encourage applications from a diverse range of suitably qualified candidates.

You may have experience in the following: Academic Coordinator, Education Administrator, Programme Coordinator, Learning and Development Coordinator, Training Support Officer, Course Administrator, Student Services Advisor, Training and Assessment Officer, etc.

REF-218 417

An exciting position has arisen for a Finance Officer to join the team at an education focused Not-For-Profit organisation. The successful candidate will play a vital role in managing finance administration and reconciliation tasks, while supporting the team in delivering a high-performing and efficient finance function.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Maintain the purchase and sales ledgers
• Respond to supplier and customer queries
• Process supplier invoices, staff expenses and credit claims
• Schedule and authorise electronic payments
• Raise and monitor invoices, and chase overdue payments
• Check all transactions have been coded, and input to SAGE
• Perform bank account reconciliations
• Complete quarterly control account reconciliations
• Complete month end close routine
• Prepare journals and relevant spreadsheets for year-end close and annual audit
• Provide advice and ensure smooth financial operations across teams

Successful candidate profile:

• Suitable Accounting or Bookkeeping qualifications
• Experience of SAGE and Access Financial (desirable)
• Experience with month and year end procedures
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal

Agency reference number: J85093

Location: Central London

Duration: 1 year fixed term contract

Salary: £33,500 per annum

Working hours: 35 hours a week

Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days a week in office)

Start: ASAP

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Mid and North East Essex Mind have a brand-new role and a wonderful opportunity for someone who is driven to achieve results and has demonstrable experience in developing and nurturing relationships at a senior level.

The role will work closely with the senior leadership team to ensure the development and growth of the charity in line with objectives and income aspirations outlined in our strategic and operational plans.

You will be someone with both experience of developing relationships with partners and experience of writing proposals and funding applications.

You will help us serve our communities by identifying opportunities for service development within existing services and working on new service development with operational colleagues ensuring that our lived experience panel is at the heart of what we do. Come and join us and help us to offer hope and support for good mental health, so that no one feels alone.

We are happy for some hybrid working, however this role will require considerable travel within the Mid and North East Essex footprint, so you will have a Full UK driving license and own transport.

We are a real living wage employer and offer our staff a range of health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial benefits to ensure that we fully support our employees.  This includes: 36 days holiday including 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time); competitive pension; recruitment referrals, training and development, flexible/agile working; annual wellbeing day; expert supervision and peer support, an extended lunch break each week; onsite parking at most locations; company sick pay based on length of service and a charity worker discount scheme. 

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, collaborating with our communities and partners to drive innovation and better decision-making. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds to try to ensure we better represent our communities.

Join us in creating an environment where everyone feels supported, respected, and valued. Let’s build a community that thrives on inclusivity and mutual respect.

Chance to Shine is a national children’s charity. We change young people’s lives through cricket giving them the opportunity to play, learn and develop through the sport. We keep them physically active, teach them vital skills like teamwork, communication and leadership. And above all, they have fun.  

Chance to Shine takes cricket to new places and uses it to ignite new passions, teach vital skills, unite diverse groups, and educate young people from Cornwall to Canterbury to County Durham.  

Since 2005 our Chance to Shine Schools programme has helped reverse the decline of cricket in state schools with millions of boys and girls in over 13,000 state schools playing and learning through cricket. Chance to Shine Street supports young people in under-served communities to access and benefit from cricket in a free, inclusive, fun and fast-paced tape ball environment.  

The Fundraising Team is tasked with helping Chance to Shine achieve its ambition, securing new funding partnerships and the stewardship of existing donors across a range of funding streams: Corporate, Events, Trusts and Foundations, Individual giving, and statutory funding to support the delivery of Chance to Shine programmes. 

We are looking for an individual with experience of prospect research within the charitable sector, who can lead the prospect research, pipeline management, and information management function within the Fundraising team. The person in this role will have excellent attention to detail and a keen analytical eye to enable the fundraising team to succeed. 

The role does not require an understanding of cricket but does require an enthusiasm towards changing children and young people’s lives.  

Purpose of the role 

We are seeking a Prospect Research Officer working 3 days / 22.5 hrs per week, who will work across the fundraising team to research and identify individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporates whose values and interests align with Chance to Shine’s mission. By doing so, you will be making a major contribution to growing the charity's high value supporter base; and to maximizing its engagement with existing and potential supporters. 

The post holder will: 

• Lead on the research for new business prospects across all fundraising streams (individuals, trusts and foundations, corporates) 
• Create detailed briefs for key stakeholders at Chance to Shine events 
• Lead on the pipeline management process, ensuring records are up-to-date 

1) Key Responsibilities
 

Prospect research

 

• Deliver high quality prospect research briefings on individuals, trusts, and corporates for the fundraising team, members of the charity’s senior leadership as well as senior volunteers and board members.
• Ensure research output is timely, insightful, accurate and well presented; in compliance with relevant data protection laws and the charity’s supporter journey.
• Lead on network mapping for current donors and key prospects including links to Chance to Shine Trustees and Development Board members.
• Create prospect and supporter bios ahead of fundraising meetings and cultivation events.

Prospect management

• Support the fundraising team with the management and analysis of prospect information through The Raiser’s Edge database.
• Ensure database systems are maintained accurately by analysing and updating information on individuals, companies, and trusts and foundations.
• Maintain the fundraising team’s prospect pipeline process within The Raiser’s Edge database.

Strategy and Planning

 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising and other team members to develop a prospect research strategy and manage its implementation within the fundraising team.

 

Compliance and due diligence

 

• Lead on data protection compliance for Fundraising working with the Fundraising Assistant and wider team as appropriate.
• Draft due diligence on prospective supporters where required in line with Chance to Shine’s gift acceptance policy.

2) Key relationships

 

The job holder will liaise with:

· Fundraising team

· Impact & Evaluation, Operations, Communications & Digital and Finance & Resources teams.

· Trustees and senior volunteers.

3) Skills, knowledge & personal competencies

 

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to present complex information for a range of audiences in a variety of formats.
• Ability to work to the highest standards, to be analytical, methodical and thorough with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of the principles of fundraising to include identification, research, solicitation and stewardship.
• Experience of using and championing the intelligent use of Raiser’s Edge or a similar CRM system for data capture and reporting.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work proactively, managing your own workload and ensuring deadlines and priorities are well handled.
• A desire and aptitude to develop a career in prospect research.

· Good IT skills with experience of using MS Office, Word, Excel.

· Good team player.

· Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun. 

1) Key Responsibilities
 

Prospect research

 

• Deliver high quality prospect research briefings on individuals, trusts, and corporates for the fundraising team, members of the charity’s senior leadership as well as senior volunteers and board members.
• Ensure research output is timely, insightful, accurate and well presented; in compliance with relevant data protection laws and the charity’s supporter journey.
• Lead on network mapping for current donors and key prospects including links to Chance to Shine Trustees and Development Board members.
• Create prospect and supporter bios ahead of fundraising meetings and cultivation events.

Prospect management

• Support the fundraising team with the management and analysis of prospect information through The Raiser’s Edge database.
• Ensure database systems are maintained accurately by analysing and updating information on individuals, companies, and trusts and foundations.
• Maintain the fundraising team’s prospect pipeline process within The Raiser’s Edge database.

Strategy and Planning

 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising and other team members to develop a prospect research strategy and manage its implementation within the fundraising team.

 

Compliance and due diligence

 

• Lead on data protection compliance for Fundraising working with the Fundraising Assistant and wider team as appropriate.
• Draft due diligence on prospective supporters where required in line with Chance to Shine’s gift acceptance policy.

2) Key relationships

 

The job holder will liaise with:

· Fundraising team

· Impact & Evaluation, Operations, PR & Communications and Finance & Resources teams.

· Trustees and senior volunteers.

3) Skills, knowledge & personal competencies

 

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to present complex information for a range of audiences in a variety of formats.
• Ability to work to the highest standards, to be analytical, methodical and thorough with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of the principles of fundraising to include identification, research, solicitation and stewardship.
• Experience of using and championing the intelligent use of Raiser’s Edge or a similar CRM system for data capture and reporting.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work proactively, managing your own workload and ensuring deadlines and priorities are well handled.
• A desire and aptitude to develop a career in prospect research.

· Good IT skills with experience of using MS Office, Word, Excel.

· Good team player.

· Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun. 

 

Key Responsibilities

Prospect research

• Deliver high quality prospect research briefings on individuals, trusts, and corporates for the fundraising team, members of the charity’s senior leadership as well as senior volunteers and board members.
• Ensure research output is timely, insightful, accurate and well presented; in compliance with relevant data protection laws and the charity’s supporter journey.
• Lead on network mapping for current donors and key prospects including links to Chance to Shine Trustees and Development Board members.
• Create prospect and supporter bios ahead of fundraising meetings and cultivation events.

Prospect management

• Support the fundraising team with the management and analysis of prospect information through The Raiser’s Edge database.
• Ensure database systems are maintained accurately by analysing and updating information on individuals, companies, and trusts and foundations.
• Maintain the fundraising team’s prospect pipeline process within The Raiser’s Edge database.

Strategy and Planning

• Work with the Head of Fundraising and other team members to develop a prospect research strategy and manage its implementation within the fundraising team.

 

Compliance and due diligence

• Lead on data protection compliance for Fundraising working with the Fundraising Assistant and wider team as appropriate.
• Draft due diligence on prospective supporters where required in line with Chance to Shine’s gift acceptance policy.

Key relationships

The job holder will liaise with:

· Fundraising team

· Impact & Evaluation, Operations, Communications & Digital and Finance & Resources teams.

· Trustees and senior volunteers.

Skills, knowledge & personal competencies

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to present complex information for a range of audiences in a variety of formats.
• Ability to work to the highest standards, to be analytical, methodical and thorough with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of the principles of fundraising to include identification, research, solicitation and stewardship.