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As an expert in people safety and secutrity, you will enable us to serve the persecuted church well, by finding the right balance between keeping our people as safe as we can and still being free to do everything we need to do and go anywhere we need to go as a ministry.
You will work across the various entities within the organisation, to take a holistic view on advising managers and staff on safety and security. You will analyze and advise on security incidents, enable greater organizational learning and awareness, and help managers and staff to comply with agreed security procedures, while working cross-culturally. In the event of a crisis situation, you will advise on all aspects of handling the situation. You will be fully aligned with the core values of Open Doors and have a passion to serve the Persecuted Church. This role reports to the Director of People and Culture.
Your key responsibilities
·Advise proactively on identified threats and risks, and on specific staff safety and security matters on request.
·Provide a cross-organization perspective on how staff safety and security management can improve.
·Promote a culture of safety and security.
·Encourage an approach to compliance with our global security policy and handbook, which respects the need for organisational responsibility as well as the calculated acceptance of necessary risks.
·Provide advice in any crisis situation, including as part of a crisis management team.
·Maintain a record of staff safety and security incidents and near-misses, and analyze learnings and trends.
·Develop security-related learning needs analyses, and enable learning solutions.
·Support and work together with regional and local staff security experts and point persons.
Your profile
·Committed Christian with a heart for the Persecuted Church.
·Relevant education and experience.
·Able to provide advice and practical support on a wide range of safety and security matters.
·Able to work practically and give advice in critical situations.
·Analytical and abstract thinker.
·Excellent communicator and influencer, able to work with people at all levels in an organisation and in different cultures.
·Experience of managing change and providing or facilitating learning.
·Result- oriented with proven project management skills and the ability to deliver on time.
Our offer
Working at Open Doors means that you are actively involved in serving the worldwide Persecuted Church. We offer you a versatile position in an international, dynamic environment, a professional team and the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. As a global organisation we are used to combining working from home with working from the office and to have flexible working hours. The role can be based in the UK, US, Netherlands or any existing Regional or Country office location on approval.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT GLAN
The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) works with affected communities to pursue innovative legal actions across borders to challenge states and other powerful actors involved in human rights violations and systemic injustice. Our actions address the most pressing instances of human rights concern and they fall within the following themes: War and occupation; accountability and supply chains; environmental and economic justice; and migration and border violence.
Since our establishment in 2016, we have developed legal strategies directly addressing human rights impacts in over 23 countries and territories. Our cases include the successful legal challenge against imports of cotton produced with forced labour in Xinjiang (East Turkistan) into the UK on behalf of World Uyghur Congress and the climate case against 32 European States before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, brought on behalf of six Portuguese youth-applicants.
More recently, we have supported the preeminent Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq, to rapidly challenge UK weapons exports to Israel due to the risk of these arms being used in violations of international law.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Head of Strategic Communications at GLAN, you will spearhead the development and execution of a comprehensive communications strategy that amplifies GLAN's mission and impact on a global scale.
You will lead the strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of all communications efforts to enhance the organisation's brand, increase public awareness, and support advocacy and fundraising initiatives.
A key part of your role will be to establish GLAN's voice and brand, ensuring it resonates with diverse audiences. You will lead on improving our website and communications style, producing high quality content and ensuring consistent and compelling messaging across all platforms.
By fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the media, partners, and the affected communities we support you will play a crucial role in advancing GLAN's vision to challenge injustice through innovative legal strategies.
Reporting directly to the CEO you will form part of the Senior Leadership Team to drive organisational growth & development; looking beyond your immediate communications responsibilities.
This is an exciting time to join GLAN. We are seeking a Head of Strategic Communications to build an ambitious communications strategy focused on some of the biggest human rights and climate change issues of our time. At this point in time, the team is small with some budget to work with external freelancers, consultants or agencies. We are looking for someone to grow with GLAN; joining us with a communications team of two and developing your team in the years to come. You should recognise that in the short to medium term, the role will involve some hands-on responsibilities until such time that we can expand the team.
KEY RESPONSIBITIES
Communications Strategy
- Align cross-media communication strategies with thematic goals to maximise success across all initiatives. Develop campaign & advocacy communications which will influence change.
- Collaborate with project delivery teams across GLAN to ensure a consistent calendar of communications, highlighting all key areas of work.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing communications and advocacy team, currently including a Campaigns Coordinator.
- Create and manage the departmental budget in alignment with the overall communications strategy.
- Utilise data and insights to map and analyse audience behaviour, informing and optimising communication activities.
- Monitor and evaluate the success of campaigns, tracking performance against strategic KPIs.
GLAN brand
- Oversee the review and redesign of the organisation's website to enhance user experience and engagement.
- Champion and promote the use of GLAN's brand among colleagues, fostering a unified brand identity.
- Develop a strong brand presence and establish comprehensive brand guidelines that reflect GLAN’s core values, emphasising the voices of affected communities in all communications.
Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
- Serve as a key member of the senior management team, contributing to strategic decision-making and organisational planning.
- Represent the organisation externally at events, conferences, and meetings.
- Prepare communications updates and reports to the Board and relevant committees Work with SLT to improve impact measurement across GLAN.
- External stakeholders Be a Face of GLAN; building & cultivating tactical relationships and networks
- Develop a robust relationship management system to enhance engagement with key press contacts, partner organisations, related networks, and other critical stakeholders.
GENERAL RESPONSBILITIES
- Undergo ongoing training to stay updated with changes and new developments in the legal field.
- Always conduct yourself in an ethical and professional manner. Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Undertake any other reasonable task or duty as may be assigned by the Director, Chief Operations Officer, Senior Lawyers or Board of Trustees.
POSITIVE ACTION STATEMENT
We regret that GLAN’s workforce is currently not representative of society. We seek excellence in our team, and we are aware that in not attracting diversity, we are missing exceptional candidates. We are looking to expand on the range of experiences and perspectives of our colleagues, as we believe this will better serve the people we represent. We especially invite applications from those with knowledge of the language, culture, and political environment of countries in the Global Majority, particularly those in which we currently work.
BENEFITS
You are likely to join the Global Action Network because you are passionate about our work. But here are some other great reasons to work with us:
- Salary £50,000 - £55,000
- Home working
- We’ll enrol you in a pension scheme, with 3% contribution from GLAN if you put in at least 5%.
- We have access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and three days gifted between Christmas and New Year
- Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
- Enhanced compassionate & bereavement leave
- Paid wellbeing leave
- Access to co-working spaces
- Homeworking allowance (as per HMRC guidelines)
- Potential for sabbatical leave to support staff who wish to take time away from work to pursue travel, study or other personal life changes
QUALIFICATIONS
A degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- At least 5 years’ experience in a senior communications position with overall responsibility for organisational strategy design and delivery
- Experience in developing and implementing campaign based communications strategies, advocating and influencing change Line management and team development including KPI setting in line with strategy
- Brand identity and development Experience of maximising campaign success and creating compelling media assets on a small budget
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating multichannel communications and presenting this data as a tool to optimise communications
- Experience working with external agencies
Desirable
- A progressive communications style empowering the communities we support.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and tailor content effectively for different formats and audiences and with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proven ability to meet tight individual and group deadlines and to manage one’s own workload through effective prioritisation, time management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to spark collaboration with external and internal stakeholders
- Works well to deadlines
Desirable
- Experience of developing communications strategies for small NGOs
- Experience of, and interest in human rights and environmental issues
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
GLAN is a homebased organisation. It is expected you will have an appropriate space, free from distraction, to carry out your duties. You will be required to attend semi-regular meetings & events.
GLAN VALUES
GLAN has a set of core values. As a Lawyer you would be required to uphold these values through some of the examples below:
Community Centred
- Ensure effective development & delivery of communication strategies & plans that contribute to our vision and mission, ensuring our communications feature the voices and issues faced by the communities we support.
Partnership Focused
- Building and maintaining key relationships internally and with press, partners, networks and communities.
- Experienced in coordinating communication campaigns with external networks.
Radical
- Committed to deep, systemic change rather than superficial fixes both in how we work and how we run our organisation.
- We strive to dismantling systems of oppression that perpetuate racial and class inequalities within our organisation and the communities we serve.
Creative
- Bold, innovative, and creative in the identification, development and communication of our work.
Tenacious
- Build long term case strategies to persist in awareness raising and maximising support for our cases.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Post: Fundraising Manager (Corporate and Events)
Based: Birmingham, with flexible/hybrid working
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Salary: £35,000 to £41,250 (pro rata)
Hours: 28 hours per week (.8 FTE)
Annual Leave: 25 days plus eight statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
Job Summary
This year, and every year, as many as 600 families in the UK will learn that their child has only half a working heart. These children have one of the most complex of all heart conditions, and there is no cure. Families in this situation need care and support to understand the information, make important treatment decisions, and meet the everyday challenges of living with half a heart can bring.
That is why Little Hearts Matter exists. We wrap a blanket of understanding and care around families at every stage of their half a heart journey. We are always here when they need us.
Without donations, Little Hearts Matter would not be able to offer our services, free of charge, to support individuals and families across the UK. We do not receive any government funding for our work. Our fundraising team is essential to raising these vital funds—over £440,000 annually. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you, our Fundraising Manager, within our three-person fundraising team.
In your first three months, you will get to know the charity well and figure out who our current supporters are. You will devise a plan for how you will use your experience to raise money, with a focus on building our challenge and events portfolio. You will also start building good relationships with key people inside and outside
Little Hearts Matter, including networking within the Birmingham and West Midlands business community.
By the end of your first year, you will have put your plan into action, continually improving it as you go. You will have built up our events and challenges portfolio, connected with donors, found new supporters, and tried out different ways to bring in funds and hit your target. You will have monitored your progress, using goals to measure success, and adjusting the plan when needed. Alongside this, you will have worked with the team to boost the Little Hearts Matter’s profile and impact so that fundraising efforts can keep going strong in the future.
About Little Hearts Matter
Little Hearts Matter (LHM) is a national charity with over 7000 members. We are the only charity in the UK that offers support and information to, and represents the needs of, children and families following a diagnosis of single ventricle heart disease (half a working heart). These congenital cardiac conditions can never be cured, even following repeated surgery, so the children must learn to live within the restrictions that their disability and fears for their future create.
Little Hearts Matter is there from the time parents learn of their child’s condition, through risk-filled treatment into a challenged-filled life at home. LHM is there to support the children, and their families, through their hopes and aspirations and the gradual realisation that they will never have the same life as their peers. Our aims are to:
Alleviate isolation by offering support, friendship and understanding from the time a diagnosis is made, through treatment decisions, hospital care and into life at home, eventually introducing parents and patients to other families who have similar experiences and shared concerns helping them to build a network of support.
Reduce fear by offering patients, parents, siblings, and the extended family a greater opportunity to understand the diagnosis and treatment paths available.
Reduce confusion and a lack of understanding by producing and supplying for free, user focused information that supports and aids understanding from the time of diagnosis, through treatments and into life at home.
Raise a greater awareness within Medical, Educational, Social and Governmental circles of the needs of children, and their families, as they travel through every stage of their lives.
Specific areas of responsibility
Working as part of the fundraising team, the Fundraising Manager will:
- Be responsible for their own portfolio of supporters, maintaining and growing income, regularly forecasting income and expenditure against agreed targets (circa. £200,000+ annually)
- Proactively manage and grow relationships with diverse corporate and community supporters, delivering tailored propositions where appropriate, providing excellent relationship management to maximise their impact and long-term engagement.
- Build excellent working relationships with regional partners, supporters, and volunteers, to maximise the impact of their own fundraising and identify new opportunities through their networks.
- Develop and lead on exciting and engaging events, challenges and appeals to support the Fundraising team meeting its financial objectives.
- Work collaboratively with the Chief Executive, Head of Service and Grants Manager to ensure synergy in planning and delivery of income generation targets.
- Maintain accurate records of supporter interactions on the CRM system to deliver exceptional supporter experience and harness the value of data.
- Attend events, including out of hours working where necessary (compensated by Time in Lieu)
- Be a passionate ambassador for Little Hearts Matter, always maintaining the highest level of professionalism.
- Ensure all Fundraising activity complies with the Fundraising Code of Practice, GDPR guidelines, EDI principles, and other relevant regulations, guidance, and policies.
- Provide line management for the Fundraising Coordinator (.6 FTE)
Person Specification
Key Requirements
Skills
Essential
Excellent relationship management
Strong and effective communicator capable of talking to a range of people with sensitivity and discretion
High IT proficiency (Excel, Word, CRM)
Strong written communication across multiple channels for marketing and stewardship
Commercial acumen, with the ability to maximise opportunities for LHM
Excellent team working, with the ability to work confidently alongside a range of charity stakeholders
Proven ability to multi-task, work in a busy environment, and problem solve
Analysing and reporting on financial performance
Desirable
Digital Marketing
Volunteer Management
Experience
Essential
Devising and delivering a strategy to successfully achieve a six-figure income target
Working in a fundraising environment
Managing conflicting priorities
Collaborating with multiple stakeholders
Working in a customer service-oriented environment
Desirable
Project or events management
Working in a relationship or account management role, or leading the delivery of partnerships
Creating new initiatives to drive/deliver income growth
Working for a health or disability charity
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of Charities Act, Fundraising Code of Practice, relevant sections of GDPR regulations and other relevant legislation and guidance
Best practice in corporate and community fundraising
Use of databases/CRM to support and drive fundraising
Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles and a commitment to apply them
This job description is not exhaustive and other responsibilities may be agreed as appropriate.
Benefits
- Holidays: 25 days annual leave in addition to eight bank holidays.(pro rata)
- Parking: free parking space at head office.
- Working patterns: flexible and hybrid working patterns are supported.
- Pension: enrolment in the People’s Pension plan after three months.
- Career development: you will have opportunities for mentoring and training to stay up to date with the latest fundraising trends.
CV and covering letter to be submitted to Lisa Davies, Chief Executive. Please feel free to contact Lisa for an informal chat.
Closing date for applications 7 October 2024
We are the only charity in the UK that offers support to families following a single ventricle diagnosis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Vacancy
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
IRW is recruiting for the position of ‘Director of People & Culture' to join its dynamic People and Culture Division based in its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is operating to hybrid working model.
The purpose of the role is to:
•Deliver a focused HR service to provide strategic direction and leadership to support the organisation-wide HR planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that the overall organisational objectives are achieved.
•Strengthen IRW’s relations with the wider community to consolidate and develop the visibility and image of the organisation.
•Facilitate professional and systematic communication and cooperation between the different parts of the IRW family to ensure maximum impact of the organisation’s work.
•Lead on the development, implementation and regular review of the divisional strategy, policies & procedures, processes, work plans and systems to achieve the agreed divisional objectives.
•Lead, manage and develop staff in order to ensure that the divisional is capable of fully achieving its agreed targets, and to provide HR specialist and strategic advice to partners as and when required.
The successful candidate must have or be:
•CIPD membership at Chartered or Fellow level or equivalent experience
•Sound understanding of UK employment law is essential
•Sound understanding and proven experience of HR processes, including but not limited to, change management, organisational development, ER case work, resourcing, compensation and benefits, policy development
•Proven experience of HR business partnering and substantial skills and experience of HR management at a senior level within in a large organisation
•A good understanding, commitment and sympathy with Islamic Relief’s Values, principles and mission
•Proven ability and experience in people and activity management as well as delegating roles and authority in a way in which enables teams to reach their targets/objectives
•Proven experience of developing and implementing strategies and work plans which help to deliver the wider organisational objectives
•Ability to guide staff development towards achieving key performance indicators
•Demonstrable experience in consultative team approaches to decision-making and innovation which motivates and drives teams forward
•Proven ability and experience in analysing data which enables sound conclusions and recommendations to be drawn to work in a way which always considers long-term goals whilst maintaining an overview of its immediate situation
•Track record of working in partnership with senior leadership teams, based on a coaching approach
• Up-to-date knowledge of current employment legislation, awareness of forthcoming employment legislation
•High level of competence in all aspects of managing employee relations
•Sound financial and time management which enables strategic goals to be achieved within budgetary constraints
•Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally if required
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
- This post is classed as Social Media Profile Level One (Senior Ambassador) under IRW’s Personal Social Media Policy. The postholder must disclose their social media accounts and must represent IRW in an acceptable way online, in accordance with the policy.
Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW 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.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Associate Director, Engagement (Major Gifts), UK & Europe
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University
£68,000-£75,000
Permanent, Full-Time
Home-based (UK)
Are you a major gifts fundraiser ready for a new and exciting opportunity? Perhaps you want to work for a globally renowned institution, addressing the world’s most pressing needs with impactful solutions?
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is the world’s leading institution for global leadership, management and business education - but it is much more than a school. It is the world’s only truly global and multinational management school, delivering cutting-edge programmes training the next generation of leaders and innovators across the globe.
We are recruiting our new Associate Director, Engagement (Major Gifts), to help shape the future of Thunderbird and ASU in the UK and Europe. As a member of a small but mighty team in the UK, you will work remotely with teams of skilled and dynamic colleagues based predominantly in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as others around the world.
As the Associate Director, Engagement, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the unique, vibrant global community that is Thunderbird and ASU. You will be fundraising for dynamic priorities such as scholarships, collaborative and impactful programmes, centers, professorships, and more.
This is a chance to be part of an institution that is multicultural, diverse and inclusive, and whose alumni are genuinely changemakers. You will be working for a truly global organisation with an outstanding reputation and almost limitless potential.
Thunderbird is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search.
Interested?
The candidate pack and details to contact us for a confidential discussion are attached.
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter via CharityJob or Institute of Fundraising no later than midnight on 2 October 2024.
Please do not apply via the Arizona State University website. No agencies please.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role, please email info (at) weareconstellate (dot) com
Please see attached candidate pack. Applications are by CV and covering letter.