Regular Giving Manager Jobs in Bristol

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced events specialist with a genuine passion for fundraising to join our Fundraising Events Team to help us create and deliver memorable experiences for our donors. 

The Fundraising Events Team is a passionate team of specialists responsible for creating and delivering a combination of income generating and engagement events. We generate valuable funds through a portfolio of fundraising dinners, golf days, a clay shoot and other events; and deliver a range of engagement opportunities for the Philanthropy & Major Giving and Corporate Partnership teams to attract, retain and thank our supporters. The Fundraising Events team plays a significant role in supporting income generation across the wider Fundraising Team.

What you will be working on? 

As an events manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of an annual portfolio of events that inspire, motivate, and develop support for the charity. You will be responsible for ensuring high quality stewardship opportunities and maximising income potential from fundraising activities.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy & Major Gifts teams to ensure we are delivering great experiences for our supporters.

Your key accountabilities include:

• Project managing and delivering events from conception through to completion, ensuring events achieve the agreed KPIs and ROI.
• Leading on all details of the event production (including guest and supplier management, production of printed materials, briefings, sourcing and managing of prizes for fundraising events, supplier liaison etc)
• Responsible for budget management and accountable for achieving financial targets of agreed events.
• Develop relationships with key event suppliers and manage partnerships, including fundraising committees, to achieve the best possible outcomes for the charity.
• Work as an active member of the Fundraising Events team, feeding into wider team plans and working across the Fundraising team to deliver joint projects.

We’re looking for someone with

• Demonstrable experience of delivering and managing successful fundraising or profit-making events. 
• Experience of budget setting, budget management and delivering an efficient return on investment.
• Ability to create and deliver operational plans, with an eye on the bigger picture, as well as operational detail. 
• Experience of successfully working to deadlines and targets. 
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders both internally and externally.  

• Experience of working with a customer relationship management (CRM) database.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Knowledge or Experience in donor stewardship, dealing with a range of different charity supporters.
• Knowledge or Experience in dealing with external suppliers with the ability to negotiate well.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, presentation and report writing skills.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be flexible with regular travel, evening work and occasional overnight stays within the UK.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working, Heath care cash plan, life assurance, attractive holiday package, ongoing training, and an employee assistance programme.

A full job description can be viewed below.

If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.

The deadline for applying for this role is: 9th February – Midnight  

1st Interviews will take place on WC: 17 February - to be held virtually via Teams.

2nd Interviews will take place on WC: 24th – Venue to be confirmed.

 If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.

The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g., DBS/PVG or similar), including references covering any gaps in education/employment, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.

**The geographical allowance payable on top of the pay rate for staff member having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 (pro rata) per annum.

Action Around Bethlehem Children with Disability (‘ABCD’) is a small but well-established charity. We are passionate about improving the lives of children with disabilities across Palestine regardless of faith, race or gender.

We are recruiting for the brand new role of Fundraising and Communications Officer. This is an important and exciting point in ABCD’s development, when we seek to develop our profile and supporter base, particularly among younger people in the UK. Over recent years we have been gradually extending the scope of our work in the refugee camps in the West Bank. As we grow, and the demand for our services grows, so have our ambitions to raise much needed funds.

We are looking for a creative and ambitious UK-based person who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, raise the profile of the charity and motivate our growing supporter base to both donate and raise funds for the disadvantaged. You yourself will have the opportunity to grow in the role, as the role itself evolves and the needs of the charity expand over time.

The role of Supporter Care Officer is a key post in the organisation working to maximise CLAPA’s income from the community. It’s a very exciting time to join the CLAPA team, we have an ambitious Income Generation Strategy in place to increase our income diversity. This role will play an active part in this strategy by providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our donors, community fundraisers and event participants.

You will be responsible for delivering and supporting outstanding customer service to supporters, so that their experience of CLAPA is second to none, leaving them feeling valued and committed to on-going support. You will act as the first point of contact for our supporters when they contact CLAPA by phone, email or in person, with all manner of queries. With excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, you will be self-motivated and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.

The role focuses on the key areas of:

· Supporter Engagement and Communication

· Donation Processing and Acknowledgement

· Data Management and CRM Administration

· Administrative Support and Process Improvement

An empathetic, friendly and helpful attitude will ensure that our supporters feel valued and respected, and you will take great pride in responding to and thanking them in a consistent and timely manner. You will work closely with the Fundraising Coordinators to develop and implement processes to ensure we are delivering an excellent service, every time.  Alongside this, the team are responsible for financial processing - ensuring income is captured correctly on our database, Salesforce.

Please see the recruitment pack for a full list of key tasks.

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on what we do, our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

Our research has highlighted the lag faced by the community sector in its transition to net zero – no longer burning fossil fuels – compared to the domestic housing sector. To respond to this challenge SIB is launching a Heat Development Company, which will work closely with community initiatives seeking to decarbonise their heating – moving from boilers that burn gas or oil – and engage with their communities to support them through the net zero transition. This role will be integral to the success of this new initiative, working closely with our customers and wider stakeholders to make the community case for electrification and away from gas. Please see page 5 for further information.

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy CEO this is an exciting role supporting one of the UK’s leading social investors in our pioneering work on heat decarbonisation.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work we do, is organised and has excellent attention to detail. Someone who is flexible with a “can do” attitude and who has a desire to get involved within a fast-paced team. If that is you and you can also bring in new ideas and are keen to get involved with the wider team projects as well as collaborate across the organisation then this could be a really exciting opportunity be a part of our values led organisation. For further information please refer to the background information available below.

 Key responsibilities

1.         To co-create and implement an effective community engagement strategy for the new Heat Development Company involving the three existing grantees on the programme, in particular giving consideration to the ways in which the Heat DevCo’s new investees can best work with local residents to make the case for electrification. To be the first point of contact for the pioneer grantees, and for the programme’s first set of development sites, ensuring that excellent communications are designed and implemented, and that questions and concerns are answered in a timely and informed way.  

2.    To manage any community consultants engaged as part of the programme, or working with project management partners.

3.To coordinate regular stakeholder engagement with key interest groups: grantees & investees and their communities, the social sector, and the decentralised energy sector. To be creative in developing these contacts, and to consider new and innovative ways of carrying out outreach and ongoing engagement reflecting the differential impact of analogue and digital methods of engagement, their reach into communities, and their replicability and cost.

4. To lead on qualitative research on decarbonisation and electrification for the Heat DevCo, in particular to support the Deputy CEO and research and data team in exploring the potential of heat as a common pool resource.

5. To work closely with the policy and communications team to ensure that stakeholder engagement reflects SIB’s policy priorities on decarbonisation and electrification, and that feedback from stakeholders is reflected in policy and communication outputs. To support the policy and communications team in its development of new policy and communication assets, and to work with the data team to incorporate the best evidence into outputs across SIB’s platforms. To work with external groups on the best approach to public information campaigns on electrification, and to ensure that SIB has a voice in wider efforts to encourage electrification in the UK.

6. To develop a calendar of useful events in heating decarbonisation and electrification, to attend relevant events or conferences and to ensure that the senior team prioritise the best set of opportunities to raise SIB’s profile and progress leads and partnerships. Through attendance to present the Heat Development Company, answering questions and reporting key feedback, ensuring that internal development work effectively reflects a wide set of views and experiences. To be an accessible and responsive contact point for SIB’s work on heat decarbonisation, taking a creative and inclusive approach to outreach and information sharing.

7. To support the coordination and project management of business development in community energy, heating and cooling, social investment fundraising and capacity building, supporting Business Development colleagues with relevant case studies, customer viewpoints and grassroots experience.

8. To provide regular and timely updates on the development of opportunities in heat decarbonisation and electrification to the senior team. These updates should both support effective information sharing across the organisation, and, in particular, reflect the grassroots and community perspective. This should enable SIB to make the best use of its resources and pursue its strategic priorities in an inclusive and accessible way.

9. To contribute to high quality bid responses for invitations to tender from funders, investors and other key client groups in heating, community energy, decarbonisation and electrification, to ensure that these are well-written and represent stakeholder and grassroots viewpoints.

10. To coordinate and contribute to a clear strategy and objectives for decarbonisation and electrification at SIB.

11. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.

12. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.

13. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.

14. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

15. To work within the organisation's values, principles, and processes to achieve operational excellence.

Core competencies

• A good understanding of net zero and decarbonisation. A background or experience in working in this area is helpful but not essential.
• Excellent relationship management skills both with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of different interest groups including communities and grassroots organisations.
• Effective time management.
• Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Flexible and adaptable as a team player.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion

Desirable competencies

• Understanding of the social investment or grant-making market in the UK
• Understanding of community energy schemes

Join Racing Welfare as Head of Fundraising and Make a Lasting Impact!

Are you an ambitious, results-driven fundraising leader with a passion for making a difference? Racing Welfare is looking for an exceptional Head of Fundraising to join our senior management team and take the helm of a thriving, high-performance fundraising operation. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to shape the future of British horseracing’s charitable support, driving growth and innovation in a vital sector.

 About Racing Welfare:

Racing Welfare is a registered charity dedicated to supporting the workforce of British horseracing – from stud, stable, and racecourse staff to those in related professions. Our mission is to help these dedicated individuals thrive in their careers and lives, offering guidance, practical assistance, and support throughout their journey – from recruitment to retirement.

The Role:

As Head of Fundraising, you will play a central role in Racing Welfare’s strategic direction and growth. You’ll work closely with the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer to craft and execute an ambitious fundraising strategy that delivers innovative income streams to fund our vital services. You’ll lead, inspire, and develop a talented team, empowering them to deliver outstanding fundraising initiatives and events that drive real change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop & Deliver Fundraising Strategy: Work with senior leadership to shape the charity’s fundraising vision, ensuring the strategy aligns with our wider goals and drives long-term sustainability.
• Innovative Fundraising Campaigns: Create and implement engaging campaigns, managing budgets and evaluating performance to optimise success.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and motivate a high-performing fundraising team, supporting their professional growth and achieving collective goals.
• Building Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate relationships with trusts, foundations, and corporate partners to build lasting, mutually beneficial collaborations.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Oversee day-to-day fundraising operations, ensuring smooth management of income, expenditure, and compliance.

You Will Bring:

• Proven experience in fundraising or commercial management, with a track record of successfully recruiting donors and sponsors.
• A natural leader with exceptional people management skills, able to inspire and empower teams to excel.
• Solid experience in budgeting, financial planning, and performance management.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate diverse stakeholders.
• A passion for innovation and the ability to think strategically about fundraising opportunities.

Bonus: Experience in the horseracing industry is desirable, but not essential. 

Why Racing Welfare?

This is your chance to take on a leadership role in a respected and impactful charity. You’ll be part of a passionate team, working in a dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth. The role offers flexibility with the option to work from home or our Newmarket office, alongside occasional travel across the UK (including evenings and weekends).

As a charity, wellbeing is at the forefront of all we do. We aim to be a leading employer in the industry and make sure everyone at Racing Welfare has the opportunity to thrive.

If you’re ready to make a significant contribution to the future of Racing Welfare and help improve the lives of those who dedicate themselves to British horseracing, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Today:
Submit your CV and covering letter to join Racing Welfare and lead our fundraising efforts to new heights.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. The closing date for this role is 14 February 2025. Interviews will be held the week commencing 25 February 2025. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a large number of suitable applications.

Salary: £50,000 p.a.

Racing Welfare is committed to safeguarding and will always recruit all personnel in line with government guidelines, relevant legislation, and the Charity Commission's best practice guidance.

 This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We only ask applicants to disclose convictions which are not yet spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 

Racing Welfare’s Safeguarding Statement of Intent can be found on our website.

Why join the UK Sepsis Trust (UKST)? We’ve an exciting opportunity to work for a significant cause and help make a real difference by raising awareness of sepsis.

Sepsis is the immune system’s overreaction to an infection or injury. There are over 245,000 cases each year in the UK and approximately 48,000 deaths – the charity’s overarching aim is to reduce preventable deaths from sepsis. We achieve this by:

• Raising awareness
• Supporting those affected by sepsis
• Educating health professionals
• Lobbying political organisations for better sepsis care

In this new role you will be responsible for overseeing the UKST’s income generation strategy, ensuring the growth of diverse revenue streams to support the charity’s mission. You will lead all fundraising efforts, partnership development, donor stewardship, and income forecasting, ensuring that the charity is financially sustainable while expanding its reach and impact.

• Income Strategy & Leadership:
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive income generation strategy that aligns with the charity’s goals and mission.
  • Lead, inspire, and manage the income generation team, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
  • Set and monitor income targets, ensuring the charity meets its financial goals through diverse income channels.

• Fundraising & Donor Relations:
  • Oversee and grow all fundraising initiatives including major donors, trusts & foundations, corporate partnerships, events, individual giving, and digital fundraising.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key donors, stakeholders, and partners to ensure long-term, sustainable support.
  • Develop strategies for donor engagement, stewardship, and retention.
• Partnership Development:
  • Cultivate and manage corporate partnerships.
  • Develop and manage relationships with grant-making bodies, identifying and applying for relevant funding opportunities.
• Income Management & Reporting:
  • Lead the development of annual fundraising budgets, tracking income performance against targets.
  • Provide accurate reports to senior management and the board, ensuring transparency and effective use of resources.
  • Analyse income trends, identifying opportunities for new revenue streams and ensuring the charity is maximising its fundraising potential.
• Team Management & Development:
  • Lead, motivate, and develop the income generation team, providing training, support, and regular feedback.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team to meet fundraising challenges.
• Brand Ambassadorship & External Relations:
  • Act as a senior ambassador for the charity, representing it at key external events and meetings.
  • Work closely with the communications and marketing teams to ensure fundraising activities are well-promoted and integrated with the charity's messaging and brand.
• Experience:
  1. Proven experience (minimum 5 years) in a senior fundraising or income generation role within the charity or nonprofit sector.
  2. A track record of success in securing income through diverse channels (major gifts, corporate partnerships, trusts & foundations, events, digital fundraising).
  3. Strong understanding of fundraising regulations, compliance, and best practices.
  4. Experience in leading and managing teams to achieve ambitious targets.
• Skills:
  1. Exceptional strategic thinking and financial management skills.
  2. Excellent relationship-building skills with donors, partners, and stakeholders.
  3. Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  4. Ability to inspire and motivate staff, and lead with a collaborative, inclusive approach.
  5. Knowledge of fundraising software and CRM systems.
• Attributes:
  1. Passionate about the charity sector and committed to the mission of the UKST.
  2. Strong leadership qualities with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
  3. Creative, innovative, and adaptable in response to changing fundraising landscape.

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re suited for the role.

The United Kingdom Sepsis Trust is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of background, gender, ethnicity, or disability.

We are looking to recruit someone who will be able to develop and lead a new volunteering programme for Soundabout. This role would suit someone who is project focused, interested in inclusive music making and who champions learning Disabled people with complex support needs.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with volunteer co-ordination experience, who is hard working, proactive, reliable and honest. An eye for detail is important, as is a willingness to work flexibly to respond to the project’s needs. You need to be comfortable using your own initiative and be able to motivate yourself in your home-working environment.

The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the development and coordination of a new Soundabout volunteering programme, this includes:

• Research current best practice in with a key focus on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

• Work with the Soundabout staff and practitioner teams to identify potential volunteering opportunities.

• Work with CEO to develop a volunteering strategy for Soundabout.

• Design and development of a new volunteer programme at

  Soundabout, including new systems for recruitment, organising opportunities, and monitoring and supporting volunteers. This includes reviewing and updating existing volunteer handbook and related policies with the Operations Manager.

• Recruitment, interview, and induction of new volunteers.

• Tracking and organising volunteer training, DBS check, and other

  safeguarding requirements alongside colleagues.

• Regular liaison with potential and active volunteers.

• Create bespoke plans with volunteers who would like to work

  towards personal goals / aims.

• Ensure progression tracking, tracking of placements, and

  evaluation is undertaken to determine the impact and celebrate

  volunteer achievements.

• Organise virtual and in-person social events, celebratory events,

  and other ways to ensure volunteers feel valued.

• Work with colleagues to look strategically at the incorporation of

  the Emerging / Graduate Emerging Leaders programme within a wider volunteering programme.

Benefits:

• Flexible working

• Home working

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 3%

• Employee Assistance Program (Westfield Health Cash Plan) by

  monthly subscription paid by Soundabout - employees claim back the costs of health and wellbeing services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, osteopathy, have access to a 24/7 virtual GP, and shopping discounts

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time employees)

• Supportive working culture fostering a good work/life balance

• Enhanced Sick Pay

• Enhanced Maternity Pay

Person specification

Must Have:

• Experience of volunteering either as a volunteer or in the co- ordination of volunteering opportunities.

• Project work experience including administrative skills, problem solving skills, using your own initiative and planning tasks (whether paid or unpaid).

• Excellent IT skills and experience of using Office 365 and willingness and ability to quickly pick up skills in using our other IT systems such as Salesforce, WordPress, Enthuse, Mail Chimp.

• Events planning and organisation experience.

• Flexibility in your approach to the work, to adapt to what the

  project needs are within your paid hours.

• A friendly, professional, and able communicator, who feels

  comfortable talking to a wide variety of people, in-person, by

  email, phone and through social media.

• Someone who sets themselves a high standard in the quality of

  their work and who has a willingness to learn from others.

• An ability and willingness to be an excellent champion for

  Soundabout who is prepared to get involved in our events and

  campaigns.

• Someone who has a strong commitment to safeguarding, equity,

  diversity, inclusion, and belonging across all aspects of

  Soundabout.

• Experience of using Zoom and of administrating Zoom calls.

• Availability to work on a Tuesday morning (other times are flexible)

• Has a workspace that they can use at home and a reliable internet

  connection.

• A willingness to travel to and support volunteering events.

• Right to work in the UK

Nice to Have:

• Experience of developing volunteering opportunities / programmes and volunteer management.

• Experience of being in musical environments

• Knowledge and/or experience of working with learning Disabled

  people and their families

• Salesforce experience

• An awareness of Makaton and interest in learning and using signs.

  Note: This job description outlines the principal responsibilities and duties of the post holder. It is not meant to be, nor is it, an exhaustive list of specific responsibilities and duties. The post holder will be expected to undertake any other duties which could reasonably be expected as being within the remit of the post and which arise out of changes in legislation, regulations, orders, rules and working practices, methods and procedures and reviews, as directed from time to time.

Please refer to our Volunteer Co-ordinator pack for more information. Please also complete the anonymous Equal Opportunities Form.

This Engagement Lead role will sit within our Capacity Building and Standards (CB&S) function. The CB&S function aims to build the capacity of organisations and institutions to embed the processes, skills, structures and cultures needed for effective public engagement in decision making. This includes work in the public, private and third sectors. 

You will be a proven project leader looking to make your next move and develop your leadership and profile in this interesting and important area of public participation and deliberation. You will enjoy supporting others to develop and embed public participation in decision making, drawing on your own significant experience, for example in delivering deliberative and participatory programmes or designing and running training . You will need to be able to advocate well for the benefits of public engagement in decision making.

You will have an appetite to learn, with strong budget and project management skills. You will have the ability to build and maintain good relationships with a wide variety of people, including senior actors and decision makers in institutions, project partners, internal staff and people in our wider networks. You will be a strategic thinker, and you will be able to develop new areas of work, ideas and fundable projects that will help the CB&S function to deliver its strategic aims. 

The first major project that will play a significant part of your role will be the School for Everyday Democracy - a major project funded by the National Lottery UK Fund. The programme builds the power of people from all walks of life to come together to deliver common good in their communities, and across the country. We want to give participants the power, confidence, connections, skills and opportunities required to affect the things that matter most to them through participation, deliberation, community organising and collective care. You will be the programme and pedagogical lead - directing the strategy of the project, developing and delivering training content, managing governance, budgets and risk, and managing the wider programme team. 

Head of Growth, Development and Outreach (Maternity Cover)

Location: Home based, with regular travel across the UK for work.

Contract: Full time, 35hrs per week, 12 months maternity cover

Salary: £47,000

Closing Date: 14th February 2025

Interview: A selection day will be held 6th March 2025 at our National Support Centre in London (travel expenses to the selection day will be paid subject to prior approval)

Are you a first-class leader, manager coach and mentor with experience of leading growth in a volunteer involving community organisation?

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

We are currently looking for a Head of Growth, Development & Outreach to cover 12 months maternity leave.

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Young People, Volunteer & Business Support the postholder will provide our disbursed team of Growth & Development Workers with clear management, guidance, support and advice on growth, development, volunteer recruitment and retention. The role will coordinate and drive forward our work in these area, helping the Sea Cadets to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK.

The postholder will have excellent management, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage a diverse workload and operate in a collaborative way with others. They will have an understanding of issues facing volunteering, recruitment, retention and growth in voluntary organisations and the effective management and support of remote workers is essential.

Responsibilities

The following is a list of the principal tasks of the Head of Growth, Development & Outreach and is not intended to be an exhaustive list:

• Provide line management for the Project Coordinators, Growth & Development Team Leaders and through them the Growth & Development Workers.
• Providing both management support and technical advice on growth, development and volunteer recruitment, retention and support functions.
• Contribute to the strategic development and sustainable growth of The Sea Cadets nationally.
• Lead and manage the effective implementation of new and ongoing projects that support outreach, growth, development, volunteer and/or cadet recruitment and retention, including but not limited to externally funded projects, liaising with and reporting to funders as required
• Support and advise employees, volunteers and others on the growth and development of the Sea Cadets.

Requirements

• Experience of managing and supporting a disbursed staff team
• Experience of successful growth & development in a community organisation context
• Experience of working with volunteers and a good understanding of how to ensure they are effectively recruited, managed and supported
• Experience of working and/or volunteering in a voluntary youth organisation
• Experience of delivering externally funded projects through the effective support and management of both staff and volunteers
• Experience of liaising with and reporting to external funders

For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack attached.

Benefits

• Flexible Working hours
• Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 2 years
• Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
• Private medical insurance
• Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

If you are interested in this Head of Growth, Development and Outreach vacancy, please apply now!

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.

Campaigner (Maternity Cover)

Working Arrangements: Remote working, permanent, regular or ad hoc (with frequent travel to London if not London-based). Please note that we also have approximately 3-4 team retreats per year which could be located anywhere nationally.

Closing date: Thursday 20th February at 9am.

Reporting to a Campaigns Manager, the Campaigner is responsible for delivering a range of critical aspects of both our long term campaigns and our reactive work, mobilising 38 Degrees’ supporters into action on the issues that matter to them and the country.

In this fast-paced role, the Campaigner will implement activities such as: writing and building high-quality supporter emails, often under tight timeframes; developing campaign tactics; optimising content; working on organisational critical projects; and monitoring and evaluating the outcomes achieved from campaigns.

Your background and experience
This job is for you if you’re passionate about making the country fairer, more respectful, and more sustainable – and if you have the skills and drive to run creative, impactful, people-powered and digital first campaigns to make it happen. We’re looking for someone with experience at running campaigns – in particular, email driven campaigns – that engage huge numbers of people and make meaningful change. The right candidate will have a proven track record of making skillful use of technology to achieve this.

There are no formal education requirements for this role. As long as you can show us that you have the skills we don’t mind where you got them from! To be successful in your application you must answer the questions below, which are part of the selection criteria.

Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.

About us
38 Degrees is one of the UK’s biggest campaigning communities, involving over a million supporters who campaign to make the UK a better place. We’re united by a shared vision to create a fairer and more respectful UK and a more sustainable world.

In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.

38 Degrees is fiercely independent. We are primarily funded by small donations from hundreds of thousands of members of the public from all over the UK. This independence means we never have to hold ourselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to our supporters.

Full Job Description

Why you’ll want to work here

The 38 Degrees culture is honest, kind, supportive, courageous, and respectful. We move fast, and frequently change plans to respond to events. We work hard but we also have fun. We regularly enjoy team away days and social hours.

Benefits include:
27 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays); Office closure between Christmas and New year; 9-day fortnight (office closed every other Friday); 4pm closure on the alternate Friday; Flexibility to work 90 days per tax year (30 day maximum per travel in any location as per approval process); one month paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of service; Employer pension contribution; 24 hour employee assistance programme; Enhanced family leave policies; Cycle to work scheme; employer paid annual flu vaccination; Rental deposit loan; Contribution to eye tests/glasses; Learning and development budget.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We’re especially keen to hear from people who’ll bring lived experience of the issues we work on and who’ll make our team more diverse as a result. So if you’re Black, Asian or from any other minority ethnic group, if you’re disabled, LGBTQIA+, or if you’re from a working class home, your application will be especially welcome. And thanks to our flexible home working approach and network of offices, we have a staff team that is increasingly based across the UK. We’re keen to continue diversifying geographically, so that we’re rooted in our supporters’ communities.

To make sure that we are able to reach our goal of a diverse team we have equal opportunities monitoring requirements. Your application will not be complete without the equal opportunities monitoring form.

38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practices, so during the application process we commit to:

• Paying for childcare whilst you’re at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks
• Paying for your travel costs to the office and back – and for overnight accommodation if you’re travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online using zoom.
• Making any reasonable adjustments – for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreters organised in advance if you’d need one
• If there anything else you’re concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.

To be successful in your application you must meet the essential requirements for this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.

1. What attracted you to apply for this role at 38 Degrees?
2. As a Campaigner, you will be responsible for writing and building high-quality supporter emails, developing campaign tactics, and optimising content for digital-first campaigns at 38 Degrees. Can you tell us about a campaign tactic or piece of content you have delivered in the past? How did you make sure that the content you created was of a high quality?
3. Please give an example of a successful campaign that you were responsible for. What was your role? What made the campaign successful in your view?
4. Please tell us about a great campaign you’ve seen in the last year which was primarily driven through social media channels, and what lessons that campaign has for 38 Degrees.

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Our Projects run at weekends and evenings.​

Location: Home based with frequent travel to projects in Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Newport, Cardiff and Exeter.​

Contract: Permanent​

Do you want to work with a multiple charity of the year winner? We are FoodCycle, and our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community.​

We connect communities, reducing loneliness and food poverty – working with thousands of volunteers and surplus food to help everyone who needs us. By creating welcoming spaces for people from all walks of life to meet, eat and have conversations, we are supporting people’s health and mental wellbeing.​

As Project Support Officer you will support our Regional Manager with volunteer recruitment, documentation, and giving our volunteers a fantastic experience. Each of our community meal projects is run by Project Leaders (volunteer position). You will support Project Leaders in running our community meal projects, and will give extra support to our projects as and when required.​

This support could range from developing relationships with our food suppliers, researching local organisations to support with guest outreach, recruiting new Project Leaders for the Region, or attending projects. The right person for this role is customer service oriented with great communication skills, enjoys being organized, has a can-do attitude, and understands that they are a key component in supporting our fantastic Projects.​

There will be frequent travel to our projects in South West England and South Wales, and evening and weekend work will be needed to cover our projects. A full driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this rewarding role.​

Benefits: We offer 26.5 days holiday plus bank holidays, and additional holiday for length of service (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.​

How to apply:Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.​

Deadline for your application:11.59pm on Wednesday 12th February 2025.​

Interview process: Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a 30 minute task prior to interview.​

Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Help build powerful and sustainable communities of peer support groups for kinship carers.

About the role:
Funded by the Department for Education, the National Peer Support Service is a game-changing service that creates a sustainable and life-changing legacy. It builds on Kinship’s 10 years of experience in developing peer support groups and two years of delivering a national service that has set up 145 new groups.

This role is community-based and focuses on engaging kinship carers, bringing them together to form Peer Support Groups, and supporting them to achieve independence at which point they will receive ongoing support from our national Hub.

You will do this by working with local authorities, schools, other charities and community groups. Arranging information events such as coffee mornings to engage kinship carers. You’ll create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive community for kinship carers, building belonging, resilience, and empowerment.

Who we are looking for: 

We are seeking an person who possesses the drive, passion, and skills to:

• Develop new Peer Support Groups across a diverse range of communities
• Demonstrate the energy and enthusiasm required to achieve key targets and objectives
• Work collaboratively within the Peer Support and Community Team, as well as throughout the broader organisation, to ensure the development of safe and effective support services for the kinship community
• Maintain current Peer Support Group levels, taking the lead from the national Hub
• Maintain accurate records that are used to populate reports, identify learning and share key insights across Kinship that allow the organisation to continuously improve our services and products

You should have experience in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with various community-based stakeholders such as local authorities, health services, schools, charities, and kinship carers. You will need to understand the key success factors involved in establishing and developing new in-person groups in areas of high need, as well as how to support existing groups in their journey towards sustainability.

As a practical thinker, you will work creatively to identify stakeholders and assets in areas of high need. You will build local connections and bring together kinship carers across the region, empowering them to build resilient and robust peer support communities.

You will be confident in building relationships that generate referrals from external stakeholders and in contacting kinship carers directly to secure engagement with local coffee mornings, community, and training events that will help kick-start a thriving peer support group.

As you establish new groups, you will provide support and training to help them lead their groups effectively, and develop their group culture, resilience, and skills to function independently while offering reassurance and support to empower them.

We are ideally looking for candidates based close or within easy reach of our priority development areas which include; Reading, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, Slough and Hampshire but also able to travel to other key locations across the South East and along the M4 corridor.

An essential requirement of the role is to be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Key responsibilities: 

Service delivery:

• In-person (face-to-face) strategic outreach into local communities including setting up and attending local engagement events
• Set up and develop sustainable in person peer support groups, initially attending and leading sessions in person before transition to self-sufficiency
• Working with existing groups that are at risk, closed or need support that need replacing or rejuvenating to maintain DfE service level agreement, in addition to new groups. Targets are subject to change and are not fixed
• Recruit and retain support group leaders to develop their peer support groups
• Assist with the delivery of training to support group leaders and groups to become self-sufficient
• Develop strong boundaried and positive relationships with support group leaders – building resilience, empowerment and community
• Support established groups (including independent) in your area to access support group leader networks and training (this includes visiting groups in person) to build a peer community
• Follow (and where appropriate support further development off) the service blueprint to develop sustainable peer support groups
• Collaborate with the Peer Support Hub team to provide a joined-up and positive user experience for kinship carers
• Manage special interest groups and regional online groups as required, transitioning to ‘Hub’ team for sustainability and work with partners 

Service quality, development and data management:

• Accurately record all recruitment, contact information and volunteer case management in Salesforce in line with service framework and data protection requirements
• Ensure accurate data entry in Salesforce to support service performance, evaluation and learning
• Provide regular reports to ensure targets and SLA are met for the service
• Support continuous development and improvement of the service (new systems and processes) as required

Team culture:

• Act in the best interest of Kinship and the families we support
• Maintain and contribute up to date understanding of kinship care
• Deliver effective administration with attention to detail and keeping to deadline
• Identify and contribute to appropriate case studies to demonstrate the impact of Kinship services and contribute to policy and campaigns work
• Actively contribute to delivering and evidencing a high performing service
• Take responsibility for your ongoing continued professional development
•  Work in line with the Kinship values

Some tips for your application:

• Please provide a 2 page cover letter and a CV.
• Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your answer reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
• Really tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values in the job pack available for download below.
• Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to really focus on your answer.
• Don’t go over 2 pages on your covering letter.
• As part of the interview process, we will send you some of the questions in advance.

We are pleased to share that we are recruiting for a Campaigns Coordinator to join our growing Income Generation team, at a very exciting time for Retina UK.

 As our 50th anniversary year approaches, we are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, forward-thinking, organised and creative fundraiser to lead on and develop a wide range of fundraising campaigns and appeals throughout the year.

 You will be joining a friendly team and your hard work will make an immediate, real impact for our inherited sight loss community.

Help build powerful and sustainable communities of peer support groups for kinship carers.

About the role:
Funded by the Department for Education, the National Peer Support Service is a game-changing service that creates a sustainable and life-changing legacy. It builds on Kinship’s 10 years of experience in developing peer support groups and two years of delivering a national service that has set up 145 new groups.

This role is community-based and focuses on engaging kinship carers, bringing them together to form Peer Support Groups, and supporting them to achieve independence at which point they will receive ongoing support from our national Hub. You will be home-based with frequent travel across the London Boroughs and the South East of England, but initially predominantly working in and around Greater London.  Note - some work outside this area may be required.

You will do this by working with local authorities, schools, other charities and community groups. Arranging information events such as coffee mornings to engage kinship carers.

You’ll create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive community for kinship carers, building belonging, resilience, and empowerment.

Who we are looking for:
We are seeking a person located in or close to Greater London, and willing to travel across the South East of England who possesses the drive, passion, and skills to:

• Establish new Peer Support Groups across a diverse range of communities
• Supervise a small team of Peer Support Development Officers
• Demonstrate the energy and enthusiasm required to inspire yourself and your team to achieve key targets and objectives
• Work collaboratively within the Peer Support and Community Team, as well as throughout the broader organisation, to ensure the delivery of safe and effective support services for the kinship community
• Maintain current Peer Support Groups, taking the lead from the national Hub
• Maintain accurate records that are used to populate reports, identify learning and share key insights across Kinship that allow the organisation to continuously improve our services and products

In the role of Senior Peer Support Officer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, consistent, and sustainable peer support service that has a significant impact on the lives of kinship carers.

You should have experience in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with various community-based stakeholders such as local authorities, health services, schools, charities, and kinship carers. You will need to understand the key success factors involved in establishing and developing new in-person groups in areas of high need, as well as how to support existing groups in their journey toward sustainability.

As a practical thinker, you will work creatively to identify stakeholders and assets in areas of high need. You will build local connections and bring together kinship carers across the region, empowering them to build resilient and robust peer support communities.

You will be confident in building relationships that generate referrals from external stakeholders and in contacting kinship carers directly to secure engagement with local coffee mornings, community, and training events that will help kick-start a thriving peer support group.

As you establish new groups, you will provide training to help them lead their groups effectively, and develop a healthy group culture, resilience, and skills to function independently while offering reassurance and support to empower them.

You will be an inspirational and energetic team leader with experience in providing day-to-day line management and operational support for a small team.

We are ideally looking for candidates based in or around Greater London and willing to work initially across the London Boroughs and into the South East of England. This role may involve work to establish groups on the periphery of this area that currently have no dedicated Development staff.

An essential requirement of the role is to be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Key responsibilities: 

Service delivery:

• In person (face-to-face) strategic outreach into local and regional communities including setting up and attending local engagement events
• Work creatively to set up and develop new sustainable in peer support groups, attending up to six sessions in person (if needed) before transition to self-sufficiency.  Existing groups that are at risk, closed or need support will need replacing or rejuvenating to maintain DfE service level agreements across the team, in addition to the development of new groups
• Recruit and retain support group leaders to develop their peer support groups
• Deliver training to support group leaders (group roles and responsibilities, safeguarding, setting up, running, and promoting a group)
• Develop strong boundaries and positive relationships with support group leaders – building resilience, empowerment, and community
• Support established groups in your area to access support group leader networks and training (this includes visiting groups in person) to build a peer community
• Help develop and deliver a service blueprint for sustainable peer support groups, thinking strategically about how to develop groups
• You'll collaborate closely with the ‘Hub’ team to provide a joined-up and positive user experience for kinship carers. This collaborative approach is key to our success and ensures that kinship carers receive the best possible support
• Manage special interest groups and regional online groups as required, transitioning to ‘Hub’ team for sustainability and work with partners

Service quality, development and data management:

• Accurately record all recruitment, contact information and volunteer case management in Salesforce in line with service framework and data protection requirements
• Ensure accurate data entry in Salesforce to support service performance, evaluation and learning
• Provide regular reports to ensure targets and SLA are met for the service.
• Support continuous development and improvement of the service (new systems and processes) as required

Management and supervision: 

• Inspire, motivate and be responsible for day-to-day line management and supervising up to 4 staff members
• Oversee tactical development of new sustainable groups in your area and your team
• Help set clear objectives to achieve targets and outcomes
• Actively encourage personal development and learning
• Increase efficiencies and impact across the team
• Ensure good team induction processes and systems are in place
• Role model Kinship values 

Team culture:

• Act in the best interest of Kinship and the families we support. Maintain and contribute up-to-date understanding of kinship care
• Deliver effective administration with attention to detail and keeping to deadlines
• You'll identify and contribute to appropriate case studies to demonstrate the impact of Kinship services and contribute to policy and campaign work. Your work will directly contribute to our advocacy efforts and help us drive positive change for kinship carers
• Actively contribute to delivering and evidencing a high-performing service
• Take responsibility for your ongoing continued professional development
• Work in line with the Kinship values

How to apply and tips for your application:

• Please send us a cover letter and a CV.
• Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your answer reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
• Really tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values in the job pack available for download below.
• Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to really focus on your answer.
• Don’t go over 2 page on your covering letter.
• As part of the interview process, we will send you some of the questions in advance.