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Adult Services Manager (Maternity Cover)
21 hours per week
Teddington
Make your mark as a key leader in this growing charity
This is a key leadership role in this vibrant, user-led charity based in Richmond and Wandsworth. You will be providing leadership and direction to 5 team leads/managers as well as leading and directing development to increase the scope and depth of the services we offer. We are looking for innovation as well as sound leadership skills and professional knowledge of employment law is a given. This role is to cover the Maternity Leave of the current Manager and will be up to 12 months.
Ruils is a charity that supports disabled children and adults, to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. We provide information, advice, practical support, befriending and accessible activities to our clients and families. We enable individuals to have choice and control over the way in which they get their support.
The Adult Services Team Manager is one of 3 team managers reporting to our Chief Executive Officer. The services managed include Direct Payment Support across Richmond and Wandsworth, Befriending and Community Activities, our Benefits and Housing Advice and Information service and our Counselling service.
We constantly research and develop services to meet the identified needs of the community and this role would suit someone who wants a good level of autonomy to develop new ideas.
The Adults Services Manager works alongside our Children’s Team Manager and our Social Prescribing and Community Development Manager, supported by Finance, Fundraising and Campaigns and Communications Managers.
Purpose of Post
- To be responsible for the management of the Support Services to Direct Payment clients in Richmond and Wandsworth.
- To be responsible for the research and development of adult services in Richmond and Wandsworth.
- To oversee promotion, monitoring and delivery of the CILS, Pathways and Counselling services.
- To provide leadership and supervision, performance evaluation and general support for all of the adult services team managers and leads.
- To be responsible for adult safeguarding and health and safety across the organisation.
What you might be doing now:
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity or in a similar role.
- You may be looking to work part-time to fit around your other responsibilities.
- You may be an HR practitioner looking for a new management challenge away from the corporate world.
- You may have worked for a local authority, but are looking for more autonomy and flexibility.
- You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering.
Main Duties include:
Management of Direct Payment Support Service
- Lead and manage the Direct Payment Support Service across Richmond and Wandsworth Boroughs through the Direct Payment Leads.
- Provide support to the DP team leads to resolve complex DP HR management issues around the area of employment law.
- Support the team leads in their work with the local authority to set targets for the project, monitor performance against these targets and identify and resolve any issues that arise.
- Provide performance data to finance for invoicing purposes.
- Report quarterly to the commissioners and the Ruils Board of trustees.
- Work with the DP team leads and the CEO on new DP projects and funding applications as required.
CILS, Pathways and Counselling Teams
- Lead and manage the delivery of the Community activity, Befriending, Pathways and Counselling services.
- Work with the CILS partners to ensure that the service is meeting Local Authority targets.
- Report as required to the commissioners and the Ruils Board of trustees.
- Responsible for ensuring active promotion of the services to potential and existing clients and stakeholders and to ensure representation of Ruils at networking events.
- Work with the CEO and Fundraising Manager to ensure projects are fully funded and demand is well managed.
General Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring safeguarding policies and principles are upheld across Adult Teams.
- Responsible for Health and Safety across the organisation.
What we can offer you:
- A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different
- An experienced and supportive CEO and a great team
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to an employee assistance programme (EAP)
- 1-2-1 coaching
We welcome applicants from all walks of life; training and mentoring will be provided.
We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long term health and mental conditions. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage, our HR Consultant at Better Talent, via the Quick Apply button.
Closing date for applicants: 30th August 2024
Interviews will be held the following week.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our small but mighty team in a strategically important position as manager of our flagship Fair Water Footprints Programme. Over the past 15 years Water Witness has carved out a key role in holding governments, business, and investors to account for sustainable water management. In 2021 this work triggered the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints - a breakthrough moment at COP26, when twenty-eight founding Signatories committed to end the abuse of water in our supply chains and establish water stewardship as the global business norm by 2030. With our partners we have secured significant funds to take forward and scale up this groundbreaking work which will harness trade, enterprise, and civic engagement to drive water justice and climate resilience as part of the UK’s Just Transition for Water Security.
The Programme Manager will be accountable for coordinating and delivering our contributions to the Fair Water Footprint Programme. These will include: the production and dissemination of influential water footprint assessments; pioneering new research and on-the-ground investigations; participatory planning, technical support and training with diverse partners; development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of action plans, advocacy and communication campaigns to secure improved water security for millions of people and systemic change at a sectoral and global scale.
The successful candidate will use their exceptional organisational and communication skills, technical know-how and experience of multi-stakeholder engagement and policy influence to shape this world-changing initiative and ensure impact. They will represent Water Witness at the highest levels, to convene and work constructively with leaders from public, private and financial sectors, civil society, and academia, to co-lead a partner coordination unit, and ensure value for money and impact through sub-contracts and grants.
This new position will play a central role in delivery of our wider 2030 Strategy, will support our country teams and line manage a Programme Officer. Once established they will take on a wider remit for effective delivery across our portfolio of exciting programmes. The post will suit a high-calibre professional seeking the next step in their career as an influential leader for social justice and sustainable development. We seek someone who shares our values, who thrives in a fast-paced setting and who will be as equally comfortable facilitating participatory processes with remote communities, as when compiling high-quality reports within tight deadlines, or shaping evidence and diplomacy to sway Ministers, CEOs and the global media.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thrive at Five’s vision is a society where every child can thrive and achieve their potential. Our mission is to help children in their early years develop strong foundations for life and learning. Focusing on some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities, our place-based model supports positive development from pregnancy to five. We achieve sustainable change by unlocking the power of parents and carers and enabling collaboration to coordinate and strengthen early years systems and pathways of support.
Since Thrive at Five was founded, the organisation has grown considerably with programmes in Stoke-on-Trent, Redcar and Cleveland, and a third pathfinder in Scotland starting later this year and a fourth earmarked. We are at an exciting moment as we look to expand our brilliant team and bring in additional skills needed for Thrive at Five to continue embedding our existing work in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar and Cleveland and scale our work to a further two places across the UK over the next couple of years, doubling our reach and impact.
To help us in this next phase of development, we are recruiting for a newly created position - Senior Evaluation and Data Manager. This exciting role will report to the Director of Learning and Impact and work alongside the Senior Evaluation and Research Manager. The role will have two main areas of focus. First, the role will help lead a rolling schedule of formative evaluations on activities in local sites including pre-and-post quantitative outcomes analysis. Second, the role will support local learning and high-quality implementation through harnessing the power of quantitative data.
You will be a skilled evaluation and learning professional with strong skills in quantitative data analysis. You will also be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and committed to the need for continued learning and improvement, as a basis for achieving Thrive at Five’s ambition to develop an effective and replicable place-based model for supporting early childhood development.
To apply, please submit your CV and a two-page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for wanting to join Thrive at Five and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Person Specification in the Job Pack.
The closing date and time for applications is 5pm on Monday 12 August. Interviews will ideally be held in the week commencing 19 August.
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university
Philanthropy and Global Engagement (PAGE)
Proposition Development Executive
Salary from £40,229 to £48,456 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £52,095 pa (pay award pending) inclusive of London allowance.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning and research in the world. Founded in 1895, LSE counts 18 Nobel prize winners among its alumni and staff. In July 2023, we announced the appointment of incoming President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Larry Kramer, a visionary leader and scholar who will advance with the School’s ambitious strategy.
In November 2021, we launched the public phase of Shaping the World, our major £350 million philanthropy and engagement Campaign to underpin LSE 2030 goals and to help shape the world for good in the process. More than 80% of our Campaign goal has been raised so far and there is huge momentum building as we advance the public phase.
The Philanthropy and Global Engagement Division (PAGE) serves, engages and works in partnership with alumni and friends, staff and students, volunteers, donors, global partners, organisations and the wider community to further the strategic aims of the School. These reciprocal relationships increase engagement with LSE across the world and increase philanthropic income and strategic partnerships for agreed School priorities.
The Proposition Development Executive will support the development of fundraising projects to maximise philanthropic support for key areas of the School’s work. This includes developing propositions, creating and maintaining repositories of information on fundraising projects, and supporting activities that help colleagues from the Division of Philanthropy and Global Engagement, and the wider School, to communicate philanthropic investment opportunities to external and internal audiences.
The candidate
· Experience of working in a role delivering end-to-end management of projects with complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.
· Strong critical thinking skills. Ability to draw out and interrogate information, anticipating challenges and opportunities.
· Excellent communicator. Able to condense complex information into digestible forms and influence and motivate colleagues at various levels of seniority.
· Ability to think strategically and tactically about the relationship between institutional needs, potential donors and philanthropic goals.
· Ability to work effectively on numerous projects simultaneously and to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Kyla Davis, Strategic Projects Manager.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday, 28 July 2024 (23.59 UK time).
Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
Interviews are anticipated to take place in person on Monday, 12 August and Tuesday, 13 August 2024.
Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with CAFOD to help them recruit for a new Major Donor Executive to join their team. The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development -CAFOD, is an international development and relief charity. It is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. CAFOD is part of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in the UK. They work in more than 40 countries, with more than 500 local partners, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice through practical support, emergency relief and advocacy.
This role is offered on a permanent basis paying a salary of £38,613 to £41,852 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their office in London.
The post holder will play a key role in delivering CADOD’s fundraising programme. They will help develop and implement operational plans, manage a portfolio of existing donors and work to identify prospective new donors and their networks. They will work alongside a collaborative and talented team of fundraising professionals who support and encourage each other to reach their fundraising and operational goals.
They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in managing major gift relationships at five-figure giving level. They are looking for a candidate with demonstrable experience of implementing donor cultivation and stewardship plans – including online and offline appeals, tailored approaches and feedback communications; face-to-face meetings; event management. They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in prospect research and portfolio management. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to CAFOD’s mission and an understanding of fundraising in the international development sector.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. There are thought to be 50 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.
Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to address slavery and human trafficking, provide release and care for victims, dismantle criminal networks and bring perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Our Purpose: Joining forces to end modern slavery.
Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.
Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:
• We are collaborative
• We are courageous
• We are experts
• We are relentless
• We are pioneering
This role
We are recruiting for a new role providing EA support to the CEO and administrative support across the organisation.
Justice and Care is at an exciting moment with the imminent launch of a new ten-year strategy and this role will be a key part of our team and play a vital role in helping us achieve our vision.
This role will report to the Head of HR but will provide EA support to the CEO and ad hoc support to other members of the Senior Leadership Team. The role will provide administrative support across the organisation so will get to work alongside all teams.
Your main responsibilities will include;
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High volume diary management for the CEO and providing ad hoc diary support for other members of the Senior Leadership Team.
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Management of Board meetings including coordinating dates, venues and preparing and circulating Board reports.
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Office Management including liaising with suppliers / brokers, relationship management with office landlord and overseeing office supplies and equipment
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Internal event organisation (e.g. staff away day, Christmas party, Leadership meetings), including budget management, venue booking, overseeing delivery on site.
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Management of travel arrangements for the CEO and ad hoc management for other members of the Senior Leadership team.
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Hosting visitors to the UK office including management of travel arrangements and itineraries.
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General team administration including managing video conferencing, team calendar events, upkeep of Intranet and shared team documents.
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Managing the relationship with the IT contractor, procuring IT equipment and dealing with any breakages
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Managing work experience placements in the London office.
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Point of Contact - being the first point of contact for general external enquiries, overseeing our generic email address, managing calls on the office phone and managing physical post.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Download Job Pack for full role description
Who we’re looking for
We are seeking a treasurer to join us as a Trustee who is passionate about our vision, mission and values, to support the Animal Free Research UK Board and team in achieving our charitable aims.
We are looking for an experienced treasurer to support the Board, CEO and Finance Director in the successful delivery of the charity’s financial responsibilities. This includes provision of advice, guidance, challenge and reassurance on all aspects of the charity’s financial activities, ensuring that our strategic plans are underpinned by robust and fit for purpose financial management. You should have a strong interest in the mission of Animal Free Research UK and be willing to advocate on the charity’s behalf.
Previous experience of being a Trustee is not necessary as a full induction and ongoing support will be provided.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Animal Free Research UK. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. We will support you to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best.
Board meetings and time commitment
The The Board ordinarily meets four times per year in March, May, August and November. Two of these meetings are held remotely via video call on a Saturday, and two are held in person in London across weekends. In addition, Trustees are encouraged to join a Committee relevant to their area of expertise which meets at least once per quarter via video call. An appropriate time commitment will be required over the course of the year for preparative work between meetings. Trustees are also invited to attend occasional charity events and join recruitment panels on an ad hoc basis.
Following a probationary period where Trustee-elects attend at least 2 board meetings, appointed Trustees serve a three-year term, with the option to renew for a further three years. Trusteeship is an unremunerated position, though reasonable out-of-pocket expenses will be paid.
If this opportunity to join a small but ambitious charity appeals to you, and you have enthusiasm and a commitment to our vision of a world where animal-free, human-specific technologies secure breakthroughs for patients then we’d like to hear from you.
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We are looking for two Direct Marketing Executives to join an incredible medical charity and support in delivering growth in voluntary income. One role will focus on Retention and the other will focus on Acquisition and both will use data and insight to deliver across a variety of channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, telemarketing and SMS.
The roles can either be UK homebased working, with once a month in the London office or Hybrid working with two days a week in the London office. Salary range is dependant on Location 27,250 - 29,697 if homebased or 30,300 - 33,533 Inclusive of London Weighting)
The Charity
An inspiring medical charity dedicated to helping people at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including hybrid and flexible working!
The Role
Manage the delivery of all Retention/Acquisition campaigns from concept through to evaluation, using data and insight to drive
creative and production.
Be responsible for collation of all KPI tracking, trend analysis and activity results that feed into the teams reporting and
performance structure.
Work alongside the Content team to research and develop Retention/Acquisition products, journeys and communications.
Contribute to the direct marketing strategy by working with the Direct Marketing Manager to highlight sector trends and support the teams budget and income targets.
The Candidate
Experience in a third sector direct marketing role.
Experience of developing and delivering successful new products to market
Retention Experience of running effective marketing campaigns on a national or regional basis.
Acquisition Experience of running effective digital campaigns on a national or regional basis.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
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The Director of Finance and Operations is at the heart of Severn Wye’s programmes to tackle climate change and fuel poverty. By ensuring the effective management of the charity’s finances and core services you will guarantee all our programmes grow and have real impact.
The Director of Finance & Operations is responsible for the good financial management and smooth operations of Severn Wye. In turn ensuring Severn Wye projects and programmes are as effective and efficient as they can be in tackling Climate Change and Fuel poverty through the energy system. Responsibilities include finance management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting to the board of trustees, producing annual accounts, liaison with auditors and acting in the role of Company Secretary. The role manages a staff team responsible for HR, Health and Safety, GDPR, office management and legal compliance.
The role reports directly to the CEO and is a member of the executive team, sharing collective responsibility to deliver Severn Wye’s work and plan for its future.
The successful candidate will have substantial management and financial experience, with relevant accountancy qualifications, preferably with a proven track record in the charity sector.
In return for your skills and hard work we offer a competitive salary, training and a company pension scheme. If you’re looking to strengthen your career, broaden your experience and contribute to a sustainable future, we’d love to hear from you.
This role will include
- Organisational development and management:
- In partnership with the CEO, the executive team and Trustees, ensuring the development and implementation of the charity’s strategic plan.
- Being an active member of the charity’s leadership team and play a proactive role in the management of the charity.
- Being responsible for financial planning, budget setting and financial reporting.
- Ensuring operational support is effective, to review and develop organisational systems and ensure staff are well supported to be able to work effectively.
Finance:
- Developing and managing the charity’s financial processes, reviewing and developing policies, procedures and systems to ensure sound financial management and control.
- Being responsible for all financial reporting including preparing annual budget, quarterly reports for trustees, monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasting.
- Being responsible for all project fund reporting, income, budget planning, resources and staff planning.
- Preparing for and liaising re annual audit with the charity’s auditors, ensuring the preparation of the annual accounts for audit and ensure compliance with any audit recommendations.
- Overseeing effective financial record keeping and reporting, including to the Board and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the development team with bid writing including developing budgets and providing financial reports for bids or fundraising.
- Adhering to the Financial Regulations and to good financial practice.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Line management:
- Managing a team delivering day to day financial, HR, office management functions.
Operations:
- Overseeing all areas of the charities operational support including responsibility for:
- HR.
- H&S and Safeguarding.
- Office infrastructure,
- Policies & procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with employment, company and charity law.
- Ensuring Operational overhead expenditure is kept within budget.
Governance:
- Acting as Company Secretary, to attend Board meetings and providing secretariat support.
- Supporting the CEO and Trustees in all matters relating to the governance of the charity.
- Making the Annual Returns to Companies House and Charity Commission.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are looking for someone with
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant, ACA, CCAB or CIMA;
- Proven experience of organisational financial management;
- Proven ability to think strategically and lead on organisational improvement;
- Experience of managing the HR requirements of an organisation;
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with an ability to communicate and translate complex financial matters to non-financial staff and stakeholders
Desirable skills and experience include
- Understanding of charity accounting, VAT, the charity SORP, the Charities Act, tax, payroll, National Insurance and pensions legislation
- Understanding of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
- Sound knowledge of regulation and legislation affecting charities including H&S, Safeguarding, GDPR.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Trustees, colleagues and external advisors
- Proven experience of leading continuous improvement in relation to finance, HR, IT, & relevant areas
- Experience of managing and developing staff
- Ability to demonstrate a positive approach and to champion organisational change
- Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously, take initiative and make recommendations to the management team
- Experience of using accounting software (we use Iplicit & Sage Payroll)
- Ability to implement and improve financial & HR management systems
- Excellent Excel skills in formulating and linking spreadsheets
- Commitment to Severn Wye’s charitable objectives, core values and strategic direction
Severn Wye Energy Agency is a charity working in Wales and England with a vision to live in a stable climate with energy for all.
We achieve this by working with people to overcome fuel poverty and act on climate change by putting energy at the heart of everything we do.
We work with residents and households to help them use energy more efficiently and lead healthier, more affordable lives. We work with businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. We work with communities to help them meet the challenges of the future, take control of their energy use and implement ideas that reduce fuel poverty and energy use. We work in research and development to pilot innovative renewable technologies. We work with local authorities, government departments and policymakers to promote environmental sustainability through renewable energy and low carbon development.
Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.
Supporting the Direct Marketing Manager in delivering growth in income through St John Ambulance’s direct marketing Retention programme via a range of campaigns. You will focus on supporting the Retention strategy which includes using data and insight to deliver across a variety of channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, telemarketing and SMS.
You will either be able to work in a hybrid way working between home and 2 days per week at our London office or remotely working from home with a requirement to attend our London office for a team anchor day once a month.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.
About You:
Having worked in a third sector direct marketing role previously, you will have experience running effective national and regional campaigns using a variety of fundraising channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, and telemarketing. With your good organisational and time management skills you’ll be able to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities under pressure.
You will have knowledge of usability testing, user research methods and conversion rate optimisation as well as an understanding of fundraising regulator guidance, gambling commission compliance and GDPR.
About The Role
- Manage the delivery of all Retention campaigns from concept through to evaluation, using data and insight to drive creative and production, drawing up schedules, and managing the approval processes
- Work collaboratively with data teams to ensure effective use of supporter profiling for delivery across a range of Retention campaigns
- Manage relationships with external agencies including media houses, designers and printers; to negotiate costs and relevant performance reviews
- Responsibility for collation of all KPI tracking, trend analysis and activity results that feed into the team’s reporting and performance structure
- Work alongside the Content team to research and develop strong cases for support to appeal to existing donors. To gather information, case studies and photos for use in all direct marketing campaigns. Where appropriate, to liaise with external agencies such as designers and copywriters
Please see the job description for more detail
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or SJA volunteers wishing to apply, please apply below.
About Us:
St John Ambulance is committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive; we have several networks including the Armed Forces Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equity, diversity and inclusion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The role
This is an exciting time for us and a rare opportunity to join a “new” charity that has the profile, assets, and mission of an established one. This is a chance to implement new ways of working and support an ambitious organisation to grow and progress, working with a new board, a newly embedded senior leadership team and, crucially, lots of new ideas.
Our first substantive Director of Finance will be able to see the bigger picture but be committed to excellence in the fundamentals. They will be ambitious, but that ambition will be underpinned by rigorous attention to detail. They will own and be accountable for their directorate but will possess a strong instinct to collaborate. Most of all, they will believe in the Charity’s mission and ensure that every aspect of our work supports its delivery.
As a key member of the senior leadership team, reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance will:
• Proactively contribute to the development and delivery of the Charity’s strategy through implementing long-term financial planning to underpin our objectives.
• Role model excellence in their management of the finance team to inspire them to thrive in their roles and deliver high performance standards across the financial functions of the Charity.
• Engage and inspire the wider Charity team to collectively foster a positive culture of financial responsibility and transparency, ensuring that all our activities demonstrate value for money and deliver impact for our donors, supporters, and stakeholders.
• Be committed to the good stewardship of our financial resources and take responsibility for the financial health of the Charity. Working with the Director of Operations & Resources, you will champion the responsible use of our financial and non-financial resources to deliver the biggest impact we can have for our beneficiaries.
• Act as company secretary, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, including from the Charity Commission, Companies House, HMRC, and other relevant bodies.
Person Specification -
Knowledge and experience
We are looking for candidates with demonstrable strategic financial leadership spanning organisational planning, budgeting, risk, and reporting. You will have:
• A recognised financial qualification. Excellent knowledge of charity financial management, procurement and contracting at a senior level is ideal but not essential.
• Experience of effective budget setting and implementing controls and processes to manage and monitoring budgets.
• Advanced understanding of risk management.
• Experience of improving policies and processes in comparable organisations.
• Success in delivering increased cost effectiveness.
• Evidence of building financial impact and performance metrics and reporting.
• Understanding of the requirements of legislation, Charity Commission and professional body guidance on being a well-run and financially accountable Charity – or an ability to familiarise themselves with charitable law.
• Considerable experience of management and development of staff.
Skills, abilities, and behaviours
• A strategic thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture and make decisions in line with the Charity’s needs as part of a team.
• Strong change management skills with experience of managing teams through change.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, lead through uncertainty and motivate people through change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret and communicate financial information to a non-specialist audience.
• Strong organisational development skills, able to identify and act on opportunities to drive performance in business.
• Experience of the charity or not-for-profit environment (this could be gained as a trustee) preferably with some understanding of charity funding and investment management.
• Collaborative working style with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Resilient with a flexible, creative and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.
Please see recruitment pack for full list of responsibilities
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Future Woodlands Scotland our mission is to restore threatened woodland habitats, enhance urban green spaces and support research and innovative thinking. Our aim is to help create a Scotland where trees and native woodlands are thriving for wildlife, communities and climate.
We have successfully completed a three-year pilot, raising the profile of native woodland restoration and creation in Scotland and embarked on a new £10 million programme to improve Scotland’s cities through urban forestry. We now have bold ambitions to scale up our work across Scotland by developing new and innovative ideas and approaches that have the potential to significantly enhance and expand Scotland’s native woods.
As Fundraising Manager, you'll lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy. You'll play a vital role in enabling our growth and building on our successes so far through building and nurturing trusted relationships.
Interviews will be held on 9th September 2024 either in person in Edinburgh or online.
This post is home-working (preferably from Scotland).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Major Donors and Special Events Executive (Maternity cover - 12 months)
The Lord’s Taverners exist to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We work to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
This role will provide a high standard of support to the Major Donor and Special Events team with the current and growing event portfolio and colleagues managing major donor relationships.
Lord's Taverners are an evolving and transforming Charity with a heritage of 75 years, with an ambition to impact the lives of more young people than ever before.
We are a hugely friendly organisation which supports employees to be their best. Therefore, in return we offer:
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Five additional holiday days between Christmas and New Year
- Two volunteering days
- Pension contribution of 6%
- Group income protection (long-term incapacity pay)
- Eye tests
- Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
- Birthday day off
- Season ticket loan
- Flexible working
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay
- Life assurance (death in service)
- Wellbeing plan
The closing date for applications is Monday 5th August 2024 at 6 pm.
Note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
12th & 13 August - first round interviews (ONLINE)
19th & 20 August - second round interviews (IN PERSON)
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Senior fundraising operations & prospect development executive
Are you an experienced prospect research professional who’s passionate about working with fundraising teams to improve processes and ways of working? Here at Sue Ryder we are looking for a self-starter to join us in blended role which support our fundraising operations development work and delivers our prospect research function.
If this sounds like you, come and join our team and contribute to the incredible work that we do across Sue Ryder.
The Senior Fundraising Operations & Prospect Development Executive sits within our busy and growing Supporter Experience, Data and Insight Team and reports to the Fundraising Operations Development Manager. Working collaboratively with the other Senior Executives in the team, you will be a key member of our SEDI Management Team delivering on key priorities.
You will be responsible for:
• Supporting the implementation and management of Sue Ryder’s world-class fundraising operations model and working with our internal teams to review and improve key processes and policies which support our fundraising activities.
• Support our High-Value fundraising, both at a National and Community level, by providing prospect research and insight and overseeing all the processes for management of this activity.
Key skills and Knowledge
• An understanding of the role of fundraising operations within a charity environment.
• Be proficient in using relationship management databases and an understanding of data management best practice, preferably some previous experience in using CRMs
• Knowledge of prospect research strategies, specialist tools and techniques within a fundraising context.
• Experience in identifying and qualifying potential new high-value funding prospects, including major donors, corporate partners, trusts and foundations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a capable and proactive individual to take the next step in advancing their career. We appreciate this role is looking for a range of experience and knowledge and would encourage you to apply even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria outlined. We are also happy to provide more detail about the role to anyone that is interested in applying.
Competitive Benefits Package
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), - Company pension scheme
- EAP support scheme
- Staff discount with thousands of retailers
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.
Closing date: 31st July
1st Interview date: 6th and 7th August -2nd Interview date 125th August
We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments at any stage
If you want more than just a job, we want you. Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.
- Hours: Full-time (35 hrs), Part-Time hours possible
- Working pattern: 5 days a week Monday to Friday
- Location: Home based with travel to London for team meetings and other travel as required.
- Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
- Responsible for: Finance, HR and IT & Data Teams
- Pay band: Band F (£52,521 to £62,916)
- Employment contract: Permanent
Are you a dynamic business and finance leader looking for an exciting new challenge? We are looking for a skilled Chief Operating Officer to join our innovative and fast-growing breast cancer charity. What makes us different is that we focus on preventing this disease before it starts by raising awareness and funding scientific research to understand the causes.
This is a new role, which is highly strategic working alongside the CEO and there is plenty of scope to make your mark. The role will provide focused financial and operational long-term planning, strategic leadership and, as we grow, cultivate a culture that reflects our values and strengthening our team to achieve our ambitious goals.
You will be a strong people person, highly engaging and collaborative with strong strategic and leadership acumen who enjoys working in a fast paced and agile environment.
You will have outstanding skills and experience in business management, financial planning and controls with a strong ability to drive a positive people and culture programme.
If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you.