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Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Walworth and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.
Trainee Generalist Advice Caseworker
Salary NJC Scale 5 - £30,346 per annum
Full-time – 35 hours per week
Initially Fixed Term for 12 months (with possibility of extension)
This is an exciting opportunity for a Gateway Assessor or Advice Worker with a minimum of three months experience to be fast tracked through the full Citizens Advice Generalist Adviser training programme. Once having completed an initial four weeks training period you will be allocated to work on one of a range of different projects and services providing direct advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues.
- You must be a trained Gateway Assessor with a minimum of three months experience
- An understanding of the advice needs and issues of the local community in a diverse inner-city area
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
Closing date: 9.00 am Tuesday 10th September 2024
Interviews will take place on: Thursday 12th September 2024
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Reporting to: Area Manager
Location of work: Remote. This post holder will be based at home with use of our London office available. The role may occasionally involve some irregular travel throughout the UK.
Contract type: Term time only. 5 days/35 hours per week, although part time/flexible hours may be considered.
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £31,500 FTE (£27,720 pro rata to reflect term time only)
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Engagement Partner will be responsible for the remote engagement of schools, teachers, children and young people and the communities in their allocated area. They will support schools with the setup, rollout and continuous improvement of breakfast provision, engage with the wider school community to educate on the importance of breakfast on learning and to enable increased uptake in a barrier and stigma-free way by optimising provision and encouraging reach.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•To develop a relationship with the supported schools to enable, preserve, embed, enhance and extend stigma and barrier free breakfast provision.
•To educate and engage with the wider school community, including teachers, parents and children and young people on the importance of breakfast and implications of hunger as a barrier learning through various online support including assemblies, staff meetings, online events and regional events throughout the academic year, all supported remotely.
•To remotely engage with the wider community to advocate for the importance of breakfast, the work that we are doing in existing schools and to support our campaigning and advocacy strategy and plans.
• To develop brand awareness in schools and local communities in line with our marketing strategy
• To support the recruitment of new schools with remotely launching new breakfast provisions, adapting to the requirements of the school and children and young people, and advising on best practise
• To remotely support any supporter visits, volunteering or any funder related requirements
• To remotely support any media requests as directed through the Policy & Engagement team
• To capture and report on “storytelling” to enable the organisation to utilise qualitative data to support external communication
• To explore, share and deliver on new engagement ideas across the department and organisation
• To enable, support and feedback on new ways of working, trials and innovations
General:
• By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and supporting colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working.
• By helping to maintain a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.
• By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach.
• By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations.
• By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.
• By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures.
• By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and abilities
• Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.
• High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM
• Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.
• Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.
Knowledge and experience
• Engagement with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, delivering presentations, assemblies, engagement events, both in person and online.
• Experience of customer support and an understanding and experience of influencing and making the case for change.
• Experience of working against targets.
• Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders.
• The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences
• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.
Other
• Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.
• Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.
• Embody the charities values, behaviours and ways of working.
• Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
Please click below for our job pack
APPLICATION PROCESS
While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 23rd -25th Sept
Interviews - 1st and 3rd Oct
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re supporting We3Can in their search for a Philanthropic Partnerships Lead to join this exciting new initiative.
We3Can is a unique collaboration between three cancer charities (Brain Tumour Research, Leukaemia UK and Sarcoma UK) to fund research into prevention, treatment, and cures for the most common childhood cancers. Between them, these organisations represent 78% of all cancer in children, and they have teamed up with one vision - to reach more people and to fund more vital research.
In this pivotal role, you will be the driving force behind We3Can’s fundraising efforts, serving as the primary point of contact for the collaboration. You will work proactively to secure income with a primary focus on corporate partnerships alongside spotting opportunities for income from trusts and foundations. This will be a great role to develop your career as you will be working with really senior stakeholders and have full autonomy.
To be successful in this role as Philanthropic Partnerships Lead, you will need:
- Significant experience working within a corporate fundraising environment
- Proven track record of securing 5 and 6 figure gifts
- Experience of successfully building a new business pipeline
- Excellent communications and project management skills
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (pro-rata)
Permanent: 3 – 4 Days week (open to different working patterns)
Location: Hybrid (with regular meetings in London)
Deadline: 27th August
1st Round Interviews: 4th September (virtual)
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Come and work for one of the longest-running charities and independent hospitals in the UK. Set in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building, with big gardens and space for our residents to engage in music, art and even pottery workshops, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is more than a hospital. The RHN is a community in which everyone comes together to help adults with neurological disability achieve the best possible quality of life.
We are looking for a Community Fundraising Executive to use our unique history to engage with our community and help the RHN fund more of the vital work we do.
Salary range: £32,000 per annum - Incremental reviews take place on an annual basis
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, fulltime
Location: Putney, Southwest London
Benefits:
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement - 25 days plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Free parking (rare in London!)
- Blue Light Card
- On-site cafeteria
- RHN Wellbeing Programme and EAP service
- RHN Volunteering opportunities
Scope
The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.
The Fundraising Department is a small and friendly team, responsible for raising funds for a variety of vital therapies and services for the patients and residents. Furthermore, through a variety of income streams, the team helps to fund capital projects, such as ward refurbishments and new facilities.
The post-holder will become a key part in the development and growth of the charity, maximising financial income and raising awareness of the RHN. You will maximise existing relationships and opportunities through excellent supporter stewardship and will identify new fundraising opportunities. This role will involve occasional weekend and evening work, so a flexible approach is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Work together with the Community Fundraising Manager to organise the full calendar of fundraising events, including sporting/challenge, bespoke, special and community events, working towards a £230,000 target and £3.1m team target.
- Recruit participants for a range of existing sporting and challenge events whilst identifying new activities. Overseeing the marketing and stewardship of each.
- Act as first point of contact to community and challenge supporters, providing a first-class standard of supporter care and stewardship to maximise fundraising and supporter experience.
- Support in the delivery of a small portfolio community fundraising events including (but not limited to) the Christmas Fair, Bridge events and school fun runs
- Support volunteers organising their own events in addition to third party fundraising events.
- Identify and build relationships with new community groups
- Work closely with the Communications Team to develop marketing and digital plans for fundraising activities.
- Create and produce a range of publicity materials
Person specification: Essential and Desirable
- Comfortable in an environment interacting with profoundly disabled patients (E)
- Minimum of 1 year community fundraising experience (E)
- Able to work well as part of a team, as well as be self-motivated (E)
- Time management and prioritisation skills (E)
- Networking, relationship & communication skills, both written and verbal (E)
- Enthusiastic and positive approach to supporting event participants (E)
- Confidence in writing marketing and promotional copy (E)
- Computer literate, using Microsoft programmes, databases (E)
- Confident in talking to groups and attending events, speaking about the charity (E)
- Full Clean driving licence and access to car (D)
RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships - New Business Manager
Reporting To: Senior Manager – Partnership Development & New Business
Contract Type: Full-time
Principal Location: London
Salary Range: £38,000-46,000
About us:
Street Child, one of the world’s fastest-growing international children’s charities, are searching for an impressive and experienced corporate partnerships, new business minded professional to play a key role in continuing the organisation's extraordinary growth - from a start-up, aiming to support 100 children into school in Sierra Leone under 15-years ago, to our current status operating in 20+ countries and having recently reached over one million children since our inception.
Corporate Partnerships constitutes a key strategic growth area and income stream for Street Child, especially of unrestricted/flexible funds - and is one we are committed to significantly developing as a key pilar of our plans for continued growth. Live major partners include the likes of Liberty Global plc, UBS, Accenture, Infosys and Boodles the jewellers - as well as 70+ other firms, supporting at different levels, ranging from niche outfits to household brands. For the past few years Street Child, in collaboration with corporate partners, has hosted events at Davos, the UN General Assembly, and at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - exciting initiatives that provided fantastic platforms, that we are keen to build on, with the support of this role.
We believe we offer a compelling corporate partnership proposition - high-quality, innovative, data-driven programming that protect and educate children in some of the world’s toughest situations; leverage potential via UN, philanthropic and Government matching grants; superb, agile and highly responsive donor service, with strong ability and willingness to tailor solutions; outstanding communications; and an entrepreneurial, commercial ethos.
The role:
We believe Street Child has a huge opportunity to achieve even more growth in the Corporate Partnerships sector by diversifying our coverage and relationships into new industries and growth markets. The New Business Manager role will play a key role in leading our New Business activity outside of our existing portfolio. Reporting to our recently appointed Senior Manager for Partnership and New Business, your role will involve:
1. Core New Business activity: Researching and development of prospect lists for priority industries to implement New Business campaigns capable of securing multi-year high value partnerships. Responsibility for building Street Child’s network of corporate relationships and growing pipeline of corporate partnership opportunities.
2. Partnership and proposition development: Working closely with our colleagues in the Corporate Partnerships and Global Programme Funding teams to develop engaging and impactful partnership plans and project propositions, focusing on priority countries and programmes to support Street Child’s strategy and mission.
3. Corporate engagement with events: Utilising the portfolio of events Street Child has across the year to engage and steward corporate relationships, including Street Child owned events and external events including the World Economic Forum and UN General Assembly.
4. Supporting on cross-organisational fundraising activations: Leading on new corporate engagement activities, including new fundraising and sponsorship activations, to support cross-organisational initiatives including our Spring Gala, annual Back to School Campaign and other key milestones throughout the year.
Key activities in this role:
- Development of New Business engagement plans – identifying, researching, engaging and cultivating new corporate prospects and relationships;
- Implementing ambitious New Business campaigns to target priority industries, including the oversight of prospecting and marketing mapping activity;
- Management of new business pipeline and prospect lists, including use and maintenance of corporate prospects data on CRM;
- Close collaboration with Partnership Development and Account Management teams to promote best practice corporate donor stewardship and partnership delivery;
- Active networking and attending various international events to maximise New Business opportunities;
- Consistent, proactive New Business activity via Street Child networks and cold approaches;
- Searching for suitable open corporate partnership opportunities/calls to apply to and working with colleagues to submit high quality applications;
- Supporting our corporate advocacy events, including inviting new corporate attendees for Street Child events - and working with colleagues to help plan/strategise Street Child presence as appropriate (including Davos, UNGA);
- Working with colleagues to develop our corporate propositions – both fundraising products and exciting, innovative new project proposals alongside our Programme Funding teams.
Key qualities:
- Highly credible, with strong all-round communication skills;
- Comfortable and excited about networking at high profile events including the World Economic Forum in Davos;
- New Business mentality but with a highly strategic mind and passion for creating genuine value-exchange partnerships between the NGO and private sector;
- Personable, tenacious, resilient, imaginative, ambitious;
- Team-worker;
- Flexible and agile – you will enjoy working in a fast-paced, fluid working environment focused on growth;
- Strong corporate fundraising and/or corporate background (preferably in sales/marketing);
- This is an exciting role in a small team with hugely ambitious and exciting global growth plans in the coming years. This role will be at the heart of our rapidly growing organisation making a great difference to the lives of children living in the world’s lowest resource and most dangerous humanitarian contexts. You will have huge support - but also a lot of scope to make the role your own and choose your path to impact. The opportunity here for impact, and career progression, is vast.
We will consider candidates with two types of backgrounds:
1. Proven superb, corporate fundraising track-records, ideally in the international development/humanitarian sector (or otherwise demonstrating strong development/humanitarian knowledge and clear passion for the sector); &/or
2. A compelling, commercial background - coupled with a super clear desire to use your skills and experience in the humanitarian/development space, and the ability to rapidly build relevant technical skills and knowledge.
A prior background in international development/humanitarian is preferred but is not essential. A strong commitment to Street Child's cause is essential.
The role is envisaged as UK-based but is global in scope. A willingness to travel is expected. The ideal candidate would work full-time; and physically in our City of London office for a minimum 3 days of the week – with some flexibility considered for outstanding candidates.
We are looking for an exceptional writer who can turn complex ideas into clear and compelling written materials for a variety of audiences, from fundraising applications, to donor communications and promotional materials.
Salary: £34,736 FTE paid pro rata for days worked
Hours of Work: 3 days/wk (21 hrs)
Contract length: 1 year, with potential to extend
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus 3 discretionary days at Christmas (both pro rata); 5% pension contribution; sick leave, dependency leave and compassionate leave days
Application Deadline: 10am (GMT) Monday 16 September
About Pembroke House
Pembroke House is a centre for social action and residential community in Walworth, south-east London.
We were founded in 1885, by students from Pembroke College, Cambridge, as one of the first settlement houses. Shocked by growing poverty and inequality, the pioneers of the settlement movement sought a new approach: taking up residence to live, work and solve problems alongside local communities.
For over 130 years, we’ve been working to bridge traditional divides and unite people – whatever their background or walk of life – in building a better Walworth.
About the role
The Copywriter will play a crucial role in Pembroke House’s fundraising efforts and in communicating our work to a range of audiences. This position involves crafting compelling written materials for a range of audiences, including funding applications, annual reports and longer-form external communications. You’ll be an exceptional writer, with a passion for storytelling and a proven ability to inspire action through works. And you’ll combine these written skills with a proven eye for detail and the ability to see overlapping tasks through to completion.
Main duties
FUNDRAISING APPLICATIONS
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Research, write, and edit high-quality fundraising applications tailored to the requirements of various funding bodies, foundations, and partners.
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Collaborate with programme managers and other team members to gather relevant information, data, and success stories that support funding requests.
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Ensure that all proposals are aligned with the charity’s mission, objectives, and strategic priorities.
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Develop and maintain clear cases for support across Pembroke House’s activities that can be used for various purposes
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Manage multiple proposals simultaneously, ensuring timely submission and compliance with funder guidelines.
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Copy-edit and provide feedback on applications to trusts & foundations written by other members of the team.
DONOR COMMUNICATIONS
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Write persuasive donor appeals, thank-you letters, and follow-up communications that effectively convey the importance of continued support.
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Develop content for donor reports that clearly articulate the impact of their contributions and the outcomes of funded projects.
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Support the Pembroke House team to craft cases for support and campaign messaging that resonates with potential donors.
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Draft the charity’s annual report, coordinating with the wider team to gather relevant material and case-studies.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
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Create and edit promotional content for various platforms, including our websites, social media, and long-form project reports.
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Produce compelling case-studies and snapshots of our work for a variety of purposes.
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Ensure consistency in the charity’s voice and messaging across all communications.
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Work closely with design contractors to produce print and digital materials that enhance the charity’s brand and message.
How to apply
Please visit our website at the link below and complete the application and equal opportunities form by 10am on Monday 16 September.
Located in the heart of Walworth, we strive to empower communities and individuals to create a neighbourhood where everyone can flourish.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a Philanthropy Manager looking for your next career move?
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is hiring for an experienced Philanthropy Manager to be a key player in securing philanthropy gifts for paediatric medical research.
This is the ideal opportunity if you have experience developing high value fundraising relationships and want to continue your career within philanthropy.
This is a permanent position with a salary range of £38,387 to £40,407 per annum. If you have a query about salary before applying, please get in touch with us.
What you’ll be doing day to day
- Owning your personal target with a focus on securing five figure+ gifts and multi-year pledges.
- Developing and nurturing relationships with high-net-worth individuals and charitable foundations.
- Developing detailed proposals, impact reports and stewardship materials.
Alongside this, you’ll be at the forefront of an exciting new area of philanthropy as we embark on a focus on paediatric medical research.
What you’ll need:
- Previous experience in a philanthropy fundraising position.
- Experience developing and managing high value relationships.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- An understanding of the medical research area.
- Experience working in a target driven environment.
What we can offer you
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
How to Apply
Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the careers page of our website before you apply.
Closing date: 27th September 2024.
About the Charity
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhood possible. We do it by funding groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment and life-changing support. For the children from all over the UK who are treated by Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. For children with rare or complex illnesses everywhere. For this generation and all those to come. Because we believe no childhood should be lost to serious illness. Join us.
Along with being awarded one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, we were delighted to be named the 2023 Charity Times Fundraising Team of the Year.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people or those with long-term conditions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process.
Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.
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Do you want to work in a Business Development role where you can make a real difference to peoples lives? Do have solid experience developing business, generating pipeline, making proposals, delivering sales pitches and closing deals?
We are working with a children's charity, who are looking for a Business Development Officer to join their Commercial Strategy Team. This is a new role, to support growing their income in new and innovative ways.
Role: Business Development Officer
Organisation type: Children's Charity
Salary/rate: Between £ £28,337 - £33,301 plus £500 Home Working Allowance
Working arrangements: Mostly remote with occasional visits to office and client visits
Location: England, UK
Employment type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 hours per week
CLOSING DATE: ASAP
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave + bank holidays increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service
- Employee benefits and assistance programme
- Generous matched pension up to 7%
- Life assurance scheme
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave and IVF leave
- A range of learning and development opportunities including apprenticeship opportunities
- A range of lived experience network groups
As Business Development Officer you will:
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
- Develop and research a prospect pipeline, managing your own prospects through he business development cycle.
- Respond to and progress incoming new business enquiries from prospective new clients.
- Network at conferences and events.
- Undertake Business Development projects as required.
To be successful in the role you will:
- Have experience in business development, sales or fundraising either in the charity or commercial sector.
- Have a track record of successfully identifying and securing new business opportunities.
- Have experience of researching and developing a prospect pipeline.
- Be confident with great interpersonal skills.
- Have ability to work under pressure.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Support Officer to join our amazing team.
Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford, London (with hybrid working)
Salary: 28 days per annum plus bank holidays
Term: Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity cover)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
About the Safeguarding Support Officer Role:
We are are seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Support Officer to join the team working on safeguarding, welfare and vetting cases as part of the delivery of Safe Scouting across the UK. The post is based at Gilwell Park, London and is to cover the maternity leave of the current officer. The first 2 weeks of induction would take place in the office each day to learn the systems then the expectation is to be present in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week, alongside homeworking.
Our team consists of people with a wide range of backgrounds and professional experience including social work, education, law enforcement and other safeguarding roles. This professional diversity provides a breadth of knowledge and experience and this, alongside a genuinely caring team ethos ensures our members are supported in their work.
Key responsibilities as our Safeguarding Support Officer:
- Provide significant administrative support to the Safeguarding and Vetting team.
- Respond positively and effectively to routine queries received by the Safeguarding and Vetting team [by phone, letter or email].
- Ensure that the Safeguarding and Vetting Officers are supported in the management of their casework i.e. updating case files, liaising with appropriate staff, volunteers and statutory agencies.
- Responsibility for first incident calls referring to the Duty Officers as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain a Safeguarding and Vetting casework database and records system ensuring cases are tracked for the Safeguarding Officer to ensure that they are able to manage their caseload in a timely manner.
- Undertaking research, training and collating of statistical information for management reports as required.
- Planning and preparation for meetings, diary management collation of papers and agendas
- Provide support and guidance to Association and their volunteers regarding criminal convictions and the rehabilitation of offenders act. Establish and maintain a vetting casework database and records.
As our Safeguarding Support Officer in return, we offer you:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Three extra days over Christmas
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Sunday 15th September 2024.
Interviews will be held in-person at Gilwell Park on Monday 23rd September 2024.
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
Senior Technical Engineer – Infrastructure
We are seeking to recruit an Infrastructure Engineer to be responsible for leading the Infrastructure team and ensuring that the organisations infrastructure is maintained, is secure, is available and has the correct capacity to meet the organisation’s needs.
Position: SIT42 Senior Technical Engineer - Infrastructure
Location: Home Based, U.K Nationwide
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Salary circa £39,655 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)
Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 12 months
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 15 September 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Role
Reporting to the Infrastructure and Service Desk Manager within the Technology Team. The role of the Senior Infrastructure Engineer will work primarily within Azure & Microsoft 365 technical stack as we continue to adopt more of these technologies.
The role will require:
· Excellent understanding of Microsoft technologies
· Excellent understanding of technology security.
· Excellent understanding of cloud technologies – Azure / Intune / Defender etc…
· Excellent understanding of server & end-user applications
About You
Experience and Personal Attributes
· Experience working with Microsoft Azure as an Infrastructure Engineer
· Good level of literacy/written communication skills
· Good level of verbal communication skills
· Professionalism and integrity
To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K
You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
In return…
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
The National Tremor Foundation is looking for a General Manager to help support its growth and positive impact on people with all forms of neurological tremor.
The National Tremor Foundation (NTF) is a charity who aim to provide help, support and advice to all those living with all forms of neurological tremor irrespective of age. Our mission is to provide advice, support, publish information and promote research on neurological tremors.
We are seeking a full time, self-employed, dynamic, self-motivated General Manager to lead the NTF on behalf of the Board of Trustees in return for an attractive salary of £35,000 per annum. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the strategic development, operational management, administrative functions and community engagement of the charity to help support its growth and positive impact on people with all forms of neurological tremor.
Working with the Board of Trustees, the successful candidate will promote the values and actions that ensure the charitable aims are fully met and developed and maintain and develop high quality services with both external providers and core NTF activities.
Experience
- Leadership and management, with experience of the voluntary sector.
- Operational management.
- Working with a Board of Trustees.
- Financial management and budgeting skills.
- Funding and bid-writing
- Staff and volunteer management
- Marketing
- Compliance and Safety
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of health and well-being activities.
- Experience of catering and hospitality a bonus.
- Ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
- Excellent I.T. Skills.
To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification.
Application closing date 2nd September
The interview date will be during the week of the 9th September 2024
Prospectus is excited to be supporting Commonwealth War Graves Foundation in their search for an Interim Trusts and Corporate Fundraising Officer.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) honours and cares for the service members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. Funded by six Member Governments, our work began with building, and now maintaining, cemeteries at 23,000 locations all over the world.
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) is the charitable arm of CWGC. The CWGF supports the work of the CWGC through seeking funding for diverse projects that actively engage new audiences and find innovative ways to involve the whole community with our work – through education and outreach, voluntary activity, arts and heritage projects, local research and partnership working.
As CWGF’s Trusts & Corporate Fundraising Officer, you'll generate income by creating exceptional written applications and reports. To do this, you'll dive into research, keeping tabs on all fundraising opportunities. Working with different teams, you'll craft strong grant proposals.
You'll bring in new corporate supporters by building relationships, sponsorships, and extra support. In this dynamic team, you'll plan costing, and execute various activities in a charity experiencing an invigorating period of expansion. The successful candidate will understand grant and corporate fundraising, and have experience in building strong and meaningful relationships and steadily securing income.
This is a 6 month fixed-term contract role, with capacity for it to be extended into a full time role. The salary will be £33,438 and the role is fully remote, though office presence is optional if you prefer.
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 Flora 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.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title – Solicitor - Senior Solicitor (Education Law Team)
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 35 hours per week (but part-time minimum 21 hours per week will be considered)
Salary - Our salary range for this role is £31,000 to £48,000 per annum, dependant on experience and PQE. We anticipate that the successful candidate would be able to meet the legal aid supervisor standard or be able to work towards this in a short space of time.
The post holder will also benefit from eligibility for our bonus scheme.
Salary negotiable depending on experience and ability to provide supervision to junior members of the team.
Location – Coram Campus London or Colchester, depending on the preference of the successful candidate.
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law. Our Migrant Children’s Project delivers outreach advice, second tier advice, policy and research work.
Part of Coram’s growing Children’s Rights Centre, CCLC is co-located with Coram Voice, the specialist provider of advocacy services for young people in and leaving the care system, in the new Queen Elizabeth II Centre at the heart of our historic campus in Bloomsbury. CCLC also has an established practice operating in Colchester.
About the role
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Solicitor specialising in education law to work within the CCLC team. In this role you will provide legal advice, assistance and representation through education and discrimination law casework. You will be passionate about delivering high quality advice and client care and be committed to children’s human rights and supporting CCLC’s aims.
Applicants for the role need to be a qualified solicitor with experience of education law casework and/or related public law practice.
We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff.
We will consider requests for part-time working.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: 22nd September 2024 23.59pm (We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable amount of high quality applicants to take forward to interview)
Interview date: TBC
CCLC is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Z2K as our Participation Manager, taking forward our ambition to deepen the involvement of people with lived experience of poverty in our work.
Are you committed to genuinely sharing power with experts by experience? Do you have in-depth knowledge and experience of facilitating participatory approaches? If yes, please read on.
Who we are
Z2K’s vision is that everyone lives a life free from poverty. We are here to end poverty for the more than 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it. To secure adequate incomes and freedom from high costs, we provide frontline advice and representation and campaign for change. We work alongside experts by experience in everything we do.
About the role
Working closely with the Director of Policy and Campaigns, as well as the wider Senior Management Team, the Participation Manager will contribute to the development of Z2K’s participation strategy and lead on its implementation.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting Z2K to meet our ambition to increase the participation of experts by experience in our:
· Governance and decision-making.
· Advice & casework service design.
· Research & policy development.
· Campaigns & influencing design and delivery.
About you
We are looking for someone committed and proactive with knowledge & experience of facilitating participatory approaches & co-production. In addition, you will have demonstrable project and/or people management experience. Crucially, you will have experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds who have lived experience of poverty, injustice or inequality, including black and minoritised communities, and people with disabilities, mental or physical health conditions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Please complete and upload the application form via Breathe HR. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (Please see vacancy documents at the bottom to download the form)
If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading .org
At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading. We have seen significant growth over the past few years and have built a network of engaged supporters. As we launch our new three-year strategy, we are recruiting an experienced major donor fundraiser to play a key role in the growth of our philanthropy programme, securing and developing relationships with high-net-worth individuals that change the story for children.
Job Description
Delivering the Philanthropy plan
- Work with the Senior Philanthropy Lead and Head of Fundraising to grow the major donor portfolio within the wider strategy
- Build and maintain a portfolio of existing and new major donors who give or can give £15,000 or more, ensuring a first-class cultivation and stewardship journey
- Line manage the Philanthropy Executive and support their professional development, providing direction, support and guidance
- Work with our Prospect Research & Administration Intern to identify new potential Bookmark major donors, working with trustees, staff, and our wonderfully supportive Partnerships Board to secure introductions and make asks of prospective supporters
- Lead on philanthropy events, working with the wider team in delivering income generating, cultivation and stewardship activities
- Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals, reports and collateral to inspire and inform donors, reflecting Bookmark’s strong brand
- Work closely with the rest of the Fundraising team to ensure opportunities to maximise income for the fundraising team
Work with the rest of the Fundraising team
- Devise and deliver annual plans, together with associated budgets, in line with the charity’s strategic objectives
- Work with the Senior Leadership Team, Chair of Trustees and colleagues across the charity to ensure major donor fundraising activity is aligned with the charity’s wider plans and objectives
- Use Salesforce to manage the accurate recording and forecasting of major donor income, enabling efficient reporting and KPI management
- Ensure that all activity helps to build Bookmark’s brand and is always brand compliant
- Ensure Bookmark’s ethical fundraising policy is adhered to
Person specification
Essential
- A successful track record in high value fundraising and acquisition, including a proven track record of securing five figure gifts, to meet or exceed targets
- Experience developing relationships with high-net-worth individuals through all stages of the donor cycle
- Experience working on successful charity events that meet fundraising targets
- Great verbal communication skills, demonstrated by strong relationships with donors and colleagues. You will have the skills to influence, motivate and persuade people to donate
- Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive, and technically accurate cases for support and proposals tailored to a major donor audience
- Experience growing and managing a pipeline, planning for your portfolio and increasing income
- An understanding and ability to build budgets and work with financials
- Experience using of Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience using Salesforce, or another fundraising database
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Experience working with a fundraising board or high value committee
Location: 1-2 days per week based at the Bookmark office (London), with flexibility around home working for the remaining days.
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £38,000 - £41,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday). Flexibility around compressed hours and four-day week considered.
Deadline: Sunday 15th September 2024, 11:59 pm
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.